Welcome and introduction by EPIC – Ivan Nikitski, Technnology Expert for Quantum and Integrated Photonics

10:00 – 10:15 Focuslight – Co-Design Optics and Components for the ELSFP & NPO/CPO Ecosystem – Wilfried Noell, Chief Scientist (Switzerland / China)
10:15 – 10:30 Optosigma – Scaling from Benchtop to Sub-Micron Production of PICs and CPOs: Optimizing Yield and Versatility – Ugo Drieux, Director of Operations (France)
10:30 – 10:45 VLC Photonics – Inside VLC Photonics’ New Test Lab: Where Next-Gen PICs Get Proven – Borja Jerez Gonzalez, Sales and Marketing Manager (Spain)
10:45 – 11:00 Photon Design – No cloud computing required: can now run large photonic simulations on a laptop – Dominic Gallagher, B.A. Cantab. PhD, CEO Photon Design (UK)
11:00 – 11:15 Albis Optoelectronics – 1.6T/3.2Tbps Applications: Next-Gen Photodiode Innovations – Tudor Olariu, Product Manager (Switzerland)
11:15 – 11:30 Vanguard Automation – Scalable Photonic Integration for Secure High-Speed Data Networks – Thorsten Mayer, CEO (Germany)
11:30 – 11:45 ficonTEC Service – Intelligent Manufacturing for AI at Scale – Andon Bano, Head of Sales Europe (Germany)
11:45 – 12:00 Finetech – From Lab to Volume: What Advanced Packaging Actually Requires – Sylvain Dulphy, Sales Manager (France)
12:00 – 12:15 Bühler Alzenau – Optimizing AR/HR coatings for InP Edge-emitting Lasers – Daniel Sa Pereira, Sales Manager, Market Segment Semiconductor (Germany)
12:15 – 12:30 NGK Europe – Proven Thin-Film Wafer Manufacturing for the Next Scale-Up of Integrated Photonics – Makoto Iwai, Dr. of Engineering Manager, (Germany)

Closing words by EPIC – Ivan Nikitski, Technology Expert for Quantum and Integrated Photonics

ECOC expo floor, Product Focus Theatre.