Quantum and defense experts convene at PNW’s CIVS
Participants representing several leading defense primes, federal agencies and academia convened for Defense Industry Day meetings and sessions at PNW’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation.
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), in coordination with One Region, Inc., hosted several quantum and defense-focused leaders and researchers during fall 2025 to discuss the Midwest’s future and role with the quantum economy and national security.
Participants representing several leading defense primes and federal agencies; Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute; Chicago Quantum Exchange; Quantum Corridor and P33 Chicago joined CIVS and One Region in engaging discussions on the future of quantum capabilities through advanced manufacturing, secure communications and defense innovation.
By gathering representatives from partnering entities, academic, industrial and government leaders are positioning the Great Lakes region as a hub for cutting-edge technology, national readiness and economic renewal.
Matthew Wells, CEO of One Region, Inc. and Chief Engagement Officer at PNW delivers remarks at the Defense Industry Day session inside the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation.
“Quantum technology will be a major force shaping the future of every industry,” said Matthew Wells, CEO of One Region, Inc. and Chief Engagement Officer at Purdue Northwest. “Through PNW’s partnerships with leading academic and industrial collaborators, we are not only driving regional economic development but also advancing national priorities in this rapidly evolving field.”
PNW is a member of the Chicago region’s Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition of industry, academic, government and nonprofit stakeholders led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange and its focus on driving the nation’s quantum economy. The future Roberts Impact Lab in downtown Hammond is expected to play a key role as a quantum commercialization center in partnership with the Quantum Corridor and the Bloch Tech Hub.