Tech Tour Photonics 2025

 

Selection Panel
 
Gernot Berger
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Gernot Berger

Senior Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Photonics
Mattias Bertolino
Industrifonden

Mattias Bertolino

Deep Tech Analyst
Industrifonden (Sweden)
Qurein Biewenga
PhotonDelta

Qurein Biewenga

Fund Manager
PhotonDelta (Netherlands)
Photonics
Bart Budde
SHIFT Invest

Bart Budde

Investment Manager
SHIFT Invest (Netherlands)
Photonics-enabled
Klaas de Boer
QFWventures

Klaas de Boer

Chairman, Board of Directors
QFWventures (United Kingdom)
Photonics
Stephan Decher
Zaz Ventures

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Boudewijn Docter
High Tech XL

Boudewijn Docter

Chief Growth Officer
High Tech XL (Netherlands)
Photonics
Rembrandt Donkersloot
FORWARD.one

Rembrandt Donkersloot

Associate
FORWARD.one (Netherlands)
Photonics
Kevin Donnelly
Enterprise Ireland

Kevin Donnelly

Research Officer
Enterprise Ireland (Ireland)
Photonics-enabled
Peter Doyle
PhotonHub Europe

Peter Doyle

Coordinator
PhotonHub Europe (Belgium)
Photonics
Photonics-enabled
Alberto Emprin
3LB Seed Capital

Alberto Emprin

General Partner
3LB Seed Capital (Italy)
Photonics
Paul Gillespie
Sheffield Haworth

Paul Gillespie

Managing Director
Sheffield Haworth (United Kingdom)
Bedwyr Humphreys
Lam Research Capital

Bedwyr Humphreys

Corporate Business Development
Lam Research Capital (United States)
Mevin Kistnassamy
Blue Pelican Capital

Mevin Kistnassamy

Founding Partner
Blue Pelican Capital (France)
Photonics-enabled
Marek Kotelnicki
VIGO Ventures

Marek Kotelnicki

Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures (Poland)
Photonics
Petri Laine
Innovestor Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
Photonics-enabled
Simone Lavizzari
Join Capital

Simone Lavizzari

Invesment Manager
Join Capital (Germany)
Photonics
Steven Leuridan
Qbic

Steven Leuridan

Partner
Qbic (Belgium)
Photonics-enabled
Vamsi Patti
Hitachi Ventures

Vamsi Patti

Hitachi Ventures (Germany)
Photonics-enabled
Alberto Pintado
Indra Ventures

Alberto Pintado

Senior Manager
Indra Ventures (Spain)
Photonics-enabled
David Pollington
Bloc Ventures

David Pollington

Head of Research
Bloc Ventures (United Kingdom)
Pepijn Rot
Verve Ventures

Pepijn Rot

Investment Associate
Verve Ventures (Switzerland)
Edward Schneider
Quan Technology Fund

Edward Schneider

Founder & Managing Director
Quan Technology Fund (Switzerland)
Photonics
Alessandra Scotti
LIFTT

Alessandra Scotti

Institutional Relations and Scouting Manager
LIFTT (Italy)
Ivana Sersic
BOM Brabant Ventures

Ivana Sersic

Investment Manager Key Tech
BOM Brabant Ventures (Netherlands)
Karol Szubstarski
OTB Ventures

Karol Szubstarski

Investment Director
OTB Ventures (Poland)
Hans Tholl
Diehl Defence

Hans Tholl

Head of Competence Center for Electro-Optical and Electro-Mechanical Systems
Diehl Defence (Germany)
Photonics-enabled
Jens Uhlemann
Bayer | Crop Science

Jens Uhlemann

Open Innovation & Partnership Manager Envu
Bayer | Crop Science (Germany)
Photonics-enabled
Peter Vos
PMV

Peter Vos

Investment Manager
PMV (Belgium)
David Waroquier
Oakland Partners

David Waroquier

Partner (based in Belgium)
Oakland Partners (United Kingdom)
Photonics-enabled
Simon Wouters
Capricorn Partners

Simon Wouters

Investment Associate
Capricorn Partners (Belgium)
Photonics-enabled