BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T101718Z UID:F4925DAD-2154-473E-ACA3-3AE10C6B23A3 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260616T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260616T143000 DESCRIPTION:Bridging Academia and Industry at ICOP 2026\n\nThe IEEE Photoni cs Society Italy Chapter is pleased to announce From PhD to CEO\, a flagsh ip career-development event that will take place during the Italian Confer ence on Optics and Photonics in L’Aquila on 16 June 2026\, from 13:00 to 14:30\, at the Centro Congressi “Luigi Zordan” – Sala San Basilio.\ n\nDesigned for students\, PhD candidates\, and early-career researchers\, the event aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry in photoni cs\, offering participants the opportunity to explore career paths beyond traditional research environments and discover how scientific ideas can ev olve into successful businesses and impactful technologies.\n\nThe program will feature two keynote talks from distinguished entrepreneurs and leade rs in the photonics sector who successfully transitioned from research to industry:\n\n- Alessandro Zavatta – Quantum Telecommunication Italy\n- G iuseppe Antonacci – SpectoPhotonics\n\nThrough their personal and profes sional experiences\, the speakers will share insights into innovation\, te chnology transfer\, entrepreneurship\, and the challenges and opportunitie s of building companies in the photonics ecosystem.\n\nFollowing the keyno te talks\, participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers during an interactive Q&A panel discussion focused on careers \, funding opportunities\, and the future of photonics innovation.\n\nThe event will also provide valuable networking opportunities with industry re presentatives and fellow researchers. Registered participants will receive a lunch box to facilitate participation during the ICOP schedule.\n\nEven t Details\n[📍] Centro Congressi “Luigi Zordan” – Sala San Basilio \, L’Aquila\, Italy\n[📅] 16 June 2026\n[🕐] 13:00 – 14:30\n\nhttp s://r8.ieee.org/italy-pho36/from-phd-to-ceo-icop2026/\n\nBldg: Sala San Ba silio\, Centro Congressi “Luigi Zordan"\, Piazza S. Basilio 3\, L'Aquila \, Abruzzi\, Italy\, 67100 LOCATION:Bldg: Sala San Basilio\, Centro Congressi “Luigi Zordan"\, Piazz a S. Basilio 3\, L'Aquila\, Abruzzi\, Italy\, 67100 ORGANIZER:antigone.marino@cnr.it SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:From PhD to CEO @ICOP2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560852 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bridging Academi a and Industry at ICOP 2026</h2>\n<p>The IEEE Photonics Society Italy Chap ter is pleased to announce&nbsp\;<em>From PhD to CEO</em>\, a flagship car eer-development event that will take place during the Italian Conference o n Optics and Photonics in L&rsquo\;Aquila on&nbsp\;<strong>16 June 2026</s trong>\, from&nbsp\;<strong>13:00 to 14:30</strong>\, at the&nbsp\;<em>Cen tro Congressi &ldquo\;Luigi Zordan&rdquo\; &ndash\; Sala San Basilio</em>. </p>\n<p>Designed for students\, PhD candidates\, and early-career researc hers\, the event aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry in p hotonics\, offering participants the opportunity to explore career paths b eyond traditional research environments and discover how scientific ideas can evolve into successful businesses and impactful technologies.</p>\n<p> The program will feature two keynote talks from distinguished entrepreneur s and leaders in the photonics sector who successfully transitioned from r esearch to industry:</p>\n<ul class="wp-block-list">\n<li>Alessandro Zavat ta &ndash\; Quantum Telecommunication Italy</li>\n<li>Giuseppe Antonacci & ndash\; SpectoPhotonics</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Through their personal and profess ional experiences\, the speakers will share insights into innovation\, tec hnology transfer\, entrepreneurship\, and the challenges and opportunities of building companies in the photonics ecosystem.</p>\n<p>Following the k eynote talks\, participants will have the opportunity to engage directly w ith the speakers during an interactive Q&amp\;A panel discussion focused o n careers\, funding opportunities\, and the future of photonics innovation .</p>\n<p>The event will also provide valuable networking opportunities wi th industry representatives and fellow researchers. Registered participant s will receive a lunch box to facilitate participation during the ICOP sch edule.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Event Details</strong><br><img clas s="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/em oji/17.0.2/svg/1f4cd.svg" alt="📍" width="10">&nbsp\;Centro Congressi &l dquo\;Luigi Zordan&rdquo\; &ndash\; Sala San Basilio\, L&rsquo\;Aquila\, I taly<br><img class="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.o rg/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f4c5.svg" alt="📅" width="10">&nbsp\;16 June 2026<br><img class="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https:/ /s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f550.svg" alt="🕐" width="10"> 13 :00 &ndash\; 14:30</p>\n<p><a href="https://r8.ieee.org/italy-pho36/from-p hd-to-ceo-icop2026/">https://r8.ieee.org/italy-pho36/from-phd-to-ceo-icop2 026/</a></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR