Scope of the Meeting:

For repre­sen­ta­ti­ves from R&D, HR, pho­to­nics com­pa­nies, tech clus­ters, and inno­va­tion net­works, the mee­ting offers a com­pact oppor­tu­nity to:

• Con­nect with com­pa­nies, rese­arch insti­tu­tes, pho­to­nics clus­ters, and inno­va­tion partners
• Influence how pho­to­nics edu­ca­tion can bet­ter match future indus­try requirements
• Gain visi­bi­lity within the euro­pean pho­to­nics talent, edu­ca­tion and inno­va­tion ecosystem
• Dis­cuss the influence of ai, digi­ta­li­sa­tion, and glo­bal mar­ket dyna­mics on photonics
• Explore col­la­bo­ra­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties in trai­ning, recruit­ment, tech­no­logy trans­fer, and applied r&d
• Use tar­ge­ted net­wor­king for­mats, lab tours, and the exclu­sive pho­to­nics din­ner for high-value contacts
• Get to know Jena, Germany’s “City of Light”, and its uni­que pho­to­nics ecosystem.

Phor­tify Keynotes

• Prof. Heidi Otte­vaere (Vrije Uni­ver­si­teit Brussel)
• Prof. Michael Tot­zeck (Fel­low and Head of Inno­va­tion Manage­ment in Cor­po­rate Rese­arch at ZEISS)
• Dr. Jose Pozo (CTO Optica)

Fur­ther infor­ma­tion and regis­tra­tion: Link