Full Circle: Quantum, Business and Building Ecosystems – with Amro Imam
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/amroimam/)

In this episode, I’m joined by Amro Imam — my very first guest on Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways — exactly one year after we recorded the first episode of the show.

Amro is a physicist turned deep-tech operator who recently completed an MBA at NYU Abu Dhabi and is now building QAM, a new initiative focused on growing the quantum ecosystem across the Arab world through research collaboration, education, translation, and large-scale hackathons.

The conversation goes beyond hardware roadmaps into what it actually takes to scale quantum: talent, capital, ecosystems, and long-term thinking.

We discuss:

🧠 How the quantum industry has changed over the past 12 months
🎓 Why Amro moved from pure research into business and venture building
💼 The real challenges quantum startups face when dealing with investors
🤖 The growing overlap between quantum and AI funding narratives
🌍 Building sustainable quantum ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
📚 Removing language barriers through Arabic quantum education and translation
⚙️ Why hackathons are one of the most effective tools for developing new quantum talent

🔗 QAM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qam-%D9%83%D9%85/
💬 Join the QAM community on Discord: https://discord.gg/dH4H8rTayh

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