Audio Transcript: POET Technologies Town Hall Meeting, Toronto, 2016-05-17

On 2016-05-17 POET Technologies held a „Town Hall Meeting“ in Toronto, Canada. After having acquired DenseLight Semiconductors and BB Photonics, the company wanted to explain how the acquisitions fitted into the company’s strategy and into the POET roadmap.

This is the transcript of the Town Hall Meeting. It has been established by a community initiative of passionate POET Technologies shareholders based on the video recording of the event. There’s some more material available, including the presentation slides.

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Integrated Photonics – POET Technologies reinvents itself

At the Town Hall Meeting (THM) on 2016-05-17 in Toronto, POET Technologies presented its corporate strategy, after having acquired DenseLight Semiconductors and BB Photonics.

Deutsche Fassung

Executing Co-Chairman Ajit Manocha, good-humored as always, looked back at the last twelve months and gave an outlook for the next twelve: The past year brought significant personnel changes in the company’s management: Dr. Suresh Venkatesan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO ), there are new people in the management team and new people in the Board of Directors.

Town Hall Meeting 2016 in Toronto

POET Technologies had invited to a „Town Hall Meeting“ (THM) in Toronto, Canada, on May 17^th. After acquiring DenseLight Semiconductors, the company wanted to explain how the new acquisition fitted into the company’s strategy and into the POET roadmap. One hour before launching the THM the surprise: With BB Photonics, POET Technologies is buying yet another company.

Integrierte Photonik – POET Technologies stellt sich neu auf

Beim Town Hall Meeting (THM) am 2016-05-17 in Toronto stellte POET Technologies die Unternehmensstrategie nach den Übernahmen von DenseLight Semiconductors und BB Photonics vor.

English version

Zunächst schaute ein wie immer gut gelaunter Executing Co-Chairman Ajit Manocha auf die letzten zwölf Monate zurück und gab einen Ausblick auf die nächsten zwölf: Das vergangene Jahr brachte wesentliche personelle Veränderungen in der Unternehmensführung: Dr. Suresh Venkatesan wurde neuer Chief Executive Officer (CEO), es gibt neue Leute im Managementteam und neue Leute im Board of Directors.

Town Hall Meeting 2016 in Toronto

Zu einem „Town Hall Meeting“ (THM) hatte POET Technologies für den 17. Mai ins kanadische Toronto eingeladen. Nach der Akquisition von DenseLight Semiconductors wollte das Unternehmen darüber informieren, wie die Neuerwerbung in die Unternehmensstrategie und in die POET-Roadmap hineinpaßt. Eine Stunde vor Beginn des THM dann die Überraschung: POET Technologies kauft mit BB Photonics ein weiteres Unternehmen.