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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Michael Rosenblatt is the Director of the National Quantum Strategy (NQS) Secretariat, housed in Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).  His group is responsible for policy development and co-ordination of the implementation of the NQS, both domestically and internationally.  In 2025, Michael received a King Charles III Coronation Medal recognizing his efforts in advancing Canada’s leadership in breakthrough technologies.

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With a background in theoretical physics and physics engineering, Dr.Ir. Georges Bonheure has been coordinating several European and International R&D programmes and projects before joining the European Commission, where he’s currently working for the European Defence Fund.

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Fernando Alves is the Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Quantum Australia, the national centre for quantum industry growth. He focuses on accelerating quantum innovation by connecting research with real-world applications, unlocking funding, fostering global collaboration, and expanding the ecosystem through shared infrastructure and strategic partnerships. Fernando supports decision-makers in designing roadmaps that leverage quantum technologies—including sensing, communication, and computing—to develop industry use cases and prepare for the quantum advantage era. He brings over a decade of international experience in driving commercial growth and strategic collaboration across industry, government, and academia. He has supported more than 300 organisations—from startups to Fortune 500s—across deep tech, energy, defence, and advanced manufacturing, securing major investments along the way.

Gillian Makamara is a Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where she leads strategic coordination of ITU’s work on quantum technologies. She serves as the ITU focal point for the International Year of Quantum 2025, drives the Quantum for Good initiative, and provides high-level support to the Joint Coordination Activity on Quantum Key Distribution Networks (JCA-QKDN). Gillian oversees the development and curation of ITU’s global repository of quantum information technology standards and delivers expert briefings on ITU-T’s quantum agenda. She also played a role in the completion of the Focus Group on Quantum Information Technology for Networks (FG-QIT4N) and provides technical and organizational support to ITU-T Study Groups 12 (QoS, QoE and performance) and 17 (Security).

Dr. Gustav Kalbe holds a PhD in Physics.

In 1998 he joined the Directorate General Information Society & Media of the European Commission. Over the years he had several assignments in quantum technologies, photonics, and cybersecurity.

In 2014 Gustav Kalbe became HoU for Administration & Finance in the European Commission, in DG Connect. In 2016 he was appointed HoU of the newly created High Performance Computing and Quantum Technology unit in DG Connect. 

In 2018 he became responsible for the establishment and operation of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking. He occupied the post of Interim Executive Director of the JU until its autonomy by the end of 2020. 

In January 2021, he was appointed Deputy to the Director of DG Connect C “Digital Excellence and Science Infrastructure”.

Since May 2022 Gustav is the Acting Director of DG Connect C “Emerging and Enabling Technologies”.

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.

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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.

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Jon Wingborg have more than 15 years’ experience of identifying innovations and transferring research results to commercialization. Today Jon is responsible for building international connections for QSIP (Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform) as well as the Swedish graphene ecosystem at SIO grafen. Previous experience includes a CTO-role for a material startup. Jon has a master in materials science from Chalmers University of Technology.

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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.

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.

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Dr. Matthias Degroote investigates the application of quantum computers in drug design at Boehringer Ingelheim. He is a quantum chemist with a PhD in physics from Ghent University and more than 10 years of research experience at Rice University, Harvard University and University of Toronto. Since 2018 he is interested in quantum computers and their potential for chemistry. Matthias is also an Associate Editor at the Royal Society for Chemistry journal “Digital Discovery”.

In his role at VTT, the Technical Research Center of Finland, Mr. Palomaki oversees VTT’s activities in quantum computing applications and related ecosystems enabling the uptake of quantum computing. Mr. Palomaki has an extensive background in product and technology management combining research, technology, customer insights, and market understanding to create marketable products and services.

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Max spent his professional career of 8 years at SAP in various product management roles in the areas of ERP, Sourcing & Procurement, Process Automation, and Quantum Technologies and has strong expertise in the implementation of innovative technologies within enterprise applications. The last 2 years he is focusing on SAP’s quantum computing initiatives as part of SAP’s Quantum eXploration team.

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Michele Mosca is the CEO and co-founder of evolutionQ, a start-up that provides scalable defense-in-depth with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD) software solutions for cryptographic resilience and quantum-safe security.
Michele is a renowned expert in cryptography and among the world’s leading experts at the intersection of quantum computing and cybersecurity. He has been instrumental in working with the business community to share the importance of cryptography as a critical cybersecurity control protecting both data and communications.

Prior to evolutionQ, Michele was a founder of the world-leading Institute for Quantum Computing, a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo, and a founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His work on quantum computing has been published widely in top journals and textbooks.

Michele worked on cryptography during his BMath (Waterloo) and MSc (Oxford) and obtained his Doctorate (Oxford) in Quantum Computer Algorithms. He was appointed as a Knight in the Order of Merit by the Government of Italy in 2018. The Knighthood recognizes Michele’s contributions in quantum information science and digital security, as well as teaching and outreach.

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Nicole is a manager in the Quantum Solutions team at PsiQuantum, where she focuses on identifying viable fault-tolerant quantum computing use cases, particularly within the defense and aerospace sectors. In her previous role at Riverlane, she led a team dedicated to evaluating fault-tolerant quantum algorithms, their applications and feasibility, with a special focus on the pharmaceutical industry. With over 10 years in academia, Nicole has extensive experience in quantum and computational chemistry, having researched topics ranging from electronic properties of small molecules to catalysis mechanisms, membrane proteins, and drug design.

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 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.

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Since 2018 Roger McKinlay has been leading the Quantum Technologies Challenge in Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. projects and has committed over £200m to industry-led projects over the past six years. Roger is a Chartered Engineer and a past president of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He joined UKRI following a career in the defence and aerospace industries.

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 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.

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.

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