Thomas Darden
Tom Darden graduated from Yale with a Juris Doctor degree and from UNC with Bachelors and Masters degrees. He worked at Bain & Co in Boston, then created Cherokee, which he operates today. He was a cofounder of Swiss Quantum Technology, a quantum computer software and operating company; and of IH, a fusion company. He […]
Paolo Abrami
Paolo Abrami is a Senior Innovation Specialist at Copan Group. With a background in physics, he is responsible for identifying and developing advanced diagnostic technologies, with a focus on integrating scientific research, regulatory requirements and sustainability. He oversees the adoption of emerging high-tech solutions, assessing their potential for application within the healthcare sector.
Enrico Rinaldi
Dr. Enrico Rinaldi is a Senior Manager in the Quantum Algorithms and AI Team at Quantinuum.He holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Particle Physics from the University of Edinburgh, and during his Career he Held Various research positions at different National Laboratories in the US and Japan, where he studied Lattice Gauge Theory using large scale […]
Lorenzo Martinelli
Lorenzo Martinelli spearheads D-Wave’s commercial expansion, overseeing sales, marketing, professional services, and customer success. A seasoned cloud enterprise software entrepreneur, he specializes in innovative go-to-market strategies for optimization applications in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, government, and healthcare. With a record of guiding startups from inception to IPO, Lorenzo excels in delivering market-leading, high-ROI solutions that […]
Lucia Ruggiero
Lawyer specialising in technology law, Data protection and AI Consultant for Avvera Ltd.
Giorgio Parisi
Giorgio Parisi (Rome, 1948) is an Italian theoretical physicist and winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, internationally recognised for his work on complex systems, statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. Professor Emeritus at La Sapienza University of Rome and former president of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, he has dedicated his career to […]
Thomas McFadyen
Thomas McFadyen is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, private equity partner, and senior operations specialist with twenty-five years of experience directing strategic initiatives. His focus has been on leading specialized multidisciplinary teams, managing budget execution, and overseeing international relations and procurement with global defense industrial partners. Currently, he focuses on corporate growth in the tech […]
Cinzia Bisi
I’m currently Full Professor at the Ferrara University.I obtained my Ph.D.at Florence University.Then I was Post-Doc in Paris.My first permanent position as a researcher was at the Calabria University, before moving to Ferrara University. I’m the Director of the CIAFM which organizes each year, together with “Scuola Matematica Interuniversitaria”, high level international summer courses in […]
Alessandro Bruno
Dr Alessandro Bruno is the founder and CTO of QuantWare, a market leader in superconducting QPUs and TWPA. With over 10 years’ experience at the DiCarlo lab at QuTech, he has contributed to the production of hundreds of QPUs. His scientific contributions include: ultra-high-Q superconducting resonators, the first transmon nanowires, pioneering surface code experiments, and […]
Emanuela Colombo
Emanuela Colombo has achieved both a PhD in Energy Engineering and a Nuclear Engineering MSc at Politecnico di Milano where she is currently Full Professor at the Department of Energy. Since 2025, She served as Rector’s Delegate to Cooperation and Development now appointed as Rector’s Delegate to Science Diplomacy and Cooperation and Development. Since 2012 […]
Luciano Martini
Luciano Martini is Department Director at RSE in Milano, Italy. He has more than 30 years’ experience on research and innovation on renewable energies grid integration, applied superconductivity, and smart grids. He is Chair of the IEA International Smart Grid Action Network, Director of the Green Powered Future Mission of Mission Innovation, and Coordinator of […]
Francesco Tozzi
Francesco Tozzi is a technical officer at CERT-AgID, where he helps to safeguard the digital security of the public administration. A graduate in Physics who specialises in cybersecurity, he has developed expertise in the analysis of cyber threats and the evolution of risk scenarios. He follows with particular interest the development of quantum computing and […]