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21 - 24 September, 2024
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado USA
2024 Amplify Immersion Speakers
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Kenneth Barber
Edmund Optics
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Sterling Backus
Thorlabs Inc.
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Joshua Burrow
Brown University
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Mamadou Diop
Western University
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Marla Dowell
CHIPS for America
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George Okyere Dwapanyin
University of St Andrews
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Casie Hanson
BAE Systems Inc.
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Tom Hausken
Optica
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Timothy Imogore
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Ivy Krystal Jones
Hampton University
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Jhonattan Cordoba Ramirez
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais