Katanya Kuntz

Katanya Kuntz

Katanya B. Kuntz, PhD is Founder and CEO of Qubo Consulting Corp, and a Research Associate at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Canada. Qubo Consulting helps businesses, non-profits, and government organizations make informed decisions about emerging disruptive technology by training business leaders and the future quantum workforce on quantum technologies. She is also the QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator for Canada’s first quantum satellite mission: Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat), which will demonstrate the distribution of encrypted keys (i.e. Quantum Key Distribution) between ground and space. She is an excellent public speaker, where she is known for explaining difficult concepts in easy-to-understand language. Katanya received her PhD in Electrical Engineering (Quantum Optics) from the University of New South Wales, Australia (2013), and BSc in Physics from the University of Calgary (2008). She works in the field of experimental quantum optics, such as generating quantum states of light using lasers and non-linear crystals to study quantum entanglement.

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    Qubo Consulting Corp.
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    Founder & CEO
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26 March 2026
16:00 - 17:50
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AWST - Perth, Australia

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