NEW YORK, NY, October 12, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Science, Entrepreneurship and Investments (ISEI) and Board Chair of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) USA, participated in an interview at the New York Stock Exchange with financial journalist Jane King, CEO of LilaMax Media and Executive Producer and Host of Innovators Weekly.

The interview highlighted how deep-tech investments have evolved from innovation opportunities into strategic assets shaping economic competitiveness, technological sovereignty, international diplomacy, and geopolitical influence.

"Deep Tech is an instrument of diplomacy, sovereignty, and statecraft," emphasized Prof. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes.

Key themes included emerging investment architectures, sovereign and institutional capital, tokenized financial instruments, novel governance mechanisms, and the role of cyber-ethics in building deep tech innovation ecosystems. The discussion also highlighted the strategic convergence of quantum-AI, 6G telecommunications, satellite connectivity, robotics, and distributed-ledger technologies.

Prof. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes also underscored the critical role of resilient, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure in the long-term success of deep-tech investments, highlighting data centers, renewable energy systems, high-performance computing, semiconductor manufacturing, advanced chips, and secure digital networks as strategic foundations for technological sovereignty, economic competitiveness, and sustainable innovation.

The interview followed Prof. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes' high-level engagements at UNGA 81 and delivering a keynote at the United Nations Headquarters.

About the Institute for Science, Entrepreneurship and Investments (ISEI)

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