Conference program
Our Keynote Speakers
"Hybrid part manufacturing with Laser Directed Energy Deposition for enhanced performance"
Dr. Laura Budde
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Germany
Best Presentation Award Winner 2024
"Enabling electric mobility through laser-based manufactoring: challenges, gaps and future directions"
Prof. Alessandro Fortunato
University of Bologna, Italy
"Why lasers will build Space –
In-space Manufacturing (ISM), the final frontier"
Prof. Ajay Malshe
Purdue University, USA
"Adaptive slicing: productivity enhancement of laser powder bed fusion through local layer thickness variation"
Dr. Lars Vanmunster
KU Leuven, Belgium
Best Presentation Award Winner 2024
"Nanoparticles in laser powder bed fusion: what they change – and why it matters"
Dr. Anna Ziefuß
Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Detailed Conference Program
The detailed conference program will be available soon.
Conference Days at a Glance (preliminary)
September 21, 2026:
Daytime conference program at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen including:
- Opening plenary session with keynote talks and WLT Award ceremony
- Knight ceremony
Casual Evening at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen
September 22, 2026:
Morning sports session "Keep Lasers Running"
Daytime conference program at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen including:
- Parallel sessions and exhibition
September 23, 2026:
Morning sports session "Keep Lasers Running"
Daytime conference program at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen including:
- Parallel sessions and exhibition
Evening program: Cocktail session & Lab-tour at Institute of Photonic Technologies sponsored by Precitec
September 24, 2026:
Morning sports session "Keep Lasers Running"
Daytime conference program at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen including:
- Parallel sessions and exhibition
- LaserEMobility workshop
- LANE 2026 Best Presentation Award
- Closing remarks
Evening program: LaserEMobility Get-together at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen
September 25, 2026:
Daytime conference program at Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen including:
- Plenary session: LaserEMobility workshop
Note that, photographing the presentation slides is not permitted during the conference.