Programme Participants
Meet the experts driving this programme forward
Expert Panel

Silviu Apostu
Partner
Matterwave Ventures

Raul Aznar
Managing Partner
AZNAR Patrimonio

Qurein Biewenga
Fund Manager
PhotonDelta

Damien Bretegnier
Associate Partner
Supernova Invest

David Castrillo
Director Hamamatsu Ventures Europe
Hamamatsu Photonics Europe

Richard Clarke
Director General
PHABULOuS Pilot Line

Christian Claussen
General Partner
Ventech

Fabien Collangettes
Partner
Omnes Capital

Montserrat Corominas
Founder & CEO
Intergroup Partners AG

Hans Dieter Tholl
IRT Advisory Partner

Kevin Donnelly
Entrepreneurship Manager
Enterprise Ireland

Jorge Fernandez Quesada
Investment Associate
Bullnet Capital

Paul Gillespie
Managing Director
Sheffield Haworth

Thomas Heurung
Technical Director EMEA
Siemens ADA

Erhan Kilicozlu
Managing Partner
ACT Venture Partners

Ansgar Kirchheim
Partner
Cipio Capital

Marek Kotelnicki
Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures

Simone Lavizzari
Investment Manager
Join Capital

Steven Leuridan
Partner
QBIC

Maxime Mallet
General Partner
Jolt Capital

Emi Naganuma-Schreiber
Founder & General Partner
Apprecia Capital

Jeremy Picot-Clemente
Technology Expert for Optics & Optical Systems
EPIC Photonics

Alex Sákovics Matutes
Investment Associate
Atlantic Bridge

Stefan Schnippering
Venture Associate
Diamond Edge Ventures

Wojtek Smolinski
Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures

Edoardo Stazio
Investment Associate
Hitachi Ventures

David Waroquier
Partner
Oakland Partners

James Wilson
Senior Vice President
Silverpeak
Expert Guests

Carlos Lee
Director General
EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
