The organisers of SPARC 2015 have just released information about additional speaker events.

On the 27^th of May, SPARC is presenting the Asia-Pacific Lighting Systems Workshop. This two hour event covering seven discussions, will bring many leading scientists in the Asia-Pacific region together  to present on Lighting Measurements, Standards and Regulations, Lighting Controls and Innovative Applications to reduce Energy Consumption.

Speakers such as Ian Cowling, Adrian Cupitt, Amir Moayedzadeh and Rod Hewins will discuss the question; ‘Can you believe your light-meter?’ Whilst Dorukalp Durmus and Wendy Davis will examine; ‘Colour Difference and Energy Consumption of Absorption-minimising Spectral Power Distributions’, just two out of the seven discussions proposed.

The following evening  SPARC International Lighting will host its first PechuKucha evening, a fast-flowing night of hand-picked lighting experts and architects presenting 20 slides in quick succession.

Each presenter will share their insights and designs on 20 slides over six minutes with each slide advancing after 20 seconds. Entry to this event is included in ‘Display ticket’.

Wrapping up the three-day event on the 29^th, a unique opportunity exists to listen and be involved at the Speaker Panel Session. The session will be hosted by inventor and entrepreneur, Mark Pesce who co-invented VRML – a 3D interface to the web, has written six books, was a judge on ABC’s The New Inventors for seven years and regularly comments on the intersection of technology and society for JJJ Hack, The Project and ABC Radio.

Mr Pesce will open the floor before turning the table to the featured SPARC speakers for an audience Q&A-style session.

SPARC speakers have been invited back on stage for this highly sought after Q&A session and will answer audience questions on all-topics lighting. It is the ideal opportunity for anyone who has questions for a speaker, or who missed any of the speakers throughout the event to hear from those specific speakers before SPARC concludes.

SPARC offers architects, designers and lighting specialists an opportunity to hear and learn the latest research, insights and product knowledge that the international lighting community has to offer.  It will be held at Sydney Exhibition Centre, Glebe Island, from 27-29 May 2015.

Additional Speaker Information

Please find outline below the list speakers presenting at SPARC 2015:

Dr. Yoshi Ohno is a Fellow at Sensor Science Division, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  He served as Group Leader of Optical Sensor Group and Lighting & Color Group from 2003 to 2012. He is currently Vice President-Technical and President-Elect of CIE, active recently in development of standards for test methods and colour quality for LED lighting.

Assoc. Professor Inês Azevedo’s research interests lie at the intersection of environmental, technical, and economic issues, such as how to address the challenge of climate change and to move towards a more sustainable energy system. Dr. Azevedo tackles complex problems in which traditional engineering plays an important role but cannot provide a complete answer. Dr. Azevedo has also been working on assessing how specific policies will shape future energy systems, especially in a carbon-constrained world.

 Simm Steel is the Senior Lighting Technician at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and lighting design consultant to public museums and private galleries. He has a Masters in Lighting degree from QUT and is the recipient of several IESANZ lighting awards. Steel also teaches the Subjective Analysis in Lighting Design for the Illumination Design program at The University of Sydney.

Marc Ledbetter, Manager of Advanced Lighting at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, oversees a program on solid-state lighting, ranging from research on its performance and operation, to development and implementation of methods to accelerate improvements in SSL technology and its market acceptance.

Roger Sexton, VP Specifier Service, Xicato – After completing a building services engineering degree at Liverpool University Roger worked for Philips Lighting for 20 years mostly in the field of new product explorations. In 2008 he joined Xicato, the Intelligent LED Module manufacturer, where he works in a global product specification development and lighting designer support role.

Mark Elliott IALD, Principal of Pointofview Design PTY LTD – Mark is an award winning lighting designer and professional member of the IALD.  He is Principal of Lighting Design Studio PointOfView.  With his teams in Sydney and Melbourne Mark works on projects internationally with a focus on Lifestyle projects including hospitality and residential, he has worked with some of the world’s leaders in design and architecture enhancing spaces through the use of lig

Dr. Christophe Martinsons is head of the lighting and electromagnetism division at the Center for Building Science and Technology (CSTB) in France. He currently conducts research in the fields of optics and lighting in order to promote energy-efficient buildings while providing the best visual comfort for users. Dr. Martinsons has been leading several studies concerning health and environmental aspects of solid-state lighting for governmental agencies such as the French agency for food.

Dr Georges Zissi, Full professor Toulouse 3 University (France), Professor Honoris Causa Saint Petersbourg state University (Russian Federation), Vice President IEEE Industrial Application and Director of “Light & Matter” research group of LAPLACE. He won the 1st Award of the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) Centenary Challenge for his work on normalization for urban lighting systems (in conjunction with IEEE, IET and the Observer) in 2006 and the Energy Globe Award for France in 2009.

Antony Di Mase is the principal architect of Di Mase Architects which has been based in North Fitzroy, Melbourne for 12 years. The guiding principle is to ‘bring buildings to light’ – both figuratively and literally. Antony is currently completing the Masters of Lighting from Queensland University of Technology and is particularly fascinated in the architectural expression of daylight in architecture of the city.

Onno Willemse, Business Leader Connected Lighting, Senior Director of Marketing Philips Lighting, leads the development of the Philips Connected Lighting proposition, delivering an adaptable information platform for commercial building owners and service providers. Through this, lighting becomes a pathway for information and services for customers. He has over 17 years of extensive experience in lighting, previously working for Shell, and holds an MSc degree from the Delft University of Technology.

Dr Alan Prest was led into lighting by following university research into high-frequency gas discharges and now has over 30 years’ experience with GEC, Osram and Philips, covering product and process development, quality and safety. Recently he has moved into lighting standardisation, and in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the vice chair of International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee 34 and convenor of the working group PRESCO (lamps).