Katanya Kuntz (PhD) is a Research Associate at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Canada, and the QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator for Canada’s first quantum satellite mission: Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat). Katanya received her PhD in Electrical Engineering (Quantum Optics) from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and BSc in Physics from the University of Calgary. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Qubo Consulting Corp., a quantum education company that teaches businesses and organizations to get them quantum literate.