the pledge
To ensure attendees have valuable & impactful learnings, we commit to:
• Include at least one real world ‘APPLIED’ QUANTUM OR AI example to illustrate points
• Share at least one example of a success/failure
• Give at least one actionable next step you can implement next week
• (Where applicable) create a summary of my session with concrete points to refer to
the voices
Howard Gray
Producer & Founding Member
APOLLO 440
Bhushan Bonde
Visiting Professor of Computational Biology
UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK
Marianna Molodova
Head of AI Research
BLUE FIRE AI
Darren Holyoake
Head of Delivery
NESO
James Appathurai
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Cyber, Digital Transformation and Hybrid
NATO
Mareike Schmidt
Deputy Director – Quantum
INNOVATE UK
Sarah Ghosh
Finance Executive
UK CIVIL SERVICE
Roger McKinlay
Chair
UK QUANTUM
Matti Hemmings
4x World Records + BMX Flatlan 6 x
GB CHAMPION
Sunando Das
Global Head of Predictive Analytics
UNILEVER
Claire Harrison
Executive Government Innovation Specialist
UK CIVIL SERVICE
DALE VINCE OBE
Founder
ECOTRICITY + SKYDIAMOND
Sophia Guertler
Head of Operations
GIRLS IN QUANTUM
Rich Hall
Assistant Vice President of Technical Sales
DIGICERT
Ameneh Ghazal Saatchi
CEO
GLOBAL POLICY NETWORK
Jordan Bassett
Journalist & Freelance Contributor
NME, WALLPAPER* & SPIN
Tom Scott
Deputy Head of Technology & Quantum
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION, SCIENCE & TRADE
André M. König
CEO
GLOBAL QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE
Anna Hedegaard
CEO
QUANTUM SECURITY DEFENSE & QUANTUM PRIME
Klaus Mitchell
Health Campaigner & Founder
PLANT BASED NEWS
Dr Samantha Francis
Programme Director for AI
UKRI EPSRC
Andrew Lord
Senior Manager, Optical & Quantum Networks Research
BT GROUP
Stuart Kitney
Head of Regional Strategy, NPL & CTO
HENRY ROYCE INSTITUTE
Asmae Ait Abdallah
CTO / Representative
HERROUTE HEALTH / AFRICA QUANTUM CONSORTIUM
Ulises Ledezma
Development Manager – Advanced Materials
SKYDIAMOND QUANTUM
HEATHER MILLS
Entrepreneur + Philanthropist
WORLD RECORD HOLDING ATHLETE
James Millen
Professor of Physics & Founding Director – King’s Quantum
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Dawn Wood
Principal Engineer
BAE SYSTEMS
Mikko Möttönen
Academy Professor of Quantum Technology
AALTO UNIVERSITY & VTT
Jeroen Mulder
Innovation Lead
AIR FRANCE KLM
Manfred Rieck
Co-Founder
FEDERAL QUANTUM ALLIANCE
Eleonora Prinsi
Founder
RE-SET-PAUSE
Shruti Ahuja
Head of Data
VIRGIN MEDIA 02
Richard Armstrong
Head of Enterprise Architecture
CITY OF LONDON
Leigh Lapworth
Fellow – Computational Science
ROLLS-ROYCE
Janina Beilner
Owner
BEILNER CONSULTING
Garth Haley
Quantum Trainer
QURECA
MARCUS DU SAUTOY OBE
Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Madhusudhan Konda
Principal AI Engineering & Innovation Lead
EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Miryem Salah
Founder & CEO
AIMETECH
Dr Michael Förg
Co-Founder & CTO
QLIBRI
Sonali Mohapatra
Quantum Innovation Sector Lead
NQCC
Dorit Dor
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
QBEAT VENTURES
Shubham Jain
Vice President
JP MORGAN CHASE
Jane Choi
Investment Manager
CLOUDBERRY VENTURES
Jordi Escayola Mansilla
Global Head of Advanced Analytics & AI
SANOFI
Edwin Bowden-Peters
Technology Watch Lead
MBDA UK
Mark Enzer
Fellow & Strategic Advisory Director
MOTT MACDONALD
Dr Jack Brennan
CEO
QUANTCORE
Steve Suarez
CEO
HORIZONX
Alban Remy
Head of Enterprise & Deep Tech Networks
LONDON & PARTNERS
Dr Rebekka Garreis
Scientific Officer
SWISS QUANTUM INITIATIVE / SCNAT
Stuart Seymour
Group Chief Security Officer
VIRGIN MEDIA 02
James Hirst
Founder
THE INTELLIGENT BRIEF
Dr Stephen Moore
MOD Quantum Science & Technology Strategy Lead
UK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Anurag Saha Roy
Chief Product Officer
QRUISE
Lisa Wright
Journalist & Contributor
THE LONDON STANDARD, NME & THE OBSERVER
Shane Ahari-White
Editor-in-Chief
QUANTUM + AI INSIDERS
Drew Backhouse
Research Associate – Quantum Algorithms
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Fiorella Taraborelli
AI Analyst
BULLHOUND
Fraser Hill
Fmr Vice President International Digital Enablement
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Richard Murray
CEO & Co-Founder
ORCA COMPUTING
Cyrus Larijani
Programme Director – Quantum
NPL
Dr Louis Chen
Global R&D Manager
JIJ
Amit Singhal
Head of AI, Innovation & Incubation
EQUINIX
Cien Solon
CEO & Founder
LAUNCHLEMONADE
Sunil Gupta
CEO & Co-Founder
QNU LABS
Rui Rui Xie
Committee Secretary
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS QUANTUM BUSINESS INNOVATION AND GROWTH GROUP
DJ FOOD
Producer + Visual Artist
NINJA TUNE
Joe Spencer
Director
IONIQ CONSULTING
Shir Agassi
Director of Strategic Programs
CLASSIQ
Mårten Waldmann Lauridsen
Manager – Quantum Hub
KPMG
Chanell Daniels
Senior Responsible Technology Innovation Manager
DIGITAL CATAPULT
Priscila Gomes
UK Ambassador & Strategic Growth Partner
TRENDONE
Simon Pamplin
CTO
CERTES
Jonathan Jones
Vice President
KIPU QUANTUM
