Q-EXPO 2025

Plenary Day

Day 2 - Plenary Day

Plenary Conference Day

The Plenary Conference Day brings together the top voices in quantum to explore the latest advancements, industry trends, and real-world applications. With a focus on connecting quantum end users, businesses, and policymakers, this day offers insightful keynotes, expert panels, and interactive discussions designed to bridge the gap between quantum technology and its practical impact.

Aligned with the UNESCO International Year of Quantum, the program highlights emerging solutions, investment opportunities, and policy perspectives, ensuring attendees stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field.

Where?

Het Sieraad, Amsterdam

When?

May 15, 09:00 am - 18:00 pm

Registration open!

Day 2 – Plenary Day
Meet Our Speakers

On the second day of Q-Expo, top industry experts and thought leaders will take the stage to discuss real-world quantum applications, share insights on the evolving quantum economy, and explore the future impact of quantum technologies.

Alain Aspect

Nobel Laureate

Alain Aspect

Nobel Laureate

Coming soon.

Bruno G. Taketani

Senior Manager Quantum Products - ParTec | Advisor to EuroHPC JU.

Bruno G. Taketani

Senior Manager Quantum Products - ParTec | Advisor to EuroHPC JU.

Bruno G. Taketani is the Senior Manager of Quantum Products at ParTec. He has over 15 years of experience in the field working on a wide range of topics, including HPC-QC integration, quantum algorithms and applications, and their implementation on several different physical platforms. Bruno is also dedicated to building the future of the quantum computing industry working with the European Quantum Industry Consortium and as an advisor to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.

Cecile Perrault

Head of Innovation and Partnership, Alice & Bob

Cecile Perrault

Head of Innovation and Partnership, Alice & Bob

Coming soon.

Clemens Utschig-Utschig

CTO Boehringer Ingelheim

Clemens Utschig-Utschig

CTO Boehringer Ingelheim

Coming soon.

Constantijn van Oranje

Special Envoy, Techleap

Constantijn van Oranje

Special Envoy, Techleap

Constantijn van Oranje leads Techleap, the initiative to turn The Netherlands into a European powerhouse for tech companies. He and his team run programs and connect a community of the most promising and ambitious startup & scaleup founders in The Netherlands. Techleap also works with stakeholders like the government to improve the conditions for tech entrepreneurs to scale their companies.

He is member of the National Growth Fund Investment Committee, Board member of the NATO Innovation Fund, Fellow at Deloitte Centre for the Edge and Senior Advisor Digital Technology & Macro Strategy at Macro Advisory Partners in London and New York. Additionally, he is ambassador of the European Innovation Council.

Constantijn co-founded StartupFest Europe, which is still the biggest start-up event ever organised in The Netherlands. Previously, he was Chief of Staff to VP Neelie Kroes at the European Commission in charge of the Digital Agenda and led the Brussels office of the RAND Corporation following jobs at Booz Allen & Hamilton, IFC and the Cabinet of EC Commissioner Hans van den Broek.

Aside from innovation and technology, Constantijn van Oranje is passionate about art, music, photography, and nature.

CoreyMc Clelland

Senior Director Quantum Networking, IonQ

CoreyMc Clelland

Senior Director Quantum Networking, IonQ

Coming soon.

David Shaw

Chief Analyst, Global Quantum Intelligence (GCI), Moderator

David Shaw

Chief Analyst, Global Quantum Intelligence (GCI), Moderator

Coming soon.

Fanny Bouton

Quantum Lead & Product Manager, OVH Cloud

Fanny Bouton

Quantum Lead & Product Manager, OVH Cloud

Coming soon.

Ingrid Romijn

CEO Q*Bird

Ingrid Romijn

CEO Q*Bird

Ingrid is CEO and co-founder of Q*Bird – a quantum network company.

Ingrid Romijn holds a PhD in physics and is passionate about using technology to solve real societal challenges. She has previously worked at the TU Delft and QuTech as program manager and division coordinator of the quantum internet division. Before that, Ingrid worked at TNO as researcher, project lead and program manager on solar (PV) technology.

In 2019, Ingrid was part of the team to create and write the Dutch National Agenda for Quantum Technology. From 2020 – 2022 she worked for the Quantum Delta Foundation as program manager to help shape the National Quantum Network (CAT-2) program.

As a member of the Steering Board for Women in Quantum Development (WIQD) Ingrid strives to create an inclusive and diverse ecosystem for quantum technology in the Netherlands.

**Q*Bird**

Q*Bird’s mission is to provide quantum networking equipment for the current and future European quantum internet. Today, Q*Bird provides ultra-secure communications and protection for digital infrastructure, based on the laws of physics. Tomorrow, Q*Bird will enable general purpose quantum connectivity.

Jesse Robbers

Managing Director imec

Jesse Robbers

Managing Director imec

Coming soon.

Jon Wingborg

Outreach Manager, Chalmers Industriteknik / Qsip

Jon Wingborg

Outreach Manager, Chalmers Industriteknik / Qsip

Coming soon.

Dr. Kris Kaczmarek

Investment Director at QDNL Participations

Dr. Kris Kaczmarek

Investment Director at QDNL Participations

Kris Kaczmarek is a distinguished inventor, entrepreneur and investor. In his role as Investment Director at QDNL Participations, he invests globally in early stage quantum startups. Prior to joining QDNL-P, Kris led quantum investment activities at the VC fund and family office of the former Chairman of CQC (now Quantinuum).

Kris has a PhD from the University of Oxford, where he invented the quantum memory technology behind the quantum AI company ORCA Computing. At ORCA, he’s built and led teams in R&D, engineering, bizdev, product and AI. In 2021 he was featured in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for his work in quantum technologies.

Laban Gabbidon

Senior Associate, The Quantum Insider

Laban Gabbidon

Senior Associate, The Quantum Insider

Coming soon.

Laure le Bars

President of QuIC, Research Project Director at SAP

Laure le Bars

President of QuIC, Research Project Director at SAP

Coming soon.

Louise Lund Hennenberg

Lead Member of Danish Chair of NATO TQC

Louise Lund Hennenberg

Lead Member of Danish Chair of NATO TQC

Louise is a Senior Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and team leader of the International Quantum Hub within the department for Techplomacy. The hub was established as part of Denmark’s national strategy on quantum and focuses on the country’s strategic international quantum partnerships. Louise and her team work to strengthen Denmark’s bilateral, regional and multilateral engagement on quantum.

Before commencing this role, Louise was posted at the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the European Union where she served as a Danish delegate to EU Council working groups which covered cyber-diplomacy, hybrid threats and new technologies.

She joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark as a diplomat in 2017 and holds both a Master’s degree and a Bachelor's degree in political science from Aarhus University.

Dr Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

Partner – Amadeus Capital Partners

Dr Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

Partner – Amadeus Capital Partners

Manjari joined Amadeus in 2021 as a Partner in the Early-Stage Fund. Her investment focus is on AI, Robotics and Quantum Technologies. She is the Amadeus representative on several boards including Ravelin, NuQuantum, Seldon, and Tenzo.

Manjari started her career in academia as a researcher and college lecturer at Oxford University, later moving to technology transfer at the University where she was responsible for commercialising intellectual property. Manjari then worked at IP Group plc, managing technology investments from deal origination to exit. She was responsible for the trade sale of TheySayLtd (emotional AI acquired by Aptean), secondary share sale exit in ConcirrusLtd (AI in InsureTech), and sourcing and working with the founding team to build Quantum Motion Ltd (Quantum Computing in Silicon). Manjari created and led IP Group’s Quantum Technologies investment strategy, setting up an initial £12m accelerator fund in partnership with Innovate UK.

Manjari is on the Strategic Advisory Board that advises the UK Government’s National Quantum Technologies Programme. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub Committee, a mentor for Creative Destruction Labs and a Kauffman Fellow of Class 28.

Manjari holds a PhD from the University of Oxford in Machine Learning and Autonomous Vehicles, which she did on a Rhodes Scholarship. As part of her PhD, she completed an Internship at Google (now Alphabet) and has a BE in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Madras. She is fluent in English, Tamil, Hindi and beginner’s Japanese.

Margaux Miller

Day Host

Margaux Miller

Day Host

Margaux Miller is a connection and networking expert, viral TEDx speaker, and recognized LinkedIn Top Voice in emceeing and community organizing. She specializes in fostering meaningful online connections and cultivating a sense of belonging among distributed teams and communities.

An accomplished host and speaker, Margaux has been invited to stages around the world, bringing energy and clarity to complex topics, helping audiences to engage with innovation, technology, and human connection in an AI-driven world. Her 2024 TEDx Talk “6 Ways To Make Better Online Connections” was Editor’s Pick and received the rare honor of being featured on TED.com seeing over 250,000 views.

Marieke Hood

Executive Director – Impact Translater at GESDA

Marieke Hood

Executive Director – Impact Translater at GESDA

Coming soon.

Martina Ottavi

Italian EuroQCI and Space, Thales Alenia Space

Martina Ottavi

Italian EuroQCI and Space, Thales Alenia Space

Coming soon.

Mira Wolf-Bauwens

Responsible Quantum Computing Lead (IBM), Moderator

Mira Wolf-Bauwens

Responsible Quantum Computing Lead (IBM), Moderator

Coming soon.

Niels van den Berg

Digital Business Development Director, CISCO

Niels van den Berg

Digital Business Development Director, CISCO

Coming soon.

Olivier Ezratty

Author, QEI cofounder EPITA, Quantum Energy Initiative

Olivier Ezratty

Author, QEI cofounder EPITA, Quantum Energy Initiative

Olivier Ezratty is a freelance quantum engineer, author, trainer, teacher and researcher, mostly known for “Understanding Quantum Technologies”, his comprehensive open-source book on quantum technologies (September 2024, 7th edition, 1,554 pages). He is a teacher and lecturer on quantum and classical technologies at EPITA, CentraleSupelec, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, and other Universities. He works for a diverse set of government institutions and industry organizations, as a referent expert for Bpifrance, Agence Nationale de Recherche (France) and the European Commission. He is also one of the cofounders of the Quantum Energy Initiative.

Pavel Kalinin

Operations and Platform lead Infinity, Moderator

Pavel Kalinin

Operations and Platform lead Infinity, Moderator

Pavel Kalinin leads entrepreneurship topics at Quantum Delta NL, where he has developed and scaled the Infinity program. Infinity is supporting the growth of Dutch and global quantum startups by providing startup support and by creating an international network of quantum experts, investors, and corporate partners. With our extensive data platform, we also deliver intelligence and reports on industry-specific applications of quantum technologies.

Philippe Bouyer

Chair of QDNL, Renowned Quantum Physicist

Philippe Bouyer

Chair of QDNL, Renowned Quantum Physicist

Coming soon.

Polyzois Kokkonis

Future Programmes Officer, ESA

Polyzois Kokkonis

Future Programmes Officer, ESA

Coming soon.

Sir Peter Knight

Chair of the UK National Quantum Technology Programme Strategic Advisory Board and Co-chair of the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Steering Committee.

Sir Peter Knight

Chair of the UK National Quantum Technology Programme Strategic Advisory Board and Co-chair of the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Steering Committee.

Knight is Chair of the UK National Quantum Technology Programme Strategy Advisory Board, involved in the creation of the UK Quantum programme since its inception, including the UK Quantum Strategy and the commitment of £2.5bn over the next decade to the field. He was knighted in 2005 for his work in optical physics. Knight was the 2004 President of the Optical Society of America and 2011-2013 President of the Institute of Physics. He was until 2010 chair of the UK Defence Scientific Advisory Council and remains a UK Government science advisor. His research centres on quantum technology.

Sameer Chauhan

Director, UNICC

Sameer Chauhan

Director, UNICC

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Mr. Sameer Chauhan as the Director of the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) on 1 December 2019. As the head of the organization, he has the responsibility to lead all aspects of UNICC’s strategy and operations, to facilitate the provision of services to more than 100 Clients and Partner Organizations, to establish the UNICC strategy, to develop a biennial business plan and budget and to implement the approved plan. He is accountable to the UNICC Management Committee (MC) that governs the organization and represents the entire United Nations system.

Mr. Chauhan effectively led a strategic transformation of UNICC with the advice and backing of his board. This has allowed UNICC to become the preferred strategic digital partner for the whole UN system. The organization has successfully built capabilities in areas such as cybersecurity, data, AI, crypto and automation, as well as in key business areas like treasury, finance and HR. He started his career at UNICC in August 2015 in New York as Chief of Clients and Projects.

Mr. Chauhan has over twenty years of prior experience in the public and private sectors and an educational background in Computer Engineering and Computer Science. Before UNICC, Mr. Chauhan was the Head of Knowledge Management and Digital Marketing IT for Deutsche Bank (DB) Asset and Wealth Management. He played several roles at DB over eight years, including as the COO for an IT division of approximately 800 staff and as the product manager responsible for a multi-billion-dollar trading platform. He also spent several years as a consultant for Deloitte, working across various industries including financial services, public sector, telecom, manufacturing and software.

Sami Moughrabie

Founder & General Partner ATMOS Ventures

Sami Moughrabie

Founder & General Partner ATMOS Ventures

Sami Moughrabie brings over 18 years of experience in technology investments across Venture Capital and Family Offices. Recognized as one of the Top 100 University of Chicago Alumni in Tech, he specializes in the commercialization of innovative technologies with a particular focus on core science, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Technologies, and Defense.

He began his career in New York at Goldman Sachs, working in equity derivatives, and later joined Bank of America, where he played a key role in building out their structured products and prime brokerage divisions, leading transactions exceeding $10 billion. He then founded ATMOS Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to the commercialization of scientific R&D through global partnerships with universities, governments, and multinational corporations. The firm was honored as the “European Venture Capital Fund of the Year” in 2019 by M&A Magazine.

Sami is currently an advisor to the UK Government’s National Quantum Strategy and serves on the Advisory Boards of Imperial College’s Climate-Tech Pre-Accelerator and Cambridge Future

Tech’s venture builder. Additionally, he advises numerous companies, Family Offices, and governments on next-generation technologies. He also serves as a key advisor to the UK Ministry of Defense and sits on the management board of NATO's DIANA echnology accelerator, where he helps provide companies with the resources,

networks, and guidance needed to develop deep technologies addressing critical defense and security challenges.

Sami graduated with honors in Economics from the University of Chicago, where he also serves as President of the Alumni Board.

Dr. Seung-Wook Baek

Director of Division of Quantum Technology, National Research Foundation South Korea

Dr. Seung-Wook Baek

Director of Division of Quantum Technology, National Research Foundation South Korea

Coming soon.

Stephanie Wehner

Director European Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA)

Stephanie Wehner

Director European Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA)

Coming soon.

Svetoslava Georgieva

EIC Fund Board Chair

Svetoslava Georgieva

EIC Fund Board Chair

Coming soon.

Tanya Suarez

CEO BluSpecs, Moderator

Tanya Suarez

CEO BluSpecs, Moderator

Coming soon.

Thierry Botter

Executive Director QuIC, Moderator

Thierry Botter

Executive Director QuIC, Moderator

Dr. Thierry Botter is a successful industry executive, and an expert in the area of quantum technologies. He is the Executive Director of the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), a pan-European industry association with nearly 200 members and affiliates dedicated to supporting and strengthening quantum companies on the global stage. He is also a long-standing contributor on quantum technologies at the World Economic Forum and serves as an advisor on various councils. Dr. Botter previously held several leadership positions at Airbus, including deputy-Head of Airbus’ cross-divisional Central Research and Technology organisation. He also served as a member of the first strategic advisory board for the European Commission’s Quantum Flagship. Dr. Botter holds a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.