Presentations from the 4th Annual Executive Symposium on Photonics Commercialization

Held in Ottawa in Wednesday, June 5, 2008, the annual symposium is a high-level international event bringing together Senior Executives from leading photonics corporations with high ranking government officials to present perspectives on the commercialization of photonics. Presenters showcased emerging commercial opportunities in optics and photonics and how they are changing the way we live.

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Program

Master of Ceremonies - Sylvain Charbonneau, Director, Applications Technologies, Institute for Microstructural Sciences and Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, National Research Council Canada (NRC/IMS-CPFC)
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08:30-08:40 Marie D’Iorio, Director General, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, and Dr. Samy Mahmoud, President and Vice-Chancellor pro tempore, Carleton University, Welcome
D'lorio Video
Dr. Mahmoud Video

08:40-09:25 Michael Lebby, President and CEO, Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA), Global optoelectronics markets
09:25-10:10 Hamish Adam, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Boreal Lasers, Laser Gas Detection for Improved Environmental and Process Control
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10:30-11:15 Richard A. Kirk, CEO, PolyPhotonics, Inc., New trends in lighted graphic displays
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11:15-12:00 Mario Paniccia, Director, Photonics Technology Lab, Intel Corp., Photonics-CMOS integration for computing
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12:00-13:30 Lunch - Guest Speaker Dr. Michael Scott, Executive Director of the Canadian Photonics Consortium
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13:30-14:15 Charles Childress, Senior Officer, General Dynamics Integrated Space Systems Advanced Programs., Photonics for defense and aerospace
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14:15-15:00 Bill Shiner, Vice President, Industrial Markets, IPG Photonics Corp., Industrial lasers
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15:30-16:15 Jo Major, Chairman, President and CEO, Avanex Corp., Photonics components and modules for communications
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16:15-17:00 Robert Flanagan, Managing Director, Technology and Telecom Group, Oppenheimer & Co., Venture financing environment for photonics
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2007 International Photonics, Food and Agriculture Conference Speaker Videos

Agribusiness as an industry presents significant problems and opportunities that photonics, optoelectronics and microsystems-enabled technologies hold the key to solving. To address these challenges, the Finger Lakes New Knowledge Fusion Project, in conjunction with The International Photonics Commercialization Alliance (IPCA), Cornell University, Infotonics Technology Center, Inc., and the New York AgriDevelopment Corporation sponsored the 2007 International Photonics, Food, & Agriculture Conference which was held on November 16, 2007 at Canandaigua's Inn on the Lake. Click HERE for a link to videos of the presentations.

Trends in Venture Capital Funding of Photonics Companies
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Technologies Available For Licensing
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IPCA Photonics Directory

Click here to start searching through the hundreds of companies in the US and Canada who can assist you in bringing your photonics-enabled technologies to market. Find the suppliers, collaborators, and other commercialization partners you need. These firms come from the various regions already participating in the IPCA. As additional cluster groups join, their members will also be added to this valuable tool.

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Templates for Your Business
Download various templates from SCORE to help you build a business plan, make bank loan requests, project a balance sheet and cash flow, or conduct a competitive analysis.

For a list of 16 valuable business templates, visit:
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Presentations from IPCA Session: "Opportunities for Collaboration in the Biophotonics Arena"
Held in Canandaigua, NY on March 29, 2006, this program featured presentations from Elcan Optical Technologies (a Division of Raytheon), and small businesses from Canada and the US. For copies of available presentations from that program, click HERE.

Presentations from the 2nd Annual Executive Symposium on Photonics Commercialization


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HERE for links to presentations from the 2nd Annual Executive Symposium on Photonics Commercialization, June 2006.

Regional Fabrication Capabilities
Click on the following links to find out more information on the fabrication centers currently members in IPCA. Contact information is also included.

Infotonics Technology Center
Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
Photonics Center at Boston University