IEEE Vancouver Section Annual General Meeting
March 24 2018 @ 530pm
AGM Gala
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- Date: 24 Mar 2018
- Time: 05:30 PM to 10:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) America/Vancouver
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- 6083 MCKAY AVENUE,
- BURNABY, British Columbia
- Canada V5H 2W7
- Building: HILTON VANCOUVER METROTOWN
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- Starts 12 February 2018 03:37 PM
- Ends 21 March 2018 03:37 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) America/Vancouver
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Speakers
Vern Brownell of D-Wave Systems
The Last Computing Frontier: Quantum Computing
Despite the incredible power of today's supercomputers, there are many complex and important applications that can't be addressed by conventional systems. Organizations around the world are in a race to develop quantum technologies unlike anything we have today, with goals of optimizing cancer therapies, discovering new planets, supporting national defense and advancing artificial intelligence. Vern Brownell, CEO of the world's first quantum computing company, will discuss the current state of quantum computing and the impact these revolutionary systems will have on reshaping the computing landscape.
Biography:
Vern Brownell is the CEO of D-Wave Systems, the world’s first quantum computing company, and is a highly regarded thought leader in enterprise and data technology. His vision of a virtualized datacenter back in the late 1990s led him to found and run Egenera, a pioneer in infrastructure virtualization. Prior to founding Egenera, Vern was Chief Technology Officer at Goldman Sachs, where he and his staff of 1,300 were responsible for worldwide technology infrastructure, including computing platforms, datacenters, data networking, telecommunications and trading-floor operations. Since joining D-Wave in 2009, he led the company through its first customer sales to Lockheed Martin and Google, oversaw the development and commercialization of several generations of D-Wave technology.
Address:3033 Beta Ave, , Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5G 4M9
Agenda
5:30pm Guest Arrival