CIOE 2026 | The 27th China International Optoelectronic Expo || Shenzhen World

Photonics at the core of the AI vortex: an overview of the industry

Time	Topics	Speakers
10:00-10:10	Opening Remarks	Gary Huang, Corp VP, Head of Asia Pacific, Research and Business Development, Yole Group
10:10-10:35	Powering the Next Wave of Data Infrastructure with Photonics	Martin Vallo, Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Photonics, Yole Group
10:35-11:00	TBA	Marcus Yang, Founder & CEO, SiPhi Technologies
11:00-11:25	TBA	Yannick Larvor, Head of Photonics & Sensing Segment, Soitec
11:25-11:50	Photonics Modules for Data Centers	Lakshman Srinivasan, Technology & Market Analyst, Photonics, Yole Group
11:50-12:00	Q&A
12:00-12:05	Closing Remarks	Gary Huang, Corp VP, Head of Asia Pacific, Research and Business Development, Yole Group

*Agenda is subject to change

Martin Vallo, Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Photonics, at Yole Group

Martin is specialized in optical communication and semiconductor lasers within the Photonics & Sensing activities at Yole Group. With 12 years’ experience within semiconductor technology, Martin is involved today in the development of technology & market products as well as the production of custom consulting projects.
Prior his mission at Yole Group, he worked at CEA (Grenoble, France), with a mission focused on the epitaxial growth of InGaN/GaN core-shell nanowire LEDs by MOCVD and their characterization for highly flexible photonic devices.
Lakshman Srinivasan, Technology & Market Analyst, Photonics, at Yole Group

As a Photonics Market & Technology Analyst at Yole Group, Lakshman Srinivasan analyzes day-to-day innovations in photonic technologies, devices, materials and manufacturing processes. Lakshman combines his deep technical background with market-trend analysis to deliver insights across optical interconnects, integrated photonics, semiconductor wafer processing and sensing.
Before joining Yole Group, he co-founded a startup 'Iris Lab', where he focused on using photonics, AI and photovoltaics towards wireless energy transmission to solve the energy constrains faced by autonomous robotic systems.

China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) is the world's largest exhibition in optoelectronic industry. It is the first as well as the most influential optoelectronic exhibition in China. The event is an annual gathering for the global optoelectronic professionals to gather around to network with business partners and discover the future trends. CIOE presents an entire optoelectronic industry chain. It is a meeting place where you could meet the people from every corner of optoelectronics fields including optical communications, lasers, semiconductors, infrared Imaging, precision optics, and photonics. For more information, please click at https://www.cioe.cn/en.
Yole Group is a leading international market research and strategy consulting firm, delivering in-depth analyses across market trends, technology developments, teardowns, and reverse costing. Leveraging deep semiconductor expertise, its team of analysts also provides custom consulting services, offering strategic, technical, and market insights tailored to address specific business challenges and opportunities.

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