Why participate

A large-scale event and the only exhibition in Russia devoted to photonics

  • 262 exhibitors from 4 countries: Russia, Armenia, Belarus, China
  • 8,318 visitors from 27 countries and 68 regions of Russia

High buying interest

According to the survey 51% of the visitors to Photonics 2024 plan to make purchases post event.

Our visitors are the largest consumers

  • Huawei Technologies
  • S7 Technics
  • Kalashnikov Group
  • Ruselectronics
  • Central Design Bureau of Machine Building
  • Frunze Design Bureau ‘Arsenal’
  • NPO S.A. Lavochkin
  • CRI Cyclone
  • Rosatom State Energy Corporation
  • Rostec State Corporation
  • Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
  • Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Prokhorov General Physics Institute
  • LUKOIL
  • Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
  • Russian Ministry of Economic Development
  • Moscow Mint – a branch of Goznak
  • RZD
  • Transneft R&D
  • BIOMEDTECH
  • Gazpromneft-CR
  • SberAutoTech
  • Yandex Bespilotny’e Tekhnologii
  • Gazprombank
  • United Aircraft Corporation
  • Rostelecom
  • Russian Space Systems
  • CRI VCS Ministry of Defense of Russia
  • CSN IT Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
  • and others

Unique concentration of target audience

8,318 industry professionals from 27 countries and 68 regions of Russia have visited Photonics 2024.

Countries of visitors

69% of the visitors attend no more than one laser and optical show a year or do not attend any other shows except Photonics.
79% of the visitors are purchasing decision-makers or influencers.

Visitor profile

Job title/position

Industry sector

35%

Laser, optical and optoelectronic equipment

22%

Components for laser, optical and optoelectronic equipment

20%

Instrument making

18%

Education and research

17%

Mechanical engineering

15%

Photonics related R&D and its application

14%

IT, telecommunications

13%

Defense industry

12%

Aerospace engineering

9%

Electronic industry

7%

Medicine, life sciences

6%

Other

5%

Metrology, certification

4%

Lighting engineering

3%

Advertising industry, production of gifts and souvenirs

3%

Chemical industry

3%

Transport, logistics

2%

Fuel and energy sector

2%

Agriculture, natural resource management

1%

Mass media

1%

Finances, investments, insurance

Buying authority

Visitors’ interest in product sectors

57%

Laser radiation sources and components

45%

Optical materials and technologies

45%

Optical elements, components and systems

34%

Laser equipment for cutting, welding, marking and other types of materials processing

32%

Laser and optical test equipment

30%

Fiber optic equipment

28%

Optoelectronics, nanophotonics

25%

Equipment for artificial vision, sensors, detectors

21%

Research equipment

17%

Night vision equipment, optic and laser sights

16%

Optical systems of data logging, storage and transmission

14%

Photoelectronics, solar energy

13%

LEDs, lighting engineering, illuminating and lighting systems

11%

Biomedical equipment based on photonic technologies, laser medicine

10%

Laser and optical security equipment

10%

Servicing of laser and optical equipment

9%

Innovation centers, technology transfer centers

9%

Hologram equipment and materials

8%

Training, information support

10%

Displays, equipment for light shows

7%

Laser technologies in advertising, production of gifts and souvenirs

5%

Agrobiophotonics. Laser equipment for plant growing and environmental management

Join us at Photonics 2025 to demonstrate your company’s products and services to a large and interested audience