Quantum Innovation Summit 2025
H.E. Dr. Abdullah Belhaif
Al Nuami
Former UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment
Chairman
Sharjah Consultative Council
Prof. Elham Kashefi
Professor of Quantum Computing
Univeristy of Edinburgh and Sorbonne Université
Dr. Nick Fishwick
Board Member of His Majesty Courts and Tribunals Service
Former Senior Member of the British Foreign Office
Prof. Dr. Hoda A.Alkhzaimi
Director and Founder of EMARATSEC
Associate Vice Provost for Research Translation Innovation and Entrepreneurship
New York University Abu Dhabi
Dr. Walid Benzarti
Director for Innovation, Research & Technology
Land and Air Systems Global Business Unit - Thales Group
Prof. Dr. Marta Losada
Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Research and Senior Vice Provost for Research
NYU Abu Dhabi
Dr. Eng Suaad Al Shamsi
Aircraft Engineer
Technical Advisor
L2L Consultation Company/ Shehana
Dino Cataldo Dellaccio
Chief Information Officer
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Boshra Alseiari
Fmr. first elected senior female for heading a Research Department in the history of OPEC
Claudia Pinto
Head of Philanthropy and Sustainability Advisor
Private Office Sheikh Marwan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Irene Corpuz
Cyber Policy Expert, Founding Partner and Head of Governance & Communications
Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME)
Dr. Ibrahim Almosallam
Advisor
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology,
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mourad Telmini
Professor and Director of Research Laboratory on Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy & Applications
University of Tunis El Manar
Laszlo Bacsardi
Associate Professor
Head of the Mobile Communications and Quantum Technologies Laboratory
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Khwaja Asim Ahmad
Cyber Risk Expert
UK Government Department
*All views are personal & not representing UK Gov
Prof. Dr. Luigi Amico
Executive Director – Quantum Physics
Quantum Research Centre
Technology Innovation Institute
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Younes
Professor of Quantum Computing
Alexandria Quantum Computing Group (AleQCG)
Prof. Dr. Christophe Couteau
Professor and Director of the Laboratory Light, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies - L2n UTT/CNRS EMR7004
University of Technology of Troyes, France
Dr. Muhammad Shafique
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
NYU Abu Dhabi, Center for Quantum and Topological Systems.
Dr. Benjamin Delsol
Quantum IP Manager & Strategist
European Patent Attorney
CEO
D.E.L.S.O.L.
Prof. Hisham Sati
Founding Director of the Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS), Associate Dean of Science at NYUAD
New York University Abu Dhabi
Dr. Sana Amairi-Pyka
Lead Scientist - Quantum Communications
Technology Innovation Institute
Tarek Abbas
Head of Technology & Solution Consulting
Sr Director for EMEA South
Palo Alto Networks
Previous Speakers
H.E. Tariq AlHashmi
Assistant Undersecretary of Advanced Technology
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Dr. Leandro Aolita
Executive Director - Algorithms Quantum Research Center
Technology Innovation Institute
Jonathan Naoukin
Senior TEX-E Fellow
The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy
