Talent Acquisition and Retention in Quantum Tech. Challenges in the UK.

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz is a Technical Lead at Vodafone, promoting the Quantum Technologies pillars within Vodafone. He holds a PhD in Optimal Control from the University of Portsmouth specializing in mathematical optimization. Julio's career includes consultant roles at KPN, Altran,  Lucent, Sofrecom, and Motorola, where he helped customer to prepare for the transformation of the traditional TDM to modern IP technologies. In the academia, at Roosevelt University, he collaborated with Professor Alex Wolpert on groundbreaking DNA computing research. Julio is actively involved in UKQuantum, contributing to the Working Group of Talent Acquisition and Retention. His dedication to advancing Quantum Computing through innovative research and collaboration underscores his commitment to the field.