Day 1 — Morning Plenary Sessions: Architectural Inflection Points

09:00
The 1.6T to 3.2T Roadmap & The Inference Inflection
A hardware-first look at how AI inference workloads are forcing a redesign of backbone links and spine-leaf architectures for 2026–2030.
09:30
Scaling Beyond 51.2T—Is CPO Finally Inevitable?
Analysis of thermal and signal integrity barriers and the roadmap for moving "Optical I/O" directly onto the XPU package.
09:50
Refreshment Break (15 Min)
10:05
The Great Technical Debate: Silicon Photonics (SiPh) vs. Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN)
A data-heavy comparison of bandwidth density and drive-voltage efficiency for the next generation of 1.6T modulators.
10:45
Engineering Panel: The Hollow-Core (HCF) vs. Multi-Core Fiber (MCF) Race
Designers from YOFC and Tier-1 operators debate the "Next Medium" using raw field data on latency and spectral efficiency.
11:30
Technical Synthesis: Defining the 2030 All-Optical Blueprint
A final morning panel where researchers and designers forecast the physics limits of the next decade, focusing on pJ/bit efficiency and SDM scaling.
12:15
Networking Lunch & Startup Innovation Showcase
Photonics Demos, optical AI Startups, and Project Poster Gallery on display at exhibition area.

Day 1 — Afternoon: Parallel Breakout Sessions

Audience: Technical Leads, Network Engineers, Infrastructure Architects
13:45
Afternoon Part I: Technical Infrastructure & Operations
• Track A: AI & Hyperscale Infrastructure
GPU/TPU fabrics, liquid cooling, and 1.6T Intra-DC connectivity.
• Track B: Telecom & Access Evolution
5G/6G Core integration, 50G PON, and FTTR deployment.
• Track C: Network Automation & AIOps
Digital Twins, predictive maintenance, and AI-native orchestration.
15:15
Q&A
15:30
Refreshment & Transition Break
15:45
Afternoon Part II: Future Frontiers & Strategic Security
• Track D: Future Technologies & Sustainability
Hollow-core fiber, SDM, and "Green" optical network performance metrics.
• Track E: Standards & Open Ecosystems
OpenROADM, OIF progress, and multi-vendor interoperability.
• Track F: Quantum-Safe Networking (QKD & PQC)
Defending the 800G era with "Quantum Shields" for national data trunks.
16:45
Q&A
17:00
End of Day 1

Day 2 — Morning: Advanced Implementation & Technical Deep Dives

Audience: Network Engineers, System Architects, Technical R&D Staff
09:00
Morning Breakout Session I
• Track 1: High-Speed Pluggables & 1.6T Deployment
DSP-lite architectures, thermal management for 1.6T, and 130GBaud+ transceiver benchmarking.
• Track 2: Intra-DC Optical Fabrics for AI Clusters
Low-latency GPU-to-GPU interconnects, Optical Circuit Switching (OCS), and PCIe over optical links.
• Track 3: Next-Gen Transmission & Coherent Evolution
C+L Band expansion, non-linear interference (NLI) mitigation, and 800G/1.2T coherent reach over legacy fiber.
10:45
Refreshment & Networking Break
11:00
Morning Breakout Session II: Technical Field Reports
• Track 1 | 1.6T Interoperability Labs: Multi-vendor plugfest results and "Real-world vs. Lab" performance gaps.
• Track 2 | AI-Fabric Case Studies: Physical layer challenges of 10,000-GPU cluster deployments (cabling density and power-per-lane).
• Track 3 | Advanced Access & 100G PON: Technical results from 100G-PON field trials, including power budget margins and coexistence.
12:30
Networking Lunch
Photonics Demos, optical AI Startups, and Project Poster Gallery on display at exhibition area.

Day 2 — Afternoon: Industry Expert Tracks

Audience: Technical Professionals, Researchers, and Specialist Engineers
14:00
Industry Expert Session I
• Track 1: Photonic Integration & GPU Interconnects
Case studies on GPU cluster optical fabrics and high-density interconnects (CPO vs. Pluggables).
• Track 2: Next-Gen Access & 100G PON Field Trials
Analysis of power budget margins and synchronization requirements for edge computing.
• Track 3: Intent-Based Operations & Fiber Sensing
Practical integration of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) into existing carrier plants.
14:30
Refreshment & Networking Break
14:45
Industry Expert Session II
• Track 4: Optical Computing & AI Acceleration
Physics of neuromorphic photonics and optical processing for AI inference workloads.
• Track 5: Next-Gen Fiber Plant & SDM Strategies
Deployment roadmaps for hollow-core fiber and managing non-linearities in national trunks.
• Track 6: Multi-Vendor Ecosystems & Standards Implementation
Technical barriers in OpenROADM and solving "vendor-lock" at the DSP and management layers.
17:00
End of Day 2