Denis Shamiryan obtained his PhD in 2003 from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He worked as Senior Scientist at Imec, Belgium, where he started up a European conference on plasma etching (PESM). From 2011 till 2013 he worked at Global Foundries Fab1 in Germany as Member of Technical Staff. Since 2013 he worked for Mapper llc, a subsidiary of a Dutch company Mapper Lithography first as a Manufacturing Director then as CEO. Mapper llc manufactured electron optic elements for Multi E-beam Direct Write (MEBDW) lithography machine developed by Mapper Lithography. In 2023 he worked as Director of Operations at Smart Photonics in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Since 2024 he works as Director of Operations for Keen Semiconductor, a Dutch subsidiary of Secure Foundry, a US company that develops a MEBDW lithography machine.

John Cirado is the Chief Technology Officer of WD Advanced Materials, a leading manufacturer of CVD diamond solutions based in the Washington, D.C. area. In his role, he oversees engineering and technology development, leveraging his two decades of experience and 20+ patents in single crystal material growth and semiconductor manufacturing. Prior to his current role, Ciraldo founded J2 Materials in Chicago, IL, an innovative diamond growth startup acquired by WD in 2021. WhenFounder and CTO of J2 Materials, Ciraldoalso worked in research at the Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center and Northwestern University, where he developed new characterization methods and novel technologies for biomedical and other applications.Before founding J2 Materials, Ciraldo was the head of R&D for Rubicon Technology, where he authored 14 patents and developedstate-of-the-art production-scale sapphire growth processes. Prior to his industry experience, Ciraldo’s graduate research focused on thin film materials for spintronic applications.He played an instrumental role in developing next-generation graphene CVD growth methods, as well as high-quality spin filters through europium oxide crystal synthesis.

Xenia Bogomolec is an Information Security Manager with a background in Mathematics and IT. In the past years, she was mostly responsible for the coordination and QA of information security standards in highly regulated organizations. Since 2022, she also steers Quant-ID (https://Quant-id.de), a consortium project for the implementation of digital identities that are resistant to Quantum attacks which is funded by the German Government.

Inventor of first-ever atomic layer advanced manufacturing technology that enables materials, devices, and microsystem development and manufacturing with atomic precision. A scientist with a Ph.D. in Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics with expertise in nanotechnologies, renewable and exponential technologies, and deep knowledge of photovoltaics, semiconductor processing, solid-state physics, and material science. Member of Forbes Technology Council, Hello Tomorrow Grand Winner, Fulbright scholar, and proud Ukrainian.

Dr. Rodney Pelzel has over 24 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with deep expertise in semiconductor materials engineering and the epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors.He is widely published and is the inventor of 30+ patents. Dr. Pelzel is a thought leader in compound semiconductors and is frequently interviewed to provide insight on market and technology trends. Dr. Pelzel joined IQE as a Production Engineer in 2000. For the first twelve years of his career with IQE, he held various engineering and operational management roles focusing on scaling leading edge epitaxial technology for volume manufacturing for wireless applications. In 2012, he was appointed as the head of R&D for the IQE Group and was tasked with creating unique materials solutions that enable IQE’s customers and provide them with a competitive edge. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous new product introductions including IQE’s highly successful launch of 6” VCSELs for consumer applications.

Juha Pietarinen is an expert in nanophotonics manufacturing and AR smart glass display production technology, currently serving as the Chief Product Officer at Optofidelity Oy. With over 20 years of experience in photonics production technology management, Juha has worked across diverse technology areas, including materials, processes and quality control for major tech brands.

Marc Verschuuren is the CTO of SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions. In 2015 he started SCIL as a Philips technology venture with two colleagues, developing SCIL based volume production solutions. Marc has a background in Chemical Engineering and in 2010 obtained his Ph.D. on Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography for Nanophotonics. While working at Philips Research from 2001 - 2015 on various projects he developed the nanoimprint method and materials. He has over 35 patents in the nanoimprint and (nano-)photonics field.

Jonathan Naoukin is a Mathematics Major minoring in Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin, leading a cleantech startup named Pecan Credit. He is a Founding TEX-E Fellow working with MIT, Greentown Labs, and 5 Texas Universities as head of the TEX-E Insight Groups Initiative. The main interests of research range from Applied Mathematics to Beyond Moore's Law Computer Architectures (Quantum Computing and Neuromorphic Computing).

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Maria Chiara Ubaldi is the CEO and founder of CareGlance S.r.l.: she comes from a long-time experience in photonic devices for telecom applications, based both on micro-optics and integrated optics approach. In particular, she developed a strong know-how in laser design and manufacturing, working with major industries in the field like Pirelli. By joining a strong experimental experience with an open innovation mindset, she oversees all project management and fund raising CareGlance activities, together with direct R&D area supervision.

Prof. Friedrich Grimm was born in Stuttgart in 1954. He studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1980. After having finished his studies in 1981, he worked as an employed architect and later on temporarily joined the scientific staff of the Institute for Building Construction at the University of Stuttgart. During his practice as a freelanced architect, since 1989 he took part in competitions and completed several multifamily houses in southern Germany. Due to a series of books, which he has written in the field of steel construction, edited by Ernst & Sohn in Berlin (2003), and one the subject of one family homes, edited by Callwey in Munich (2006), he was nominated a professor honorary in 2009 by the faculty one, for architecture and urban design at the university of Stuttgart. In 2016, he founded the RES- Institute as a completely independant think tank in the field of renewable energies. Since then he works with passion and endurance on projects matching the RES-Institutes obligation to provide blueprints for a friendly climate on earth.

Armin Grasnick has been a distance learning professor for Augmented & Virtual Reality in the IT and Technology department since 2022. After studying technical optics, he began his professional career as a research assistant for the design of high-performance lenses. During the New Economy, he set up his own business with a start-up to develop 3D displays and subsequently founded other companies with a 3D/VR focus at home and abroad. In addition to his work in development and management, he completed his doctorate on autostereoscopic displays at the FernUniversit�t in Hagen. Over the course of his professional life, he has registered several patents, written several specialist books on the subject of virtual reality and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his achievements.

Andreas Rose is General Manager of PHOTONICS RESEARCH CORPORATION and CHROMONIX GmbH. He has gained his experience as CEO, Vice President of Engineering, Vice President of Research and Development and as independent contractor for companies in Europe, the United States and Japan for several market leaders in laser and fiber optics technology in telecom, datacom, medical, sensor and industrial applications. After 32 years of experience in the field of photonics technology, he is well known as an expert in the scientific and industrial field of photonic devices, lasers and fiber optics. Mr. Rose is inventor of >50 granted patents, author of multiple technical papers in the Laser and Optics field, as well as Short Course Instructor at multiple photonics related congresses.

Dr. Prasenjit Srivastava is a postdoctoral research associate in the Sprague-Klein Lab at Brown University, USA, specializing in ultrafast dynamics, nano-optics, plasmonics, and advanced spectroscopy techniques. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of light-matter interactions through cutting-edge laser spectroscopy and developing novel nano-optic methods that have potential applications in industries such as material science and sensing. Dr. Srivastava earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Kansas, where he worked under the mentorship of Dr. Christopher Elles, developing a single-shot method to measure two-photon absorption spectra and played a pivotal role in setting up state-of-the-art laser laboratory. Dr Srivastava is deeply passionate about bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical, industry ready solutions.

Dr. S M Shah Riyadh is a Assistant Professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA with a PhD from the University of Louisville, KY. His doctoral research, funded by NASA and NSF, focused on high-resolution gas-phase spectroscopy relevant to astrochemistry and astrobiology. Currently collaborating with NASA Ames, Dr. Riyadh is advancing techniques like continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy and Doppler-free spectroscopy to probe complex molecular structures. He is also committed to teaching and involving students in research.

He earned BSc at Kwangwoon University, Korea, whose focus was electronic IC design using a variety of simulators such as SPICEs and Cadence. He then shifted to photonic IC design by the time he started the MSc program at University of California - Santa Barbara, USA. While studying in photonic IC design, he wanted to combine his unique experiences from both IC fields. His current research interest is 'optical and electrical interconnect', especially 'optical through-silicon-via' for 3D electronic-photonic integration. He is looking for great advisors to continue working on his research.