NEDA MARIA KAIZUMIRESPONSIBLE AI · QUANTUM

European Quantum Academy

Preparing Europe's Leaders
for the Quantum Era

Europe's premium executive education platform for quantum technologies. Five pathways, from first principles to governance — built for leaders who intend to decide rather than react. (Link to the Academy will be launched soon.)

5

Learning Pathways

EU

Policy-Aligned Curriculum

1:1

Executive Mentoring

2026

Founding Cohort

Learning Pathways

Five pathways.
One quantum-ready organisation.

Each pathway stands alone or stacks into a full leadership programme. Cohorts are deliberately small and taught with the same rigour Europe expects of its regulation.

01

Quantum Foundations

For beginners with no previous knowledge

A rigorous, jargon-free introduction to quantum technologies: what they are, why they matter and what changes when probability replaces certainty.

  • Fluent quantum vocabulary without the physics degree
  • The three quantum technologies and their real timelines
  • How to separate genuine capability from marketing

6 weeks · Online

02

Quantum Practitioner

Intermediate · practical business applications

Where quantum creates measurable value today — optimisation, simulation, materials, logistics and finance — and how to run a credible pilot.

  • Use-case discovery and value modelling
  • Vendor, platform and partnership evaluation
  • Designing pilots that survive procurement

8 weeks · Hybrid

03

Quantum Expert

Advanced · deep technical knowledge

Architecture, algorithms, error correction and implementation. Built for technical leaders who will actually deliver quantum capability.

  • Algorithm selection and hardware trade-offs
  • Hybrid classical-quantum system architecture
  • Post-quantum cryptography migration planning

12 weeks · Hybrid

04

Quantum Executive

CEOs, executives, boards and senior leadership

Strategy, innovation and competitive advantage. A closed-door programme for leaders who must decide how much to bet, and when.

  • Quantum strategy and investment sequencing
  • Competitive positioning and defensive posture
  • Board-level narrative for markets and regulators

2 days · In person

05

Quantum Governance

Governance, risk, legal and compliance leaders

Governance, ethics, regulation, risk management, compliance and the responsible adoption of quantum technologies — designed before deployment, not after.

  • Quantum risk taxonomy and control frameworks
  • Emerging European regulation and standards
  • Responsible adoption and assurance playbooks

6 weeks · Online

Why Now

Quantum is a governance question before it is a technical one.

Cryptographic migration, sovereign capability and talent pipelines are 2026 decisions, not 2035 ones. The Academy exists so that European leaders meet that moment prepared — with the same accountability-first thinking that shaped Responsible AI.

Founder

“Europe should not learn about quantum from its competitors.”

Dr. Neda Maria Kaizumi founded the European Quantum Academy to give boards, executives and governance leaders a rigorous, independent route to quantum fluency — before the technology forces the conversation.