Optical is changing faster than most of the infrastructure running it. New clinical technology, new retail formats, new distribution models – all landing on top of systems that were built for a smaller, simpler version of the business.
That’s what makes SILMO Paris relevant.
Once a year, the people who write prescriptions, the people who manufacture frames, the people who run labs, and the people who distribute across borders are all in the same city at the same time – something that doesn’t happen anywhere else in optical. SILMO Paris has opened each season since 1967 for exactly that mix: brands, labs, retailers, distributors and technology partners in one place, alongside SILMO Next and its Tech Village, the Trends Forum, and the SILMO d’Or awards, looking at where the sector is heading.
Technovate.One is attending to be part of those conversations.
The future of optical industry is not defined by how many tools a business adopts, but by how effectively its product, supply chain, clinical data and customer experience work together.
Optical businesses are managing more than they were five years ago: multi-country distribution, direct-to-consumer alongside wholesale, lab and fulfilment workflows, and growing pressure to use data for demand planning rather than instinct. Most of that pressure lands on platforms that were never designed to carry it.
SILMO Paris creates space for practical conversations around how eyewear brands, labs and retail groups are approaching this shift. Where technology is delivering measurable operational value, and how organisations are building digital foundations that can scale with the business instead of being replaced every few years.
We work across the optical value chain on ERP modernisation, connected data platforms, and AI applied to real operational decisions. We’re attending to engage with leaders thinking about the same problems.
Attending SILMO Paris 2026? Let’s connect and discuss what scalable digital transformation actually looks like inside an optical business.
Head of Growth
