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Dr. Dimitrios Athanasakos
Quantum Computing Research Scientist
HSBC
Dimitrios is a physicist working as a Quantum Computing Research Scientist at HSBC. His work lies in the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on QML and financial applications. He holds a PhD in Physics and AI from Stony Brook University.
Dimitrios is also a visiting research scholar at Stony Brook University.
Speaking At
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10:00–11:30amMon 16 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 3Open
Preparing Finance for the Quantum Era
Preparing for the Quantum Advantage: Lessons Learnt from Early Experimentation and Pilots
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Dr. Amelia TanHead, QuantumST Engineering
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Dr. Angelina FrankHead of Science & Technology APACQAI Ventures
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Caro DeanDirector of CommercialOxford Quantum Circuits
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Dr. Dimitrios AthanasakosQuantum Computing Research ScientistHSBC
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Julian TanHead of Quantum Enterprise (ASEAN/India)IBM
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Dr. Patrick RebentrostPrincipal InvestigatorCentre for Quantum Technologies
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Peter KohHead, Group Technology ArchitectureOCBC Bank
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Shir LichtigDirector, Government & Strategic AccountsClassiq
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Dr. Sua Yong MengChief Technology OfficerQuantum Computing Inc.
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Dr. Tommaso DemarieChief Executive OfficerEntropica Labs
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Dr. Whei Yeap SuenScientific Project ManagerQuantinuum
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & Chairman, Western Australia Web3 Association; Researcher, UWA & Director, GFTNModerator
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Charlie MarkhamTechnical Specialist, Emerging Tech & ResearchFinancial Conduct AuthorityModerator
About this session
Quantum computing's impact on financial services is beginning to expand beyond its initial focus on security implications to early experimentation and pilots for potential use-cases, from portfolio optimization to risk management and derivative pricing. Early pilots have demonstrated real value, but the timeline for live deployments remains in the horizon, raising a difficult question: are institutions building use-cases before the technology is mature enough to justify it or is this early investment what makes tomorrow's readiness possible?
The work so far has also relied on open collaboration between banks, regulators, and technology providers, but as quantum applications start to carry real commercial value, that openness gets harder to sustain. This session looks at what these early efforts have actually taught the industry — what worked, what didn't, and what the next phase of experimentation should prioritize as the window for open collaboration closes.
The session will explore questions such as:
1. Is developing use-cases now premature given how immature the technology still is, or is that the only way real readiness gets built?
2. Should current funding prioritize talent pipelines over experimentation, or do the two need to grow together?
3. As quantum applications become commercially valuable, what keeps competitors willing to keep collaborating?
4. What would genuinely long-term, system-wide collaborative action look like beyond individual pilots? -
