Program

Plenary & Keynote Lectures

META plenary and keynote lectures bring together scientists whose work is defining new directions across metamaterials, photonics and light–matter interactions. Plenary lectures are 35 minutes and keynote lectures are 30 minutes.

The 2027 plenary and keynote program will be announced soon

The plenary and keynote program is currently being assembled. New speakers will be announced progressively as the scientific program develops.

One message when the Call for Papers opens, then the milestones that follow. Used for META 2027 announcements only.

From the META Archive

Past Plenary & Keynote Lectures

While the META 2027 program is being prepared, watch the plenary lectures recorded at META 2026 in Dublin.

2026 Archive
Federico Capasso
Harvard University · USA
From Classical to Quantum Metasurfaces for Multiphoton Interferometry
WATCH THE PLENARY →
2026 Archive
Alexandra Boltasseva
Purdue University · USA
Materials-Driven Photonics: Toward Tunable and Extreme Light Control
WATCH THE PLENARY →
2026 Archive
Jeremy J. Baumberg
University of Cambridge · United Kingdom
Precision Nanogap Metamaterials for Tracking Bioanalytes Using SERS and SEIRA
WATCH THE PLENARY →
2026 Archive
Ruwen Peng
Nanjing University · China
Metasurfaces as a Platform for Classical and Quantum Light Control
WATCH THE PLENARY →
2026 Archive
Rachel Grange
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Quadratic Nanomaterials for On-Chip Classical and Quantum Devices
WATCH THE PLENARY →
2026 Archive
Eli Yablonovitch
University of California, Berkeley · USA
Can Physics and Optical Science Expedite Artificial Intelligence?
WATCH THE KEYNOTE →
2026 Archive
Nikolay I. Zheludev
University of Southampton · United Kingdom
How Can Light Measure Finer than Hooke and Faster than Muybridge?
WATCH THE KEYNOTE →

Plenary Archive

Twelve editions of plenary science

Since 2014, 72 plenary lectures by 43 scientists have shaped the META program. Selected lectures are available on the META YouTube channel.