--- eventsindex_id: "EI-07123" slug: quantum-meets-2026 title: "Quantum Meets 2026" title_alt: ["Quantum Meets '26", "Quantum Meets", "QDNL Quantum Meets"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/quantum-meets-2026.html" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-05-19 date_end: 2026-05-21 venue: "B. Amsterdam (main plenary day); hub-tour days spread across Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden and Twente" city: "Amsterdam" country: "Netherlands" organiser: "Quantum Delta NL (QDNL)" organiser_url: "https://quantumdelta.nl" b2b: true vector: sector: [quantum-tech] audience: [researcher, startup, corporate, investor, government] format: [conference] purpose: [content, networking, deal-making] geography_scope: [Netherlands] season: spring meta_description: "Quantum Meets 2026 runs 19-21 May in the Netherlands: hub tours in five cities plus a plenary day at B. Amsterdam, organised by Quantum Delta NL." editorial_take: "The hub-tour days are the actual product here: the Amsterdam plenary gives the week a centre of gravity, but what separates Quantum Meets from a standard national conference is that it puts visitors inside the labs instead of in front of slides about them." generated_by: "claude-max-cowork" last_verified: "2026-08-18" variables_filled: 17/58 language: "en" schema_version: "v6.0" --- # Quantum Meets 2026 > *Quantum Delta NL's annual national quantum showcase, 19-21 May 2026, built as two different event types in one week: "Quantum Meets Discovery" hub-tour days that move participants through the Dutch quantum hubs in Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden and Twente, and a central "Quantum Meets Innovation" plenary day at B. Amsterdam. It gathers researchers, startups, corporates, investors and policymakers working on quantum computing, communication and sensing.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **19-21 May 2026** | **B. Amsterdam (plenary day)** | **Quantum Delta NL (QDNL)** | **Not disclosed by the organiser** | | 3 days, annual | Hub days across Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden, Twente | National quantum programme body | Researchers, startups, corporates, investors, policymakers | ## Definition Quantum Meets is the annual national quantum showcase of Quantum Delta NL (QDNL), the organisation coordinating the Netherlands' national quantum programme. The 2026 edition, styled Quantum Meets '26, ran 19-21 May 2026 and was structured as two distinct programme formats rather than one continuous conference: two "Quantum Meets Discovery" hub-tour days on 19 and 21 May, with lab visits, demonstrations and networking hosted across the Dutch quantum hubs, and one "Quantum Meets Innovation" plenary day on 20 May at B. Amsterdam with keynotes, exhibitions, an industrialisation matchmaking track and community programming. Counting back from QDNL's own description of its 2024 event as the second edition, the 2026 event is the fourth. Its subject scope covers quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing, with a stated interest in moving hardware toward industrialisation. ## The three days, day by day The programme split is the defining feature of the event and the main thing to understand before booking travel. The two Discovery days and the single Innovation day serve different purposes and take place in different parts of the country. | Date | Programme strand | Where | What runs | |---|---|---|---| | Tuesday 19 May 2026 | Quantum Meets Discovery | Quantum hubs in Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden and Twente | Lab visits, demonstrations and on-site networking at the hubs | | Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Quantum Meets Innovation | B. Amsterdam | Keynotes, exhibitions, an industrialisation matchmaking track, community programming | | Thursday 21 May 2026 | Quantum Meets Discovery | Hubs again, including a session at High Tech Campus Eindhoven | Lab visits and demonstrations, plus an industrialisation matchmaking session that is free to attend with an application form | ## Why the hub-tour format matters Most national quantum events put a country's research base on a stage. Quantum Meets does the opposite for two of its three days: it takes participants to the sites where the work happens, in five cities that between them hold the bulk of Dutch quantum research and hardware activity. That design has an obvious cost, which is that participants cannot see everything, and an obvious benefit, which is that a corporate or investor attending gets inside a lab rather than watching a summary of it. The Amsterdam plenary day then works as the meeting point, the one moment in the week when the whole community is in a single building. ## Who is in the room The event is aimed at five groups: academic and institutional researchers, quantum startups and scale-ups, corporates evaluating quantum technologies as buyers or supply-chain partners, investors, and policymakers attached to the national programme and the regional development agencies. The industrialisation matchmaking track signals where QDNL puts its emphasis: connecting hardware developers with the manufacturing and supply-chain capability needed to move devices out of the lab. Attendance figures for the 2026 edition were not disclosed by the organiser. ## Named programme partners and what they are The organisations appearing on the 2026 programme and its associated sessions map closely onto the Dutch quantum hub network and its regional development structure. | Organisation | Role | |---|---| | QuTech | Quantum research institute in Delft, a joint venture of TU Delft and TNO | | TNO | The Dutch national applied research organisation | | High Tech Campus Eindhoven | R&D campus, host of the 21 May industrialisation matchmaking session | | Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) | National agency for inward investment | | InnovationQuarter | Regional development agency for the South Holland region, covering Delft and Leiden | | OostNL | Regional development agency for the east of the Netherlands, covering Twente | | Brainport Development | Regional development agency for the Eindhoven region | ## Where Quantum Meets sits on the European quantum calendar Quantum Meets is a national event, not a pan-European one, and it is best read against that scale. Q-Expo in Bilbao occupies roughly the same spring slot as the pan-European commercial counterpart, drawing the same category of corporate and investor attendee across borders rather than concentrating them in one country. Post-Quantum Cryptography Conference, also held in Amsterdam, overlaps geographically but not thematically: it is a cryptography and standards event, whereas Quantum Meets covers computing, communication and sensing hardware together. For a company whose interest is specifically the Dutch quantum base, its research institutes and its regional funding routes, Quantum Meets is the concentrated version of that access. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Who actually attends Quantum Meets? Researchers from the Dutch quantum institutes, quantum startups and scale-ups, corporates assessing quantum technologies, investors, and policymakers from national and regional bodies. It is a national gathering with an industrialisation angle rather than a purely academic conference. ### Is Quantum Meets a research conference or a business event? Both, split across the week. The Discovery hub days are closer to technical and research exposure, with lab visits and demonstrations. The Innovation plenary day and the matchmaking sessions are where the commercial content sits, including the industrialisation track aimed at connecting hardware developers with manufacturing and supply-chain partners. ### How does it compare to the larger European quantum events? It is smaller and national in scope. European events such as Q-Expo and EQTC bring together attendees from across the continent and run at a scale Quantum Meets does not attempt. The trade-off is depth of access to one country's quantum base: no European event takes participants into five different national research hubs in the same week. ## The venue: B. Amsterdam and the five hubs The 20 May plenary day is held at B. Amsterdam, a business campus in Amsterdam used regularly for technology and startup events. The Discovery days on 19 and 21 May do not have a single venue: they take place at quantum hub sites in Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden and Twente, with the 21 May industrialisation matchmaking session hosted at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Exact addresses, room details and hub-by-hub schedules are published through the event site rather than fixed to one location. ## The organiser: Quantum Delta NL Quantum Delta NL is the foundation coordinating the Netherlands' national quantum programme, spanning the country's quantum research hubs, its startup support activity and its industrialisation efforts. Quantum Meets is its main public-facing annual event and the point where the programme's research, industrial and policy strands are shown together. QDNL runs its event registrations through qdnlevents.nl. --- ## Editorial take *The hub-tour days are the actual product here: the Amsterdam plenary gives the week a centre of gravity, but what separates Quantum Meets from a standard national conference is that it puts visitors inside the labs instead of in front of slides about them.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration runs through qdnlevents.nl. Pricing for the main programme was not disclosed by the organiser. One component is explicitly free: the industrialisation matchmaking session held at High Tech Campus Eindhoven on 21 May, which requires an application form rather than a paid ticket, meaning places are allocated rather than simply sold. As of 18 August 2026 the 19-21 May 2026 edition has taken place and dates for the next edition had not been published. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How much does it cost to attend? The organiser did not disclose delegate pricing for the main programme. The 21 May industrialisation matchmaking session at High Tech Campus Eindhoven is free to attend, subject to an application form. ### Do I have to attend all three days? No. The three days are distinct formats: two hub-tour days and one plenary day. Participants choose what fits, and the Eindhoven matchmaking session on 21 May is registered for separately through its own application form. ### How do I get between the hub locations? The hub days are spread across Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Leiden and Twente, which are separate cities connected by the Dutch intercity rail network. The organiser did not publish transport arrangements between hubs, so plan intercity travel independently unless the event site states otherwise for a given tour. ## First time at Quantum Meets? How to prepare - **Choose your hub before you book anything else.** The Discovery days run across five cities and you cannot do them all. Pick the hub whose research area matches your interest, then book travel and accommodation around that city rather than around Amsterdam by default. - **Apply early for the free Eindhoven matchmaking session.** It costs nothing but runs on an application form, which means places are allocated rather than sold. Applying late is the same as not applying. - **Treat 20 May as the networking anchor.** The Amsterdam plenary day is the only moment when the full community is in one building, so schedule the meetings you actually need there rather than trying to catch people at the hubs. - **Plan intercity travel yourself.** Delft, Leiden, Eindhoven and Twente are separate cities and the organiser did not publish shuttle arrangements. Dutch intercity trains are frequent but Twente in particular is a long haul from Amsterdam. - **Bring a specific technical question to the lab visits.** Hub tours reward preparation: the value is direct access to researchers and hardware, which is wasted if you arrive without knowing what you want to ask. - **Identify which regional agency covers your target area.** InnovationQuarter, OostNL and Brainport Development each cover a different part of the country, and knowing which one matches your interest makes the policy and funding conversations at the event considerably more useful. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://qdnlevents.nl/ | | Registration | https://qdnlevents.nl/ | | Organiser (Quantum Delta NL) | https://quantumdelta.nl | | Programme | not disclosed | --- **Last verified:** 2026-08-18 **Next review:** 2026-11-18 **Notes:** Dates, venue split, programme strands and the free 21 May Eindhoven matchmaking session are sourced from the organiser. Attendance figures and main-programme pricing were not disclosed. The fourth-edition count is inferred from QDNL's own reference to its 2024 event as the second edition and should be treated as approximate. Roles listed for named programme partners describe those organisations' public remits, not their specific contribution to the 2026 programme. The 19-21 May 2026 edition has already taken place as of the verification date; no 2027 dates were published at that point. **Variables:** 17/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable