Prof. Karen Hallberg holds a PhD in Physics from the Balseiro Institute in Bariloche, Argentina, where she is an Associate Professor of Physics. She is Principal Researcher of the Argentine Council for Science and Technology working at the Bariloche Atomic Center (Argentine Commission for Atomic Energy). She was born in Argentina and grew up in the northern province of Jujuy. Her research topics include the development of state-of-the-art computational approaches based on quantum information to investigate the physics of quantum matter and nanoscopic systems. She is actively committed to reducing the gender and social gap in science, to increasing awareness of misinformation and of ethical considerations in research and to nuclear disarmament.She was awarded the 2019 L'Oreal-UNESCO International Award For Women in Science (for Latin America) and two honorary doctorates, she is a corresponding member of the Argentine Academy for Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, and member of the Latin American Academy of Sciences. She is the Chair of the Council of the Pugwash Conferences for Science and World Affairs (1995 Peace Nobel Prize), Board Member and International Councilor of the American Physical Society, member of the WEF Global Future Council on the Future of Quantum Economy.