Join the Jenoptik Innovation Days 2024 and win the Jenius Innovator Award
Be part of Jenoptik's biggest innovation event in 2024. Gain insights and learn more about the latest trends at this year's technology focal points on the topics of AI, meta-structures and quantum technologies.
This year's Innovation Days will take place over two days.
On the first day, we would like to inspire you with presentations by experts in their fields. We will conclude the first day with an executive board briefing. Afterwards, we would like to finish the first day with you at our after-work session with snacks and drinks.
The second day will focus on our internal perspective on innovation at Jenoptik. We would like to talk to you about progress, but also about aspects that we should improve. Get the opportunity to win an exciting prize with the Jenius Innovator Award. Together with you, we would like to discuss key topics for the year 2025.
We look forward to seeing you at the Innovation Days 2024.
Get ready for the Jenoptik Innovation Days 2024!

Inspire and connect at the Innovation Days

Watch our recap of the 2024 Innovation Days

Agenda
- 2.00 p.m. – 2.10 p.m.
- Opening Speech
- 2.15 p.m. – 2.45 p.m.
- Collaborative genius: together is the future of innovation
Dr. Armand Niederberger (Executive Director at Stanford Photonics Centre)
- 2.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
- Nano-, Micro- und Meso-scale optics: The Future of Imaging?
Prof. Dr. Robert Brunner (Professor for Applied Physics at University for Applied Sciences Jena, Bridge Project)
- 2.15 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (1st floor)
- Photonics meets Quantum Technologies
Dr. Dimitrios Gkiatas & Monika Monika (Abbe Centre of Photonics)
Dr. habil. Frank Setzpfandt (Abbe Center of Photonics, FSU Jena)
Dr. Karin Burger (Fraunhofer IOF)
- 3.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
- Spooky Action: How noble price physics change communication and imaging technologies
Dr. Kevin Füchsel (CEO Quantum Optics Jena)
- 4.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
- Scaling Micro- and Nanophotonics: Wafer-Level Metasurfaces and Beyond
Dr. Falk Eilenberger (Head of Micro- and Nanophotonics at Fraunhofer IOF)
- 3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. (1st floor)
- Workshop A.I.
Subhasis Pradhan (JENOPTIK AG)
Konstanze Olschewski (Alpha Analytics)
- 4.45 p.m. – 5.15 p.m.
- Digital Dentistry Today
Peter Fornoff (VP Research and Development at Dentsply Sirona)
- 4.45 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. (1st floor)
- The easy way to your invention, assisted by your IP Team
Dr. Alexander Waldauf & Dr. Jürgen Wolf (JENOPTIK AG)
- 5.20 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
- Executive Board Briefing
Dr. Ralf Kuschnereit (JENOPTIK AG)
- 6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
- After Work Party
- 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
- Innovation Catalyzer Workshop & Breakfast
- 10.15 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.
- Jenius Innovator Award Ceremony
- 10.45 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
- Closing Speech
Apply for JENIUS INNOVATOR AWARD 2024
You have successfully completed a Jenoptik financed (not customer-financed) development project in the last 24 months, or you are in the process of completing it? Perhaps you have already convinced customers with your product or even achieved your first sales?
If so, then apply for the JENIUS INNOVATOR AWARD 2024 and fill out the form until September 30th 2024.
Let’s celebrate successful innovation at Jenoptik! Our aim is to focus on and honor the outstanding achievements of our teams.
The most convincing projects will be presented and the winner will be awarded during the Jenoptik Innovation Days 2024.
Is your project ready to take off?
Apply & be curious about the prize!
Download the Conditions of Participation
There are no more places available for this event, but please feel free to contact the organizers in case of other questions.
