Optional agenda (registration for the optional agenda is closed, participants list available HERE): 

DAY ZERO IN CITY WARSAW 

5 September, Tuesday

15:30 Departure from VIENNA HOUSE MOKOTOW BY WYNDHAM WARSAW hotel (address: Postępu 4, 02-676, Warsaw) by bus transfer from the Vienna hotel to VIGO Photonics

16:00 – 18:00 Visiting VIGO Photonics (address: Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland)

18:00 Bus transfer from VIGO Photonics to Vienna hotel

18:30 – 21:30 Dinner @ Vienna hotel

6 September, Wednesday

08:30 Departure by bus transfer from Vienna hotel to Lukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics – IMIF

09:00 – 10:30 Visiting Lukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics – IMIF (address: Al. Lotnikow 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw)

10:40 Departure by the bus transfer from Łukasiewicz  to Hotel Europa Starachowice

10:40 – 12:30 Drive by the bus transfer

Official agenda: 

DAY ONE IN CITY STARACHOWICE

12:50 – 13:50 Registration and lunch @ Hotel Europa Starachowice (address: ul. Radomska 76a, 27-200, Starachowice), ground floor, restaurant space next to Reception

13:50 – 14:00 Welcoming words by Jeremy Picot-Clemente, Photonics Technology Manager at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium @ SALA WENECJA

SESSION 1: Emerging Imaging and Sensing technologies for Defense @ SALA WENECJA

14:00 – 14:30 KEYNOTE: Thales – Event Based Image Sensors and Their Potential Applications in Defence and Space – Eric Belhaire, Head of Electro-Optical Technologies (France)
14:30 – 14:45 VIGO Photonics – IR FPA Development Program in Vigo Photonics – Przemysław Kalinowski, FPA Strategic Program Director (Poland)
14:45 – 15:00 KERDRY – Conductive Anti-Reflective Coatings for ECM Shielding Management and Heating Windows in Harsh Environments – Jorge Julian Sanchez Martinez, Sales and Business Development Senior (France)
15:00 – 15:15 Diehl Defence – Photonics Technologies for SWaP-driven Airborne Sensors – Hans Tholl, Head of CoC Electrooptical and Electromechanical Systems (Germany)
15:15 – 15:30 Leonardo – Leonardo Key & Emerging Sensor Technologies – Kevin Thomas, Chief Engineer (United Kingdom)
15:30 – 15:45 Photonis – State-of-the-art Imaging Solutions for Portable and Vehicle Platforms – Christophe Robinet, Strategic Marketing Manager (France)
15:45 – 16:00 Excelitas – Photon Detection – Saving Lives through Precision and Protection – Richard Simons, Product Manager (Canada)

16:00 – 16:45 Networking coffee break @ next to SALA WENECJA

SESSION 2: Laser Technologies for Defense @ SALA WENECJA

16:45 – 17:00 Exail – 1 um and 2 um, Doped Fibers and LiNbO₃ Phase Modulators dedicated to Directed Energy Laser – David Dupuy, Sales Manager (France)
17:00 – 17:15 Aktyvus – Reinventing the Wheel or Technology Disruption which Saves Lives? Laser Target Designation Today – Laurynas Satas, CEO (Lithuania) 
17:15 – 17:30 Cycle – Fiber based Optical Frequency and Timing Solutions – Daniel Petters, CEO (Germany)
17:30 – 17:45 Laser Zentrum Hannover – Deflagration of Explosive Ordnances with Laser Technology – Jorg Hermsdorf, Head of Materials & Processes Department (Germany)

SESSION 3: Secure Optical Communication for Defense @ SALA WENECJA

17:45 – 18:00 SAES Getters – Advanced Getter Solutions for High Reliability Packaging of Optoelectronic Devices – Davide Frigerio, Business Development EMEA (Italy)
18:00 – 18:15 Glenair – High-Power >20 W Single-Mode Fibre Optic Connector for Directed Energy Weapons Systems – Davinder Basuita, Photonics Business Development Manager (United Kingdom)
18:15 – 18:30 Bright Photonics – How to Develop Photonic Integrated Circuits for Robust Optical Communication and Sensing Systems – Katarzyna Lawniczuk, Vice President, Senior Photonics Engineer (The Netherlands)

19:00 – 22:00 Dinner @ Hotel Europa Starachowice, ground floor, restaurant space next to Reception

22:00 Departures to different hotels / networking walk to Senator hotel

DAY TWO IN CITY KIELCE

7 September, Thursday 

08:00 Networking walk from Senator hotel to Hotel Europa

08:30 Bus departure from Hotel Europa Starachowice to Kielce, MSPO expo

09:45 – 10:15 Welcoming coffee @ meeting room Kappa at MSPO, Kielce. MAP available HERE. Please enter through doors 1 (Wejście 1). Please have your visitor tickets prepared. Onsite registration possible for those, who did not register online.

SESSION 4: Use-Cases and Challenges of Photonics Technology in Military Platform @ meeting room Lambda at MSPO, Kielce

10:15 – 10:45 KEYNOTE: MBDA – An Overview to Electro-Optics in Missile Systems – Chris Greenway, Department Head (United Kingdom)
10:45 – 11:15 KEYNOTE: PCO – Optoelectronics in Service of Land Forces – Lukasz Zaskurski, Head of Products and Services Sales Department (Poland)
11:15- 11:30 OptecBB – Opportunities for Photonics and Quantum Technologies in the Ukrainian Defense Industry – Adrian Mahlkow, Director (Germany)
11:30 – 12:00 KEYNOTE: Lukasiewicz – PIAP – How Mobile Robotics for Defence Applications can Benefit from Photonics-based Solutions? – Grzegorz Kowalski, Deputy Head of Security and Defence Systems Division (Poland)
12:00 – 12:30 KEYNOTE: Exatel – Michal Szczęsny, Network Architecture and Planning Director and Teodor Buchner, Research and Development Project Expert (Poland)

12:30 – 14:00 Networking lunch @ meeting room Kappa

14:00 End of the conference and visiting exhibition

NOTE. There is no common transfer planned from MSPO to airports. Please fill in THIS DOCUMENT to collaborate with the other participants. 

Please note that in order to visit the companies you need to mark this in the registration form. Number of people is limited for the visits. We will be confirming registrations based on first registered – first accepted rule. We limit the number of people due to the companies capacities. Thank you for your understanding. 

VIGO Photonics is a European manufacturer of semiconducting materials and instruments for photonic and microelectronic, specialized in MWIR and LWIR detectors and modules, produced with the use of internally-developed technology. The mission of VIGO Photonics is to provide fast and convenient, easy to use IR detectors at any wavelength from 2 to 16 µm, reaching fundamental BLIP limits without cryocooling. Modules are available with different spectral response ranges, time response characteristics and gains. VIGO Photonics has a complete front – end and back- end production line for semiconductor high capacity instruments – from epitaxy of II-IV and III-V groups, through detector chips, lasers and their assembly and integration with electronics.
VIGO Photonics non-standard solutions allow you to develop products dedicated to customer’s applications:
– industry – laser power control and calibration;
– environmental protection – gas analysis, real-time water quality control;
– healthcare – non-invasive blood analysis;
– transport – analysis of temperature distribution in fast-moving objects;
– research and development – precise, non-destructive spectroscopy.
– defense and security – smart munitions, early warning systems;
– automotive

Lukasiewicz – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics (Lukasiewicz – IMiF) is a Poland-leading photonic technology research institute with more than 400 outstanding employees.  Its mission is to develop technologies of the future in response to the challenges of the modern world. We offer entrepreneurs solutions that support improving business and creating innovative technologies. The long-term aim is to stimulate industrial development, create commercial-added value, and improve life quality through technology R&D actions.

The Institute focuses on creating advanced solutions in the fields of micro-nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, materials engineering, photonics (including nanophotonics), microwave electronics, power electronics, transparent and flexible electronics to address areas such as: Sustainable Economy and Energy, Digital Transformation, Smart Clean Mobility and Health.

The scope of the Institute’s activities includes in particular: development of construction and technology for the production of micro- and optoelectronic semiconductor devices, including: microwave and photonic discrete devices, detectors and sensors, integrated circuits, micro-systems and electronic components, hybrid microelectronic systems, power instruments, diffraction elements; development of methods for the design of micro- and opto-electronic semiconductor devices and development of new methods for characterization of materials, structures and semiconductor devices; development of technologies for the production of new materials such as silicon carbide, epitaxial and flake graphene, ceramic-metal composites and advanced ceramics and testing their properties in terms of their industrial use; conducting standardization and certification activities and approval. We develop modern fiber optic and micro-optical technologies and various types of sensors enabling data acquisition and reliable transmission, which is of great importance for many branches of industry 4.0.

The research is around four technological lines: a line of optoelectronic components, a line of silicon components, a line of wide-gap semiconductor components and a line dedicated to LTCC technology. These modern technological lines enable the scientific community to participate in research and entrepreneurs to develop new products.

Please book VIENNA HOUSE MOKOTOW BY WYNDHAM WARSAW hotel (address: Postępu 4, 02-676, Warsaw) for 5-6 September, if you are planning to attend the companies visits. You can do this by email kamila.jedras@hrg-hotels.com mentioning the code EPICDefence2023. Price is 480 PLN/101.27 EUR for a standard single room. The code is valid until 1 August, 2023. 
You can also use any other systems for your booking, like booking.com.

Please urgently book your room at Hotel Europa Starachowice (address: ul. Radomska 76a, 27-200 Starachowice, Poland), where the 1st day of the EPIC event will be held on 6 September. You can book it by booking.com, their website or any other system you are using. This hotel only allows you to book it for minimum 3 days, so it is good, if you are staying for the entire MSPO expo in Kielce (5-8 September, 2023). This hotel is located within 50 km from Kielce.

You can also book another hotel close to Hotel Europa for 1 night, 6-7 September, e.g. Hotel Senator Konferencje & SPA. It is located within 20 min./1.5 km walk from Hotel Europa Starachowice.

Update: we are aware that there is a shortage of rooms in Starachowice. This is due to such a big event is happening in a really small town of Kielce, so all the surrounding cities are occupied. Please book something as close as possible to Starachowice for the 1st day of the meeting – 6 September (night 6-7 September). 

Included into the ticket price of this event: 

• Company visits at VIGO and Łukasiewicz.
• Bus transfers Warsaw hotel- VIGO – Warsaw hotel – Łukasiewicz- Hotel Europa Starachowice – Kielce during 5-7 September.
• Meals: 5 September dinner in Warsaw, 6 September lunch, coffee break and dinner in Starachowice, 7 September coffee and lunch in Kielce.
• Ticket to attend MPSO expo on 7 September.

To attend this event, you need to additionally take care of: 

• Hotel in Warsaw, if planning to attend VIGO company visit/dinner in Warsaw on 5 September including breakfast.
• Hotel in Starachowice for 6-7 September including breakfast.
• Accommodation from 7 September, if planning to stay more time at MSPO.

Transportation from Kielce to airport is not provided. You can check this website for personal arrangements.

During this event our staff will be capturing the excitement, energy, and memorable moments that unfold. These photographs will be used for promotional purposes on our official website and social media channels, showcasing the vibrant atmosphere and experiences shared during the event.

Your Choice:

Your presence at this event is valuable to us, and we respect your privacy. If you have any concerns about being photographed and potentially featured on our promotional materials, please answer this email before or during the event. We will ensure that your preferences are respected.

Revoking Consent:

If you have initially consented to being photographed but later decide that you would like to revoke your consent, you can do so by notifying our staff or answering this email after the event. We will promptly remove any photographs featuring you from our promotional materials.

Your comfort and satisfaction are of utmost importance to us, and we want to create an inclusive and enjoyable experience for everyone attending this Meeting. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.