Quantum computing represents a new wave of computing power; certain problems that would take traditional computers 10,000 years to complete can be solved, at least theoretically, in minutes with this new technology.

BBVA is researching the application of quantum computing to financial services, and, among other lines, is working in a Consortium with several representatives of other industries (CUCO). In this line, Spanish National Research Center (CSIC) is helping BBVA to investigate how this technology will change the way we look at cryptography, financial modeling, financial quantitative analysis, and so many other financial services related areas. This talk will highlight some of the work BBVA has done to date and share the lessons learned with the community.

Mr. Barriuso was appointed Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Banco Santander group in 2017. He is responsible for Santander´s cyber security vision, strategy, roadmap and operations globally.
He joined from BP where he was Chief Information Security Officer and VP for Digital Security & Risk based in London. Previously he held leadership cyber security and risk management positions at Credit Suisse and ABN AMRO.

Mr. Barriuso has coordinated multiple cyber security initiatives across the Financial Services and Oil & Gas sectors. He was the Chairman of the Oil & Gas Cyber Security Network (OGCSN), and Chairman of the Investment Banking Information Security Group.

He has a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and was awarded with the Secure Computing Magazine Europe Award for CISO of the year in 2015.