Lumentum Announces Speaker Lineup at 2026 OCP Global Summit

Lumentum (LITE) announced its speaker lineup for the 2026 OCP Global Summit, taking place October 12–15 in San Jose.

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Lumentum experts to discuss external laser sources, VCSELs, and optical circuit switching for AI networks

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lumentum, a global leader in optical and photonic technology, today announced its speaker lineup at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit, themed “Scaling Innovation for the AI Era.” The event will take place from October 12 – 15 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

• External Laser Source Architectures for Deployable CPO-Based AI Networks​
  • Christian Urricariet, Senior Director, Product and Strategic Marketing
  • Wednesday, October 14 from 1:10 – 1:25 p.m.
  • SJCC - Concourse Level - 210AE​
• Panel: Slow and Wide 12.8T VCSEL Solutions​
  • Oleg Shchekin, Head of High-Density Interconnect
  • Wednesday, October 14 from 1:50 – 2:15 p.m.
  • SJCC - Concourse Level - 210AE​
• Zero-Touch OCS Fabrics for AI Scale-Out Infrastructure at Hyperscale​
  • Joint presentation led by Kannan Raj, Architect at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • Michael DeMerchant, Senior Director, Product Line Management, OCS at Lumentum
  • Thursday, October 15 from 8:45 – 9:05 a.m.
  • SJCC - Concourse Level - 210AE​

For more information, visit OCP Global Summit | Lumentum.

About Lumentum

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a global leader in optical and photonic technologies that power the networks and infrastructure behind AI, cloud computing, and next-generation communications. Built on decades of photonics innovation, Lumentum delivers high-performance lasers, modules, and optical subsystems that enable scalable, energy-efficient data center connectivity, advanced telecom networks, industrial manufacturing, and sensing applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates R&D, manufacturing, and sales facilities worldwide. Learn more at www.lumentum.com.

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Investors: Kathy Ta, +1.408.750.3853; investor.relations@lumentum.com

Source: Lumentum

Key Terms

vcsels technical

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are a type of semiconductor laser that emits light perpendicular to the chip surface, like tiny, highly efficient flashlights built into a microchip. Investors track VCSELs because they are widely used in data centers, fiber optics, sensing, facial recognition, and LiDAR, where they can deliver high speed, low power use, and easy mass production—factors that affect device performance, costs, and market demand.

optical circuit switching technical

Optical circuit switching is a network technique that creates a dedicated path for data by routing light signals end-to-end across fiber optics, like reserving a private highway lane so a convoy can travel without stops or slowdowns. For investors it matters because it can dramatically increase raw bandwidth, lower latency and energy use, and simplify data-center and carrier networks — all factors that affect capital spending, operating costs, and the ability to handle surges in traffic.