With a PhD in Biophotonics and 10 years industrial experience, Faisal combines the hand-on expertise with circular economy and sustainable strategic commercial sense to build successful product portfolios and international collaborations. He has worked as lead designer, design manager, and senior product/portfolio manager in various organisations. In Sony, he works as Principal Technology Analyst where besides evaluating state of the art research and start-ups from around the world, he mentors Start-ups and runs a podcast. Last year he analysed the entire Quantum Computing landscape and had a chance to evaluate all major start-ups in various Quantum technologies.