Selection Panel Members
 
Riccardo Aimerito
ERA Kapital

Riccardo Aimerito

Co-founder & Partner
ERA Kapital (Italy)
Sofie Baeten
Qbic

Sofie Baeten

Managing Partner
Qbic (Belgium)
Gernot Berger
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Gernot Berger

Senior Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Gregory Bernstein
EQT Ventures

Gregory Bernstein

Executive-in-Residence
EQT Ventures (Sweden)
Ivo Blij
NIBC Bank N.V.

Ivo Blij

Director Corporate Lending
NIBC Bank N.V. (Netherlands)
Alvise Bonivento
Indaco Venture Partners

Alvise Bonivento

Partner
Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)
Daniel Carew
IQ Capital Partners

Daniel Carew

Principal
IQ Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Nuno Carvalho
KBC Focus Fund

Nuno Carvalho

Investment Director
KBC Focus Fund (Belgium)
Richard Clarke
PowerPhotonic Ltd

Richard Clarke

Finance Director
PowerPhotonic Ltd (United Kingdom)
Joachim de Sterke
PhotonDelta

Joachim de Sterke

CFO
PhotonDelta (Netherlands)
Stephan Decher
Zaz Ventures

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Francois-Xavier Dedde
Omnes Capital

Francois-Xavier Dedde

Partner
Omnes Capital (France)
Miguel Del Canizo
Bullnet Capital

Miguel Del Canizo

Partner
Bullnet Capital (Spain)
Friedhelm Dorsch
TRUMPF GmbH

Friedhelm Dorsch

Principal Expert Technology Scouting
TRUMPF GmbH (Germany)
Peter Doyle
ACTPHAST 4.0

Peter Doyle

Business Coach, VUB as coordinator of PhotonHub Europe
ACTPHAST 4.0 (Belgium)
Alberto Emprin
3LB Seed Capital

Alberto Emprin

General Partner
3LB Seed Capital (Italy)
Johan Feenstra
SMART Photonics B.V.

Johan Feenstra

CEO
SMART Photonics B.V. (Netherlands)
Sergi Ferrando
ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences

Sergi Ferrando

Business Development
ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences (Spain)
Panagiotis Georgiadis
Alpes Lasers SA

Panagiotis Georgiadis

Head Of Business Development
Alpes Lasers SA (Switzerland)
Paul Gillespie
SH Gillamor Stephens

Paul Gillespie

Partner
SH Gillamor Stephens (United Kingdom)
Tonino Greco
Sony Innovation Fund

Tonino Greco

Senior Chief Technology Analyst
Sony Innovation Fund (United Kingdom)
Jose Guerreiro de Sousa
Armilar Venture Partners

Jose Guerreiro de Sousa

Partner
Armilar Venture Partners (Portugal)
Jose Luis Gómez
Bullnet Capital

Jose Luis Gómez

Analyst
Bullnet Capital (Spain)
Thomas Hessler
LIGENTEC

Thomas Hessler

CEO
LIGENTEC (Switzerland)
Eoghan Hickey
Jolt Capital

Eoghan Hickey

Principal & Head of Research
Jolt Capital (France)
Oliver Kahl
MIG Capital AG

Oliver Kahl

Principal
MIG Capital AG (Germany)
Erhan Kilicozlu
ACT Venture Partners

Erhan Kilicozlu

Managing Partner
ACT Venture Partners (Turkiye)
Simon King
Octopus Ventures

Simon King

Partner
Octopus Ventures (United Kingdom)
Petri Laine
Innovestor Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
Carlos Lee
EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium

Carlos Lee

Director General
EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium (Belgium)
Jan Meise
AMS Technologies AG

Jan Meise

CEO
AMS Technologies AG (Germany)
Novica Mrdovic-Vianello
Star Tech Ventures

Novica Mrdovic-Vianello

General Manager
Star Tech Ventures (Italy)
Paul Phelan
Paul Phelan Consulting

Paul Phelan

Independent Consultant
Paul Phelan Consulting (Ireland)
Zhigang Qian
Wuxi Capital

Zhigang Qian

Director
Wuxi Capital (China)
Julian Riebartsch
btov Partners

Julian Riebartsch

Associate
btov Partners (Germany)
Santiago Royo
Fotónica21

Santiago Royo

Secretariat
Fotónica21 (Spain)
Edward Schneider
Quan Technology Fund

Edward Schneider

Founder & Managing Director
Quan Technology Fund (Switzerland)
Karsten Scholz
Karsten Scholz

Karsten Scholz

Corporate Development Manager at L&L Products
Karsten Scholz (Germany)
Audra Shallal
BOSS Consulting

Audra Shallal

Managing Director
BOSS Consulting (France)
Wojtek Smolinski
VIGO Ventures

Wojtek Smolinski

Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures (Poland)
Mark Smyth
Tyndall National Institute

Mark Smyth

Tyndall National Institute (Ireland)
Sebastian Stamm
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures

Sebastian Stamm

Investment Manager
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures (Germany)
Antonio Teixeira
PICadvanced S.A.

Antonio Teixeira

Founder
PICadvanced S.A. (Portugal)
Matthias Trinker
ficonTEC

Matthias Trinker

Chief Financial Officer
ficonTEC (Germany)
Peter Vanbekbergen
imec.xpand

Peter Vanbekbergen

Partner
imec.xpand (Belgium)
Torsten Wipiejewski
Huawei Technologies

Torsten Wipiejewski

Business Development Manager
Huawei Technologies (Germany)
Aleksey Yerpylov
United Metallurgical Company (AO OMK)

Aleksey Yerpylov

Project Manager
United Metallurgical Company (AO OMK) (Russian Federation)