21 September 2026
/ 17:30
- 21:30
CEST
EPIC VIP Networking Reception at ECOC
Malaga, Spain
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The EPIC VIP Networking reception at ECOC will gather 100 EPIC members CEO/CTO level, invited VIP international guests – decision makers, technology experts, and their customers. The program includes quality networking and creating new business connections. Participation is free of charge but strictly on-invitation, pre-registration is compulsory. As this will be a sold-out event, on-site registration will not be possible.
Attendance is limited to 1 person per company.
Please see the participants’ list of 2024 HERE . Participants’ list of 2025 HERE.
Photos here:
2025: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epic-photonics/albums/72177720329379557
2024: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epic-photonics/albums/72177720320549596
2023: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epic-photonics/albums/72177720311636077
2022: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epic-photonics/albums/72177720302266685
Agenda
Venue
Attendees
- Aaron Zilkie , Senior Director Photonics at Texas Instruments
- Abdul Rahim , Ecosystem Manager at PhotonDelta
- Abed Toufik , Head Engineering at OPTOSIGMA
- Adrian Mertens , CEO at SilOriX
- Aidong Xu , Consultant at Consultant-Freelance
- Alex Demkov , CEO at La Luce Cristallina
- Aljoscha Schu , CEO at Photonics Foundry
- Amir Hossein Ghadimi , CEO at Lightium
- Andre Richter , General Manager at VPIphotonics
- Andreas Bechtolsheim, Co-Founder at Arista
- Andreas Umbach , CEO at AUCCEPT Consulting
- Antonio Teixeira , CSTO at PICadvanced
- Aref Chowdhury , CTO & Head of Strategy at Lightwave Logic
- Arnaud Rigny , CEO at Doors photonics
- Asa Asadollahbaik , Senior Business Development Manager at Zeiss
- Auri Ripoll , Director Marketing Communications at ficonTEC
- Beate Sauter , CEO at Lumics
- Bo Pedersen , CEO at Bifrost Communications
- Bryan Patmon , Senior Vice President at Denselight Semiconductor
- Cara Gau , Business Developer at Liverage Technology
- Carl Paquet , Director Business Development at Femtum
- Carlos Pardo Vidal , CEO at KD
- Charlie Kidd, Investment Principal at ICM
- Christian Bosshard , Managing Director at Swissphotonics
- Christian Dupont , CEO at iPronics
- Christian Patze , Investment Director Technology Investments at M Ventures
- Christoph Harder , Partner at Harder & Partner
- Claudia Hoessbacher , Senior Director at Marvell Technology
- Daniel Kuchta , Principal Photonic System Architect at Nvidia
- Dariusz Swierad , CSO at FYLA
- David Ettel , CEO at NANOTECHNA
- David Knight, SVP - Specialty Solutions at Lightera
- David Mechin , Director at Photonics Bretagne
- Dejan Davidovikj , CEO at Balthazar
- Diego Villafani , Optical Engineering Manager at Amazon Leo
- Dimitri Geskus , CTO at Chilas Lasers
- Dominic Gallagher , CEO at Photon Design
- Dominik Rabus , CEO at RABUS.TECH
- Eran Bello , CBO at NewPhotonics
- Ewit Roos , General Partner at PhotonVentures
- Filipe Ferreira , Principal Investigator at University College London
- Flo Pattiwael , Principal at PhotonVentures
- Francois Brunet , Director of Business Development - Quantum & Space Technologies at indie
- Frank Bose , General Manager at Axetris
- Geoffrey Duggan , Product Sales Manager at Synopsys
- Giorgio Cazzaniga , Senior PLM Director at Jabil
- Giovanni Barbarossa , Chief Strategy Officer & President Materials Segment at Coherent
- Giovanni Delrosso , CTO at PHOSPACK
- Glenn George , CEO at Bay Photonics
- Gloria Mico , CEO at HYBPIC
- Guang-Hua Duan , General Manager at 3SP Technologies
- Guillaume Binet , Platform Development Leader at IXCAMPUS
- Hanjo Rhee , CTO at Sicoya
- Henrik Akesson , Chief Business Officer at UpNano
- Hitesh Sahoo , CEO at Phanofi
- Hung-Ling Chen , Engineer at Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Ian Wright, HVM Commercial Manager at Oxford instruments
- Ines Brunn, Global Business Development Manager at Viavi Solutions
- Inigo Artundo , CEO at VLC Photonics
- Jakob Lingg , Investment Partner at Vsquared Ventures
- James Quinn , CEO at SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions
- Jan Meise , CEO at AMS Technologies
- Jason X.Y. Zhang, CTO at Silith Technology
- Jasper Wigley, Principal at Systemiq Capital
- Jean-Michel Billiez, Field Application Engineer at SOITEC
- Jeremie Renaudier, Department Head at Nokia Bell Labs
- Jeroen Duis , CTO at Phix Photonics Assembly
- Jimena Garcia-Romeu , CEO at Alcyon Photonics
- Johan Bauwelinck , Professor at imec - IDLab
- Johan Feenstra , CEO at SMART Photonics
- John Jost , Co-CEO at Enlightra
- Joni Mellin , Principal product market manager at ams-OSRAM
- Jorn Epping , CEO at Epiphany
- Jose Corceiro , President / CEO at OBS FIBER
- Jose Manuel Rivas Moscoso, Optical Transport Expert at Telefonica Innovacion Digital
- Julio Oliveira , CEO at HwIT
- Kavitha Buddharaju , Head of Photonics at Axiomatic AI
- Kees Propstra , Photonics Business Leader at Teradyne
- Kirill Kanbekov , Associate at Renevo Capital
- Klaus Engenhardt, Technical Director at TERADYNE - Quantifi Photonics
- Koji Tatsumi , Manager at Mitsubishi Materials Tools Europe
- Lenka Bezstarosti , Marketing and PR at SQS Vlaknova optika
- Louis-Rafael Robichaud , CEO at Femtum
- Madison Rilling , Director of Strategic Development & Financing at Femtum
- Marc Dierickx, General Manager at Thema Foundries
- Marc Jovan Amay Moreno, Senior R&D Specialist at Indra Group
- Maria Ionescu , Principal Optical Engineer at Nokia
- Maria Munoz , Sales at Meetoptics
- Martin Collins , Sales and Marketing Director (Vice President) at Yelo
- Martin Schell , Director R&D at Huawei
- Mathieu Drolet , EVP Photonics BU at indie
- Maxime Jacques , Technical Leader - Pluggable EO Engine R&D at Ciena
- Mehrdad Ziari , SVP, Optical Module Group at Nokia
- Michael Geiselmann , CCO at LIGENTEC
- Michael Lebby , CEO at GenusTechnik
- Michal Golias , Business Development Manager at SYLEX
- Mirvais Yousefi , Worker at PhotonFirst
- Nicolas Carlier , District manager at EXFO
- Niels Quack , Director and Chairman of the Board at IMS Chips
- Nikolaus Flöry , CTO at vario-optics
- Nikolay Ledentsov , CEO at VI Systems
- Nourdin Kaai , COO at Aircision technologies
- Novica Mrdovic Vianello , CEO at StarTech Trieste
- Pascal Deladurantaye , Senior Director of Products and Strategic Marketing at indie
- Patrick Lundstrom , CEO at Obducat
- Patrick Runge , Head of Department at Fraunhofer HHI
- Pepijn Rot, Investor at Verve
- Peter Gordon , Business Development Team Lead at QCi
- Peter Morten Moselund , CTO at Swiss PIC
- Petra Wicherink , Director at PhotonicsNL
- Philipp Dietrich, Senior Director of Photonic Test Innovation at Keystone Phtotonics
- Philippe Bolle , CEO at e-s-tel
- Pierre Wahl , Head Of Technology at LUCEDA Photonics
- Qiong Tong , Business Development Manager at Merck Electronics
- Reinhard Voelkel , President at SalesPro4U
- Richard Wang, CEO at O'Shenu Technologies
- Rolando Ferrini , Chief Product Officer at FEMTOprint
- Rui Santos , CTO & Co-founder at Photon Bridge
- Russell Davey , Optica at BT
- Samuel Lennard , CTO (co-founder) at Evura Networks (stealth)
- Sarah Luppino, Principal at M Ventures
- Sarah Rebecca Hutter , Product Program Manager at Menhir Photonics
- Sebastian Rode , CEO at SmarAct Metrology
- Sophie Lange , Business Development Engineer at EXFO
- Stanislav Aksarin , Senior Manager Systems Engineering at Scantinel Photonics
- Steve Kidd , Global Sales & Business Development at Arden Photonics
- Steve Stoffels , CEO at Aluvia Photonics
- Sven Rueger , CEO at innolume
- Sylvain Dulphy , Sales&Marketing at Finetech
- Sylvie Menezo , Founder and CTO at SCINTIL PHOTONICS
- Sylwester Latkowski , Scientific Director at Photonic Integration Technology Center - TU/e
- Tatiana Berdinskikh , Consultant at Novophotonics Consulting
- Tetsuro Kuramochi, Senior Sales Manager at High-Tech Corporation
- Thiago Raddo, Program Manager at imec
- Thomas Hessler , CEO at Ligentec
- Thorsten Mayer , CEO at Vanguard Automation
- Tobias Egle, Senior Associate at Fine Structure Ventures
- Tolga Tekin , Group Manager at Fraunhofer IZM
- Tomas Backlund , Project Leader at Merck Electronics
- Udo Fetzer , Key Account Manager at Lightera
- Ugo Drieux , Director of Operations at OptoSigma
- Ulrich Tobiasch , Sales Manager at JX Advanced Metals Europe
- Vanessa Zamora , Senior Expert Photonic Integration at Fraunhofer FMD
- Velko Tzolov , Director General at CPFC
- Wilfried Noell , Chief Scientist at Focuslight
- Wojtek Smolinski , Managing Partner at VIGO Ventures
- Xavier Heylen , Managing Director at Sadechaf
- Yannick Sigmen, Product Line Manager at EXFO
- Yasuhisa Odani, President at OITDA
- Yves Lemaitre , President & CEO at Lightwave Logic
- Yves Pelletier , Business dev Director at Ciposa
- Zdenek Zach , Business Development Manager at SQS Vlaknova optiaka
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