25-27 March 2025
EPIC Annual General Meeting 2025
Barcelona, Spain



The EPIC Annual General Meeting is the annual strategy event dedicated primarily to its members. This is an on-invitation-only event and invited are the CEO/CTO, or primary membership contact person of EPIC member companies. 1 person per company policy applies unless exhibiting. Who usually attend? As example, see here the EPIC AGM and SUMMIT 2023 list of participants biographies and companies descriptions, and pictures to get an impression.

Agenda

23 March 2025, Sunday

20:00 – 22:30 Welcome Dinner at L´Olive (address: Carrer de Balmes, 47, L’Eixample, 08007 Barcelona).

24 March 2025, Monday (OPTIONAL – Requires separate registration – 30 seats available)

09:00 – 18:00 Visiting local EPIC member companies

09:00 Departure by bus from Eurostars Hotel Grand Marina (address: Moll de Barcelona, S/N, Ciutat Vella, 08039 Barcelona) for the companies visits.

  • 09:00 Bus Departure from Hotel Eurostars Grand Marina
  • 09:30-11:30: UPC-CD6 + presentation from spin-offs and FotĂłnica21
  • 12:00-14:00 Sensofar
  • 14:00 – 15:30 Microrelleus
  • 16:00 – 17:30 Mapsi
  • 17:30 – 18:00 Drive back to Hotel Eurostars Grand Marina

19:30 – 22:00 Pre-event Dinner at 7 Portes (address: Pg. d’Isabel II, 14, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona).

25 March 2025, Tuesday (OPTIONAL – Requires separate registration – 30 seats available)

09:00 Departure by bus from Eurostars Hotel Grand Marina (address: Moll de Barcelona, S/N, Ciutat Vella, 08039 Barcelona) for the companies visits
09:00 – 18:00 Visiting local EPIC member companies

  • 09:00 Bus Departure
  • 09:30-11:00 Inmersia
  • 11:30-13:30 ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences
  • 13:30-14:00 Quside presentation + 3 minutes pitch time from ICFO spin-offs
  • 14:00-15:00 Lunch
  • 15:30-17:00 monocrom
  • 17:00-18:00 Drive back to Hotel Eurostars Grand Marina

19:30 – 22:00 Welcome Reception and Networking Dinner at Marina Port Vell (address: Moll de La Barceloneta, 1, Ciutat Vella, 08039 Barcelona). ALL ATTENDEES EXPECTED.

26 March 2025, Wednesday

07:30 – 09:00 Morning Run/Walk (optional – but all attendees are expected to join!) at San Sebastian Beach and Breakfast at Honest Greens. Return by boat to Moll de Drassanes 
09:00 – 09:45 Registration, networking coffee break & expo at World Trade Center

09:45 – 12:00 Spanish EPIC member company presentation

  • Alcyon Photonics, Jimena GarcĂ­a-Romeu, CEO
  • CEIT, Santiago M Olaizola Izquierdo, Group Leader Laser Precision Manufacturing
  • ICFO, Sergi Ferrando, PHOTONCAT Manager
  • IMASENIC, Renato Turchetta, CEO
  • KD, Carlos Pardo, CEO
  • Mapsi Photonics, David Cardador Maza, CEO
  • MEETOPTICS, Barbara Buades, CEO
  • New Infrared Technologies, Arturo Baldasano, CEO
  • Ommatidia LIDAR, Eduardo Margallo, CEO
  • Quside Technologies, Carlos Abellan, CEO
  • Sensofar, Marc Canales, CEO
  • UPC-CD6, Santiago Royo, Director
  • UPVfab Micro-fabrication pilot line, Pascual Muñoz, Director
  • VLC Photonics, Iñigo Artundo, CEO

12:00 – 13:30 Networking lunch & expo

13:30 – 13:45 Opening of the Annual General Meeting 2025

13:45 – 15:15 Conference on EPIC Update

  • EPIC Board of Directors Update
  • Annual Activity Report 2024 presented by the Marketing Team
  • Upcoming activities presented by the Technology Team
  • Voting approval of EPIC financial accounts 2024
  • Advocacy and Lobbying update – Markus Wilkens, Head of Operations, Photonics21

15:15 – 16:00 Networking coffee break & expo. Ranting Session.

16:00 – 17:45 STRATEGY & MARKETS SESSION

Speakers include:

  • Jean-François Morizur, CEO, Cailabs (France)
  • Gerard van den Eijkel, CEO, Dutch United Instruments (The Netherlands)
  • Martynas Barkauskas, CEO, LIGHT CONVERSION (Lithuania)
  • Martin Hermatschweiler, CEO & Co-Founder, Nanoscribe (Germany)
  • Charlene Hu, Chairperson, Swiroc (Taiwan)
  • Bernold Richerzhagen, CEO & President, SYNOVA (Switzerland)
  • Michael Lebby, CEO, GenusTechnik (USA)

17:45 EPIC Sustainability Award 2025

18:00 EPIC CEO Award 2025

18:15 EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

18:30 Gather in the lobby and departure to dinner venue
19:00 – 22:30 Gala Dinner at Poble Espanyol (address: Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13, Sants-Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona).

27 March 2025, Thursday

07:00 – 07:30 Morning Swim (optional) at San Sebastian Beach and Breakfast at Honest Greens. Return by boat to Moll de Drassanes.

08:15 – 09:00 Networking coffee & expo

09:00 – 10:30 TECHNOLOGY &  MARKETS SESSION

Speakers include:

  • Andre Richter, CEO, VPI Photonics (Germany)
  • Panagiotis-Alexandros Bokaris, Head of Digital Optics, L’Oreal (France)
  • Martin M. Roth, Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (Germany)
  • Edwin Wolterink, CTO, Anteryon (Netherlands)

10:30 – 11:15 Networking coffee & expo

11:15 – 13:30 INVESTMENT / BUSINESS SESSION

Speakers include:

  • Basil Garabet, CEO, NKT Photonics (Denmark)
  • Mike Powell, Managing Partner, Renevo Capital Limited (United Kingdom)
  • Ronny Timmreck (serial entrepreneur) (Germany)
  • Hans Van den Vlekkert (serial entrepreneur) (Netherlands)
  • Jean-François Vinchant, CEO, SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques (France)
  • Matthias Trinker, CFO, ELAS Technologies Investment (Germany)
  • Maik Mueller, CEO, Nynomic (Germany)
  • 3 minutes pitch of EPIC members looking for capital – anyone can present

13:30 – 15:00 Networking lunch
15:00 Official end of the meeting
15:30 – 18:00 Optional social activity if you are not yet ready to leave Barcelona! All attendees are very welcome but separate registration is required. Catamaran Sailing Tour (address: Moll de Drassanes, Plaça Portal de la Pau, s/n, 08039 Barcelona)

Accommodation

Next to World Trade Center, room contingent with special rate is blocked till 31st January
Eurostars Grand Marina 5 GL (Moll de Barcelona WTC, Ciutat Vella, 08039 Barcelona)

10 minutes walking distance from the World Trade Center, room rates from 120 Euro per night
Andante Hotel (Av. Drassanes 23-25, 08001 Barcelona)
15% discount only bookable through: https://reservations.andantehotel.com/andantehotel.com/es/availability?prom=EPIC

15 minutes walking distance from the World Trade Center, room rates from 110 Euro per night
Ikonik Ramblas Hotel (La Rambla, 22, 24, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona)

Venue

World Trade Center Barcelona (address: Moll de Barcelona s/n, edifici Est, 1ÂŞ planta, 08039, Barcelona)

EPIC members in and next to Barcelona

CD6-UPC is a technological innovation centre specialized in Photonics Engineering in the Barcelona area.

ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, hosts over 350 researchers organized in 25 research groups working in 60 state-of-the-art research laboratories, equipped with the latest experimental facilities and supported by a range of cutting-edge facilities for nanofabrication, characterization, imaging and engineering.

Inmersia is a Spanish deep tech startup developing the next generation of Near-Eye Displays for smart glasses, and the first in combining AR and VR in a single device.

Mapsi Photonics is a startup dedicated to the manufacturing of optical filters in the MWIR and LWIR.

MICRORELLEUS is a service company established in 1983. They specialize in laser texturing services (functional and design), laser microstructuring and industrial engraving for molds, tools and final parts.

Monocrom design develop and manufactures high-power diode lasers for the Medical, Aerospace & Defence and the Industrial sectors, based on it’s own Patented technology of mounting- Clamping.

Sensofar Group is a multi-national company whose mission is to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-end metrology tools.

Quside develops new-generation quantum technologies for secure connectivity and efficient computation.

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