Southeast Asian Plus Quantum Coordinator Meeting
The Southeast Asian Plus Quantum Coordinator Meeting brings together leading researchers, institutional representatives, and program coordinators (science and diplomacy) from across the region and larger to align efforts on building a coherent quantum science and technology ecosystem in Southeast Asia and neighbouring countries.
As quantum technologies move rapidly from laboratory research toward real-world applications, Southeast Asian nations face both a shared opportunity and a shared challenge: how to coordinate talent development, research infrastructure, industrial partnerships, and policy frameworks so that the region can participate meaningfully in — and benefit from — the global quantum revolution.
The meeting is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
This working meeting provides a dedicated space for coordinators to:
Hội nghị Điều phối Lượng tử Đông Nam Á Mở rộng quy tụ các nhà nghiên cứu hàng đầu, đại diện tổ chức và điều phối viên chương trình từ khắp khu vực, cùng với đại diện từ các quốc gia đối tác quan trọng như Hàn Quốc, Nhật Bản, Úc và Thụy Sĩ. Trong bối cảnh công nghệ lượng tử đang chuyển mình nhanh chóng từ nghiên cứu phòng thí nghiệm sang ứng dụng thực tiễn, hội nghị là cơ hội để các quốc gia cùng định hướng chiến lược và xây dựng hệ sinh thái lượng tử khu vực bền vững. Mục tiêu chính là:
Quy mô: 50-100
Format: Closed working meeting (by invitation)
Tentative program
9:00 - 10:00: Bus to ICISE, registration
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome & Opening:
Province representatives
Dr Tran Thanh Son
Other leaders
10:30 - 11:00 Embassies representatives speeches
11:00 - 11:30 group photo, tea break, networking
11:30 -13.00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:30: Technical keynote: Nguyen Quoc Hung (VNU) - Challenges in quantum technologies
The technical keynote delivered by a local or regional scientist selected for their candor and depth: who will ground the day in honest, specific analysis rather than inflated expectations. The keynote focuses not on the technical mechanics of quantum but on the realistic applications and timelines of quantum in research, setting a shared baseline before any diplomatic dialogue begins.
13:30 - 14:30: Roundtable 1: National and regional policy on quantum technology
Rapporteur: Tim Smith (OQI), Secretary:
Panelist:
Are national quantum strategies actually coordination tools — or are they just competitive positioning dressed up in diplomatic language?
Top three recommendations:
14:30 - 15:00: Tea break
15:00 - 16:00: Roundtable 2: Developing a quantum workforce and talent pipeline
Rapporteur: Sako Hayashi (Kavli IPMU), Secretary:
Panelist: Tim Smith, QTU,
If quantum talent is global but funding is national, are we building a workforce or just poaching one from each other?
Top three recommendations:
16:00 - 17:00: Roundtable 3: Quantum infrastructure: national sovereignty vs. shared systems
Rapporteur: Sorowat Thailand)
Secretary:
Panelist:
Is sovereign quantum infrastructure a strategic necessity — or an expensive vanity project that delays the collaboration we actually need?
Top three recommendations:
17:00 - 17:30: Closing remark
17:30-18:30: Cocktail
18:30 Back to hotel