Plenary Session and Joint SessionsWednesday 22 April
9:15-9:25 Opening Remarks by Congress Chairs
Chair, Kenichi Iga, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chair, Andreas Ostendorf, Professor, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
9:25-10:05 Keynote Speech 1
Digital Photonic Production- the role of Lasers in Industry 4.0
Reinhart Poprawe, Director, Fraunhofer Inst. for Laser Tech., Germany
10:05-10:45 Keynote Speech 2
Nuclear Photonics for the 21st Century
Chris Barty, CTO, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
＜10:45-11:00 Break＞
11:00-11:45 Special Talk 1
“Optical Communication and Semiconductor Lasers-Expectation for the Future-“
Yasuharu Suematsu,Japan Prize laureate, Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
11:45-12:30 Special Talk 2
“Illuminating the World by LEDs”
Hiroshi AmanoNobel Prize laureate, Professor, Nagoya University
＜12:30-13:40 Lunch Break＞
13:40-15:25 Joint Sessions
ALPS&CLE&HEDS
LEDIA&LDC
OMC&APBP
＜15:25-15:45 Break＞
15:45-17:30 Joint Sessions
ALPS&CLE&HEDS
LEDIA&LDC
OMC&APBP
＜17:30-18:00 Break/Move＞
