5^th SEMI Brussels Forum

Europe’s leading policy event for semiconductor and photovoltaic equipment and materials
24 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
www.semi.org/BrusselsForum

This year‘s SEMI Brussels Forum is perfectly timed when the EU is working on several integrated and pertinent initiatives, namely:

• Preparing for our future: Developing a common strategy for key enabling technologies in the EU
• Europe 2020 Flagship: Innovation Union
• Europe 2020 Flagship: An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era - Putting Competitiveness and Sustainability at Centre Stage

Through a series of keynotes and panel discussions, industry leaders and EU representatives will discuss practical recommendations on some of Europe‘s Key Enabling Technologies, in particular to address the needs of the European semiconductor and phovoltaic industries.

Placing Competitiveness at Centre Stage - Improve Framework Conditions for Industry

• Competition Policy – “Competition is not within Europe but outside of Europe”
• Global Level Playing Field
• Access to Finance
• Access to Skilled Labor
• European Patent

Re-Invigorating the Competitiveness of the EU Throughout the ecosystem - Perspectives from the entire supply chain
Developing a Common Strategy for Key Enabling Technologies in the EU

The SEMI Brussels Forum gathers 200 policy influencers (25% European Commission representatives, 25% EU institutions, and 50% leaders and decision makers representing the various stakeholders from the semiconductor, photovoltaic and related industries). Participants represent 20 countries. Link to the previous eventand pictures slide show.

The SEMI Brussels Forum is the annual EU public event to discuss about the competitiveness of the European semiconductor and photovoltaic industry value-chain. The event is composed of several meetings of the industry with the European Commission on the first day and a plenary session on the second day. Panelists representing industry and public authorities are invited to discuss on critical issues.

The semiconductor industry is a key contributor to European economic growth and prosperity, and an important enabler of Europe’s success in many sectors such as communications, automotive, medical equipment, security and safety. Today, no industry sector is competitive without using advanced microelectronic devices, there is no innovation without semiconductors. Semiconductors are critical to the European industry and welfare and must therefore be further prioritized on the EU agenda.

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