Before you proceed with the download, ensure your computer meets these minimum specs to run High Sierra smoothly via VMware:
Important: High Sierra is x86_64 only. It will NOT run natively on M1/M2 via UTM’s native virtualization (which requires ARM macOS). However, you can run it via QEMU emulation – but expect very slow performance (20-30% of native speed).
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true; killall Dock
If your cursor feels jittery, install the VMware mouse driver (already on prepped VMDKs) or, for VirtualBox, enable "Mouse Integration" under Input.
AI touches critical systems: Energy, Climate, Biology, Finance
Quantum Computing enables models that were previously unthinkable
Scientific Infrastructures enter a new phase of geopolitics
Sustainability requires physical efficiency, not just algorithmic efficiency
WTC responds to the need for global technical–scientific governance.
Build a permanent multi-stakeholder platform (Research, Institutions, Industry) for dialogue and collaboration on Quantum and Exponential Technologies at an international level
Be the first in the world to make Industrial-Grade Quantum Computing available
Create the first public-facing milestone grounded in rigorous scientific evidence on Quantum and emerging Exponential Technologies
Show concrete applications
Advanced AI and Integration with Physics
Quantum Computing and Hybrid Technologies
Future Energy: SMR, Grid Intelligence, Storage
Materials Science and Photonics
Blockchain, Market Security, and Web3 Infrastructures
Pharma, Chemistry, and Molecular Simulation
Mobility, Space, and Autonomous Systems
Before you proceed with the download, ensure your computer meets these minimum specs to run High Sierra smoothly via VMware:
Important: High Sierra is x86_64 only. It will NOT run natively on M1/M2 via UTM’s native virtualization (which requires ARM macOS). However, you can run it via QEMU emulation – but expect very slow performance (20-30% of native speed).
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true; killall Dock
If your cursor feels jittery, install the VMware mouse driver (already on prepped VMDKs) or, for VirtualBox, enable "Mouse Integration" under Input.
Q-Alliance was created through the collaboration between IonQ, the global leader in gate-based quantum systems, and D-Wave, the pioneering reference in quantum annealing, to bridge the algorithmic gap that still separates quantum computers from the real needs of industries and institutions. It brings together world-class scientists and the most advanced annealing and gate-based quantum platforms to develop methodologies, algorithms and applications that deliver concrete solutions to complex problems. Q-Alliance is a strategic scientific partner of WTC 2026, where for the first time it will be possible to access demonstrations, infrastructures and operational opportunities linked to the latest developments in quantum computing.
WTC positions Milan and Europe as a bridge between continents. An ecosystem that combines:
Scientific excellence
Advanced infrastructures
Mature technological policies
A culture of responsible innovation
Europe becomes the global laboratory of technological sovereignty.
Join the World Tech Conference 2026.
Contribute to shaping the global agenda on AI, Quantum, and Exponential Technologies.
WTC is not an event.
It is the beginning of a New Global Scientific Architecture
