10.30-17:00

Private meetings with the European Commission

18.00-21:00

Hosted by the Free State of Saxony, Germany
Sponsored by the region of Rhône-Alpes, France
Location: Avenue d´Auderghem 67, 1040 Brussels

18:30-18:40

Welcome by host and sponsor

• Roland Werner, Secretary of State from the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport, Germany
• Helma Orosz, Mayor of City of Dresden
• Frederic Gaffiot, Deputy Director, Economy Research and Technology Division at Région Rhône-Alpes, France

Hosted by Solvay
Location: Rue du Prince Albert 44, 1050 Brussels

08:00-09:00

08:30-09:00

Movie: The Making of a Semiconductor (optional)

09:00-09:45

• Mike Allison, Managing Director, Edwards

• Enrico Villa, ESIA Vice President, Chairman Catrene

09:45-10:15

• Jürgen Knorr

10.15-11:15

• Daniel Bunch, Deputy Head of Unit ICT for Competitiveness and Innovation, DG Enterprise and Industry

• Genevieve Fioraso, Deputée de l’Isere, Deputy Mayor of Grenoble

• Brian Whitney, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Irish Government

• Paul Lindblad, Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Siltronic

• Jens Drews, Director Government Relations, GLOBALFOUNDRIES

• Luc Van den hove, CEO, IMEC

11.15-11:45

Coffee break

11.45-12:45

• Anton Milner, CEO, Q-Cells

• Reinhard Ploss, Head of Operations, Member of the Management Board and Executive Vice President, Infineon

• Loïc Liétar, Corporate VP Business Development, STMicroelectronics

• Michel Brillouët, Deputy Director, CEA-LETI

• Wolfgang Reinhardt, Director Regulatory Affairs, ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association).

• Thierry Van Der Pyl, Director, Components and Systems, European Commission, DG Digital Agenda

• Panel Moderator: Heinz Kundert, President, SEMI Europe

12:45-13:00

Closing Remarks

13:00-14:00

Networking Lunch