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On October 17th, at the CEOE headquarters in Madrid, Spain, AMETIC (Spanish Digital Industry Association) presented the latest version of its report. “Quantum Spain 2022: Business Vision”. The conference was opened by Salvador Esteban, Director General of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence at the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation, and Pedro Mia, Chairman of AMETIC, who assured the audience that quantum technologies will play a disruptive role in the coming years. Mia also points out that Spain can play a proper role in the future of this promising sector if it can join forces and bring together the scientific community, university community, technical centres, government and business sectors. did.
A thriving ecosystem
That's true. Spain boasts a thriving quantum startup scene. According to our Quantum Intelligence Platform, there are around 14 companies in Spain that are pure quantum or involved in quantum technology in some way.
Multiverse Computing, Qilimanjaro, Quantum Mads, and Qapitan Quantum are four commercial examples of this. In research, Spanish universities also play an important role in the development of the industry. It is worth noting that the University of Valencia is also home to several proud spin-out companies such as DAS Photonics, VLC Photonics, and iPronics.
The presentation of this report was accompanied by an informative and thought-provoking panel discussion hosted by Accenture's Head of Quantum Computing, Alberto García García, which provided an excellent opportunity to learn from the authors and coordinators of this effort. Jaime Gomez García, Head of Architecture and Quantum for Crypto and Blockchain CoE at Santander, Antonio Abad, Chief Technology Operations Officer at Hispasat, Ricardo Enriquez, Head of Repsol Quantum Advisory Team, and his partner at Bosch. CIO Juan Antonio Lellano Pinilla also participated. Espana.
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Another figure at the forefront of quantum matters in Spain at the event was Esperanza Cuenca Gómez, Head of Strategy and Outreach at Multiverse Computing. Multiverse Computing is based in San Sebastian and provides software to companies across more than 10 industries, including finance and manufacturing. , energy, mobility, engineering and more.
“Quantum Spain: An Entrepreneur's Vision “This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Spain's quantum ecosystem and the vision of how quantum computing can contribute to business,” Cuenca Gomez told The Quantum Insider.
In a related LinkedIn post published the day after the event, Cuenca Gómez said that through concrete actions such as words of welcome by AMETIC Chairman Pedro Mie and an inauguration ceremony by General Director of Digitalization Salvador Esteban Martínez, He said it was very positive to see strong institutional support. Artificial Intelligence of Asuntos Ministry of Economic Transformation and Digital, presentation by Luis Fernando Álvarez-Gascon, Chairman of the AMETIC Innovation Committee, and Alfonso Rubio-Manzanares, Vice-Chairman of the AMETIC Innovation Committee and Coordinator of the Quantum Technology Working Group.
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