Corporate Roundtable: Global Quantum Forum Debrief

Brad Henderson and Kath Hicks join Council corporate partners for a debrief on the Global Quantum Forum and what comes next for the technology reshaping innovation and geopolitics.
Parts inside a quantum computer.
Oct
21
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Speakers
Brad J. Henderson
Kathleen Hicks
Date and Time
Doors Open: 12:00 pm
Location
Via Zoom
Who Can Attend

REGISTRATION

This session is reserved for the Council’s corporate partners. To learn more about corporate partnership, reach out to Claire Shirey at cshirey@globalaffairs.org.

About This Event

Business leaders from the Council’s corporate partner companies are invited to join a private virtual roundtable discussion with Brad Henderson, CEO of P33 Chicago, and Kath Hicks, Council Distinguished Fellow and the 35th US Deputy Secretary of Defense, as they debrief the 2026 Global Quantum Forum.

As technology advances, quantum is moving from the lab to the boardroom quicker than most companies are currently prepared for. Breakthroughs are compounding, governments are racing to set up regulations, and the line between advancing possibilities and real capabilities keeps shifting. Join Brad Henderson and Kath Hicks as they debrief the Global Quantum Forum's key takeaways and further discuss the future of quantum technologies and its impacts on various sectors as it develops.

Designed exclusively for senior leaders from the Council's corporate partner companies, this hour-long, off-the-record discussion and Q&A will focus on the state of quantum technology and its implications for corporate strategy, national security, and competitiveness.

This session is reserved for the Council’s corporate partners. To learn more about corporate partnership, reach out to Claire Shirey at cshirey@globalaffairs.org.

About the Speakers
Brad J. Henderson
Chief Executive Officer, P33, Council Board Member
Brad J. Henderson
Mr. Henderson is the Chief Executive Officer of P33, a nonprofit organization focused on inclusivity and driving Chicago’s global technology leadership, where he has served since 2019. Prior to P33, Mr. Henderson spent nineteen years at Boston Consulting Group, last serving as senior partner and managing director of the Chicago office where he advised many of the country’s leading financial institutions.
Brad J. Henderson
Kathleen Hicks
Council Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
headshot of Kathleen Hicks
Kathleen Hicks served as the 35th US Deputy Secretary of Defense. Previously, she served as senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Donald Marron Scholar at the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
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Event Series Corporate Leadership Conversations
Issues Technology
Regions Global
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