Preliminary program

Team Finland Quantum Business and Innovation Mission to Washington D.C., USA

21-25 September 2026

Please note that this is a preliminary program and is subject to changes.

 

Sunday

September 20

Monday

September 21

Tuesday

September 22

Wednesday

September 23

Thursday

September 24

Friday

September 25

Travel to Washington D.C. (according to own travel schedule)

Quantum Business and Innovation Mission, Washington D.C.

 

9:20-11:45AM Quantum Centers/UMD Campus Visit 

12:15-4:30PM University of Maryland Lab Tours 
  • Morning: University of Maryland lab tours
  • Afternoon:
  • Welcome & Capital of Quantum Overview
  • Briefing: University of Maryland Quantum (ecosystem-wide research overview)
  • Briefing: National Quantum Laboratory (QLab)
  • Briefing: UMD Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)
  • Briefing: Quantum Counterintelligence Protection Team, Quantum Information Science and Technology Counterintelligence Protection Team (QISCPT)
  • Coffee Break / Networking
  • Business Support: County Economic Development Corporation’s & Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Partnership Opportunities: Microsoft Corporation
  • Why We Located Here: Quantum Motion Technologies & IQM Quantum Computers
  • Remarks: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA)
  • Closing: Next Steps & How to Engage
  • Networking Reception — Capital of Quantum startups present in the room

 

Private networking dinner between Finnish delegation and US quantum ecosystem 

Quantum Business Mission and Innovation Mission, Washington D.C.

 

Private closed-door science and diplomacy roundtable breakfast at the Finnish residence with US government officials, US industry and Finnish Quantum companies.

 

Suggested meeting/visits (all TBC): NASA, Google, National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, MITRE, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Boeing, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  • Lunch (at own cost)

 

 

Finland Country Pavilion at Quantum World Congress, September 23–25, 2026

 

Matchmaking & Pre-Arranged Meetings at Quantum World Congress

 

 

Finland Country Pavilion at Quantum World Congress, September 23–25, 2026

 

Matchmaking & Pre-Arranged Meetings at Quantum World Congress

 

Evening: Nordic Event Side Event, hosted by the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Venue: Norwegian Embassy.

Finland Country Pavilion at Quantum World Congress, September 23–25, 2026

 

Matchmaking & Pre-Arranged Meetings at Quantum World Congress

 

Travel to Helsinki or the following day (according to own travel schedule)