Oct. 7 is the date for the 2026 City Quantum & AI Summit at Mansion House in London, where leaders from government, defense, finance, academia and industry will examine how quantum computing and AI are reshaping critical sectors.
Six main areas anchor the agenda—defense, cybersecurity, life sciences, space, finance and quantum-AI convergence—as organizers push cross-industry and allied-nation collaboration amid rising investment and security concerns.
Defense opens the one-day program, with Admiral Sir Tony Radakin chairing a panel and NATO’s Jean-Charles Ellerman Kingombe delivering a keynote on cyber defense as governments prepare for quantum-era encryption risks and wider AI military use.
Life sciences, space and capital-markets sessions then turn to practical deployment, with speakers from Cleveland Clinic, GSK, Planet, AWS, HSBC Innovation Bank UK and the London Stock Exchange discussing research, infrastructure and financing needs.
The summit, now in its 6th year, frames quantum and AI as complementary technologies whose combined impact could shape competitiveness, scientific discovery and national security.