Career Events
Mentoring Opportunity Monday, June 23, 17:30 - 18:30 | ICM Foyer
Concurrent with the beginning of the Happy Hour event on Monday evening, a targeted networking event for first-time attendees will take place with a strong focus on women and emerging economies. Here you will find information on how to get the most out of your visit, the networking events, and the congress program in general. No registration required.
Career Event with Anne L'Huillier Wednesday, June 25, 15:30-16:30 | ICM Room 4a
PhD Candidates are cordially invited to hear a word from Anne L’Huillier, ask questions, and enjoy refreshments together after Prof. L’Huillier’s plenary session.
Session Moderators:
- Crina Cojocaru, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
- Aleksandra Foltynowicz, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Registration is mandatory and limited to 90 participants: Registration link
Lunch for Early Career Researchers Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00-13:00 | ICM Foyer Connection Corner
Early Career Researchers looking for the next steps in their career are invited to come visit with their peers and ask questions of more advanced researchers. The following panel of researchers will participate:
- Panel Moderator: Crina Cojocaru, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
- Rachel Grange, Professor and Deputy head of Department of Physics / Head of FIRST Center for Micro- and Nanoscience, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Odeta Limaj, European Research Council- ERC
- Roger Artigas, President & CTO at Sensofar Metrology, Barcelona, Spain
- Cristian Focsa, Laboratoire PhLAM, CNRS – Université de Lille, France
Registration is mandatory and limited to 60 participants: Registration link
From PhD to CEO Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:30-12:00 | ICM 2nd Floor - Room 22b
Organized by EPS Young Minds and OPTICA
This session will feature a series of talks with professionals who have transitioned from academic research to careers in industry. Drawing from diverse backgrounds in the scientific and technical domains, the invited speakers will reflect on their individual journeys, highlighting key decision points, opportunities encountered, and challenges overcome during the shift from academia to the industrial sector.
The objective of this session is to provide valuable insights for early-career researchers and students who are considering career paths beyond academia.
No registration required.
Young Minds website: https://www.epsyoungminds.org/
- Claus Roll, Deputy Senior Director for Europe at OPTICA
- Mattia Ostinato, EPS Young Minds Programme Action Committee
- Nils-Holger Haag, CEO of Pulsed GmbH (Garching)
- Ronald Holzwarth, Managing Director, Menlo Systems GmbH (Martinsried)
- Dario Lago-Rivera, Application Engineer at TOPTICA Photonics (Munich)
- Celia Millon, CEO of RayVen Laser GmbH (Bochum)
Lunch for PhD Candidates Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:00-13:00 | ICM Foyer Connection Corner
PhD Candidates looking for the next steps in their career are invited to come discuss with their peers and ask questions to more advanced researchers. Four panel members will be participating:
- Clara Saraceno, Professor and Chair of Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science, at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
- Michele Celebrano, Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Maxwell Rowley, Senior Development Engineer – Applied Sciences, CPI TMD Technologies Division, United Kingdom
- Robert Sewell, Vice Director of People, Education & Culture, Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain
Registration is mandatory and limited to 60 participants: Registration link