Andre Carvalho is the Head of Quantum Control Solutions at Q-CTRL, where he leads all aspects of customer-related projects. With a PhD in physics and almost 20 years working as a researcher, Andre has a vast international experience and is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of quantum control. At Q-CTRL, he is bringing together expertise from physicists and engineers to develop control solutions for quantum technology problems across multiple platforms.

Dr. Chang is currently the Program Executive Officer of the Taiwan Quantum Program Office. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at Academia Sinica, Taiwan and a Distinguished Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan. He received his BS (‘94), MS (‘96) and PhD (‘01) degrees in Physics from National Central University, Taiwan. After his postdoctoral research, he joined NYCU as an assistant professor in 2005 and became a full professor since 2012. Dr. Chang joined the Academia Sinica in 2020 as a Distinguished Research Fellow and the Acting Executive Officer of the Thematic Center for Quantum Photonics. His research interests include light-matter interactions in low-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures, semiconductor quantum optics, and 2D layered materials. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 journal papers and received citations more than 12,000 times with an h index of 47, according to Google Scholar (Jun 2024). He was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award (2010, 2016) from NYCU, the Ta-Yu Wu Memorial Award (2010) and the Distinguished Research Award (2018) from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Taiwan, the Academic Award (2018) from the Sun Yat-Sen Academic and Cultural Foundation, and the Achievement in Asia Award (Robert T. Poe Prize, 2020) given by the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers (OCPA). Dr. Chang was an elected fellow of The Physical Society of Taiwan.

With over 25 years of experience in the deep-tech, Vishal is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for building innovative products using cutting-edge technologies. He is the co-founder and CEO of QuantrolOx, a spinout from Oxford University that is developing automation software to accelerate the scaling of quantum computers.

Vishal experience spans across opto-electronics, smartphone SW, navigation systems, automotive, AI and quantum technologies. He has held various roles in research, manufacturing, operations, R&D, strategy, product management and business development. He has founded and led several startups, including Secondmind, an AI company, and VocalIQ, that was acquired by Apple in 2015. He is also an active advisor to promising deep tech startups and a member of the Founders Pledge, a community of entrepreneurs who commit to donate a portion of their personal proceeds to effective social causes. Vishal is a global citizen who has lived in 15 cities across 11 countries, from the Equator to the Arctic.

Vivek Chidambaram is the Superconducting Hardware Development Manager at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). He did his PhD at University of Cambridge on superconductor-semiconductor quantum devices, followed by postdoctoral research in the group of Dr Peter Leek at University of Oxford on scaling superconducting qubits. Now he is building a team of superconducting qubit researchers at the NQCC who will set up quantum computing hardware testbeds, understand and address scaling challenges through internal and collaborative research, and contribute to the NQCC’s wider goal of enabling quantum computing capability in the UK.

Dr. Jerry M. Chow is an IBM Fellow and the Director of Quantum Hardware Infrastructure at IBM, responsible for the vision and implementation of IBM’s quantum hardware systems roadmap encompassing technology, characterization, and system integration. His technical expertise is in the area of superconducting qubit quantum computing. Chow graduated magna cum laude with a BA in physics and MS in applied mathematics from Harvard University (2005) and subsequently a PhD in physics from Yale University (2010). He was awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his study at Yale, where he worked on implementing the first quantum processor with superconducting qubits in Prof. Rob Schoelkopf’s group. He joined IBM as a Research Staff Member in 2010. In 2012 he was recognized in the Forbes 30 under 30 Technology list. In 2016 he co-lead the IBM Quantum Experience project, placing a real quantum processor accessible to anyone on the Cloud. In 2021, he was named an APS Fellow in the Division of Quantum Information and was named to the 2022 class of IBM Fellows, the highest technical distinction at IBM.

Stig Elkjær Rasmussen works as a Quantum Engineer at Kvantify, specializing in the field of quantum systems modelling and quantum machine learning algorithms. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Aarhus University, where his academic journey has been marked by rigorous research under the supervision of Nikolaj Zinner. Stig’s Ph.D. work primarily focused on the theoretical aspects of emerging quantum technologies, such as superconducting circuits, multi-qubit gates, quantum machine learning, and quantum algorithms. Beyond his research contributions, Stig has extended his expertise into the practical applications of chemistry and finance on quantum computers, using both simulated and real devices.

Furthermore, Stig serves as an external lecturer at Aarhus University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, where he teaches the Advanced Particle Physics course to graduate students. He is also a co-author of Kvantify’s FAST-VQE publication, a novel algorithm for electronic structure calculations, that achieves chemical precision efficiently on NISQ devices.

Dr. Johan Felix is the Director of the Swedish Quantum Innovation Platform, QSIP. Johan Felix is also Director of Strategic Collaborations at Chalmers Industriteknik. Earlier in his career, he worked in research and development in the field of materials science. He has also been active for many years in the Swedish innovation system and e.g. managed a national strategic innovation programme in green technology in Sweden. Dr. Felix holds a PhD degree from Chalmers University of Technology.

Salla invests over a broad range of deep tech areas, primarily in the intersection of mathematics, engineering and technology. She has spent large parts of her career working in the boundary between academic research and industrial applications, both as Group Chief Data scientist at SEB AB and VP data and analytics at IKEA Retail (Ingka Digital). Salla has a PhD in mathematics from Stockholm university and was voted Nordic data science professional of the year in 2021.

Lawrence Gasman is the founder and President of Inside Quantum Technology. He has authored industry analysis reports on quantum key distribution, quantum computing, quantum networks, and quantum sensors and numerous studies on high-speed interfaces for high-performance computers. He also served on a panel at the Q2B conference in 2017; the first ever business-oriented quantum computing conference. Lawrence has been tracking commercialization of new technologies for 35 years and has written four books in this area. His consulting work has included both major multinationals and high-tech start-ups as clients and he has also carried out due diligence work for investment banks, venture capitalists and leading management consulting firms.

Marcello is one of the co-founders of Iloomina, a start-up focusing on prototyping photonic integrated circuits based on silicon nitride. He works on the design and fabrication of low-loss photonic integrated circuits with applications in telecommunications, sensing, and quantum technology.

Marcello obtained his B.Sc. in Physics from Trento University and his M.Sc. in Material Science from Padova University. He obtained his PhD in Microtechnology and Nanoscience from the Photonics Laboratory at Chalmers University where he focused on the design, fabrication, and testing of multilayer photonic integrated circuits for optical communication.

Matthew leads the Nanofabrication team at Nord Quantique, a Canadian based quantum computing company that focuses on quantum error correction. With over a decade of experience manufacturing cutting-edge nanoscale devices for applications in condensed matter physics, Matthew developed the manufacturing processes needed to make high-performance superconducting qubits, called transmons, with lifetime’s of 100 μs, at the time a Canadian record. Before joining Nord Quantique, Matthew was awarded his MPhys (2014) from Lancaster University, England and his PhD (2018) from The University of Manchester, England under the supervision of Dr. Roman Gorbachev and the Nobel prize winning physicist Prof. Andre Geim.

Adam leads IBM Quantum’s enterprise business across and EMEA and APAC, working with clients to demonstrate the potential for Quantum Computing to transform their businesses. He is an experienced technical architect, with a track record of working across multiple industries, including financial services and retail, helping drive innovation and transformation. Adam has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK.

Ulrich Hoff is a Quantum Engagement Specialist with the Danish quantum software and algorithms company Kvantify specialising in chemistry applications of quantum computing. He holds a PhD in experimental quantum physics from the Technical University of Denmark. Ulrich has more than 10 years of research experience from academia and has for several years served as Senior Adviser in quantum technology, acquiring a profound understanding of the quantum technology field in general and the interplay between research, industry, and government. Ulrich is a central contributor to the formation of a Danish quantum ecosystem and board member of the Danish Quantum Community.

Master in nanotechnology from Aalborg University and PhD in integrated nonlinear optics from DTU. Asger has been with NKT Photonics since 2016 in various commercial and technical roles and today heads the quantum activities, where laser based systems are being developed for the growing quantum computing, metrology and sensing markets. In addition, Asger is the chairman of the Danish Optical Society, who works for the interests of the Danish optics and photonics community.

In his role as Manager for Quantum Technologies at CSC, The Finnish IT Center for Science, Dr. Johansson oversees CSC’s participation in global initiatives related to quantum technologies, and in general explores and enables the uptake of quantum technologies in R&D communities. He considers quantum-accelerated high-performance computing to be a central part of future supercomputing ecosystems. He spent twenty years in academia, studying and teaching quantum mechanical effects in (bio)chemistry. Dr Johansson holds an associate professorship in physical chemistry at the University of Helsinki, is director of the Finnish Quantum-Computing Infrastructure, and co-founder of the Nordic-Estonian quantum computing infrastructure initiative NordIQuEst. He considers collaboration across the Nordics to be a highly synergistic endeavour, especially when it comes to quantum technologies.

Bharath is the CEO and Co-Founder of Atlantic Quantum, a startup developing scalable quantum computers. He received his PhD from MIT as a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow, where his work primarily focused on the development of new architectures for communicating between quantum processors as well as novel gates for the fast control of low-frequency qubits. Bharath received his B.S. in Physics from Rutgers University in 2016 and his M.S. and PhD in Electrical Engineering and computer science from MIT in 2018 and 2022, respectively.

Antti Kemppinen is senior scientist at the Quantum Computing Hardware Team of VTT, where he leads EU and national projects in particular related to the optical control of electrical quantum technologies, for example, Attojoule Cryogenic Communication acrycomm.eu. His other research interests include electrical refrigeration at cryogenic temperatures and single-photon detectors. Previously he worked for more than 15 years in MIKES, the national metrology institute of Finland, which is now a part of VTT. Due to this background, he has wide experience in the research of quantum metrology, including quantum current and voltage standards, and primary cryogenic thermometry.

Outi Keski-Äijö is currently the Head of Quantum Computing in Business Finland. The funding budget of the program is 15 M€ for 2023-2024. Currently, 30+ companies and five research organizations are participating in Quantum Computing program.

Outi Keski-Äijö has 30 years of experience in ICT, change leadership and innovation management. Previously, she was the Head of AI Business Program in Business Finland in 2018-2021. She has also been responsible for change programs in Nokia Corporation, Nokia Siemens Networks, Okmetic Ltd and Tekes (Finnish Innovation Agency).

Outi Keski-Äijö has deep understanding of challenges of start-ups and growth companies as she has coached 200+ Finnish SMEs in their innovations, growth and internationalization.

Outi Keski-Äijö has MSc degrees from Lappeenranta University of Technology (now LUT University) and the University of Nottingham.

Piia Konstari is the Director of Microfabrication Services at VTT with a passion in turning research into business. She looks for exceptional opportunities and creates strategic commercial partnerships in the field of microelectronics and quantum technologies. Piia has a background in sales and business development both from VTT as well as from the semiconductor industry. Piia holds a degree in MSc (Tech) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Helsinki.

Dr. Valtteri Lahtinen is the Chief Scientific Officer at Quanscient. In academia, he has held appointments in Tampere and at Aalto University. Over the years, he has been a visiting researcher at the University of Montreal, Boston University, and the University of Bologna. His research interests and output span from quantum computing to computational electromagnetics and applied mathematics. At Quanscient, he is building a simulation platform of tomorrow powered by cloud and quantum computing.

Laure Le Bars is Research Project Director at SAP. She coordinates a Quantum Computing initiative at SAP. She is member of the Governing Board and President of the European Quantum Industry Consortium, since February 2021 (QuIC). She works on several projects like Big Data Value Association (BDVA/DAIRO Board of Directors and Vice-President www.bdva.eu ), Smart Data Innovation Lab (deputy coordinator www.sdil.de), EIT Digital (SAP project coordinator; principal of staff, office of the CEO 2010-2013) or Academy Cube. She was also involved in the French-German cooperation on Digital Economy.

Before that, she was SAP Labs Canada Managing Director since its inception in 1997 until 2008. In parallel, she conducted an analysis for a lab in Central & East Europe in 2004, established the lab in Budapest and was the Managing Director of SAP Labs Hungary until 2007. She joined SAP as a development consultant in Canada and in the US in 1995 and was responsible for establishing the Montreal Labs. She won in 2007 the Stevie Award for Women in Business in category “Best executive–non-services-under 2500 employees”.

She was on the Industrial Advisory Board of SWEBOK (Software Engineering Body of Knowledge www.swebok.org), a joint initiative of IEEE Computer Society and UQAM to achieve international consensus on the body of knowledge in software engineering.

She holds degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique pour l’Industrie et l’Entreprise (France). Her thesis dealt with Operation Research for Artificial Intelligence at GERAD in Montréal, Canada.

Dr. Janne Lehtinen is chief science officer of SemiQon. Before co-founding SemiQon, he was a research team leader at VTT, leading a team called Quantum sensors, which had 17 researchers. He did his Ph.D. 2014 in University of Jyväskylä about quantum fluctuations in superconducting nanowires. He is expert in both semiconducting and superconducting quantum devices with more than 10 years of experience from advanced fabrication and cryogenic measurements. He has been in leading roles in several national, European and commercial research projects. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and has several patents and patent filings.

Netanel Lindner is a professor of theoretical physics at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and the CTO and co-founder of Qedma. He received his Ph.D. from the Technion and was a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech. In 2013 he joined the faculty of the Physics Department at the Technion. Netanel made pioneering contributions in a wide range of fields, including photonic and topological quantum computing and non-equilibrium topological quantum matter. He received several important awards including the Clore Fellowship, Rothschild Fellowship, the Krill prize by the Wolf foundation and the ERC starter grant. In 2020, Netanel co-founded Qedma, a startup company developing software solutions for the problem of errors in quantum computers.

Cathal J. Mahon is a technology expert with extensive experience as an investment manager for venture capital funds specializing in high-tech start-ups – including quantum – and, prior to this, from a variety of managerial and R&D positions in the telecommunications industry. Since 2016, he has been exclusively involved in the development of the commercial potential of quantum technologies, either as interim CEO at Qubiz: Quantum Innovation Center in Denmark, or as Senior Executive Advisor responsible for the commercialization of quantum technology-based intellectual property created at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. In his current role at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, he is responsible for the establishment of an Accelerator in Copenhagen for start-ups and spin-outs within the quantum technology space, and which will also be affiliated with the DIANA Center for Quantum Technologies in Denmark.

Cathal J. Mahon has a scientific background in both engineering and physics holding a M.Sc. in physics from Trinity College, Dublin, and a Ph.D. in electronic engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. He also holds a graduate diploma in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School – where he has been an external lecturer – and is the author of a textbook on the emergence of strategy in organizations.

Sabrina is a Professor of Quantum Information, Computing and Logic at the University of Helsinki. She is CEO and co-founder of Algorithmiq Ltd, a startup focusing on quantum algorithms for Life Sciences. She has been working on Quantum Technology for over 20 years, focusing on noise in quantum devices, complex quantum systems and quantum simulations. Sabrina has coordinated several international and interdisciplinary projects and is recognized as one of the leading experts in Quantum Technologies.

Dr. Ulrich Mans is Quantum Delta NL’s Strategic Partnerships Lead. In this role, he developed the international collaboration programmes with QDNL’s priority countries and the organisation’s approach towards economic security topics such as supply chains, knowledge security and export control. He is also involved in QDNL’s Centre for Quantum & Society and building its international standing. He has a background in international relations and high tech innovation. In the past he worked in various roles, including as Innovation Attaché in Washington the EU’s External Action Service, at Leiden University’s Centre for Innovation and for the Clingendael Institute. He holds a PhD in economic geography from the UvA and a MA in Conflict Management from Radboud University Nijmegen.

Professor, D. Sc. (Tech), Tommi Mikkonen, is a professor of software engineering at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He received his D. Sc. (Tech.) in software engineering 1999 on using formal methods in software engineering. He has been a pioneer in three technological breakthroughs in the field of software engineering, including mobile software, web engineering, and liquid, multi-device software. Recently, his interest in software engineering has shifted to quantum programming. In addition to his academic career, Mikkonen has worked on experimental software at Sun Microsystems Research, CA, USA (2006-08), as well as technically led experimental IoT device and software development projects at Mozilla, CA, USA (2016-17). He has been nominated the Open World Hero 2017, and a top 100 Finnish ICT influencer years 2017-2020. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Ashley has worked in the field of quantum computing for 20 years, specialising in quantum algorithms and quantum computational complexity, and has published over 50 papers on this topic. He holds a PhD in quantum computing from the University of Bristol and is Professor of Quantum Computation there. Ashley was awarded a Whitehead Prize in 2017 by the London Mathematical Society and was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2018. He has served on the Steering Committee of the international conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP), was a Founding Editor of the journal Quantum, and was a cofounder of the Quantum Computing Theory in Practice conference series. Ashley cofounded Phasecraft with Toby Cubitt and John Morton to develop breakthrough quantum algorithms to get the most out of near-term quantum computers.

Mikko Möttönen is a Professor of Quantum Technology and an Adademy Professor at Aalto University and VTT, renowned for his pioneering work in superconducting quantum‐electric circuits and ultrasensitive bolometers. With more than 160 scientific articles and over 10,000 citations—including four notable publications in Nature and Science. His research bridges both experimental innovation and deep theoretical insight. A recipient of five ERC grants, Mikko earned his doctorate in 2005 from the Helsinki University of Technology at the Department of Applied Physics. He currently acts as the Head of the Aalto BSc Programme in Science and Technology and of the Quantum Technology major, shaping the next generation of innovators. His groundbreaking work has not only advanced quantum physics but has also enabled the commercialization of quantum-computing devices, exemplified by the spinout of IQM Quantum Computers, a quantum unicorn, from his research group. As one of the four co-founders of both IQM Quantum Computers and QMill Oy, his entrepreneurial spirit is matched by a series of prestigious recognitions—including the Nokia Recognition Award, Väisälä Science Prize, Innovation Professor Award, and an Honorary Doctorate from Lappeenranta University of Technology—and a membership in the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters as well as the Finnish Academy of Technology.

Ulf works as program manager for transformative technologies within the Future areas at Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation.

Ulf has diverse work experience from 18 years at Vinnova from areas such as competence centers, cutting-edge ICT, innovation with young people from suburban environments, challenge-driven innovation, startups, mediators for large and small companies and strategic innovation programs.

Ulfs current innovation areas include quantum technologies, immersive technologies, synthetic biology and pseudomorph AI.

Previous to Vinnova Ulfs work experiences include different roles in sales, marketing, and innovation development in three startups, Wavium AB, Photonyx AB and Proximion AB.

Before this Ulf worked as product manager, developer and research engineer and Inventor at Ericsson AB and before this as a research project leader at Institute of Microelectronics (Electrum).

Ulf further holds a PhD in Physics at KTH Physics II, 1990 and a M Sc Degree in Electrical Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1986.

At the age of 55 years old Ulf started and completed his first (and only) Kalmar Ironman Full distance Race.

Alexandru Paler is an assistant professor leading the quantum algorithms and software research group at Aalto University. His research interests are QECC compilers, optimization methods and decoder implementations. He co-authored one of the first papers related to NISQ compilation for IBM computers (best paper award from IEEE TCAD) and co-developed methods on how to use surface codes on restricted architectures. His research  and development of decoders and compilers were instrumental in running some of the early demonstrations of quantum error correction and resource estimates of large scale computations. He co-founded the Quantum Resource Estimation Workshop (QRE) series, and is PI on DARPA, QuantERA and national projects.

James is CEO at Quantum Motion, where he is responsible for defining an IP, technical and commercial strategy for the business, developing silicon-based qubit architectures which are compatible with standard CMOS fabrication. James has over a decade of experience delivering products from early stage concepts through R&D programmes; developing, protecting and commercialising new semiconductor technologies, in particular during his time at Japanese electronics company Sharp. James has transferred technology to factories both in the UK and Japan and his work has spanned the TRLs, from developing the first lab-based demonstration of a hot carrier solar cell to consulting on production issues in an assembly line. A physicist by background, James has a first class MSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Quantum Physics from Imperial College London and is a fellow of the Electrical Research Association (ERA).

Kalle Palomäki is Executive Director at Modulight Corporation. He leads Modulight’s Quantum Technology Business Unit. The Business unit is responsible for manufacturing semiconductor diode lasers from epi wafer to packaged chips and systems to meet the needs to Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications. In addition to the diode lasers, the team is developing fiber lasers, solid state lasers, and VECSEL technologies for Quantum Computing.

Mr. Palomäki has over 25 years of experience from high tech companies working in international business, leadership and strategy execution. His career spans over several leading technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Adobe, and Synopsys. He has worked in various technology fields, ranging from semiconductor and laser technologies to software, and information security.

Mr. Palomäki earned a Master of Business Administration degree with Honors in General Management and Finance from the Helsinki School of Economics and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science with Distinction from Tampere University of Technology.

My product management expertise extends to combining research, technology, customer insights, and market understanding to create marketable products and services. Beginning with my tenure at Nokia Research Center, I have consistently led teams in developing cutting-edge software. Additionally, my experience at Nokia and EXFO Inc. involved leading global product lines, where I successfully transformed research and development efforts into tangible products and services.

Furthermore, my background in business development, sales and customer management has provided me with a well-rounded perspective on customer needs and how to effectively integrate research and development to meet those requirements. Working with stakeholders, including customers, peer units, partners, funding organizations, investors and subcontractors, has been a significant part of my career, contributing to my ability to navigate diverse professional relationships.

One of my interests lies in developing and implementing transformative strategies. In my previous roles, I have consistently initiated innovation within teams to establish a clear long-term direction, fostering a positive and inspiring vision. My approach has proven to be effective, and to create substantial impact.

Jussi-Pekka Penttinen is the Co-Founder, CEO and CTO of Vexlum Oy, a deep-tech laser company located in Tampere Finland. Vexlum was founded in 2017, and before that Jussi-Pekka was part of the research team developing Vexlum’s core VECSEL technology in the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at Tampere University. Jussi-Pekka has a Master of Science (Technology) degree in photonics, electronics, and industrial management, 14 years of work experience with semiconductor lasers, and 12 years of engagement with customers and collaborators in the Quantum Technology segment. In 2023, Jussi-Pekka was selected in The Photonics 100 list, among the photonics industry’s most innovative people. Jussi-Pekka was also selected as 2023 Entrepreneur of the Year in Tampere.

Marco Polini is a Full Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Pisa and Co-founder at Planckian, a startup developing scalable and efficient architectures for solid-state quantum technologies.

Marco graduated in Physics in 1999 from the University of Pisa (Italy) and received his Ph.D. in Physics in 2003 from the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). After his PhD, he worked at the University of Texas at Austin (USA), the Italian National Research Council (CNR), the Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy), the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Manchester (UK), and ICFO – the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (Spain).

Over the course of the years Marco has co-authored more than 220 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, collecting more than 29.000 citations for a Hirsch index of 73 (Google Scholar).

Mika is a co-founder and leads the research activities in SemiQon. Mika ensures that SemiQon’s technology reflects the state-of-the-art silicon-based quantum processors through collaborative research with top research groups in the world. He is also in charge of defining SemiQon’s research and development roadmap.

Research Professor at VTT, Mika is an R&D leader and a key player in defining Europe’s quantum strategy. He has 20 years of experience in microsystems and nanotechnology from manufacturing techniques and device physics to applications. Extensive experience in preparing, executing, and leading major collaborative national and international R&D projects involving industrial and academic partners. His track record includes commercial partnership engagement as well as broad dissemination activities and IP generation.

Pekka Pursula is Vice President of Microelectronics and quantum technology at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He focuses on leading the quantum activities  at VTT, with active influencing in the national and European levels, such as the European ECS SRIA on Electronic Components and Systems and Quantum Flagship SRIA. Dr. Pursula oversees the Finnish quantum computer development program at VTT. He was one of the writers of the national the Finnish national strategy in quantum technologies and he is the chair of the steering committee of the Finnish quantum institute, InstituteQ.

Alexander Regnat, Managing Director at kiutra, holds a PhD in physics from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, for his low-temperature research on novel intermetallic compounds. With a strong background in cryogenics, he co-founded kiutra in 2018 to support the advent and industrial adoption of quantum technologies by means of sustainable magnetic cooling.

Dr. Jonathan Reiner is a physicist with a decade of experience in condensed matter and quantum physics, specializing in spin qubits. His technical expertise spans low temperature and RF measurements, quantum control systems, semiconductor device fabrication, superconductivity, and scanning probe microscopy.

He currently serves as the Director of Product Solutions at Quantum Machines, where he leads strategic product initiatives at the intersection of cutting edge quantum research and scalable system engineering. In this role, Jonathan works closely with global partners, researchers, and industry leaders to shape product strategy, guide complex technical programs, and advance the capabilities of quantum control and orchestration technologies. His work bridges deep scientific insight with practical system level innovation, contributing to the acceleration of modern quantum technology.

Zaid Saeed is one of the co-founders and CEO of SCALINQ, a global leader in cryogenic hardware for quantum computers. He is also an active lobbyist of quantum computing in the nordics, and is highly engaged in the development of the Swedish ecosystem. He is also engaged in pushing standardization in the globala community and advocating for open collaborations. Zaid encompasses a background in research-based venture creation and holds double degrees in engineering and a degree in business development.

Jussi is an avid supporter of the Nordic deep tech ecosystem and has worked for the industry for more than a decade. He focuses on early stage opportunities in the domains of industrial technologies, quantum computing and consumer health. Prior to joining Voima Ventures in the beginning of 2020 he worked for Tesi where he led investments e.g. in Oura Health and ICEYE at their early rounds.

After gaining his MSc Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology in 2006, and his PhD in Engineering Physics from Aalto University in 2012, Anssi joined Bluefors as a Cryoengineer and Scientist. His experience in a wide range of scientific and technical operations roles has led to his current position as Chief Technical Operations Officer, where he is responsible for Bluefors’ Services, including customer care and aftersales. He also sits on the patent council and is involved in steering our product and product quality-related projects as principal scientist.

Giovanna is a Senior Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, where she leads the experimental team working on the realisation of large-scale superconducting quantum processors. Giovanna is also a co-founder of ScalinQ, a company focussing on commercialisation of cryogenic hardware for quantum computing. Giovanna attained her PhD at Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) on superconducting devices. After a postdoc at RHUL, she worked at University of Oxford as a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Dr Peter Leek, focussing on scaling up of superconducting qubits. In 2018, Giovanna joined the Quantum Computing group at Chalmers as a permanent researcher within the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT). She is now leading the research group toward the realisation of a 100-qubit quantum processor and since June 2025 she serves as Co-Director of WACQT.

David Shaw has worked extensively across a wide range of sectors including Technology, Healthcare, Energy and Financial Services. He has held a number of senior executive roles in public and private companies. David studied Physics at Oxford, and has a PhD in Physics from UCL. He is a member of the Institute of Physics. David founded Fact Based Insight to provide insight and advisory services across the quantum technology sector. Now combined with the Quantum Computing Report and Interference Advisors, that journey continues as Global Quantum Intelligence.

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Rob is co-founder and C.T.O. of QphoX. Along with the team at QphoX, he is developing the hardware required to scale quantum computers, through optical-frequency qubit control and readout and optical quantum interconnects. He received his PhD in quantum optics from the University of Cambridge during which he demonstrated record-high rate entanglement distribution between remote qubits. Following this he was a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the TU Delft, where he worked on the foundational microwave-to-optical transduction experiments that led to the incorporation of QphoX in 2021.

Jan W. Thomsen is professor in Quantum Physics and Quantum Metrology at the Niels Bohr Institute. From 2017-2023 Head of Department at the Niels Bohr Institute. Now Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Novo Nordisk Quantum Computing Program (NQCP) and national Quantum Coordinator for university of Copenhagen (KU). Jan has more than 25 years of experience with atomic, molecular, and optical physics, quantum metrology, quantum optics, and nonlinear optics. Trained in mathematics and physics at University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1991 while in parallel obtaining a French degree in physics – D.E.A. de Physico-Chemie Moléculaire at the Université de Paris-Sud. He has obtained a PhD degree from Université de Paris-Sud followed by a post doctorate studies in Utrecht, Pisa and Copenhagen.

Ton van ‘t Noordende is the General Partner of QDNL Participations (QDNLP), a $75 million specialized investment fund dedicated to investing in early-stage quantum technology companies worldwide. Its team brings a unique blend of top-tier scientific and technical expertise, with PhDs in Physics from institutions such as Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and UC Berkeley. The fund team includes quantum pioneer Chad Rigetti, founder of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI). With a strong focus on quantum technology, QDNLP has extensive experience and a proven track record in investing in breakthrough technologies. Established in 2022, the investment team operates across the Netherlands, the UK, and the US.

Dr. Juha Vartiainen is the Global Affairs Officer and Co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers. Earlier in his career, he worked in research and development in the field of medical equipment and space engineering. He has also been coordinating Finland’s contributions to the international standardisation of the ICT domain in ISO/IEC. Dr. Vartiainen holds a Doctor of Science degree from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Peter is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and BoD member with a demonstrated track record in High Tech businesses – from large multinationals to start-ups within optics, electronics, software and data communications – with 15 years of Management Consulting experience.

Since 2016 Peter has had a focus on Quantum Technologies as a business developer at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. Has recently participated in establishing the Danish Quantum Community, a community organising Danish quantum stakeholders from researchers to business people and trade organisations.