This forum is an intensive and thorough assessment of our industry, its challenges and opportunities, and what the industry needs to do to continue to move forward. The sessions focus on identifying key challenges and opportunities in photonics-based communications. CEOs and other high-level executives from industry will offer their perspectives on the optoelectronics industry.

Grand Challenges and Opportunities in Photonics

• What are the significant challenges for media, internet, network appliances?
• Will technology provide the path or do we need higher intervention?
• What are the global communications opportunities in photonics?
• What will be the network architecture trends for the next 10 years?