Dear All, You are invited to attend the 5th Montreal Photonics Networking Event on Friday 29th October 2021. The event is free and three cash prizes of $250 each are available to eligible contributions. There are no registration fees. The event will also feature two plenary speakers from the industry, Helge Seetzen, (https://www.tandemlaunch.com/en/) Second speaker: Dr. Giacomo Balistreri, on Remembering & Honouring Dr. Andrea Rovere. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Montréal, Optonique, Excelitas Technologies, INRS OSA SPIE Association, ETS, INTRIQ, STARACOM, COPL, Numana Speaker(s): Helge Seetzen, Dr. Giacomo Balistreri Agenda: 12:30-13:00 Gather.town Networking and Welcome from the Chairs 13:00-14:00 Plenary: Physics and Entrepreneurship: a tandem of adventures, Helge Seetzen, CEO of TandemLaunch 14:00-14:30 Special session: Remembering & Honoring Dr. Andrea Rovere 14:30-15:30 Research poster event 15:30-16:15 Networking & Speed networking 16:15-16:30 Awards announcement and closing words Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/281465