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Sven Kiontke

Career Accelerator (Europe)

Sven Kiontke

asphericon, Germany

Crafting Your Path: Innovative Leadership and Personal Brand Building

This transformative session is designed for optics innovators. This talk charts the journey from being a computer science student to becoming the CEO of asphericon, highlighting the pivotal role of leveraging academic expertise and personal passion in identifying and fulfilling market needs. Discover how visionary leadership and a commitment to technological innovation can catalyze growth into a global industry leader, offering invaluable lessons on integrating vision and innovation into your personal branding and career advancement.

About the Speaker

When I founded asphericon, I was never satisfied with the status quo. Together with my team, I want to create new standards in photonics and make new technologies marketable. What drives me? Pushing and expanding the boundaries of what is possible, constant development and curiosity about the unknown.

asphericon is the pioneer in the extensive digitalization of all in-house manufacturing processes in photonics. Our worldwide unique software architecture for manufacturing management of optical systems has revolutionized the industry. My ambition is to offer our customers the complete value chain: from optical design, to optical components, to complete optical systems.

For 20 years I have had the great fortune to accompany, to shape asphericon as its managing director. Every day new tasks are waiting and in the end it is not technical achievements that count, but satisfied customers. By setting high expectations for ourselves and for our products and services, we set the bar high. Every day anew, consciously.

Accepting challenges. Overcoming obstacles. Being courageous. Working together. Bringing visions to life. Welcome to asphericon!

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