Exploring the quantum world

Wednesday Feb 5, 2025, 2:30 PM → 7:10 PM Europe/Paris

Salle Hugot (Académie des Sciences, Paris)

Christophe Salomon (LKB), Daniel Rouan (SFP)

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2:30 PM → 2:35 PM Opening by Etienne Ghys Sectétaire Perpétuel Académie des Sciences

2:35 PM → 2:40 PM Goals of the meeting

Speakers: Dr Christophe Salomon (LKB), Daniel Rouan (LESIA Observatoire de Paris, PSL)

2:40 PM → 2:55 PM Peter Knight, , Imperial College London, UK, Co-Chair of UNESCO IYQ steering committee

Quantum Science in a Global Context: the Role of the UK National Quantum Programme

2:55 PM → 3:10 PM John Doyle, President of the APS, Harvard University, USA

Rainbows, Prisms, and Quantum Consequences

3:10 PM → 3:25 PM Tommaso Calarco, Forschungszentrum Jülich, DE

Quantum science and technology in Europe

3:25 PM → 3:40 PM Hélène Perrin, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, FR

Quantum in Paris Region

3:40 PM → 3:55 PM Michel Spiro, CEA Saclay

Quantum Science and Technology, and High Energy Physics

3:55 PM → 4:25 PM Coffee break

4:25 PM → 5:15 PM Round table : Quantum and Society ; Moderator : Elisabeth Giacobino (SFP, LKB, Sorbonne-Université, ENS-Paris, FR)

Importance of quantum for the society and facing world challenges,
Attracting talents towards quantum, and training quantum physicists, computer scientists, and engineers

Keith Burnett (President of Inst of Physics, UK),
Jacqueline Bloch (C2N and Académie des sciences, FR),
Klaus Richter (DFG president, DE),
William Phillips (NIST,USA),
Luis Davidovich( Brazilian Academy of sciences, BR),
Gerd Leuchs (Optica president, DE)
Jean Dalibard (LKB, Collège de France, and Académie des sciences, FR)
Silvina Ponce-Dawson (IUPAP président)

5:15 PM → 5:30 PM Julien Bobroff (Paris-Saclay University, FR)

Making Quantum Physics Accessible to Everyone

5:30 PM → 6:00 PM Serge Haroche (LKB and Académie des sciences, FR)

The Laser and Quantum Physics

6:00 PM → 6:45 PM Cocktail