Hans Dieter Tholl
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Hans Dieter Tholl
Advisory Partner | Innovation-Research-Technology Advisory Partner (IRTAP)
About the Speaker
Dr. Hans Dieter Tholl is a Strategic Advisor for Photonics and Quantum Technologies. He founded IRTAP in 2026 to serve as a trusted link between deep‑tech innovators and decision‑makers, providing advisory services that convert scientific breakthroughs into sustainable competitive advantage.
Over more than 30 years at Diehl Defence (Germany), HDT served as chief engineer and programme manager in national and European projects spanning active and passive optronics and emerging quantum technologies. In his final role, he headed the Competence Centre for Electro‑Optics and Electro‑Mechanics.
Alongside his industry career, HDT has remained deeply committed to education. He lectures in Wave Optics, Laser Theory & Applications, and Electrodynamics at Universities of Applied Sciences and at academies of the German Bundeswehr, supporting the next generation of physicists and engineers.
