Lola Courtillat has a Master of Sciences in Photonics from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School (Paris, France) with a double cursus at KTH (Stockholm, Sweden). With a previous experience as Project Manager in Opticsvalley and then, as Coordinator of the Optics & Photonics Hub of Systematic Paris-Region, she has a strong experience in both European (LaserGo Global, FoodPackLab, SME Instrument) and national (IOT4U, PSPC, ANR…) projects.

Claudia De Lazzari is Quantum Cryptographer in QTI s.r.l. She graduated in Mathematics at the University of Padova and is specialized in quantum applied geometry. She is currently PhD candidate in Mathematics, Department of Excellence, at the University of Trento, and enrolled in the Transdisciplinary program in Quantum Science and Technologies

Dr Armstrong is a business development manager at Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) in Glasgow, UK.
A graduate of Strathclyde University with a PhD in Laser Physics David has spent the bulk of his career in the industrial sector with roles in both engineering and product management. Industrial sectors include semiconductor, telecommunications and laser manufacturing with a variety of companies from start-ups to multinationals.

Cofounder of Quandela, Niccolo Somaschi is at the origin of the latest generation of quantum light emitter devices and their engineering towards commercialization. From expert in semiconductor processing and quantum optics, since the creation of Quandela Niccolo Somaschi has played a central role in the company scale-up, managing the growing team, coordinating several r&d projects at the European and national level, making him an expert in the field of quantum technologies and their strategic scale-up outside the academic.