Photonics Business Forum
Time：March 19,2026
Venue：Room M50 at Hall N5，2nd floor, Shanghai New International Expo Centre
Fee: Free
Language: Chinese/English with simultaneous translation
Organizors:
Messe Muenchen Shanghai Co.,Ltd
BOS Photonics
Supportors:
SPIE-The international society for optics and photonics
IEEE Photonics
COS-The Chinese Optical Society
OPTICA-Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide
Chair: Prof.Dr. Bo Gu, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering
Chair:
Prof.Dr. Bo Gu, FCAE, FCOS, FSPIE, FOPTICA, FLIA
Deputy Secretary of The Chinese Optical Society (COS)
Vice President of International Commission for Optics (ICO)
Featured Speakers and Panelists:
Dr. Kent Rochford, CEO of SPIE-the international society for optics and photonics, USA
Prof. Perry Shum, 37th President of IEEE Photonics Society
Prof. Daoxin Dai, Executive President of China Jiliang University, President of Optical Society of
Zhejiang Province
Dr. rer. nat. Berthold Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Member of the Executive Board of
TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, Germany
Mr. JianGang Wang, General Manager, Precision Systems Business Group，Wuhan HG Laser
Engineering Co., Ltd. China
Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief Marketing Officer, Coherent Corp, USA
Dr. Kimon Moratis, Photonics Market Analyst, TEMATYS, France
Mr. Maulik Patel, Executive Director, SLTL Group, India
Dr. Qiongying Hu, Director of Corporate Strategic Marketing, Coherent Corp, USA
Dr. Ye Mao, The Optical Information Committee of The Chinese Optical Society
Dr. Scott Ritchey, CTO of SPIE-the international society for optics and photonics, USA
Forum Program
Industry Trend Insights
Photonics is currently at a critical stage marked by the deep convergence of technological breakthroughs and large-scale industrial deployment. The field is evolving from isolated technological innovations toward the full realization of system-level capabilities and industrial value.
• Evolution of Computing Power and Information Architectures
Integrated photonics, silicon photonics, and heterogeneous integration continue to drive upgrades in high-speed interconnects and computing architectures, providing essential support for AI computing, data centers, and next-generation information infrastructure.
• Manufacturing System Upgrading: Lasers as Core Process Capabilities
Advanced laser technologies—represented by high-power lasers, ultrafast lasers, and intelligent laser systems—are evolving from traditional “processing tools” into core process technologies and foundational capabilities for high-end manufacturing. Across sectors such as semiconductors, new energy, precision electronics, aerospace, and advanced materials processing, laser-based solutions are significantly improving manufacturing precision, efficiency, and consistency, thereby accelerating the transition toward high-end, intelligent, and green manufacturing.
• Continuous Expansion of Application Frontiers
The deep integration of AI and photonics is accelerating the intelligent evolution of optical systems. Meanwhile, emerging areas such as optical sensing, biophotonics, and quantum photonics are developing rapidly, opening up high-value application scenarios and new avenues for industrial growth.
Industry Challenges and Transformation Needs Driven by the combined effects of evolving market demand, restructuring of industrial and supply chains, increasingly active investment and M&A activities, as well as changing policy and geopolitical environments, the global photonics industry is entering a new phase characterized by heightened complexity and rapid transformation.
• Global Expansion as a Strategic Imperative for Chinese Companies
Against the backdrop of geopolitical shifts and the reconfiguration of global industrial layouts, accelerating international expansion has become a strategic necessity for Chinese photonics and laser companies. Key challenges include navigating technical standards, regulatory and compliance frameworks, and building trusted global brands—while transitioning from pricebased competitiveness toward the export of technologies, process know-how, and system-level capabilities.
• Intensifying Price Competition and Structural Growth Constraints
Within the domestic market, intensifying homogenized competition and frequent price wars have continued to erode profit margins. Growth models based primarily on equipment sales and scale expansion are increasingly unsustainable. The industry faces an urgent need to shift from price competition to value-based competition, and from standalone product offerings to integrated solutions and process capability delivery, in order to achieve genuine transformation and upgrading.
The Need for an Authoritative Platform to Build Industry Consensus
In an environment of rising uncertainty, the industry urgently requires neutral and authoritative platforms to systematically assess technological advances, manufacturing upgrade pathways, global market dynamics, and evolving business models. Such platforms play a critical role in helping companies identify long-term trends, clarify strategic directions, and build clearer, forward-looking industry consensus—which is precisely the purpose and original intent of this
forum.