Aim of this event:
The event brings together start-ups, young companies and the photonics industry to mutually benefit from each other.
Start-ups and young companies can create valuable contacts with already established companies in the photonics industry. On the other hand, established companies can enter new collaborations to approach their innovation needs with exciting partners.
What you can expect:
Who should attend this event:
– Start-ups/Young companies that are themselves active in the field of photonics or can support the photonics industry
– Already established companies in the photonics industry looking for new partnerships and inspiring innovations behavior
Date: Tuesday, 5th of September, 13:00 – 18:30
Place: Swissmem, Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 8037 Zürich
Program
13:00 | Arrival incl. refreshments |
13:30 | Welcome & Introduction to the event |
13:45 | Keynote talk I – Optotune: The entrepreneur rollercoaster – Transforming an idea into a company |
Mark Ventura, VP Sales & Marketing, Co-founder Optotune AG | |
14:00 | Introductions Startups & Young Companies Round I |
Andrey Voloshin, Deeplight Morten Hundt, Miro-analytical Orly Tarun, Oryl Photonics Claudia Hoessbacher, Polariton Rajiv Singhal, Grensol Veronica Savu, Morphotonix |
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15:00 | Introduction of the industry companies present |
15:10 | Networking Coffee Break |
15:40 | Keynote talk II – Start-Up, between dream and reality |
Reinhard Völkel, CEO & Co-founder SÜSS MicroOptics SA | |
15:55 | Introductions Startups & Young Companies Round II |
Susette Germer, SalesPro4U Florian Döring, XRnanotech Nikolaus Flöry, vario-optics Matthias Imboden, 4K-MEMS Gabriel Puebla-Hellmann, Qzabre Justinas Pupeikis, K2 Photonics |
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16:55 | Panel discussion – Needs and Challenges of the Photonics Startups and Young Companies to be addressed |
17:10 | Swissmem Photonics – Values and activities for young companies |
Innovation Booster Photonics – Boosting radical innovations in Photonics | |
Wrap-up | |
17:30 | Networking Apéro |
The event is fully booked