Logical comes next.
What does it take to program a logical qubit?
Mon Dec 7, 2026 · Aon Center, Chicago
Quantum Developer Day 2026: Quantum in Production. Hardware demos, quantum use cases and the qBraid platform, December 7, 2026 at the Microsoft Innovation Hub, Chicago.
2026
Quantum in Production
Join qBraid in Chicago on December 7. Spend the afternoon with quantum developers, try quantum applications on real hardware with qBraid, then head upstairs for the reception.
The livestream is free—choose the Virtual Attendance ticket when you register. In-person tickets include lunch and the demo floor. Cocktail reception and light dinner are by invitation only and not included with registration.
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002 / THE DAY
Quantum computing, in production.
Quantum Developer Day returns to Chicago after its 2025 debut at Willis Tower. This year, meet us at the Microsoft Innovation Hub in Aon Center.
The 2026 program focuses on building quantum applications, from programming logical qubits to running on hardware. There is time between sessions to visit the demo floor. The reception starts at six.
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QDD26 · The themes
From research labs to runtime.
Build through the noise.
Implementing error correction in software, including the decoders that identify errors.
Code meets hardware.
How your code reaches a quantum processor.
One workflow. More compute.
Quantum processors, CPUs and GPUs in the same application.
Beyond brute force.
Testing quantum applications against classical benchmarks.
Quantum in Production
Meet us in Chicago on December 7.
December 7, 2026 · Chicago
Last year · QDD25 · Willis Tower · November 2025
What was on stage in 2025.
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003 / PROGRAM
Doors at noon. Cocktails at six.
Monday · Dec 7 · 2026
12:00 — 19:00 CT
12:00 — 19:00 CT
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Open the event guide for talk locations and sponsor meeting rooms →
Program subject to change. Speaker confirmations roll out from September.
004 / The venue
Venue sponsor
Cocktail dinner sponsor
Second floor · Aon Center
Microsoft
Innovation Hub.
The daytime program takes place at the Hub on floor 2. An invitation-only cocktail reception and light dinner begins at six in the floor 70 lounge.
- Address
- 200 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601 - Arrival
- Randolph Street lobby
Badge check downstairs - Capacity
- 250 seated
9 sponsor spaces - Evening reception
- 70th-floor lounge
6–7 PM
200 E Randolph St · ChicagoPhoto: Chris Rycroft · CC BY 2.0
005 / SPONSORS
Backed by industry in 2025. Nine slots open for 2026.
Every sponsor package includes a spot on the demo floor, a lead retrieval system and admission to the Q2B VIP cocktail reception and light dinner, from 6–7 PM in the 70th-floor lounge. Staging sponsors get a speaking slot on the main stage. Production adds a seat on the main stage panel, a stage mention and pre-event promotion.
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Questions about a package? Get in touch.
006 / GETTING THERE
East Loop. Everything within ten minutes.
200 E Randolph St, Chicago · Get directions ↗
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007 / REGISTER
250 seats. One room.
Attend in person for $300, including lunch and the demo floor, or register free for the livestream. Cocktail reception and light dinner are by invitation only and not included with registration. Registration closes November 20, or earlier if the room fills.