Steve Suarez will share a few AI use cases across different industries and how are companies currently using AI in practice.

Following his presentation we will then hear from fellow attendees around how their companies are using AI or GenAI, their successes and challenges.

SPEAKER

Steve Suarez – NED/Senior Advisor @ MITSUBISHI CORPORATION | Director @ QUERA COMPUTING INC. | Fmr. Global Head of Innovation @ HSBC

Mitsubishi Corporation

Senior Advisor – Emerging Technology, Jul 2024 – Present

As a Senior Advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation’s London branch, I guide the company in harnessing emerging technologies like Quantum Computing, AI, and Cybersecurity to drive innovation and competitive advantage. My focus is on identifying and implementing cutting-edge solutions that keep Mitsubishi at the forefront of technological advancements. By aligning these emerging technologies with the company’s strategic objectives, I help ensure long-term success in a rapidly evolving landscape.

HorizonX

Founder & CEO, Sep 2023 – Present

Quantum Computing · Business Innovation · Digital Transformation · Innovation Management · Open Innovation

Hoptroff

Member Board of Directors, Jul 2023 – Present

Plug-and-play software solutions that deliver IEEE 1588 precision time protocol and time synchronisation for businesses worldwide.

Classiq Technologies

Board of Advisors, May 2022 – Present

Quantum Circuit Design Automation

Our user-friendly platform enables both beginner and expert designers to rapidly generate, analyze, and execute quantum circuits. Whether your circuit needs 10 or 10,000 qubits, the Classiq quantum software platform lets you develop optimized circuits in a fraction of the time gate-level modeling would require.

QuEra Computing Inc

Corporate Director, Jan 2024 – Mar 2025

QuEra’s technology is built on large-scale arrays of atoms, laser-cooled to microkelvin temperatures and held in vacuum by movable laser tweezers. These atoms serve as the memory banks for scalable quantum computing with ultrafast, high-fidelity gates, and a clear technology roadmap to millions of qubits. Users can access this technology today on the cloud, running quantum algorithms of their own design on our continuously maintained hardware using QuEra’s first-generation machine, Aquila, a 256-qubit Quantum Processor available on Amazon Braket

HSBC

Global Head of Innovation, Global Functions, Aug 2021 – Jul 2023

This meeting is open to Innovation Partnership members and partners. If you are a board member / C-suite / senior leader and wish to apply to join please email hello@innovationpartnership.co.uk