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