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Optica Freeform Optics Industry Summit at Optimax

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.

The Strathallan Rochester
550 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14607


 

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  


 

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