Quantum Algorithms for Insurance and Pensions

What could quantum computing mean for the future of insurance and pension services?

Join us for an afternoon with Daniel Stilck França, associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen and one of Denmark's leading researchers in quantum computing, as we explore the potential impact of quantum algorithms on the insurance and pension sector.

The event is for anyone interested, whether you work with risk, modelling, trading, portfolio construction, optimisation, innovation or strategy develoment. No expertize required, as long as you are curious, and willing to share your questions and perspectives.

Exploring New Frontiers in Risk, Optimisation, and Decision-Making

Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, raising important questions about how new computational capabilities could transform industries built on complex modelling, optimisation, and risk assessment. While practical applications are still emerging, researchers are already investigating how quantum algorithms may open new possibilities for solving challenges that are difficult or impossible to address with classical computing approaches.

Drawing on current research, Daniel will discuss quantum approaches to risk estimation and optimisation, explaining where mathematical speedups are established and what assumptions they require. Examples from portfolio optimisation and financial risk will illustrate both opportunities and limitations and provide a basis for discussing which insurance and pension workloads merit further investigation.

About the organisers

Insurance & Pension Denmark, the University of Copenhagen, Nordic Innovation Fair, and Nordic Fintech Center are jointly hosting this event. Together, we share an ambition to bring research closer to real-world challenges and opportunities across the financial sector and beyond. By connecting researchers, university entrepreneurs, industry representatives, and innovation professionals, the event creates a space where new ideas, collaborations, and research-based solutions can emerge and find pathways to impact.

This discussion will continue through Nordic Innovation Fair’s activities over the coming year, with a particular focus on quantum technologies, digital sovereignty, and geopolitics.

Who is this event for?

• Technology leaders and professionals in the insurance and pension sector assessing next generation infrastructure
• Fintech startups and scaleups exploring advanced computation and emerging technologies
• Researchers within quantum technologies, finance, computer science and applied mathematics
• Ecosystem builders and corporate innovation teams preparing for long‑term technological shifts

Practical information

The event is co-organized with F&P (Insurance and Pension Denmark) and will take place in heir canteen. We will conclude the event with coffee/tee, cake and informal conversations.

For the opportunities to network, discuss and interact with the speaker and organizers, we recommend you particite in-person. Yet, if you can't make it, online participation is also an option.

Please chose the way you prefer to join upon registration - whether in-person or online.

The event will not be recorded.