Developing Quantum Capability

Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard is a physicist with two Master of Science degrees. At Wright State University, Ohio, she got deep into electronics and nanotechnology, and the University of Southern Denmark fortified her expertise in quantum mechanics, and particle physics. Anna has global perspective from her extensive international experience (Poland, Denmark, the United States, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Germany) and intellectual property experience from the European Patent Office and from working as a patent engineer

Dr. Michal Krelina is a specialist in quantum security, working as a consultant, analyst, and strategist with a focus on security and defence applications of quantum technology. He is the Co-Founder and CTO of QuDef, a quantum security company, a key member of the Quantum Security and Defence Working Group, and he also conducts research at the Czech Technical University in Prague, exploring military applications of quantum technology and assessing risks and threats. In addition, Michal has experience consulting for organizations like NATO, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), and various defence, law enforcement and governmental organizations. He holds a PhD in experimental nuclear physics and has postdoctoral experience from UTFSM in Chile and Heidelberg University in Germany. His work is dedicated to understanding the impact of quantum technology on global security, making significant contributions to this rapidly evolving field.

Maciej is a director at MicroEPC, where he advises the Polish microelectronics and photonics industry, coordinated by PPTF - Polish Technological Platform on Photonics. Previously, Maciej served as Defence Programmes Manager at Poland-U.S. Operations and was the General Manager for CMI Defence Polska at John Cockerill. He serves as Executive Advisor to the Board of Directors.

Mike has 30 years technology experience across IT Systems, Networks and Photonics where he has served in senior technical and business consulting roles for technology, defence and industry organisations. As a strategic advisor on emerging technologies, his focus is to integrate cutting-edge Photonic and Quantum systems into today's military and government operations, enhancing efficiency and productivity. At OpTecBB, he leads international partnerships has been a cornerstone, with a notable success in establishing Ukraine's photonics cluster. His responsibilities include steering a work group at Photon Hub, with a focus on space security and defence. Where he works directing funding initiatives, and leveraging presentations, problem-solving, and mentoring skills to foster growth and innovation within the industry, at OpTec BB Mike successfully launched Ukraine’s phonics cluster, driving success and positive interactions with the German photonics sector. Mike has a degree from Washington State University and speaks English and German.

Steve Vaile is an early-stage investor with over 30 years of business experience. 15 of which were spent working with Decision Support Systems and Root Cause Analysis for Telecoms and Defence Networks. Steve is the CEO of WizzWang and a board advisor to a number of Quantum, AI and Cyber Security companies and has been a critical part of our growth story.

Steve is a quantum security leader and futurist with over 20 years of experience in the security field and a CISA credential. He is founder and Chief Information Security Officer at Blackhills Quantum Computing USA LLC (BQCU), a company that offers quantum safe and secure private cloud and data center solutions