Key Speakers
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Prof. Stephen Y. Chou
Princeton University, USA
Birth of Nanoimprint: From Discovery and Invention, Through Rejection, to Transformative Impact
Prof. R. Fabian Pease
Stanford University, USA
Nanomprint Lithography-An Under-Appreciated Technology
Prof. C. Grant Willson
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Jet-and-Flash nanoimprint: From Concept to Semiconductor ICs Applications
Prof. Lars Montelius
Lund University, Sweden
Early Adoption and Development of Nanoimprint Lithography: From R&D and Applications to Commercialization
Dr. Thomas Glinsner
EV Group, GmbH, Austria
From Experimental to Essential: NIL’s Evolution in Industry
Dr. Doug Resnick
Canon, USA and Japan
Drop-on-Demand NIL for Advanced Semiconductor ICs
Dr. Mike Miller
Magic Leap, Inc. USA
From NIL to AR: Magic Leap’s Vertically Integrated Path to Scalable Eyepiece Innovation
Confirmed Invited Speakers
TIE (Texas Institute of Electronics) Consortium (UT, Intel, Applied, AMD. etc.) on Nanoimprint and 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI), Prof. S.V. Sreenivasan, CEO of TIE, The University of Taxes at Austin, USA
NEDO’s nanoimprint lithography Initiative (Canon, TEL, DNP, Koxia, etc.), Prof. Shinji Matsui, University of Hyogo, Japan, and Dr. Suzuki, AIST, Japan
Nanoimprint in Europe: Status and Outlook, Dr. Michael Mühlberger, PROFACTOR GmbH, Austria
French Research in Nanoimprint: processes, applications, players, Dr. Céline Chevalier, at INSA-CNSR, France and Dr. Cécile Gourgon, CEA‑LETI, France
Nanoimprint in China, Prof. Yifang Chen, Fudan University, China
NIL materials – an evolution from lab to fab and from fab to lab, Dr. Gabi Gruetzner and Dr. Arne Schleunitz, MicroResist Technology, GmbH, Germany
Nanoimprint Lithography-Enabled Memristor/CMOS Hybrid Integrated Circuits: Implications for Emerging AI Hardware, Prof. Qiangfei Xia, The University of Massachusetts, USA
Roll‑to‑roll (R2R) nanoimprint lithography, Dr. Thomas Kolbusch , VP, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Germany
Nanoimprint Technologies and Applications, Dr. Theodor Nielsen and Dr. Kristian Smistrup, NIL Technology ApS, Denmark
The first transistors fabricated by Nanoimprint, Prof. L. Jay Guo, Michigan University (Former The U of Minnesota and Princeton), USA.
The first Roller Nanoimprint (Both Mold-on-Roll and Roll-on-Flat-Mold), Dr. Hua Tan, Nanonex Corp. (Former The U of Minnesota and Princeton) USA
Step-and-Flash, Jet-and-Flash, and Molecular Imprint Inc. , Prof. Grant Willson, Prof. Dr. Jin Choi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Dr. Matt Colburn, Former Meta Inc., USA
Nanoimprint Lithography – European historical perspective and potential Future, Dr. Babak Heidari, CEO, OpTool AB, Sweden
The early days of nanoimprint research in Japan, Prof. Shinji Matsui, Univ. of Hyogo, Japan
The early days of nanoimprint in France, Pro. Yong Chen, Ecole Normale Superieure, France
The Swittz’s Early Efforts in Nanoimprint, Dr. Helmut Schift, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Past, Present and Future – a 30 Year Perspective on NIL, Dr. Lundström Patrik , Obducat, Swenden
The First Nanoimprint Fabrication and Manufacturing of Subwavelength (Meta) Optics and NanoOpto Corp, Dr. Jim Wang, President, NanoNuvo Corporation and former NanoOpto Corp and Princeton University, USA
From first nanoimprint in nanobio devices to IPO, Dr. Han Cao (CEO, Nuco), Dr. Mike Austin (CTO, Nuco), and Dr. Paru Deshpande (VP, Life Science Technologies, IMEC, EU) former BioNano Genomics, Inc and Princeton University, USA
Mechanism of nanoimprinting; from macro scale to molecular scale, Prof. Yoshihiko Hirai, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Additive Full‑wafer Fabrication of All‑inorganic Metaoptics and AR Waveguides via Hybrid Processing, Prof. James J. Watkins, The University of Massachusetts, USA
Nanoimprint Industrial Applications in Japan, Prof. Jun Taniguchi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Three-Dimensional Nanoimprint for Meta Devices, Terahertz Devices, and Biosensors, Prof. Stella Pang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Applications of Nano-imprint Lithography in Micro-Nano-Photonics, Dr. Kehan Tian, CTO of Goeroptics & VP of Alpha Labs, Goertek, China
Advanced 3D patterning enabling future optical designs, Dr. Bríd Connolly, TEKSCEND PHOTOMASK, GMBH, Germany
Optical metasurfaces for imaging, sensing, and display, Prof. Junsuk Rho, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
Nanoimprint-Enabled Biomimetic Dry Adhesives, Prof. Moon Kyu Kwak, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Novel Imprintable Metal Oxides driving Physical AI + Virtual AI, Dr. Craig Bandes, CEO, Pixelligent Technologies, LLC, USA
First Electric Nanoimprint and First Study/Theory of Nanofluidic-Driven Air Bubble Disappearance in Nanoimprint, Prof. Xiao-gang Liang, Michigan University (Former The U of Minnesota and Princeton), USA.
Meta-Optis and Its Broad Applications, Dr. Mark Thng, CEO, MetaOptics Technologies Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Nanoimprint: Sculpting Plastic for Manufacturing Microfluidic Biosensing Devices, Dr. Keith J. Morton Director of Life Sciences Division at the National Research Council Canada (NRC), Canada.
