While the EU’s push for sovereignty is noble, current policies are designed for a bunker, not a global marketplace. Overprotecting the European quantum market won’t build leaders; it will breed spectators. The Working Group International Policy & Business (WG IPB) by QBN starts from a provocative premise: Europe must stop playing defence and start building the industrial champions, joint infrastructures, and trusted value chains that make us a partner of choice.
We aren’t here to write another consensus paper. Operating under the Chatham House Rule, we provide a high-stakes platform for industry leaders and policymakers to tackle the “uncomfortable” intersections of export controls, investment screening, and supply chain resilience. By bridging the gap between high-level global strategy and the raw reality of scaling deep-tech companies, we ensure that European values are anchored in the technologies we own, control, apply, and trust.
To position Europe as a leading force in the emerging quantum economy by shaping a globally aligned policy framework. We aim to support strategic autonomy and sovereign infrastructure while catalysing the international collaborations that secure market access, competitiveness, and technological sovereignty for our members.
To serve as the trusted, member-driven bridge between European governments, industry, and academia. We turn high-level collaborative strategies into realistic action plans that foster security, freedom, and prosperity—transforming policy intelligence into tangible commercial opportunities.
WG Chair
Ulrich Mans
