ManufacturingmanufacturingPhotonicsphotonics
27 January 2025 / 07:30 - 21:00 PST
EPIC SUMMIT on Optimizing and Scaling Photonics Manufacturing in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

EPIC Members
590.00 Excl. VAT


This is an exceptional meeting to exchange best-practice related to manufacturing in the photonics industry. Speakers and attendees will present examples, discuss challenges, and be inspired by lessons learned based on their own experience, as well as lessons learned from related sectors such as semiconductors known for its high-volume and automated production manufacturing. While the photonics industry is characterized by a high-mix low-volume of products, we all need to prepare to upscale production and have a constant focus on reducing manufacturing costs. The meeting will also discuss supply chain management and outsourcing strategies, automation, design of own proprietary tools and solutions, product design for volume manufacturing, standardization, … All presentations are short 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes Q&A. Networking breaks are long to allow time for networking. Sponsorship + table top opportunities available.

Agenda

27 January 2025, Monday

07:30-08:30 Registration and Networking Breakfast

08:30-10:00 Presentations of 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A:

  • KEYNOTE by COHERENT: Chris Dorman Executive Vice President, Lasers Segment (United Kingdom)
  • Intraratio – RyanΒ  Gamble, CEO (USA)
  • PI – Scott Jordan, Head of Photonics, Senior Director (USA)
  • PHIX Photonics Assembly – Joost van Kerkhof, COO (The Netherlands)
  • More speakers to be announced…

10:00-10:45 Networking Coffee Break

10:45-12:30 Presentations of 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A:

  • Bay Photonics – Glenn George, CEO (United Kingdom)
  • Jabil – Hendrik Zachmann, Business Development Manager (Germany)
  • Optimax – Mike Hyman, CTO (USA)
  • Synopsys – Maryvonne Chalony, Application Engineering Manager (France)
  • Innocise – Marc SchΓΆneich, CEO (Germany)
  • More speakers to be announced…

12:30-14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00-15:30 Presentations of 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A:

  • Oliver FΓ€hnle – PanDao, CTO (Switzerland)
  • Cailabs – Jean-Francois Morizur, CEO (France)
  • Fluence – MichaΕ‚ Nejbauer, CEO (Poland)
  • Luceda – Matthew Delaney, Application Engineer (Belgium)
  • More speakers to be announced…

15:30-16:15 Networking Coffee Break

16:15-17:30 Presentations (to be announced soon) including fireside chat discussion

17:30-21:00 Networking Reception and Dinner (also open to CEOs and CTOs of EPIC member companies)

Venue

Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel (Address:Β 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States).

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