Programme
The first Quantum Computing Hackathon in Africa!
AIMS Quantaton
8-10 July, 2025 - Team Work
Venue
AIMS Ghana, Accra
Day 1
| Time | Activity | Topic/Theme | Speaker |
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| Opening ceremony | |||
09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome address & Agenda | Prince K Osei, Centre President, AIMS Ghana | |
09:15 - 09:30 | Career Talk | Philipp Kammerlander, Advisor and Educator in Quantum Technologies, Open Quantum Institute (OQI) | |
09:30 - 09:40 | Hackathon Journey | Experiences from an NYUAD participant | Yousra Farhani, Quantum Computing and Optimization Researcher, INSA Lyon |
09:40 - 09:55 | Sustainability Talk | UN Sustinable Development Goals (SDGs) | UNESCO Rep. |
09:55 - 10:20 | Scientific Talks | Jennifer Ahiable, Abigail Annkah, David Dosu | |
10:20 - 10:40 | Panel discussion | Meet the participants of 2024/2025 NYUAD Quantum Hackathon: Insights and Knowledge sharing, Experiences and Impact. Moderator: Angela Tabiri | Aulan Zahoundo, Leila Zahhafi, Chantelle Amoako-Atta, Fred Soglohu, Alex Baudoin Nguetsa Tankeu, Priscilla Mante |
10:40 - 11:30 | Special Talks | Quantum technology applications/usecases | Google Quantum Rep, IBM Quantum Rep, QWorld Rep. |
11:30 - 11:45 | Break | ||
11:45 - 12:25 | Keynote Talk | Lighting the Quantum Future : Photonics as a Quantum Resource | Ian Walmsley Provost, Imperial College |
Closing of the opening ceremony |
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12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch break | ||
13:15 - 14:00 | Breakout into small teams | Ideation | Group lead |
14:00 - 16:30 | Team work | Refine ideas, create workplan and assign responsibilities | Group lead |
16:30 - 17:00 | Elevator Pitches | Members from each team will pitch their teams idea in 1-minute | Team Reps |
17:30 - 21:00 | Opening Dinner | Dinner party, entertainment/bonfire and networking | All teams, Mentors |
Quantaton
9 July 2025 - Team Work
Day 2
| Time | Activity | Topic/Theme | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
09:00 - 13:00 | Team tasks | Create your hack deck | Teams |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
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14:00 - 14:30 | Team picture taking | Team picture taking | |
14:30 - 18:00 | Team tasks | Team reviews, Revision and Finalization | Teams |
17:00 - 18:00 | Visit of judges to quantathon teams
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18:00 - 19:00 | Dinner |
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19:00 - 21:00 | Team tasks | Team reviews, Revision and Finalization | Teams |
Quantaton
10 July 2025 - Closing
Day 3
| Time | Activity | Topic/Theme | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
09:00 - 13:00 | Team tasks | Final revisions | Teams |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | Judges visit teams | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | Rehersals with Judges | ||
16:00 - 16:30 | Final Team Preparations | ||
| Closing ceremony | |||
16:30 - 16:45 | Welcome Address | Prince K Osei, Centre President, AIMS Ghana | |
16:45 - 16:55 | Keynote Address | Stéphane Decoutère, Secretary General, GESDA | |
16:55 - 17:10 | Scientific Talk | Recent breakthroughs in Analog Quantum Computing | Trond Andersen, Google Quantum, Google |
17:10 - 17:40 | Keynote Panel | Leveragind Quantum Technologies and AI to Transfrom Industry: Opportunites, Digital Gap and Ethics Moderator: Prince K. Osei | Karen Hallberg, Marcelo Terra Cunha, Maité Dupuis, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Sandro Giuliani, Martin Gastal |
17:40 - 18:00 | High-Level Remarks | Minister of Education | |
18:00 - 18:40 | Team Presentations | ||
18:40 - 1900 | Judging | ||
19:00 - 19:15 | Announcing winning teams | ||
19:15 - 19:30 | Group picture with everyone (on stage) | ||
QTEdu Workshops
8 July 2025
Venue
Google AI Lab, Accra
Day 1
| Time | Agenda / Speakers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Quantum Hackathon Opening | ||
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Arrival & Registration at Google AI Lab | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Networking | ||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Welcome Messages Speakers | Perry Nelson, Prince K. Osei |
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| 15:15 - 15:25 | High-Level Opening Remarks, Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation | ||
| 15:25 - 15:45 | Setting the Stage Keynote Talk: Quantum Technology Education | ||
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Keynote Panel: Training the Quantum Workforce - Concepts for Industry Professionals, Leaders, and Policymakers 4 Member Panel: Karen Hallberg, Ian Walmsley, Jonathan Oppenheim, Moderated by: Prince K. Osei |
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Parallel Workshops
9 July 2025
Day 2
| Time | Agenda / Speakers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Panel discussion: Mapping the skills required for Quantum Science and Technology 4 Member Panel: Maité Dupuis, Marcelo Terra Cunha, Leandro Tosi, Reena Dayal Moderated by: Philipp Kammerlander |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Deep Dive - Parallel Sessions Group 1 | New Master’s Program in QT Group 2 | Effective Teaching Concepts for understanding QT Group 3 | Affordable and open-source experimental tools and teaching materials Group 4 | Quantum technology as an undergraduate Minor |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Deep Dive - Parallel Sessions Group 1 | New Master’s Program in QT Group 2 | Effective Teaching Concepts for understanding QT Group 3 | Affordable and open-source experimental tools and teaching materials Group 4 | Quantum technology as an undergraduate Minor |
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| 15:30 - 16:30 | Closing panel: Group Reps | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Visit of judges to quantathon teams | ||
Public Lecture Schedule
11 July, 2025
Venue
Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Legon
| Time | Activity | Theme/Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Registration & Networking | ||
| 15:00 - 15:05 | Promotional Video on IYQ and QTEdu | ||
| 15:05 - 15:10 | Welcome address by Master of Ceremony | ||
| 15:10 - 15:15 | Keynote speaker | Nii Narku Quaynor | |
| 15:15 - 15:25 | High-Level Opening Remarks | Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| 15:25 - 16:05 | Main Lecture | Our Quantum Future | Jonathan Oppenheim, Professor of Quantum Theory in the Department of Physics and Astronomy (Quantum Information Group), University College London |
| 16:05 - 16:15 | Q&A session | ||
| 16:15 - 16:25 | Cultural Interlude | ||
| 16:25 - 17:00 | Keynote Panel | Quantum Technologies for Advancing Global Goals for Sustainable Development | 4 Member Panel: Karen Hallberg, Prince K. Osei, Jonathan Oppenheim, |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Award presentation to Quantathon winners | ||
| 17:10 - 17:15 | Concluding Notes | Prince K. Osei, Centre President, AIMS Ghana | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Musical Performance | ||
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Networking Dinner |