Innovative Photonics in Wales

Photonics, which includes areas like optics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, laser technology and various application areas, is an exciting and rapidly changing market, where new products, technologies, and applications are continuously being introduced.

The Welsh Optoelectronics Forum is working with CPE, SPARC II and ASTUTE 2020 with support from the Knowledge Transfer Network to bring together this event which will showcase real world applications of photonics and where technologies are impacting businesses today.

There will be plenty of networking opportunities throughout the day to network followed by a round table discussion on real world applications of photonics and how they impacting business today.

Overview of Agenda

09:00 Registration, Refreshments and Networking

09:30 Welcome Introduction and Purpose of event

9:45 Keynote Case Study of Industrial Collaboration

Qioptiq (Excelitas), Andy Hurst

10:10 Session 1 – Collaborative support for Industry

CPE (Centre for Photonics Expertise), Caroline Gray, Glyndwr University

ASTUTE 2020, Harry Alexopoulos, Project Officer, ASTUTE 2020

SPARC II project (Photovoltaic research), Daniel Lamb, Swansea University

Panel session Q and A

11:00 Break - Tea/Coffee

11:20 SPARC II - Keynote Case Study of Industrial Collaboration

IQE, Andy Johnson

11:45 Session 2 – SME Case studies

CPE case studies - Grafmarine, Martin Leigh, Steambio, Huw Parry, Bright Futures Partnership/Enetrees, Mark Pedley, Global Lasers, Chris Evered

ASTUTE 2020 - Enabling greater levels of business innovation. featuring video case studies from TWI Ltd.& British Rototherm Company Ltd. Dr Kenny Low, Project Officer, ASTUTE 2020

Panel session Q and A

12:45 Lunch and Exhibition / Networking opportunity

14:00 Keynote Case Study of Industrial Collaboration and Challenges

BAE Systems, Dave Parker

14:30 Funding landscape and opportunities

Welsh Government, Ann Sudder

Knowledge Transfer Network, Louise Jones

15:15 World café roundtable sessions, coffee available

split into three groupings of CPE/ASTUTE 2020/SPARC IIOutcome: ideas for future collaborations, potential other partners/sectors to bring into projects, how to promote and expand projects beyond current funding

16:15 Close, further networking and optional tour of OpTIC