Session Overview

Management in the AI + Quantum Era.

In this highly practical session, Minu Sachdeva explores the evolution of decision-making for engineering and business managers. Moving away from slow, traditional "A or B" binary choices, she demonstrates how modern AI acts as a thinking partner—providing multiple options, evaluating trade-offs, and building systems that fail gracefully by catching edge cases in real-time.

Beyond today's AI capabilities, Minu provides a clear roadmap for the upcoming integration of quantum computing into daily management tools. Using real-world case studies like engineering change tracking and intelligent bug triage, she illustrates how the combination of AI's natural language interfaces and quantum's ability to evaluate millions of paths simultaneously will shift the manager's role from finding answers to asking the right questions.

Key Takeaways & Concepts

5 Essential AI Skills for Managers: Learn how to break down complex problems, quickly iterate, verify outputs, spot automation opportunities, and build reusable systems.
Smart Testing & Triage: A deep dive into how AI reduces 6-hour regression test suites to 45 minutes, and how quantum will eventually find the optimal test subset in 20 minutes with near-zero bug escapes.
The AI to Quantum Timeline: A pragmatic look at what to expect between now and 2030, explaining why building AI conversational skills today is the prerequisite for leveraging the invisible quantum infrastructure of tomorrow.