Frank Yao is the Founder and CEO of Innofocus Photonics Technology Pty Ltd headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. He is an innovation leader with over 25 years of experience driving digital transformation and commercialising deep technologies across advanced manufacturing, telecommunications and IT, photonics, renewable energy, nanomaterials, and MedTech. His expertise spans strategy, product development, sales and operations and ecosystem partnerships. Innofocus is a cutting-edge technology innovation company dedicated to developing intelligent 3D laser nanofabrication and characterization equipment, nanophotonic devices, and novel nanostructured materials to drive breakthroughs in ICT/Quantum, Cleantech, and Medtech/Biotech, with rapid sales growth of its nanoLAB and nanoFACTORY series equipment, Ultrafast FBG Devices, and Self-cooling Films. Under Frank's management in the past eight years, Innofocus has won over 20 international and national awards, notably: - Winner of “Translation Hero Award” and “People’s Choice Award” at 2025 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence - Winner of the “Food & AgriTech Category Award” at 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence - Winner of 2022-2025 APAC-Insider “Australian Made” Awards - Winner of “Business of the Year”, “Exporter of the Year” and “Technology of the Year” of 2024 Victoria State Northern Business Achievement Awards - Champion of 2023 Australian Innovation Competition - Runner-up of 2022 Australian Technologies Competition - Finalist of 2022 Engineers Australia “Victoria Excellence Award” - Semiconductor-Review “Top 10 Photonics Solution Provider APAC 2021”.