EPIC Members Lunch in San Francisco

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20 January 2026 / 12:00 - 14:00 PST

San Francisco, CA, USA

EPIC Members Lunch – this concept of informal gathering aims for our members to stay effective during the lunches at the exhibition. We invite our members to find new collaborations and strengthen the existing ones during their breaks. The event is free of charge, but the pre-registration is required by filling the form below. Attendance of only 1 person per company is allowed. The venue is conveniently located close by the Moscone Center.

Participants list of 2024 event available HERE. Photos of 2024 event available HERE.

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20 January 2026, Tuesday

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking

The venue information is shared with the confirmed participants only in the confirmation email.

Adam Piotrowski , CEO at VIGO Photonics
Adrian Mahlkow , CEO at OpTecBB
Alberto Fasoli , Chief Operating Officer at Tecnottica Consonni
Alessandro Greborio , CEO at Lithium Lasers
Andim Stassen , Senior Business Development Manager at imec
Andrada Muntean , CEO at NovoViz
Anke Siegmeier , Managing Director at OptoNet
Anna Dietzel , Head of Sales at Avenir Photonics
Arne Bentfeldt , Head of Sales at Aixemtec
Benjamin Willenberg , CTO at K2 Photonics
Bogdan Sirbu , Wafer Level System integration at Fraunhofer IZM
Borja Jerez Gonzalez , Senior Application Engineer at VLC Photonics
Brigitte Waernier-Gut , Head of Photonics Division at Swissmem
Brock Pommer , Technical Sales Manager at PHIX Photonics Assembly
Cheryl van Stel, Director of Business Development at SOITEC
Christof Blumenstein , Head of Sales and Marketing at PRIMES
Clemens Dicke , Head of Sales & Technology at Edmund Optics son-x
Clemens Schriever , Head of Engineering at Jueke Systemtechnik
Daniel Pereira , Technical Sales Manager at Buhler
David Ettel , CEO at NANOTECHNA
Domas Lukasevicius , Business Developement Manager at OPTONAS
Dominic Schulz , Head of Strategy Photonics at Fraunhofer HHI
Elias Hontzopoulos , Chairman of BoD at HPhos, Hellenic Photonics Cluster
Felix Reuter , Head of Business Sector at attocube systems
Francisco Rodrigues , CEO at PICadvanced
Gabriella Motta , CEO at ALITE
Guido Perrone , Professor at Politecnico di Torino
Guillem De La Torre , CEO at INMERSIA COMPUTERS
Guy Ear , CHAIRMAN CEO at OPTOSIGMA EUROPE
Ignazio Ciccomascolo , Sales and Business Development at I-Photonics
Irving Mrsi , Director of Marketing at MRSI Systems
Ivan van der Kroon , Technical Business Development Manager at SFC Energy
Jean-Luc Polleux , Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder at ICON Photonics
Joel Wagnieres , Product Developer at Cassio-P
Juergen Waidhas , Head of Sales Europe at dopa
Juha Purmonen , Executive director at Photonics Finland
Julien Duchene , Sales Director - Optics & Photonics at ANSYS part of SYNOPSYS
Julien Muller , Director, Optics, Product Management at Synopsys
Justas Varpucianskis, Program manager at EKSPLA
Juul Gielens , Chief Business Officer at QDI systems
Jyrki Saarinen , Professor at University of Eastern Finland
Karolis Galvanauskas , Sales Engineer at LIDARIS
Katie Cavanagh , Optical Physicist at Yelo
Kevin Masciave , Area Sales Manager at Bertin Alpao
Khaled Atia, Photonics software developer at Optiwave
Konstantinas Zakalskis , Head of Growth at SPhotonix
Kristina Ananiciene , Executive Director at Lithuanian Laser Association
Marco Messina , Programme Manager at AMIRES
Maria Chiara Ubaldi , CEO at CareGlance
Maria Munoz, Sales Development Representative at Meetoptics
Mario Patane , Global Sales and Marketing Director at VIGO Photonics
Mark Kuijpers , Sales&Marketing director at Lobre
Martin Collins , Managing Director at Yelo
Melanie Macioce , Photonics-Robotics Technology Strategist at PERCIPIO ROBOTICS
Michael Koralewski , Sales Manager at Fluence Technology
Michel Pastoor , Sales manager at NTS Optel
Mikhail Maiorov , CEO at AKELA Laser Corporation
Murat Deveci , VP, Sales and Business Development at OptoFidelity
Naotaka Takahashi, Group Leader at Nippon Electric Glass
Niklas Kolvenbach , Engineer at PicoLAS
Oliver Grass , MD at inno-spec
Oliver Pust , Sales Director at Delta Optical Thin Film
Panagiotis Georgiadis , Head of Business Development at Alpes Lasers
Paolo Sanna , CEO at Convergent Photonics
Patrick Leisching , CEO at Blitz 22-914
Paulius Ge , Project Manager at 3photon
Philipp Dietrich , CEO and Managing Director at Keystone Phtotonics
Riaan Stuart Coetzee, Sales & Business Development Manager at Tillquist Group
Riku Isoaho , CTO at RefleKron
Sandra Ziv, Key Account Sales Specialist at Bi-Pol
Sanin Zulic , International Business Development Manager at HiLASE
Shota Oshita , Marketing and Business Development at DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS
Silke Boehr , Marketing Group Manager at Fraunhofer ILT
Silke Nielsen , Marketing & Communication at FISBA
Stefan Weber , CEO and Co-FOunder at Phaseform
Steve Kidd , Global Sales & Business Development at Arden Photonics
Steven Becker , Scientist | Topical Lead for Optical Signal Processing at Fraunhofer HHI
Thilo Grusie , GaN Technology Developer at QubeDot
Thomas Achleitner , Business Development Manager at EV Group
Thomas Haugk , Head of Key Accountmanagement at Jenaer Antriebstechnik
Thomas Strzeletz , Project Manager at Photonics Precision Engineering
Tobias Buchmann , International Business Development Manager at Ibsen Photonics
Tom Piehn , Director of North American Operations at Emberion
Toni Pasanen , Senior Project Engineer / Co-founder at ElFys
Udo Fetzer , Key Account Manager at Lightera
Veronica Oliver , COO at Ultrafast Innovations
Volker Hille , Business Development at Jenaer Antriebstechnik
Wladick Hartmann , CTO at Pixel Photonics
Yves Bertic , Senior Business Line Director, Visible LEDs at Luminus Devices

Carlos Lee

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Martin Braun

Events Manager

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