Sponsor(s):
Ayar Labs
Speaker(s):
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Mark Wade
CEO and Co-Founder
Ayar Labs
Mark is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Ayar Labs. His prior roles at Ayar Labs include Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering. He is recognized as a pioneer in photonics technologies and, before founding the company, led the team that designed the optics in the world's first processor to communicate using light. He and his co-founders invented breakthrough technology at MIT and UC Berkeley from 2010-2015, which led to the formation of Ayar Labs. He holds a PhD from the University of Colorado.