The SPIE Photonics Industry Summit 2023 will take place in Washington DC, United States on 27th September 2023. This one-day forum focused on the optics and photonics industry as an essential enabler of emerging technology. The full-day program will host U.S. government leaders discussing federal policy and funding important to the optics and photonics industry with an audience of more than 150 company representatives. The collective goal in meeting is to raise the profile of the optics and photonics industry, while learning more about the priorities of the U.S. government in this technology space.