Munich, June 10, 2025 -- QBN, the global industry network for quantum technologies, announces the new formation of its Advisory Board – underscoring its commitment to fostering a resilient and thriving quantum economy. Comprising key figures from across the international quantum landscape, the QBN Advisory Board will play a pivotal role in shaping the network’s strategic direction and growth. It will help accelerating the commercialisation and adoption of quantum technologies while ensuring continued high value for the QBN members.

Founded in 2020, QBN has grown rapidly to over 100 members worldwide, and has consolidated its role as the leading one stop shop for quantum vendors, industry end-users and policymakers – driving collaboration, innovation, competitiveness and market development across quantum computing, quantum sensing and quantum communication and cybersecurity. As the network continuously expands, QBN is excited to be able to build on the QBN Advisory Board’s global network, technological expertise and extensive business experience.

The new QBN Advisory Board, consisting of seven distinguished business and quantum leaders from QBN members covering several quantum fields and leading quantum nations, was officially elected by the QBN members for two years:

• Anca Albu, COO, QAI Ventures, Switzerland
• Jan Henrik Leisse, CEO & Co-Founder, eleQtron, Germany
• Mark Mattingley-Scott, CRO & GM EMEA, Quantum Brilliance, Australia
• Oliver Blume, Managing Director, Universal Quantum, United Kingdom
• Riadh Issaoui, CTO, HiQuTe Diamond, France
• Stefan Hengesbach, CEO, QuiX Quantum, The Netherlands
• Tal David, CEO, Quantum Art, Israel
  
  Their role is to help shape QBN’s direction at a critical moment for the quantum industry – one defined by rapid scientific progress and early burgeoning of startups, technological advancements, with it the approaching potential and threats increase the urgency and necessity for nations, governments and the economy to become quantum-ready.

“Our actions today in developing deeptech will determine the future of our economy and society – and I firmly believe that success in deeptech is teamwork. I am therefore delighted to be able to work with such outstanding, well-connected, and experienced people on this important mission. Together with the new QBN Advisory Board, the QBN team, and the QBN members, we will accelerate the development of a strong quantum economy,” said Johannes Verst, CEO and founder of QBN.

We thank the old QBN Advisory Board members, Hendrik Dreyer (Quantinuum), Jana Lehner (Quantum Brilliance) and Ruth Houbertz (Thinkmade) for their commitment and continuous support over the last years.

With the new Advisory Board QBN will focus even more on business and industry adoption, and accelerate its efforts to build a secure, sovereign, sustainable and competitive future enabled by quantum technologies.