Schedule
02 - 03 April 2024
Optimax
Ontario, New York USA
Monday, 01 April
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 - 9:30 PM |
Optional Welcome Dinner We invite you to join us for dinner and networking at The Strathallan Rooftop Restaurant. Meet with other industry leaders in a casual and unique environment the night before the event starts! Located at the rooftop restaurant of the host hotel which features panoramic views of Rochester. |
Tuesday, 02 April
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Welcome Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM | Welcome - Jose Pozo | Optica, CTO |
| 9:10 - 9:40 AM | Joseph Spilman | Optimax, President |
Keynote Session 1
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:40 - 10:10 AM | Keynote Session 1 | |
| Jannick Rolland | CeFO, Director of Center of Freeform Optics | |
| 10:10 - 10:40 AM | Networking Break |
Session 1 — Metrology solutions for freeform optics
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 1 - Metrology solutions for freeform optics | |
| Xavier Colonna De Lega | Zygo/Ametek, Director of Innovations Group | |
| Cormic Merle | Arizona Optical Metrology, Director of Metrology Systems | |
| Robert Smythe | Apre Instruments, President | |
| Kaitlin Dunn | DIOPTIC, Branch Manager & Senior Optical Engineer | |
| Yoann Priol | Phasics, Technical Sales Manager | |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
Keynote Session 2
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 - 2:00 PM | Keynote Session 2 | |
| Joseph Howard | NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Optical Engineer |
Session 2 — Freeform Optics for Space and Aeronautics
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 - 3:15 PM | Session 2 - Freeform Optics for Space and Aeronautics | |
| Bryan Stone | Synopsys,
Principal Engineer, R&D |
|
| Christopher Roll | MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Technical Staff | |
| Eric Ruch | Safran Reosc, CTO | |
| Bart Snijders | TNO, Business Development Consultant | |
| 3:15 - 3:45 PM | Networking Break |
Keynote Session 3
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3:45 - 4:15 PM | Keynote Session 3 | |
| Maham Aftab | ASML, Senior Optical Architect |
Session 3 — Freeform Optics for Beam Shaping & Imaging
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4:15 - 5:35 PM | Session 3 - Freeform Optics for Beam Shaping & Imaging | |
| Bill Cassarly | Synopsys, Senior Scientist/Illumination Engineering | |
| Kishor Ramaswamy | Ansys/Zemax, Director, Application Engineer, Optics | |
| Roy McBride | Power Photonic, Managing Director | |
| Calin Hrelescu | Vanguard Automation, Senior Application Engineer | |
| Reinhard Voelkel | Focuslight, CSO | |
| 5:35 - 6:00 PM | Wrap-up, coffee, post-event discussions | |
| 6:00 - 6:30 PM | Departure for dinner, bus transfer | |
| 6:30 - 9:00 | Reception | The Wintergarden |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Bus transfer to host Hotel |
Wednesday, 03 April
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Welcome Breakfast | |
| Welcome | ||
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM | Jose Pozo | Optica, CTO |
Keynote Session 4
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:10 - 9:40 AM | Keynote Session 4 | |
| Steve Omecinski | Coherent Corp., Senior Product Manager |
Session 4 — Manufacturing Methods
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:40 - 10:40 AM | Session 4 - Manufacturing Methods | |
| Michael Gregory | Optimax, Lead Optical Engineer | |
| Deepak Menon Sai Kode |
Micro-LAM, Inc., CEO Micro-LAM, Inc., Product Development Engineer |
|
| Nelson Claytor | Fresnel Technologies, President | |
| Juan Acevedo | Reynard Corporation, Senior Diamond Turning Manager | |
| 10:40 - 11:10 AM | Networking break | |
| 11:10 AM - 12:25 PM | Session 4 - Manufacturing Methods (Continued) | |
| Oliver Fӓhnle | PanDao, Co-Founder, Co-Owner, OST | |
| Simon Thiele | PrintOptix, Co-Founder and CTO | |
| Christian Schindler |
Bühler Group, Business Area Leybold Optics, Global Sales Manager & Business Development |
|
| Dave Mohring | OptiPro, Metrology Coordinator | |
| Robert Bourdelais | MKS Instruments/Newport, Senior Global Business Development Manager Photonics Solutions Division | |
| 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Lunch |
Keynote Session 5
| Time | Events & Presenters | Affiliations & Program Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Keynote Session 5 | |
| Barry Silverstein | Meta, Senior Director Optics & Display Research, Reality Labs Research | |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Rump Session and Closing Remarks | |
| Jim Kafka | Spectra-Physics / MKS, Emeritus Fellow | |
| Jose Pozo | Optica, CTO | |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | Tour of Optimax | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | Bus transfer to host Hotel |
