Time to Talk Quantum

In this final episode of series one of Time to Talk Quantum (TTQ) , Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts speaks with Clare Schramm Fergus, Managing Director of Transaction Banking Technology Platforms at Lloyds Banking Group, about how the financial sector is preparing for the quantum era. Clare discusses the risks and opportunities quantum computing presents to global finance, from the threa...

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ] , Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Yariv Adan and Dr Bob Sutor for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of computing and what that means for quantum. Together, they focus on the breakdown of the traditional technology stack as large language models commoditise the application layer, shif...

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ] , Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Dr Lara Jehi & Professor John Morton to discuss all things quantum and health.  The conversation examines how quantum could unlock new approaches to drug discovery, diagnostics, and complex problem-solving. As data outgrows classical systems, quantum offers a path to simulate biology,...

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ] , Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Joab Rosenberg, Partner at US-Israeli deep tech fund Deep33, and John Ridge CBE, Chief Adoption Officer at the NATO Innovation Fund, for a conversation about the shifting relationship between venture capital, geopolitics, and emerging technologies. This conversation explores how quantum te...

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Refik Anadol, an internationally renowned media artist, and Professor Bob Coecke, a theoretical physicist and former chief scientist at Quantinuum, to discuss the intersection of art and quantum.  Refik shares the story behind Quantum Memories , his collaborations with Google’s AI and quant...

In the first episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by physicist Professor Mete Atatüre, Head of Department at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory, and fellow Firgun Ventures co-founder Zeynep Korutürk, to unpack what quantum computing really is, where the technology stands today, and why it matters now.    Together, they cut throu...

Time to Talk Quantum (TTQ) is a new podcast hosted by Dr Kris Naudts , co-founder of Firgun Ventures, a $250M VC fund focused on early growth-stage quantum technology companies. Dr Naudts is also a neuroscientist and psychiatrist, and founder of Culture Trip. In each episode, Dr Naudts applies his innate curiosity to the cutting edge of quantum innovation, exploring its intersections with AI, heal...