Maik Hassel

Director, Product Photonic Inc.

Maik Hassel is a product and technology leader with a career built at the frontier of emerging technology. Across aerospace, automotive, telecom, fintech, and AI, he has repeatedly been at the table when transformative technologies make the leap from research promise to commercial reality — navigating the technical, organizational, and market complexity that transition demands. His breadth of experience provides a rare, grounded perspective on how deep tech actually matures: where the real barriers lie, what separates hype from durable progress, and how to build toward outcomes that hold up under scrutiny. As Director of Product at Photonic Inc., Maik is helping define the product strategy for one of the most ambitious quantum computing platforms being built — one designed from the ground up for the large-scale, fault-tolerant, distributed quantum systems that enterprise, defence, and national security applications will ultimately require. His focus is on translating Photonic's technical edge into a clear path to operational readiness for the industries where the stakes are highest.