Key takeaways
Host: Casey Zanowicz, senior consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Presenters: Maliheh Aramon, senior optimization engineer, Gurobi Optimization
Scott Buchholz, managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Salvatore Certo, manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP
1.0 Overview CPE credit | Information Technology
Optimization problems exist everywhere: What’s the quickest route home? How can my fleet save time and fuel? What’s the next best action? And so much more. At Deloitte, we work with the leaders in optimization, from quantum computing to classical optimizers.Quantum computing, although futuristic sounding, is significantly impacting businesses today. In collaboration with Gurobi Optimization, we will explore optimization, sharing solutions for solving optimization problems across industries. We’ll discuss:
- How Deloitte evaluates quantum solutions and quantum optimization
- What sits at the intersection of quantum and classical technologies
- Where classical optimization technologies can be used
Meet the speaker

Scott Buchholz
As a leader and visionary in new and emerging technologies, Scott Buchholz helps clients use technology to transform their organizations, missions and businesses. He works across industries to provide actionable advice and insights to use technology to improve performance, effectiveness, and efficiency. Scott serves as the national emerging tech research director for Deloitte Consulting. He also leads efforts in exploration of quantum computing and related technologies, working to solve customer challenges with these advanced technologies. In his role as CTO for Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Government and Public Services practice, he works with government clients to use technology to innovate in their operations, technology and mission delivery.
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