Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways
Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways
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Dive into the fascinating world of quantum computing with Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways. Each week, we bring you engaging conversations with experts, researchers, and industry leaders who share insights, advice, and career tips for navigating this cutting-edge field.
Designed to inspire and empower future quantum pioneers, our podcast explores diverse pathways into quantum careers—from academic research to real-world applications. Whether you're a student, early-career professional, or transitioning into quantum technologies, this is your guide to success.
Discover the quantum frontier.
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The podcast focuses on various aspects of quantum computing, including career pathways, skills development, and industry applications, with episodes featuring topics such as self-learning in tech, bridging quantum and business, and insights into the latest quantum technologies.
Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways — hosted by Amir Rasool, Founder of QAi Talent
The go‑to podcast for anyone building or joining the quantum workforce. Real conversations with founders, researchers and investors about breaking into quantum, structuring teams and hiring in a market with no playbook.
Real stories. Real advice. Real careers.
In this episode, I am joined again by Brian Lenahan, Founder of the Quantum Strategy Institute and a leading voice on the business adoption of quantum technologies, for our second conversation on Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways.
Last time we traced Brian’s journey up to the present. This time we pick up where that left off and look firmly at the present and the future, from his recent TEDx stage to the national strategies and mandates that are turning quantum from a research story into a business one.
This episode explores the growing urgency around quantum readiness, why the old ten-to-fifteen-year timelines are shrinking fast, and what leaders should be doing about it today rather than later.
We discuss:
🎤 Brian’s recent TEDx talk and the message that when one door closes, another opens
🌍 National quantum strategies and why 2027 is emerging as a genuine inflection point
🔐 France’s post-quantum cryptography mandate, and the recent US executive orders
🕵️ “Harvest now, decrypt later,” and why it is a threat happening today, not tomorrow
🏛️ Sovereignty, and whether pulling data back on-shore is about security, trust or control
🗺️ What belongs on a business leader’s quantum roadmap in 2026
⚙️ Scalability, error correction, and the race toward break-even
🤝 D-Wave, AT&T, and annealing proving the doubters wrong
Guest: Brian Lenahan
Founder, Quantum Strategy Institute | Aquitaine Innovation Advisors
Substack: https://lnkd.in/gepCcJGt
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