This is from the CS International Conference website under Suresh's bio. This is the link .......... http://www.cs-international.net/speakers It confirms what Optimus just posted. Thx for posting that BTW .............................................Suresh Venkatesan, CEO - POET Technologies......................................., Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, CEO of POET Technolgies, most recently Senior Vice President, Technology Development at GlobalFoundries and responsible for Technology Research and Development. Leading the development and ramp of the 28nm node, and instrumental in the technology transfer and qualification of 14nm. An industry veteran with over 22 years of experience in semiconductor technology development, and has co-authored over 50 technical papers. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and Master of Science and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. Presentation.................. A comprehensive technology platform for opto-electronic integration A new planar opto-electronics technology platform has been devised to provide substantial integration capabilities to the traditionally discrete world of GaAs circuits and devices. The disruptive applications of the technology platform will be discussed during the talk.................... Cheers, Crzyhors