Optional agenda
13 October 2025, Monday
10:00 – 19:00 Company visits
19:30 – 22:30 pre-event networking dinner
Agenda
14 October 2025, Tuesday
12:30 – Registration and networking lunch
13:45 – Welcoming words
14:00 – 15:30 SESSION 1: Challenges in Space and New Space
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) – DRAGO project: SWIR cameras for nano and micro-satellites – Xana Delpueyo, Optical Engineer (Spain)
- Toptica Projects – Sodium Guide Star Lasers for Astronomy, Optical Communications and Space Surveillance – Frank Lison, CEO (Germany)
- Ommatidia – Eduardo Margallo, Founder & CEO (Spain)
- Silicon Austria Labs – Laser Ignition Systems for Space Rocket Engines – Dmitry Tabakaev, Senior Scientist (Austria)
Agenda in preparation – interested attendees can contact Program management and the Technology expert for more information.
15:30 – Networking coffee break
16:15 – 18:15 SESSION 2: Photonics and Instrumentation for Earth Monitoring
- Imagine Optic – Guillaume Dovillaire, Technical Director (France)
- Ingeneric – Stefan Hambücker, Managing Partner (Germany)
- HORIBA – William Renard, Sales Engineer (France)
- Acktar – TBA.
- Bertin Alpao – Amandine Lozano, New Space Market Development Manager (France)
Agenda in preparation – interested attendees can contact Program management and the Technology expert for more information.
18:15 – End of the day 1
19:00 – 22:00 – Networking dinner
15 October 2025, Wednesday
07:30 Departure from recommended hotel – TBA.
08:15 – 08:45 Welcoming coffee break
08:45 – 10:30 SESSION 3: Optical Communication for New Space
- OptoSigma – Ugo Drieux, Director of Operations (France)
- IDEX Corporation – Challenges with Optical Filters for Lasercom – Jason Palidwar, Senior Director – Global Space (Canada)
- SPACEOPTIX – Matthias Beier, CEO and Co-Founder (Germany)
- ESA (European Space Agency) – Christopher Vasko, Optical and Quantum Innovation Engineer (The NEtherlands)
Agenda in preparation – interested attendees can contact Program management and the Technology expert for more information.
10:30 – 11:15 Networking coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 SESSION 4: Photonics for Harsh Environment
- Alter Technology – Photonics Components Testing for Qualification and Reliability – Guillermo Gonzales de la Llana, Manager, Optoelectronics and New Technologies Department (Spain)
- Percipio Robotics – Mélanie Macioce, Photonics-Robotics Technology Strategist (France)
- MPS Microsystems – Stefane Caseiro, Project Manager (Switzerland)
- Diamond SA – Tejo Robbiani, R&D Engineer (Switzerland)
- SAES Getters – Davide Frigerio, Business Development Manager (Italy)
- Schott – Stefan Weiser, Senior Principal Defense, Aerospace & Industry (Germany)
Agenda in preparation – interested attendees can contact Program management and the Technology expert for more information.
13:00 – 14:00 Networking lunch
14.00 – 15:30 Company visit
15:30 End of the technology meeting