La Force International

06/22/2026

DALLAS, TX, JUNE 23, 2026 — LFI (www.lfiusa.com), the world's first industrial quantum management firm, today announced the appointment of Michael Datta to its Board of Advisors, effective June 20, 2026. The appointment brings to LFI an operator's perspective built across more than two decades of founding, scaling, and advising companies, complementing the firm's existing advisory bench with hands-on commercial ex*****on experience.

Mr. Datta is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Ares Armaments, an Australia-based precision munitions and counter-drone systems company engaged with Australian, US and allied defense and law enforcement clients, and Strategic Advisor at Noosa Partners, a cross-border Australia-US advisory firm connecting founders and executive teams with family offices, venture capital, and private equity partners across advanced systems, defense, and emerging technology ventures. For LFI's clients in defense and advanced manufacturing, sectors where commercial ex*****on and capital access determine whether a quantum governance strategy actually translates into competitive advantage, Mr. Datta's operating track record is a direct and practical asset.

He brings a career built on identifying high-value partnerships and translating strategic relationships into measurable business outcomes, with experience spanning technology, consumer, and defense industry ventures from early formation through commercial growth. At Ares Armaments, he has built the strategic partnerships and market access that have driven the company's growth within Australia's sovereign manufacturing base. He also serves on the boards of Limitless Aeronautics, AcudocX and Lindo Life Sciences.

For industrial manufacturers evaluating LFI as their quantum governance partner, Mr. Datta's appointment signals a firm that pairs deep economic and technical authority with the operating discipline required to convert strategy into revenue. For investors, it reflects LFI's deliberate approach to building an Advisory Board that combines institutional credibility with hands-on commercial ex*****on, as demand accelerates for vendor-independent quantum leadership across global industrial markets.

"Michael has spent two decades doing the hard, unglamorous work of turning strategy into traction, building partnerships, opening doors, and scaling businesses from the ground up," said Shayne De la Force, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of LFI. "That operating discipline is exactly what turns a quantum economics framework into client wins. We are glad to have him on our Board of Advisors."

"I have spent my career helping ambitious companies turn good strategy into real commercial outcomes, and that is exactly the opportunity I see at LFI. The firm has built something genuinely differentiated in how it approaches quantum, starting with the economics rather than the technology, and I look forward to helping translate that into traction with clients and partners across the US-Australia corridor."

Mr. Datta's advisory mandate will center on commercial ex*****on and growth, helping translate LFI's Quantum Value Stages™ into practical traction with clients, partners, and investors, with particular depth in the US-Australia corridor and the defense and sovereign manufacturing sectors where he is most active today.

As a proud member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), LFI brings institutional credibility and network reach to every advisory engagement it conducts on behalf of industrial clients. Mr. Datta's appointment extends that standing further into the defense and advanced manufacturing sectors central to LFI's mission.

Mr. Datta joins a growing Board of Advisors that includes The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, former Australian Ambassador to the United States, alongside other advisors bringing senior sector and market expertise to LFI's mission. With these appointments, LFI's advisory bench now spans national security and economic policy, defense and advanced manufacturing, and the commercial operating experience required to scale companies across the US-Australia corridor. LFI is actively expanding its Board of Advisors and broadening its engagement across North America and the Asia Pacific, with expansion into Europe and Japan planned over the next 12 months, as industrial demand for structured quantum governance accelerates. Mr. Datta's appointment reflects LFI's deliberate strategy of pairing institutional economic and technical authority with proven operating experience, ensuring that clients have access to both the judgment and the ex*****on discipline required to maximize the economic value creation of quantum technologies for industrial companies worldwide.

Full press release available here: https://www.lfiusa.com/insights/michael-datta

LFI appoints Michael Datta to its Board of Advisors, adding two decades of defense and manufacturing operating experience as the firm expands globally.

05/19/2026

Big news from LFI today. We are honored to announce the appointment of The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO to the LFI Board of Advisors.

Arthur is one of Australia's most distinguished public servants: former Australian Ambassador to the United States, former Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, and former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard. He was directly involved in Australia's AUKUS negotiations — the framework now shaping quantum technology governance and supply chain security for industrial manufacturers across the US, Australia, and the UK.

His mandate at LFI spans the US-Australia defense and industrial technology corridor, with a specific focus on quantum security for manufacturers operating within sovereign defense supply chains.

There is also a wonderful Newcastle connection: Arthur completed his degree at the University of Newcastle — the same city where LFI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is proudly based.

We could not be more excited about what this appointment means for our clients and for the future of industrial quantum governance.

Full press release: https://www.lfiusa.com/insights/lfi-appoints-the-hon-arthur-sinodinos-ao-to-board-of-advisors

LFI appoints The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO (former Australian Ambassador to the United States and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science) to its Board of Advisors, strengthening quantum governance leadership across AUKUS and Indo-Pacific industrial supply chains.

05/18/2026

A quantum computing deadline looms. It threatens to kick off the biggest cybersecurity crisis ever - Q-Day refers to a future milestone when a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) is capable of breaking current public-key cryptography, such as RSA or elliptic-curve encryption. It is not a specific calendar date but a point in time when quantum computers can run algorithms like Shor's to decrypt data that is currently considered secure. Experts estimate that Q-Day could occur as soon as 2029.

The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, experts say.

03/17/2026

We love this explanation from the Wall Street Journey. Does it help explain quantum for you?

Here’s how quantum computing works and how it could supercharge—and disrupt—billion-dollar industries.

03/09/2026

Everyone is talking about Xanadu's Nasdaq listing. The bigger story for manufacturers landed the same week, and almost nobody noticed.

Canada just formalized export controls on quantum systems, advanced semiconductors, and metal additive manufacturing under plurilateral Group 5 rules. These mirror US-UK standards. But here is the part that should concern every mid-market manufacturer running international R&D: the controls apply to "quantum-relevant information" shared via cloud services.

That means if your engineering team is running quantum simulations on a cloud platform, you now need to verify the physical server location and the nationality of every user. Failure is a criminal offence under new "deemed export" rules.

Living in Washington, I see how these policy decisions take shape before they reach the factory floor. This one moved fast. The AUKUS-aligned framework is now a compliance reality, not a diplomatic intention.

Companies that do not innovate will fail. The hard conversation is agreeing on what innovation means, and right now, it means your R&D collaboration agreements need a legal audit before your next quarterly review.

How many of your international partnerships were built before these rules existed?

03/07/2026

The economics of women in international tech in 2026 come down to three numbers: 27%, 2.3%, and 130 years.

Women hold roughly 27% of global tech roles, despite making up nearly half the total workforce. That gap alone costs the global economy trillions in unrealized innovation and productivity.

The Good:
Female-founded companies captured a record 27.7% of total US venture deal value in 2025 which is nearly double the prior year (PitchBook). In Europe, over 1,300 female-founded startups raised €7.5B, up 19% year-on-year (Female Foundry Innovation Index 2026). Five new female-founded unicorns emerged in Europe alone. AI and deep tech are opening doors that didn't exist three years ago, and women are walking through them.

The Bad:
All-female founding teams still receive just 2.3% of global VC dollars. Women hold only 26% of AI-related jobs worldwide. Half of all women in tech leave the industry before age 35. And the average deal size for female-only founded companies is less than half that of male-only teams — $5.2M versus $11.7M (Founders Forum).

The Ugly:
Big Tech's retreat from DEI programs in 2025 sent a clear signal, and it wasn't a good one. Meta, Amazon, Google, and Accenture all scaled back diversity commitments. Research shows women are now prioritizing job security over career growth, with half saying they're more cautious about changing roles. At current rates of progress, the World Economic Forum estimates it will take 130 years to close the economic gender gap.

These aren't social issues. They're economic ones.

Every company that underinvests in female talent is leaving productivity, innovation, and profitability on the table. The data is unambiguous on this.

What's the one structural change you think would move the needle fastest?

03/06/2026

We built a newsletter for advanced manufacturing executives who want the quantum conversation in the language of operations and capital decisions.

Today we're launching The Entanglement Brief - LFI's monthly industrial economics brief.

Every edition filters three signals through a single lens: global PMI data, quantum technology deployments, and geopolitical disruptions. What do they mean for your productivity, profitability, throughput, yield, and resilience?

Not quantum research. Not vendor announcements. Economics.

Vol. 1 is live now. This month covers:

→ February's 44-month PMI high — and the cost pressure story hiding underneath it.
→ Ford Otosan's 83% reduction in production scheduling time using hybrid quantum computing, live in production.
→ The Harvest Now, Decrypt Later threat accumulating in your systems today.
→ What Hormuz and rising LNG prices mean for your energy cost model.
→ Why governance beats timing in every industrial technology cycle.

LFI's monthly intelligence brief for advanced manufacturers. Vol. 1 covers February's global PMI data, Ford Otosan's live quantum production deployment, the Harvest Now Decrypt Later cybersecurity threat, Gulf supply chain disruption, and why governance beats timing in every industrial technology cy

02/26/2026

Thank you Australian Manufacturing for telling our expansion story!

La Force International (LFI) has established LFI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Newcastle, Australia, strengthening its focus on manufacturing economics as quantum technology reshapes supply chain and data security requirements across the region.

02/25/2026

LFI is growing - and our next chapter begins today in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific region!

LFI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. is now established in the City of Newcastle, Australia - our first international entity outside the United States, and the regional hub from which LFI will serve advanced industrial manufacturers and mining across Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the broader Asia Pacific region. A global practice extending to Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EMEA) is the next horizon.

Newcastle was a deliberate choice. The Hunter Valley anchors some of the most significant industrial sectors in Australia: mining and resources, defense supply chain, advanced manufacturing, and energy. These are exactly the sectors where the economic consequences of quantum technology are becoming measurable, and where industry needs leadership, not just information.

What started in Dallas, U.S.A. is now a firm with an international footprint, built on one belief:

The biggest risk in quantum technology isn't being late. It's being early without leadership.

LFI works with advanced industrial manufacturers and mining through the Quantum Value Stages™ (a structured framework covering Quantum Readiness, Quantum Security, Quantum Utility, and Quantum Advantage) helping them navigate quantum technology on their terms, at the right pace, with the right decisions.

Australia is chapter two. There is more to come, because our work is singular: to continuously advance industrial economics through quantum technologies, for every advanced manufacturer willing to lead!

Full press release in the comments.

Newcastle Herald, Hunter Valley News

02/17/2026

Wishing everyone a very happy Lunar New Year. May the year ahead bring good health, prosperity, and new opportunities. 🧧✨

As we gallop into the Year of the Horse, it feels fitting that 2026 is also the "Year of Quantum Security." 🐎 Just as we celebrate new beginnings, it is the perfect time to ensure our digital foundations are resilient for the quantum era.

May your year be filled with growth, and may your data stay quantum-secure!