COHERENT EXECUTIVES TO SHOWCASE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AT OFC - CTO JULIE ENG TO DELIVER THE PLENARY SESSION

SAXONBURG, PA, March 3, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in photonics, today announced that its executives and technology leaders will play a prominent role at OFC 2026, taking place March 15–19 in Los Angeles, California.

Building on its previously announced participation at the Optica Executive Forum - where CEO Jim Anderson, CTO Dr. Julie Eng, CMO Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi and Vice President of Corporate Strategic Marketing Vipul Bhatt will present - Coherent will contribute strategic and technical leadership across OFC’s most influential platforms.

As artificial intelligence accelerates infrastructure demands and reshapes global connectivity, Coherent experts will highlight the optical innovations enabling scalable, energy-efficient AI and data center infrastructure.

At OFC 2026:

Dr. Julie Eng - CTO - will deliver the plenary session, “Scaling the Optical Future: Optical Technologies Driving AI, Data Center, and Communications Networks”. She will also take part in the GSA and IEEE special event on “Bridging Silicon and Light: Innovations at the Intersection of Semiconductors and Photonics”.
Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi - CMO - will speak at Yole Group market event “Scaling Datacom Optical Technologies for Next Generation Networks”.
Dr. Steffen Koehler - SVP & GM, Datacom Transceivers - will participate at the Data Center Summit session: “Scaling AI Clusters: Challenges in Scale-Up and Scale-Out for Future Growth”.
Vipul Bhatt - VP Corporate Strategic Marketing - will moderate the Market Watch panel, “State of the Industry: Now and in 2031.” In addition, he will present at the OCP session on AI scale-up opportunities.

Additional Coherent experts will contribute to technical sessions and special events, providing insights and advancing discussion on key industry topics, including:

Date	Topic	Speaker	Event	Venue
Sun, March 15 1:00pm - 3:00pm	Chasing the Limit: On the Path to Photonic Scale-Up with Ultra-Low-Energy/Bit	Chris Kocot	Conference - workshop	West Hall: Room 515B LA Convention Center
Mon, March 16 12:00pm - 12:30pm	Technologies for 400G/Lane IM/DD Interconnects	Anna Tatarczak	Invited Speaker - Datacom Subsystems and Systems	Concourse Hall: Room 403B LA Convention Center
Tue, March 17 8:00am - 10:00am	Scaling the Optical Future: Optical Technologies Driving AI, Data Centers and Communications Networks	Julie Eng	Plenary Session	JW Marriott Hotel
Tue, March 17 10:30am - 12:00pm	State of the Industry: Now and in 2031	Vipul Bhatt	Market Watch	Expo Theater I LA Convention Center
Tue, March 17 2:15pm - 3:45pm	Scaling AI Clusters: Challenges in Scale-Up and Scale-Out for Future Growth	Steffen Koehler	Data Center Summit	Expo Theater II LA Convention Center
Wed, March 18 11:00am - 1:00pm	Scaling datacom optical technologies for next generation networks	Sanjai Parthasarathi	Yole Market Event	E-Central Downtown Los Angeles Hotel
Wed, March 18 11:45am - 12:45pm	800ZR/LR and 1600ZR/ZR+/CL - Changing the Game...Again	Georg Clarici	OIF Special Event	Expo Theater II LA Convention Center
Wed, March 18 12:45pm – 1:45pm	Bridging Silicon and Light: Innovations at the Intersection of Semiconductors and Photonics	Julie Eng	GSA & IEEE Special Event	Expo Theater III LA Convention Center
Thu, March 19 12:15pm - 1:15pm	AI Scale-Up Opportunities with Short-Reach Optical Interconnects	Vipul Bhatt	OCP session	Expo Theater I LA Convention Center

Join Coherent experts at the OFC speaking events and visit the company at Booth 1401 in the South Hall, March 17–19, to experience its latest innovations in optical networking, interconnect technologies, and advanced photonics solutions.