Luis Ignacio Vicente has been included in the prestigious list of the three hundred most influential professionals in the world in the renowned IAM 300 The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023. He has a career spanning over 30 years of experience leading one of the most notable internal IP offices in the telecommunications sector in Spain. His background includes managing over 500 international R&D projects, overseeing a portfolio of brands and patents with an annual global R&D budget exceeding 1 billion euros, and collaborating with global partners in Europe, South America, the United States, and Asia. Additionally, Luis Ignacio has worked as a Member of the Board and Director of Innovation at ASTI, currently the Mobile Robotics branch of ABB. As an expert in IP management in the digital world, Luis Ignacio specializes in fields such as SEPs, telecommunications, software development, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing. He covers the entire innovation cycle from ideation to IP valorization, including funding and licensing strategies, and engages in open innovation initiatives such as M&A and R&D consortia. The Strategic Advisor at PONS IP holds a Ph.D. in Physics, a degree in Industrial Engineering, a degree in Innovation Management, a degree in Telecommunications Economics, a Master's in Analysis and Management of Science and Technology, and a Diploma in European Communities. Since July 2023, Luis Ignacio has been coordinating the academic aspects of the WAIQ technologies course at Harvard.