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Speakers - Quantum Technologies conference

Speakers at the 2025 Quantum Technologies conference.

Prof. Michael Holynski

Principal Investigator at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, University of Birmingham, UK

Dr Zygmunt Lozinski

Quantum Safe Networks Researcher, IBM, UK

Prof. Dominic O'Brien

Professor of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK

Dr Mohammed Jahangir

Researcher Fellow
University of Birmingham, UK

Prof. Doug Paul

Director – Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation, and Timing Hub, University of Glasgow, UK

Dr Andrew Lord

Senior Manager of Optical Research, FIEEE and BT Distinguished Engineer, BT, UK

Dr Charlotte Ovenden

Senior Photonics Engineer
Aegiq, UK

Sir Prof. Peter Knight

Senior Research Investigator / Chair, Imperial College/ UK National Quantum Technology Strategic Advisory Board, UK

Diya Nair

Ambassador, Girls in Quantum, UK

Dr Dan Holme

Co-founder, Qoro Quantum, UK

Dr Matt Brookes

Chairman, CERCA Magnetics, UK

Harriet van der Vliet 

Product Segment Manager - Quantum Technologies, Oxford Instruments, UK

Prof. Yeshpal Singh

Professor of Quantum Science and Innovation/ Head of Innovation at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, UK

Dr Catherine White

Research Manager, Optical & Quantum Technologies, BT, UK

Prof. Ruth Oulton


Professor Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol, UK

Petrina Steele

Global Lead, Emerging Technologies, Equinix, UK

Dr Simone Eizagirre

Product Manager, Nu Quantum, UK

Dr Natalia Herrera-Valencia

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Dr Tristan Valenzuela

Quantum Sensors Group Leader, RAL Space, UK

Prof. Chander Velu

 

Professor of Innovation and Economics, Institute for Manufacturing, UKProf

Louis Barson

 

Director of Science, Innovation and Skills at Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, UK

Dr Chris Cox

 

Quantum Product Manager/Senior Scientist, NPL, UK

Dr Derwen Hinds

 

Independent Strategic Technical Advisor in Future and Emerging Technologies, IET, UK (same as OC page)

Dr Bryn Hughes

 

Head of Profession (Science and Engineering) and Senior Technical Fellow, DSTL, UK

Dr Richard Murray

 

CEO, ORCA Computing, UK

Dr Helena Knowles

 

Assistant Professor, University of Cambridge, UK

Dr Ben Miller

 

Research Fellow, University College London, UK

Prof. John Morton

 

Co-director - QBIOMED Hub, University College London, UK

Stephanie Baxter

 

Head of Policy, IET, UK

Dr Tobias Lindstrom

 

Principal Scientist, NPL, UK

Prof. Jason Smith

 

Assistant Director and Work package Leader in the new EPSRC Hub, University of Oxford, UK

 

 

Dr Klara Theophilo

 

Ion Trap Physicist, NQCC, UK

Jacqui Cole

 

University of Cambridge

Nathan Gemmell

 

Imperial College London

Dr Araceli Venegas-Gomez

CEO
Qureca, Spain

Dr Susannah Jones

 

Chief Research Scientist, DSTL, UK