David McIntyre
Preet Virk
Jorn Smeets
Jorn Smeets is Managing Director – North America for PhotonDelta. Based in Silicon Valley, his mission is to accelerate the photonic chip industry by building collaborations between North America and the PhotonDelta ecosystem. Prior to his role in the USA, Jorn was Chief Marketing Officer and Board Member of PhotonDelta, where he was closely involved with the organisational strategy and overall business operations. Jorn has a background in business management, with extensive international working experience throughout various industries in China, Singapore, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Katharine Schmidtke
Dr. Katharine Schmidtke is co-founder of Eribel Systems and Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She previously directed sourcing for Meta’s custom AI accelerators and next generation optical interconnect technology. She has over 25 years of experience in the Opto-Electronics industry including strategic roles at; Finisar Corporation, JDSU Uniphase, and New Focus. Katharine received a Ph.D. in non-linear optics from University of Southampton and completed post-doctoral research at Stanford University.