Time to Talk Quantum

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, health, finance, defence and... art. Featuring conversations with the world’s top entrepreneurs, experts, artists and investors driving the field from lab to market, TTQ provides insights into these various verticals and industries, as the world wakes up to quantum’s game-changing potential. Stay tuned! Episode 1 of Time to Talk Quantum launches on March 3 across all major streaming platforms and is also available to watch on YouTube. <b

Time to Talk Quantum is a business podcast hosted by Firgun Ventures, with 7 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Firgun Ventures hosts Time to Talk Quantum, a business show with 7 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Inside Banking’s Quantum Future with Lloyd’s Banking Clare Schramm Fergus

  May 20, 202636 minS1

  <p>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.</p><p>Clare discusses the risks and opportunities quantum computing presents to global finance, from the threat it poses to today’s encryption systems to what a large-scale quantum attack could mean for financial markets. The discussion covers quantum readiness and the role of standards such as NIST in shaping preparation, as well as...

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  Episode #5

  Quantum in the Age of AI, with Dr Robert Sutor & Yariv Adan

  Mar 31, 20261h 13mS1

  <p>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.</p><p>Together, they focus on the breakdown of the traditional technology stack as large language models commoditise the application layer, shifting value toward compute, infrastructure, and data. Yariv shares an investor perspective on why many startups and VCs are misreading this shift, while Bob unpacks the realities of quantum computing and the lo...

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  Episode #4

  The Quantum Leap in Health and Medicine

  Mar 24, 20261h 6mS1

  <p>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. </p><p>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, accelerate innovation, and rethink what’s possible. </p><p>The episode also looks at what it will take to scale: from hardware and algorithms to talent, infrastructure, and early demand. With growing global momentum and new UK inv...

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  Episode #3

  Quantum Technologies and the Future of Security, with John Ridge CBE & Joab Rosenberg

  Mar 17, 20261h 10mS1

  <p>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.</p><p>This conversation explores how quantum technologies are moving from theoretical science to strategic infrastructure and why the decisions made today about investment, governance, and innovation may define the technological landscape for decades to come.</p><p>Available to watch on <b>YouTube </b><...

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  Episode #2

  Entangled: Art, AI & Quantum, with Refik Anadol & Professor Bob Coecke

  Mar 10, 202655 minS1

  <p>In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum <b>[TTQ],</b> 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. </p><p>Refik shares the story behind Quantum Memories, his collaborations with Google’s AI and quantum teams, and his vision for DATALAND, the world’s first museum dedicated to AI art, set to open in LA soon. Bob dives into ancient Greece, relational quantum mechanics, diagrammatic languages, quantum natural...

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