AR/VRar-vrPhotonicsphotonics
13-14 October 2026
EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AR: the Tipping Point at EssilorLuxottica
Milan, Italy

Hosted by
Media Partners


EPIC Members
390.00 Excl. VAT
Invited companies
390.00 Excl. VAT
Non-members
590.00 Excl. VAT





Supported By
Sponsor
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Please note, preferably register only one person per company for best possible networking.

The Augmented Reality industry is no longer asking if – but how and when. The answer lies in photonics. As we stand at a critical crossroads, the future of AR will be shaped by the technical and strategic decisions made today. Hosted by EssilorLuxottica, this edition of EPIC’s AR series goes beyond the hype, diving deep into the real-world challenges and opportunities driving industrial and wider adoption by the consumer market.

This meeting will convene C-level executives, R&D leaders, and systems engineers from across the AR value chain – from photonics and component manufacturers to integrators, device makers, and end users. Together, we’ll confront the technical barriers, business needs, and regulatory demands that define the path to scalable, high-performance AR.

Agenda

Optional agenda

12 October 2026, Monday

10:00 – 18:00 Company visits – TBC
19:00 – 22:00 Pre-event networking reception and dinner – location TBC

Provisional schedule, in preparation.

Agenda

13 October 2026, Tuesday

12:00 – 13:30 Registration and lunch

 13:30 – 15:15 SESSION 1.1 : User Experience – from Prototype to People – Consumer

Agenda in preparation. Interested speakers should contact EPIC.

 15 :15 – 16:15 Networking Coffee Break

 16:15 – 17:45 SESSION 1.2 : User Experience – from Prototype to People – Enterprise

  • Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) – José Manuel Rojas Artuñedo, Technological Researcher (Spain)

Agenda in preparation. Interested speakers should contact EPIC.

 17:45 – 18:15 PANEL DISCUSSION: AI-Native AR: what the future looks like?

  • STMicroelectronics – Bharath Rajagopalan, Director of Strategic Marketing (United States)

14 October 2026, Wednesday

08:15 – 08:45 Welcome Coffee

 08:45 – 10:30 SESSION 3: Display System Assembly

  • Sony Semiconductor Solutions – Kazue Shimizu, Optical Engineer (Japan)
  • FlexEnable Increasing visual and physical comfort in AR glasses – ultra-thin, light active lenses and pixelated dimming using liquid crystal optics on plastic – Paul Cain, Chief Commercial Officer (United Kingdom)
  • HETEROMERGESelf-aligned Optical Assembly using a Single Freeform 3D Printing Process – Robert Kirchner, Co-Founder and CEO (Germany)
  • AlphaLum – Eric Tremblay, CTO (Switzerland)

Agenda in preparation. Interested speakers should contact EPIC.

10:30 – 11:15 Networking Coffee Break

 11:15 – 12:45 SESSION 4: Ophthalmic, Adaptive and Prescription

  • ZEISS Extended Reality – Franziska Zeller, Head of Strategic Partner Management & Business Development (Germany)
  • Oxford Optical Labs – Rob Stevens, CEO (United Kingdom)

Agenda in preparation. Interested speakers should contact EPIC.

 12:45 – 13:45 Networking Lunch
13:45 – 15:00 Company visit and end of the Technology Meeting

Venue

EssilorLuxottica (address: Via Tortona 35, 20144 Milan, Italy)

Accommodation

Nhow Hotel Milano (address: Via Tortona 35, 20144 Milano)

Book your room here.

The hotel is right next to the meeting venue.

Technology Advisory Committee
Senior Business Manager at imec
Program Development Lead at Google
Head of Global Business Development at Morphotonics
Speakers
Co-Founder and CEO at HETEROMERGE
Director of Strategic Marketing at STMicroelectronics
Head of Strategic Partner Management & Business Development at ZEISS Extended Reality
Chief Commercial Officer at FlexEnable


More speakers will be announced soon.
Contact Information
Technology Manager
Technology scope and agenda
Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
Technology Expert for Optics and Optical Systems
Programme Manager
Coordination
Lídia Briquets
Lídia Briquets
Programme Manager
Event Manager
Logistics, venue, accommodation, and transportation
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