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Program & Speakers

Optica Freeform Optics Industry Summit at Optimax

We have an impressive lineup of over 30 top-level speakers from all over the world. Do you need a reality check of your technology and connect with end users from top companies such as Meta, ASML or NASA? This closed IN PERSON ONLY event is shaping up to be the meeting of minds. Meaningful connections are essential to shift the boundaries of freeform optical innovation.

We expect meaningful conversations to emerge both on stage – but also in the private one-on-one discussions in the corridors and during coffee breaks. This is something you can NEVER do as fast online.

Speakers

Jannick Rolland

LightTopTech Corp., CTO

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Advances in Freeform Optics Towards Our Collective Future
Joseph Howard

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Optical Engineer

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Maham Aftab

ASML, Senior Optical Architect

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Barry Silverstein

Meta, Senior Director Optics and Display Research

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Peering into the Future: Decoding the Visual Revolution Necessary for AR and VR
Jim Kafka

Spectra-Physics / MKS, Emeritus Fellow

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Jose Pozo

Chief Technology Officer, Optica

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Joseph Spilman

Optimax Systems, Inc., President

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Xavier Colonna de Lega

Zygo Corporation, Director Innovations Group

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Progress towards operator-friendly freeform metrology
Eric Ruch

Safran Reosc, Chief Technology Officer

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Freeform Mirrors in Space Optics
Bryan Stone

Synopsys, Principal Engineer, R&D

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Cormic Merle

Arizona Optical Metrology, Director of Metrology Systems

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Optical Metrology of Freeforms and the Importance of Geometric Knowledge
Robert Smythe

Apre Instruments, President

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High Quality Measurement of Mid-Spatial Frequencies
Kaitlin Dunn

DIOPTIC, Branch Manager & Senior Optical Engineer

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Computer generated holograms for freeform metrology with integrated alignment features
Kishor Ramaswamy

Ansys/Zemax, Director, Application Engineer, Optics

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Freeform Optics for Automotive Lighting
Oliver Fähnle

PanDao, Co-Founder, Co-Owner

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Simon Thiele

PrintOptix, Co-Founder and CTO

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Christian Schindler

Bühler Group, Business Area Leybold Optics, Global Sales Manager & Business Development

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Yoann Priol

Phasics, Technical Sales Manager

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Can wavefront sensing by means of Quadriwave Lateral Shearing Interferometry answer freeform optics metrology challenges?
Roy McBride

Power Photonic, Managing Director

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Freeform optics for power and brightness scaling of CW and pulsed fiber lasers
Michael Gregory

Optimax, Lead Optical Engineer

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Bart Snijders

TNO, Business Consultant

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Steve Omecinski

Coherent Corp., Senior Product Manager

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Freeform Optics Fabrication from Diamond Turning to Automated Polishing
Nelson Claytor

Fresenel Technologies, President

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Injection molding and metrology of a freeform laser scanning optic
Reinhard Voelkel

Focuslight Technologies, CSO

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Dave Mohring

OptiPro Systems, Metrology Coordinator

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Juan Acevedo

Reynard Corporation, Senior Diamond Turning Manager

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Calin Hrelescu

Vanguard Automation GmbH, Senior Application Engineer

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Industry proven freeform optics for beam shaping: Facet-Attached Micro-Optical Elements and Photonic Wire Bonds
Christopher Roll

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Technical Staff

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Robert Bourdelais

MKS Instruments/ Newport, Senior Global Business Development Manager Photonics Solutions Division

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Newport Replicated Freeform Mirrors optics without boundaries
William Cassarly

Synopsys, Senior Scientist


Illumination Beam Shaping Design Tools
Deepak Menon

Micro-LAM, Inc., CEO

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Laser Assisted Diamond Turning of Freeform Glass Optics
Sai Kode

Micro-LAM, Inc., Innovations Manager

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Laser Assisted Diamond Turning of Freeform Glass Optics
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