Founder of HTITF

Szabolcs Szolnoki is an innovation and technology executive with over 15 years of leadership and international experience across business, government and academia. His expertise spans technology transfer, research commercialisation and strategic partnership development. He is the founder of the Humane Technology and Innovation Transfer Framework (HTITF), a board member of the Hungarian AI Coalition and an adviser to the Information Society Foundation’s AI education platform for businesses. From 2023 to 2026, he served as Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary for Technology, Space Industry and Defence Industry, leading national programmes to advance technological innovation and industrial competitiveness. He represented Hungary at the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the European Artificial Intelligence Board (AI Board) and ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee. Previously, he served as a science and technology diplomat in Tel Aviv and held corporate leadership, university innovation advisory and business development roles. He further developed his technology transfer expertise through professional programmes with Yissum, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s technology transfer company, and the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).