Jonathan King, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Atom Computing Jonathan King has built his career around one of the central challenges in quantum computing: how to turn the unusual behavior of individual atoms into a controllable, scalable computing platform. As Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Atom Computing, Jonathan King has helped
Olivier Tonneau, Founder & Partner, Quantonation Olivier Tonneau works on one of the most consequential questions in emerging technology: which scientific breakthroughs are ready to become companies — and which can ultimately become industries. A founder and partner at Quantonation, Olivier Tonneau invests at the point where technical ambition meets
Owen Lozman, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, 55 North Owen Lozman has built his career around the point where advanced science becomes investable. Before co-founding 55 North, Lozman was a senior investor at M Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Merck KGaA, where he helped build and lead the firm’s technology
Nathan Baker, Partner, Quantum Applications, Microsoft Quantum Nathan Baker has built his career around a question that is becoming increasingly important as quantum matures: where can advanced computing actually solve problems that matter? At Microsoft Quantum, Nathan Baker works on the applications side of that challenge. Q2B Copenhagen lists him
Peter Barrett, Co-Founder & General Partner, Playground Global Peter Barrett has spent his career betting that the next technological revolution will be built not only in software, but in the physical systems underneath it. As Co-Founder and General Partner of Playground Global, Barrett invests at the boundaries of computing and
From Carbon Markets to Climate Resilience, Mikko Ollikainen Is Helping Shape the Next Era of Adaptation Finance As governments prepare for the UN General Assembly in New York and COP31 in Antalya, adaptation finance is moving back toward the center of global climate diplomacy. That puts Mikko Ollikainen, Head of
As governments face rising debt burdens, constrained public budgets and enormous infrastructure needs, International Finance Corporation Managing Director Makhtar Diop is pushing the World Bank Group to mobilize substantially more private investment into emerging markets, as job creation serves as the ultimate measure of success. Diop has led the International
Dilma Rousseff now leads a development bank that has approved nearly $43 billion across 139 projects — and is pushing to expand its role in financing infrastructure, climate action and development across the Global South. More than a decade after helping establish the New Development Bank (NDB) as president of
The former Colombian energy minister and IMF climate-policy leader has been selected to lead the Global Environment Facility as the institution begins a critical four-year financing cycle running through 2030. Diego Mesa Puyo has spent much of his career at the intersection of energy, economics and environmental policy. Now, he
From Syria and Lebanon to Washington and the UN Security Council, Denmark’s ambassador has built a global leadership profile around international law, civilian protection, women’s rights and coalition building across geopolitical divides. UNITED NATIONS — Christina Markus Lassen has spent much of her diplomatic career in places where international principles
