CLEO, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, is an annual international forum jointly organized by Optica, the American Physical Society, and the IEEE Photonics Society. It covers research spanning laser science, photonics, quantum technologies, and optical engineering, from fundamental physics to applied systems. The conference features peer-reviewed technical sessions, tutorials, and symposia across topics including ultrafast lasers, nonlinear optics, optical