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LS2026 Program

Workshops and Special Events

Future of LightExpert workshopsAthens After Dark

Main Event · Round Table

Future of Light

Wednesday, 2 December · 18:00–20:00 · Main Auditorium

Leading voices from lighting design, research, industry and international standardization meet for the conference’s main round table.

Open and free to attend · Advance registration is required

CIETony Bergen

President-Elect · Managing Director, Australian Photometry and Radiometry Laboratory

IESProf. Craig A. Bernecker

Past President · Professor of Lighting Design, Parsons School of Design

DarkSkyRuskin Hartley

CEO

LightingEuropeTeresa Selvaggio

Director of Public Affairs

IALDCarla Wilkins

President · Senior Partner / Global Creative Director · CLD

IEEE Smart Cities Technical CommunityProf. Georges Zissis

Chair · Vice-Dean, University of Toulouse

Main Event

Present of Light – Innovations in Action

Thursday, 3 December · 18:00–20:00 · Main Auditorium

Open and free to attend · Advance registration is required

Main Event · Present of Light – Innovations in Action

Light That Moves Changes

Sergio Padula

Technical Director Middle East & English-speaking Africa, iGuzzini

Main Event · Present of Light – Innovations in Action

Beyond Energy Efficiency: Technologies for Truly Sustainable Outdoor Lighting

Stefano Toti

Senior Sales Leader and International Business Development Leader · AEC Illuminazione

Main Event · Present of Light – Innovations in Action

Built to Outlast: Why Durability Is the Missing Pillar of Sustainable Lighting

Konstantinos Christodoulou

Design Engineer, Lumiplan · MA Lighting Designer

Expert Perspectives

Keynote Talks

Conference registration is required.

Keynote Speaker

Reliability and Environmental Testing Roadmaps for Automotive Optical Components

Friday, 4 December · 14:00–14:45 · Main Auditorium

Dr. Christofer Silfvenius

Ph.D. in Semiconductor Physics from KTH · Test Leader at TRATON AB

Keynote Speaker

AI in Modern Lighting Design

Wednesday, 2 December · 14:00–14:45 · Main Auditorium

Robert Heinze

CTO of RELUX

Keynote Speaker

Connecting Light Pollution Research: Towards Interoperable and Future-Proof Data

Wednesday, 2 December · 09:15–10:00 · Main Auditorium

Prof. Dr. Valéry Ann Jacobs

Professor in Lighting, KU Leuven · Convener of the CIE Research Forum on Light Pollution

Keynote Speaker

Light & Darkness for Coexistence

Thursday, 3 December · 09:15–10:00 · Main Auditorium

Chiara Carucci

Founder and Principal, Noctua: Cultural & Natural Heritage

Keynote Speaker

What Is Light?

Thursday, 3 December · 14:00–14:45 · Main Auditorium

Kai Piippo

Head of Design, AFRY Lighting

Keynote Speaker

Illumination Reimagined: Merging General Illumination with Far-UVC Disinfection for Healthcare and Food Safety

Friday, 4 December · 09:15–10:00 · Main Auditorium

Prof. Sung-Jin Park

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Eden Park Illumination, Inc.

Hands-on Knowledge

Workshops

Workshops are grouped by day so sessions running in parallel can be compared at a glance. Conference registration is required.

Daily Schedule

Wednesday, 2 December

10:00–11:00

2 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

Smart Cities and Smart Buildings—Urban Connectivity, Building Automation, Data-Driven Environments, Human-Centric Infrastructure, Integrated Spatial Intelligence

Alan Jackson
Business Development Specialist · International Speaker, Helvar · Intelligent Buildings & Connected Technologies

WorkshopRoom 4

Visual Accessibility in Ophthalmology: From Functional Assessment to Personalized Smart Lighting

Prof. Georgios Labiris
MD · Professor of Ophthalmology · Head of Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Dr. Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou
MD · Post-Doc, Specialist in Ophthalmology · University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Minas Bakirtzis
MD · PhD Candidate, Specialist in Ophthalmology · University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

11:30–12:30

2 parallel sessions

WorkshopRoom 3

Digital Tools for Advanced Lighting Simulations

Dr. Thanos Balafoutis
Adjunct Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher, Hellenic Open University · Co-Founder, Krama Architects

WorkshopRoom 4

From Lighting Retrofit to Sustainable Investment: The ESCO & Energy-as-a-Service Approach

Chrysostomos Bouras
Mechanical Engineer, MBA · ASHRAE Hellenic Chapter President 2025–2026

12:30–13:15

2 parallel sessions

WorkshopRoom 3

Light Where Needed, Darkness Where It Belongs

Dean Skira
Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, SKIRA Architectural Lighting

WorkshopRoom 4

Practical Applications of UV Light Sources for Disinfection

Graeme Lister
Graeme Lister Consulting LLC · Development of regulations and standards for lighting applications · IES, ANSI and CSA committees
Prof. Sung-Jin Park
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Eden Park Illumination, Inc.

15:00–16:00

2 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

From Lighting Performance to Environmental Performance: How to Evaluate the Real Sustainability of an Outdoor Lighting Project

Stefano Toti
Senior Sales Leader and International Business Development Leader · AEC Illuminazione

WorkshopRoom 4

About the Immeasurable Value of Measurable Spectral Flexibility in Human-Centric Lighting

Georgios Paissidis
Chairman, CIE Greece · CEO, Stilvi Ltd.
Bill Kastanakis
Color Scientist & Software Architect · DResearch Lab
Michael Papanikolaou
Lighting Engineer · ISO/TC 205/JWG 12 Member

16:15–17:15

2 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

GlobiLED

Speaker details to be announced.

WorkshopRoom 4

Lighting Projects Properly Exposed

Gavriil Papadiotis
Architectural Photographer · Creative Director, GavriiLux Productions

Daily Schedule

Thursday, 3 December

10:00–13:15

WorkshopRoom 4

Lighting Educators Network

Prof. Mandana S. Khanie
Director of MSc Light & Lighting, UCL · Chair of CIE JTC 18 Lighting Education · Member of the Daylight Academy
Prof. Georgios A. Triantafyllidis
Associate Professor, Aalborg University

11:30–12:30

WorkshopRoom 3

Sports Lighting, Let’s Discover It!

Dr. Octavio Perez
Lighting Consultancy and Assessment LTD

12:30–13:15

Sponsor’s Workshop · LEDVANCERoom 3

From Efficient Light to Intelligent Buildings: How Smart Lighting Controls Enable Sustainability, Comfort and Project Value

Kostas Kalamakis
LEDVANCE

15:00–16:00

3 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

Hellenic Parliament and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier Revealed Again—Heritage, Aesthetics, Technology

Thanos Danilof
Lighting Designer · Director, DANILOF light + perception studio

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 4

DALI Alliance Workshop: History, DALI+, and EPBD Essentials

Iro Papachristou
Global Business Development Manager, Inventronics
Peter Coleman
European Marketing & Events Manager, DALI Alliance
Jeremy Turner
DALI Alliance

WorkshopMain Foyer Stairs

Beyond the Frame—The Art and Science of Cinematic Light

Prof. Dimitris Theodoropoulos
Professor and Director of Photography · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

16:15–17:15

2 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

Luce & Light / Lumiplan — Details to Be Announced

Speaker details to be announced.

WorkshopRoom 4

Designating Dark Sky Places: Methods and Benefits

Andreas Papalambrou
DarkSky, Greek (Hellenic) Chapter Leader and Founder

Daily Schedule

Friday, 4 December

10:00–11:00

WorkshopRoom 3

When Buildings Whisper: Less is More

Vasiliki Malakasi
Lighting Designer · Director, Idea Design

11:30–12:30

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

Evolution Shape in Hospitality

Sergio Padula
Technical Director, Middle East & English-speaking Africa, iGuzzini
Manuel Marcuz
Territory Manager, iGuzzini

11:30–13:15

WorkshopRoom 4

The Auditor’s Lens: Decoding Lighting in BREEAM, DGNB, LEED, & WELL

Petros Dalavouras
BREEAM Assessor · PhDc, MSc, Architect Engineer · Co-owner, General Refrigeration S.A. · ASHRAE BEMP · nZEB Designer
Eftychia Eliopoulou
WELL AP · Design Manager · Architect · PMP
Dimitris Managoudis
DGNB Auditor & Consultant · CEO, ICON Group · CPM Level-C IPMA · VP & Co-founder, SBC Greece · MSc Mechanical Engineer
George Pantelidis
LEED AP · Head of Design and Projects, ZEB SA · Mechanical Engineer NTUA · MSc · EUREM

12:30–13:15

WorkshopRoom 3

Lighting Design in the BIM Era: Coordination, Data and Emerging AI Workflows

Eva Koritsa
Senior Architect · BIM & Digital Design Lead · MA Lighting Design · MSc Environmental Design of Buildings

15:00–16:00

2 parallel sessions

Sponsor’s WorkshopRoom 3

The Pathway of Light: From Source to Experience — Exploring the Science, Measurement and Validation of Light

Dimitris Angelidakis
Electrical Engineer · Technical Director, BRIGHT LAB
Dimitrios Andriopoulos
Electrical Engineer · Technical Manager, LMS & Field Engineer, BRIGHT
Maria Danilatou
Architect Engineer · Head of Lighting Planning, BRIGHT