Sonja London

Quantum Innovation: Former senior IP licensing leader at Nokia and TactoTek, global IP business strategist and advisor in Fearless IP. She combines strategic IP leadership with board‑level governance as Founder of Fearless IP, advisor to deep‑tech companies like TactoTek, and board member at Kesla Oyj and SolidComp, leveraging extensive experience in SEP licensing, FRAND strategy, global commercialization of technology, and international industry leadership roles including Immediate Past President of LESI.

Ian Marcus Corbin

Quantum eHealth: Co-director of Human Network Initiative at Harvard Medical School, and Senior Fellow at Capita. Ian combines academic leadership with public‑facing thought development through roles at Harvard Medical School, the Public Culture Project at Harvard, and the Culture of Solidarity Program at Capita. He teaches and researches the intersections of belonging, community, and modern life, while advancing interdisciplinary initiatives that bridge philosophy, bioethics, and societal well‑being.

Youssouf Traore

Quantum Ventures: Youssouf Traore is a deep‑tech investor and entrepreneur focused on AI, quantum technologies, and tech transfer in Europe. As an ex-BBVA and BNP Paribas executive, he combines venture investing with hands‑on company building as founder of MARTRAM Ventures and Venture Partner at Mundi Ventures. As Adjunct Professor at IE, he teaches deep‑tech venturing while mentoring founders and speaking at international innovation events.

Andrea Rodriguez
Quantum Ecosystem: Policy entrepreneur and quantum-technology strategist. Andrea combines senior leadership in European digital and quantum policy with hands-on experience building and governing deep-tech ecosystems. She has held executive and board-level roles across the quantum sector, industry associations, and advisory bodies, while leading research and coordination on quantum strategy in the EU, AI governance, cybersecurity, and technological convergence.

Luis Ignacio Vicente

Quantum IP: Quantum IP: Strategic advisor, Ph.D. in Physics, expert in innovation and IP, promoter of WAIQ tech programs at Harvard. Luis Ignacio Vicente combines four decades of leadership in innovation, telecommunications, and intellectual property, as former head of Telefónica’s global IP and R&D strategy and now Strategic Advisor at PONS IP and Innovation Advisor at ABB Robotics, with academic contributions in WAIQ technologies at Harvard and recognized expertise in technology policy, earning repeated inclusion in the IAM Strategy 300.

Estela Vilches
Quantum Energy: Innovation leader in digital transformation, emerging technologies, and organizational change. Estela brings experience driving cultural transformation, intrapreneurship, and the creation of seven spin‑offs within corporate environments. As Head of R&D & Digital Innovation at Moeve, she leads the Quantum Center of Excellence, applying advanced AI and quantum‑inspired approaches to develop new digital products and industrial solutions. She is also an angel investor and mentor with a 20x personal portfolio return, and a lecturer at IE University and IE Business School.

Jose Blasco

Quantum Business: Serial entrepreneur, founder of quantum startups. Jose combines deep experience building and scaling technology ventures as CEO and co‑founder of recQon and Oratrex; with prior leadership roles in Paykit, and MYSPHERA, bringing a track record in creating defensible digital systems, launching products across complex markets, and driving innovation from healthcare automation to cryptographically secure ticketing.

Raul Calvo S.
Quantum Finance: Investor and portfolio strategist at Kimchi, co-founder and COO at Diva Staking. Raúl works with early‑stage teams at the frontier of decentralized and emerging technologies, combining experience in protocol design, governance, and cross‑border operations with hands‑on work in Web3 and DeFi ventures, while exploring how crypto‑native coordination models can inform AI‑native agents and quantum infrastructure.

The Founders

Dr. Francisco Castro
Co-Founder & Strategy Director

Former senior legal role at IonQ, investor, and Ph.D. with a background in semiconductors and optical systems.

Jose Luis Amat
Co-Founder & Corporate Affairs

Corporate Affairs with experience across Innovation Ventures and Venture Builder, Ph.D. candidate International Mention at Harvard University, co-promotor of WAIQ tech programs.