Financial systems today face a new reality: security is no longer just a technical issue, but a strategic, regulatory, and economic mandate. In this episode of Deep Pockets, Petra Soderling speaks with Joe Ghalbouni about how financial institutions are responding to rising digital risk, increasing regulatory pressure, and the growing complexity of modern technology stacks. Together, they explore what resilience really means for global finance, and why translating between regulation, technology, and business has become mission‑critical.

Resources:

EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/digital-operational-resilience-act-dora_en

Joe Ghalbouni LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeghalbouni/

Ghalbouni consulting https://ghalbouniconsulting.com/

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Petra is joined by Camille Georges, Quantum Technology Specialist at the World Economic Forum, to discuss why the emerging quantum industry risks leaving women behind and how we can fix it now. They explore the gender pipeline in physics and computer science, the importance of diversity in frontier tech, and what it will take to build a more inclusive quantum future.

Resources:

Camille Georges, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillemjgeorges/

WEF article 'Why the quantum revolution risks leaving women behind – and what to do about it' https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/03/quantum-revolution-gender-divide/

Petra's Deep Policy article 'How to talk about Women and Technology'
https://petrasoderling.substack.com/p/how-to-talk-about-women-and-technology

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The United Nations International Year of Quantum 2025 was never just about celebrating science. It was about deciding how a powerful new technological era should be built, governed, and shared. Claudia Fracchiolla, the Secretariat Coordinator for the IYQ joins us to debrief what was achieved and what happens next.

Join the IYQ Closing Ceremony here https://quantum2025.org/iyq-closing-ceremony-information-2/

Previous recording with Claudia https://petrasoderling.com/s4e2

Substack from UNESCO opening https://petrasoderling.substack.com/p/unesco-paris-quantum?r=1rijxn

Recording with Jesús Sánchez Herrero https://petrasoderling.com/s5e5

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