Can nations employ emerging quantum technologies to meet pressing societal challenges? Who decides which challenges are worth addressing, or who does what in the governance process? Recently, STS doctoral candidate Cecília Peres presented her research on quantum technology governance in Brazil and the United States at the XV Latin American Conference on the Social Studies of Science and Technology (ESOCITE LA 2024). The event took place between July 23–25, 2024, in Campinas (SP), Brazil. Titled “Co-producing National Quantum Imaginaries and the Governance of Innovation,” Cecília’s presentation was part of the Working Group “University, Public Policy and Knowledge Production Oriented to Contemporary Challenges,” led by State University of Campinas Professor Dr. Milena Pavan Serafim. Cecília’s talk focused on the entanglement of the technical and political aspects of emerging national quantum strategies. She argued that while there is no consensus on quantum’s “real” potential, the demarcation of responsibilities in its innovation process has already started, with some scientists turning into quantum entrepreneurs to steer technological trajectories.