Complete list of 2011 speakers coming soon!

Stephen G. Anderson
Associate Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Laser Focus World

Stephen Anderson, based in Nashua, NH is the Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Laser Focus World magazine. He has been with Laser Focus World for more than fifteen years, during which time he also served as its West Coast Editor. Anderson directs the Annual Review and Forecast of the Laser Marketplace, published by Laser Focus World, which forms the basis of this seminar. He has accumulated more than 30 years of experience in laser and optoelectronics related industries. Before joining PennWell he worked in various marketing and sales positions at Perkin Elmer (UK) and at Spectra-Physics in the UK, Germany, and in the USA. Anderson received his BA degree in chemistry from the University of York, (UK), and his MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA.

David Belforte
Editor-in-Chief
Industrial Laser Solutions

David Belforte is an internationally recognized authority on industrial laser materials processing and has been actively involved in this technology for more than 30 years. His consulting business, Belforte Associates, serves clients interested in advanced manufacturing applications. He holds degrees in Chemistry and Production Technology from Northeastern University (Boston, MA) He conducted basic studies in material synthesis for high-temperature applications and has held increasingly important positions with companies involved with high-technology materials processing. He co-founded a company that introduced several firsts in advanced welding technology and equipment. His career in lasers started with the commercialization of the first industrial solid-state laser and a compact CO2 laser for sheet-metal cutting. For several years, he led the development of very high power CO2 lasers for welding and surface treating applications. In addition to consulting, Belforte is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Laser Solutions magazine and contributes to other laser publications, including Laser Focus World.

Dr. Tom Hausken
Director of Optoelectronic Components
Strategies Unlimited

Tom Hausken is Director of Optoelectronic Components at Strategies Unlimited, where he has been since 1999. He directs market research and consulting on topics related to optoelectronic components, including active and passive components for imaging, communications, and nanophotonics. Previously, he was with the Optoelectronic Industry Development Association (OIDA), and he was a policy analyst at the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, covering issues related to information technology. He has worked in research and development positions in optoelectronics at Texas Instruments, Philips, and Alcatel. He completed his B.S. degrees at Montana State University and his PhD at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1990, in optoelectronics.