Hannu Kauppinen is co-founder and CEO of QMill, a Finnish quantum algorithm and software company founded in 2024. QMill develops quantum-powered security and optimization solutions. Before founding QMill, Hannu held senior technology leadership roles at Nokia, most recently as CTO of Nokia Technologies and Head of Nokia Research Center. At Nokia, he built a leading patent portfolio in mobile technologies that laid the foundation for a €1.5 billion annual patent and technology licensing business. He is also co-founder of Quuppa, the company behind a technology platform for location-based services and applications. Hannu holds a PhD in physics and an Executive MBA from Aalto University.