Speaker Bio
Felix Tiefenbacher is a serial entrepreneur and quantum technology pioneer. As CEO & Founder of Quantum Industries GmbH, he is driving the commercialization of entanglement-based Quantum Key Distribution (eQKD), the world’s most secure cryptographic solution for the quantum era. Quantum Industries is the first and only provider of fully connected eQKD networks, securing critical infrastructure across banking, telecom, and public sectors.
Previously, Felix spent 15 years as CEO & Founder of HELIOVIS, where he scaled a groundbreaking solar technology company, securing 80+ patents and deploying large-scale projects across three continents. Before that, he led a quantum cryptography startup with Nobel laureate Anton Zeilinger and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the IQOQI Vienna, focusing on quantum communications and computing. His career spans deep-tech innovation, commercialization, and industry-defining breakthroughs in both quantum and sustainable energy technologies.