White House to host quantum tech summit with industry Tuesday

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ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW

July 6, 2026 05:39 PM ET

The closed-door event will focus on supply chain, workforce development and private sector insights into the emerging technology.

The White House will host a summit with industry on Tuesday dedicated to innovation in quantum information sciences and technologies, featuring remarks from tech policy and agency leadership within the Trump administration, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The White House Summit on Quantum Innovation will begin at 11 a.m. on July 7 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, per a document obtained by Nextgov/FCW. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and National Quantum Coordination Office Director Brad Blakestand are slated to deliver a keynote that provides updates on the administration’s quantum agenda and on research and development.

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