Thomas Altenmueller, Vice President Manufacturing Analytics, Infineon Technologies
Abstract: Competitive position of European power & analog semiconductor manufacturing before the background of global competition and changing geopolitical dynamics. The current shifts in the erstwhile global semiconductor supply chain towards regional focuses in combination with increasing competitive pressure from China lead to a dynamic and transient semiconductor supply chain. We analyze the ongoing and future changes in capacity and demand with a special focus on power & analog and wide band gap semiconductors. The arising picture should help European legislators, regulators and other stakeholders to align their strategy towards larger resilience.
Laith Altimime, President, SEMI Europe
Biography: Laith Altimime, as President of SEMI Europe, leads SEMI’s activities in Europe and the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Altimime has P&L responsibility as well as ownership of all Europe region programs and events, including SEMICON Europa. He is responsible for establishing industry Standards, advocacy, community development, expositions, and programs. He provides support and services to SEMI members worldwide that have supply chain interests in Europe. He manages and nurtures relationships with SEMI members in the region and globally as well as with local associations and constituents in industry, government, and academia. Altimime has more than 30 years of international experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining SEMI in 2015, He held senior leadership positions at NEC, KLA-Tencor, Infineon, Qimonda, and imec. Altimime holds an MSc from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.
Pushkar P. Apte, Strategic Technology Advisor, SEMI
Abstract: For the past decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been on a meteoric rise. The semiconductor engine powers AI, and in turn, AI fuels rising demand for semiconductor chips. When working in synergy, this virtuous cycle of semiconductors and AI can drive economic prosperity and help realize many projected benefits for society. But for this cycle to continue spinning sustainably, there are formidable challenges to overcome. This presentation describes two prominent challenges to the progress of AI – the growing energy consumption of AI computing and limited data-sharing across the supply-chain – and highlights the collaborative solutions that SEMI is enabling.
SEMI (www.semi.org), a global electronics industry association with 3800+ member companies, has extensive experience in bringing together the entire electronics supply chain to solve specific problems that no single entity can solve in isolation. Through our Smart Data-AI initiative, we are exploring solutions for energy-efficient AI computing that connect the dots across the entire AI stack – including devices, materials, packaging, photonics, architectures and algorithms for data centers, cloud and edge. For the data challenge, we have facilitated a 5+ year proof-of-concept project to develop a virtual environment for secure data-sharing with digital twins, so that accurate AI models can be developed. We believe that this collaborative methodology, which brings together leaders from industry, academia and government, is key to overcoming the formidable roadblocks to sustainable progress in AI.
Biography: Dr. Apte leads the Global Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative and serves as Strategic Technology Advisor at SEMI, the electronics industry consortium representing 3800+ companies worldwide. His work focuses on the synergy between semiconductors & AI – specifically on building energy-efficient AI systems, and on the application of AI-powered digital twins for mission-critical applications like semiconductor R&D and manufacturing. Dr. Apte received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, and his Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India in Ceramic Engineering. Dr. Apte also holds an Executive M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. Dr. Apte has worked with Texas Instruments Incorporated on cutting-edge research and technology development for semiconductors; with McKinsey & Company where he helped launch their Semiconductor Practice and served as the Global Semiconductor Business Expert, and with the Semiconductor Industry Association as Vice President of Technology. Dr. Apte has also served as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed industry-academic partnerships to implement AI-driven solutions for sustainable growth.
Dr. Apte has 60+ publications and presentations in prestigious international journals, conferences, and institutions, including several Invited Papers. He received the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award from the Electrochemical Society for Best Paper in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and the Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society for Outstanding Research Performance. Dr. Apte also holds 2 U.S. Patents.
Agnieszka Baranowska, Member of the Board of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Biography: She was born on September 19, 1972, in Chojnice. Secretary General of Szymon Hołownia’s Polska 2050 party since June 2024. A graduate of the College of Foreign Language Education at the University of Gdańsk and the Faculty of Political Science with a specialization in European studies at the College of Humanities in Pułtusk. She is an English teacher, educator, and mental coach with over 30 years of experience. Founder and initiator of the Mental Development Academy. She is married and has two teenage sons.
Matthias Bonkass, VP Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, GlobalFoundries
Leszek Bonna, Deputy Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Biography: Since 2006, he has been a councilor in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. He was elected deputy marshal in 2019. From 2002 to 2006, he was a councilor in Chojnice.
He was born on October 8, 1961, in Chojnice. Married, with three children and three grandchildren. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Gdansk University of Technology, with postgraduate studies in management in health care and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Management of the University of Gdansk. He obtained the title of Master of Business Administration from the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development. From 2003, he was the director of the Specialist Hospital of J. K. Łukowicz in Chojnice.
Patrick Bressler, Director, Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics
Rafał Bugyi, CEO, TRUMPF Hüttinger GmbH & Co. KG
Biography: Dr. Rafał Bugyi – CEO of TRUMPF Hüttinger GmbH & Co. KG, is a global leader in advanced power supply systems for the high-tech industry, including semiconductors, renewable energy, and plasma technologies. He is an engineer and executive with many years of experience in developing technology companies, co-creator of innovative power electronics solutions, author of scientific publications, and initiator of the Power Electronics for Plasma Engineering conference. He combines business insight with deep technical expertise and actively contributes to the discussion on the future of European industry and innovation.
Benoit Chassagne, End-to-End Supply Chain Manager, Edwards Ltd
Abstract: At ISS Europe 2024, our Semiconductor Division Supply Chain Vice President set out an ambitious transformation roadmap to strengthen resilience in a world defined by volatility, geopolitical shifts, and rapidly evolving technology. These challenges are even more pressing today, as highlighted in ISS Europe’s 2026 focus on Europe’s competitiveness in a fragmented supply chain landscape.
Two years later, this session reveals the real story of execution: how our Dragon Project brought Kinaxis to life across multiple factories, transforming the way we plan, decide, and react.
We’ll also share how procurement digitalization through Jaggaer project strengthened collaboration with suppliers.
This presentation will connect the promise made in 2024 with the execution delivered by 2026, offering a candid view of what has been achieved, what remains to be refined, and how end to end planning transformation is becoming a strategic enabler for Europe’s semiconductor competitiveness. It will highlight not only the systems and processes implemented, but also the organizational energy and cross functional engagement that have been essential to making resilience a reality—site by site, region by region, and decision by decision.
Biography: Benoît Chassagne is an End to End Supply Chain leader with over 20 years of international experience across logistics, manufacturing, planning, and customer service. He has held leadership roles in complex, global environments spanning Europe and North America, including Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States.
In his current role, Benoît combines operational leadership with large scale transformation initiatives, serving both as Head of Logistics and as Business Project Manager for strategic supply chain programs, including advanced planning system implementations. His work focuses on strengthening end-to-end performance through process optimization, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration.
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Benoît is recognized for his structured approach to problem solving, waste elimination, and sustainable operational excellence. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Burgundy (France) and an MBA from Université Laval (Canada).
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, mountain biking, walking his dog, and playing tennis.
Dirk Drescher, Plant Manager, Bosch Semiconductor, Dresden
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Jean-Christophe Eloy, President and CEO, Yole Group
Abstract: The European semiconductor industry at device level represents around 7% of worldwide production, with strong focus (and market shares) on power devices, sensors, microcontroller, analog mixed signal devices but limited involvement for leading edge technologies and related devices. Looking at equipment, European semiconductor equipment makers are contributing to more than 30% of worldwide equipment sales, with strong focus on the most advanced technologies, thanks to ASML, ASMI and multiple European equipment makers. But if you are looking at one step lower in the supply chain, the dominance of the European semiconductor equipment subsystems makers is even larger, with more than 40% market shares worldwide. The presentation will analyze the equipment subsystems market, technology and industrial trends and how they are supporting both leading edge manufacturing as well as legacy technology nodes. And provide insights on the possible evolutions for the next 5 years.
Biography: Jean-Christophe Eloy is Yole Group’s President and CEO. Created in 1998, the market research & strategy consulting company has grown to become a group of companies providing marketing, technology, and strategy consulting, teardown, reverse engineering, and reverse costing analysis in addition to corporate finance services. His mission is to oversee the strategic direction of Yole Group of companies, including Yole Intelligence, Yole SystemPlus, and PISÉO.
All year long, Jean-Christophe builds deep relationships with leading semiconductor companies, discussing and sharing information across his global network. He aims to get a comprehensive understanding of their strengths and guide their success.
Jean-Christophe is a graduate from EMLyon Business School (Lyon, France) and from INPG (Grenoble, France).
Christopher Frieling, Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, SEMI Europe, Brussels
Abstract: In 2026, Europe’s semiconductor industry will be exposed to several new EU policy initiatives and regulatory actions. From the European Chips Act 2 to PFAS and the Economic Security Doctrine, the EU aims to strengthen resilience, scale, and technological sovereignty. This presentation examines the key EU policies and regulations to have on the radar for 2026. What are key policy trends and how will they shape the semiconductor sector moving forward?
Biography: Christopher Frieling is Director for Advocacy and Public Policy and Head of Office at the SEMI Europe Brussels Office. He has a background in EU affairs, innovation, and tech policy. Prior to SEMI, he worked at the Brussels office of Fraunhofer in several roles including most recently as Senior Advisor. Mr. Frieling holds an MSc in Economics of Science and Innovation and a Bachelor of Business Administration.
David Forrest, Director of ESG and Advanced Materials and Processes, Vital Materials Co
Abstract: The semiconductor industry’s growth, driven by AI, photonics, sensing, and electrification, depends on reliable and sustainable access to critical materials such as gallium, germanium, indium, and tellurium.
This presentation explains how Vital Materials, a Chinese-founded global company with established European operations, contributes to supply resilience through high-purity materials, circular recovery, and collaboration with European partners.
Presented in a neutral, non-commercial manner, it shows how responsible global cooperation and alignment with EU priorities can support a more resilient and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem in Europe.
Biography: David Forrest leads initiatives in advanced materials, materials technology, sustainability, and circularity at Vital Materials. He is responsible for the development, commercialization, and industrial scale-up of materials used in semiconductor manufacturing and related advanced technologies. His work increasingly focuses on materials recovery, recycling, and closed-loop systems to support long-term supply resilience.
He supports collaboration between Vital companies and European and international partners to integrate lifecycle approaches across global materials supply chains and has previously held senior roles in advanced materials and industrial operations with global responsibility for technology deployment and strategic partnerships.
Yann Guillou, Applied Materials
Biography: Yann Guillou is a semiconductor professional with 15+ years of experience across sales, marketing, business development, and technology strategy. He currently serves as Account & Product Sales Manager at Applied Materials, driving commercial growth and customer engagement. He previously worked at Trymax, UnitySC (now Merck), SEMI, and STMicroelectronics. Yann holds advanced degrees in microelectronics (INSA Rennes, France) and technology management (GEM Grenoble, France).
Cesc Guim, CEO, Open Chip
Oliver Haller, Infineon Technologies
Biography: Oliver Haller is a senior business executive with more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor, solar, and investment industries, specializing in strategic alliances, business development, and M&A. He began his career in 1996 at Infineon (then Siemens Halbleiter), working in planning and productivity improvement within the memory division, including an assignment at ProMOS in Taiwan. He later joined Infineon’s Strategic Alliances organization, where he spent seven years driving Joint Ventures, R&D cooperations, and licensing agreements.
In 2008, Oliver transitioned to the solar industry, taking on management and supervisory board roles. During this period, he oversaw multiple manufacturing joint ventures, restructured a diverse venture portfolio, and led a business unit focused on developing utility‑scale solar parks. As Director Investments at Q‑Cells, he successfully built and led a venture management team through the 2007/08 financial crisis, aligning the company’s portfolio with its revised strategy.
Oliver rejoined Infineon in November 2023 and is now Senior Director, Strategic Alliances. His current work spans strategic partnerships, technology‑driven investment initiatives, and cross‑industry cooperation projects that support Europe’s evolving semiconductor ecosystem. Drawing on extensive experience in joint ventures, integration projects, and alliance management, he contributes to shaping major long‑term initiatives and strengthening Infineon’s position in Europe’s semiconductor landscape.
Marc Hijink, Author of Focus – The ASML Way
Abstract: Marc Hijink, author of Focus – The ASML Way, explores the strategy that led to the rise of Dutch tech powerhouse ASML, which holds a monopoly on the most critical tool in every chip fabrication plant: the lithography machine—the technology driving the AI revolution. The EU’s predecessor, ECSC, shaped European integration by pooling the coal and steel industries of six countries, establishing shared governance over vital resources. Today, semiconductors are the new coal and steel—essential building blocks for AI that will power modern society, create economic prosperity, and strengthen Europe’s defense capabilities. In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, the United States and China are ramping up efforts to develop independent technology stacks for AI. The European Union must also build its own competitive AI industry, building on the foundation laid by the first EU Chips Act. To do so, the Union can draw lessons from the strategy that made ASML the most valuable tech company on the continent—creating the tools that have become indispensable to both superpowers.
Biography: Marc Hijink (born 1969) is a financial reporter and technology columnist for the Dutch daily newspaper NRC. He has covered ASML and its technology for more than a decade and has reported extensively on Europe’s role in the tech war between the United States and China. Building on this experience, he had the unique opportunity to undertake a three-year deep dive into the company’s operations, uncovering its culture and strategic thinking from the inside. Focus – The ASML Way offers an intimate look behind the scenes of a company that avoided the spotlight for decades but has been thrust into global attention due to geopolitical developments and explosive growth. Focus is an independent project, made possible in part by the Dutch Fund for In-Depth Journalism (FBJP). The book is available worldwide and has been translated into English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and several other languages.
Agnieszka Hipś, President of the Board, CLIP Group S.A.
Biography: An executive with a wealth of expertise in strategic planning, financial management, and oversight, she excels in steering sizable, multifaceted teams within intricate corporate frameworks. Her practical skills were honed at a privately-held enterprise that operated the Stary Browar Centre for Commerce, Art, and Business in Poznań. Her journey in public service commenced in 2006 at the Swarzędz City and Commune Office, ascending to the role of Deputy Mayor.
For close to two decades, she has been a pivotal figure at CLIP Group, overseeing investments and financial supervision. Presently, Agnieszka Hipś presides over the Management Board of multiple CLIP Group entities, orchestrating logistics operations encompassing warehousing, transportation, and ancillary services.
Agnieszka Hipś orchestrates all corporate procedures, champions the enhancement of staff skills, and advocates for a corporate ethos rooted in acumen and accountability. She spearheads initiatives that bolster operational efficacy and promote environmental stewardship.
Moreover, Agnieszka Hipś holds the presidency of the Polish-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, uniting businesspeople from Poland and Luxembourg across diverse industry segments.
An alumna of the Faculty of Philology - Linguistics and Scientific Information at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Agnieszka has augmented her education with a series of professional development courses, including those in Economic Analysis and Controlling, European Integration - Agribusiness and Rural Areas, and Photovoltaics.
Leonard Hobbs, Director Government Affairs, Intel Ireland
Biography: Leonard Hobbs is one of Ireland’s leading technologists in the ICT sector with over 30 years of experience, mostly at Intel Ireland, spanning leading edge research to technology transfer to advanced manufacturing and including public affairs.
He was Director of Research and Innovation at Trinity College Dublin from 2017-2023 where he had responsibility for the definition and implementation of the research, innovation and enterprise strategy for the University, spanning research programs development, contract management, technology transfer, consultancy, industry engagement, campus company startups and VC investment.
He returned to Intel Ireland in 2023 to take on the lead role for government affairs.
From 2016 to 2023, he was General Manager for MIDAS Ireland which is the representative body for the microelectronics sector in Ireland, consisting of industry, educational, research and government agencies, working together to drive the development of the microelectronics sector in Ireland.
He is chairperson of the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation, whose objective to support the advancement of the scientific heritage of, and community development on, Valentia Island and to promote Valentia Island as a site which should be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Leonard has been involved in the BT Young Scientist Competition for 25 years as head judge for the Technology category.
Manfred Horstmann, General Manager and Senior Vice President, GlobalFoundries (GF)
Biography: Manfred Horstmann serves as General Manager and Senior Vice President at GlobalFoundries (GF), overseeing European fabs, including GF’s 300mm manufacturing facility in Dresden. He also leads the GlobalFoundries Engineering Services (GFES) teams in Singapore, Penang, Bangalore, and Malaysia, supporting GF’s global manufacturing operations.
Since 2020, he has transformed the Dresden Fab cluster into Europe’s largest 300mm wafer facility, achieving a two-and-a-half times output increase in less than three years, boosting productivity and strategically optimizing operations. He and his team led the development and production of a highly differentiated technology portfolio (55nm-22nm) for applications in fast-growing markets such as automotive, MCUs, display drivers, audio amplifiers, security chip cards, radio frequency (RF), and 5G technology.
With over 27 years of experience in multiple leadership positions spanning research, technology development, product engineering, and large-scale operations, Mr. Horstmann has held leadership roles at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Motorola, and IBM in Germany and the United States.
Mr. Horstmann holds over 100 patents, has authored more than 200 scientific papers, and serves on advisory boards for Forschungszentrum Jülich and Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory. Mr. Horstmann earned his Diploma and PhD in Physics from Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen.
Jari Kinaret, Executive Director, Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU)
Biography: Jari Kinaret was born in Finland and holds M.Sc. degrees in Theoretical Physics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu in 1986 and 1987, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1992. Prof. Kinaret has worked in various roles at research institutes and universities in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Gothenburg, Sweden. From 2013 to 2023, he served as the Director of the Graphene
Flagship, a one-billion-euro research project dedicated to exploring the potential of graphene. In October 2023, Prof. Jari Kinaret assumed the role of Executive Director at Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), a European public-private partnership that supports research, development, innovation,
and future manufacturing capacities in the European semiconductor ecosystem.
Thomas Kirschstein, Partner, Roland Berger
Abstract: The European semiconductor industry needs to step up in competitiveness and resilience. At the same time, many European semiconductor companies are not fully leveraging the potential of AI as a transformative force in their business and operations. In our talk, we will outline the AI-potential by three core pillars.
- AI as Key Enabler - AI is becoming indispensable in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, enhancing yield, accelerating process ramp-up, reducing costs through predictive process control, defect analytics, and equipment optimization.
- Addressing Structural Disadvantages - AI can help offset Europe’s structural disadvantages in energy cost, labor cost/availability, and limited scale by enabling more efficient fabs, increasing equipment uptime, and shortening learning cycles.
- Leveraging European Strengths - AI is particularly impactful in “More-than-Moore” segments, where Europe excels, such as power semiconductors, automotive chips, MEMS, sensors, and wide-bandgap materials such as SiC and GaN. These
technologies require deep process know-how rather than sheer scale, making AI-driven engineering productivity a key competitive advantage lever.
The slow progress in AI is due to unresolved structural and financial barriers as well as fragmented strategic efforts across the ecosystem. The path forward requires a dual approach of company-level strategic initiatives and the transformation of the broader public ecosystem. On a company level, physical AI, e.g., Humanoid Robots, dark Backend (automated back-end operations), among others will drive the next wave of competitiveness. Additionally, on company level, AI in R&D must be integrated not only into product development but also play a larger role in process optimization.
The success of Europe will depend on overcoming structural and financial hurdles through parallel investments in fabrication facilities, enhanced computing infrastructure (e.g., datacenter networks), upskilling and attracting the right top talent. Then, AI can be a force multiplier for Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem from research to development to high-volume manufacturing.
Biography: Thomas Kirschstein is a partner in Roland Berger's Advanced Technology Center, focusing on consulting in the areas of semiconductors, electronics, and hardware for artificial intelligence. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and works in our Hamburg office.
With over 15 years of global consulting experience, his main focus is on the semiconductor industry, where he has advised fabless companies, IDMs, foundries, investors and government institutions.
He also possesses in-depth expertise in the semiconductor equipment industry, including lithography, etching, and deposition.
Thomas Kirschstein specializes in strategy, R&D, regionalization/deglobalization, growth initiatives, and M&A, including commercial, technical, and operational due diligence. He is an expert in resilient semiconductor procurement and cost reduction for automotive and industrial companies.
He advises these companies on how to manage semiconductor shortages through task forces and proactive measures to avoid future chip shortages, such as semiconductor stockpiling and source-to-risk initiatives.
Always at the forefront of innovation in consumer electronics and automotive technology, Thomas Kirschstein is an expert in disruption and technological innovation. He uses his practical experience to support clients with highly relevant and actionable recommendations.
Christian Kromme, Futurist
Abstract: AI is rapidly evolving from a software layer into an autonomous economic force. As intelligence becomes embedded in every process, product, and decision loop, growth is no longer driven primarily by scale or labor—but by computation, specialization, and silicon.
In this keynote for SEMI Europe, Christian Kromme explores how the rise of AI-powered autonomous systems is fundamentally transforming society, organizations, work, and human relevance—while creating unprecedented demand for highly specialized semiconductor technologies.
WORLD – From Digital Economy to Autonomous Economy
Just as biological evolution scaled from cells to organisms, technological evolution is now scaling from tools to autonomous systems. AI represents a new evolutionary wave—more comparable to the emergence of life than to traditional IT cycles. This shift is driving an economy where decision-making, coordination, and optimization increasingly happen without human intervention, powered by massive computational infrastructure and advanced chips.
WE – Organizations Become Autonomous Systems
AI enables organizations to move beyond static hierarchies toward fluid, self-optimizing structures. “Organization as a Service” becomes possible: modular, swarm-like entities that dynamically form, adapt, and dissolve. These systems rely heavily on domain-specific AI, edge intelligence, and specialized semiconductor architectures optimized for speed, efficiency, and real-time learning.
IT – Work, Value Creation, and the Chip Explosion
As AI agents take over cognitive and operational tasks, value creation shifts toward many-to-many ecosystems driven by autonomous tools. This transition is fueling exponential demand for specialized chips: AI accelerators, edge processors, neuromorphic designs, advanced sensors, and energy-efficient architectures. The semiconductor industry becomes the backbone of economic autonomy.
ME – Human Relevance in an Autonomous Age
When intelligence is no longer scarce, what remains uniquely human? This section explores which capabilities gain value when machines think, decide, and act—highlighting intuition, ethical judgment, creativity, and meaning-making as the new human differentiators in an AI-saturated world.
Takeaway
The future of AI is not just smarter software—it is a new economic operating system, deeply rooted in advanced semiconductor innovation. Understanding this shift is essential for anyone shaping the next decade of technology, industry, and growth.
Biography:
Christian Kromme Envisions Shaping a Tech-Enabled, Human-Centric World.
Christian Kromme is on a mission to inspire a future where technology enhances and mirrors the best aspects of humanity. He firmly believes that the key to a harmonious future is actively understanding and applying nature's patterns and principles to our technological growth. He focuses on sharing his insights and strategies with top global companies, aiming to develop technology that honors and elevates our human nature. His book, "Humanification - Go Digital, Stay Human," embodies his conviction in a future where technology intertwines seamlessly with human values.
Senior AI Research Fellow at The Conference Board.
As a Senior AI Research Fellow at The Conference Board, he inspires Fortune 100 and 500 leaders weekly through the intricate realm of AI technology and its societal and organizational impact. He envisions a world where technology naturally extends human qualities, boosting creativity, empathy, and connective abilities. He aims to steer individuals and organizations toward a future where we balance technological innovation with profound regard for our inherent human traits. This vision focuses on technological progress and forging a future that remains authentically human at its heart.
Carl van Vugt Luning, Chief Commercial Officer, Resilicon
Biography: Carl is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at RESiLICON, a Dutch-based scale-up focused on securing Europe’s future through the sustainable production of ultra-pure polysilicon for the solar, semiconductor, and battery value chains.
With over 30 years of international experience, Carl is a senior commercial executive known for driving growth, building strategic partnerships, and leading market development across trading and manufacturing businesses. He has a strong track record in sectors including energy, construction, and industrial maintenance, leading commercial strategy and market development in complex international environments.
Throughout his career, Carl has led commercial strategy and business development for international companies, securing multi-million-euro, long-term partnerships with public and private stakeholders. He has directed market entry and expansion initiatives across Europe and emerging markets, delivering sustained revenue growth and long-term strategic positioning.
To find out more, visit www.resilicon.eu or Carl’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlvanvugt
Antonio Mesquida Küsters, CEO of Tech-Diligence and Strategic Advisor Euclyd
Abstract: In 2026, Europe faces a critical juncture regarding its technological dependency on foreign AI technology. While adoption is surging, the underlying infrastructure remains heavily reliant on non-European providers. Hereby, European firms are heavily dependent on the US supplier NVIDIA for the high-performance chips (GPUs) and specialized AI accelerators essential for training large-scale models. Approximately 70% of the European cloud market—the "backbone" for AI deployment—is controlled by U.S. giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Euclyd’s vision is to enable affordable, practical, sovereign AI enterprise datacenters on premises (next to existing IT infrastructure) with a focus on Europe. We implement our vision by maximizing the efficiency of AI datacenter HW. Euclyd’s Craftwerk offers 100x cost- and energy-efficiency advantages compared to today’s leading GPU products. We can build a competitive, energy-efficient, and sovereign alternative to NVIDIA’s GPUs by combining the best European logic, memory & advanced packaging technologies without needing node- or fab-parity.
Biography: Antonio (Toni) Mesquida Küsters was born in Spain and holds the M.Sc. (1990) and the PhD. degrees (1994) in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University (RWTH) of Aachen (Germany). Since then, Dr. Mesquida has spent his whole professional career within the Semiconductor Industry.
During almost 30 years, Toni has collected hands-on experience in senior management roles in the areas of R&D, technology-transfer, IC production, venture capital investments, strategy, business development, market intelligence, sourcing, operations, product marketing as well as general management at both leading European semiconductor chip-making companies like Siemens and Infineon, as well as at WW wafer fab equipment leaders like AIXTRON and ASML.
Until end of 2022, he was Senior Director Product Marketing & Business Development at ASML in charge of a lithography product portfolio with yearly revenues of over 2.5 B€. Since then, he is CEO of the German high-tech consulting boutique TECH-DILIGENCE GmbH, as well as Business Angel and Member of the Advisory or Supervisory Board of 8 Deep- and Greentech Start- and Scale-Ups from 5 European Countries. As Euclyd Strategic Advisor, he is leading the activities to design and build a European sovereign ecosystem around the company.
Christoph Kutter, President, Director of Fraunhofer EMFT, Institute of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD)
Biography: Christoph Kutter is the Director of Fraunhofer EMFT, an institute of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD), of which he is currently co-spokesperson. He also holds a professorship specializing in solid-state technologies at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich. His focus at Fraunhofer EMFT is on silicon technologies, MEMS, flexible electronics, biosystem integration, and heterogeneous integration of various solid-state technologies.
Christoph Kutter is currently Vice President of the VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies), a member of Acatech (National Academy of Science and Engineering), and the BBAW (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences).
From 1995 to 2012, Christoph Kutter held various management positions at Infineon Technologies AG and Siemens AG, including Head of Communications Product Development, Head of Chip Card Development, and Head of Central Research. Christoph Kutter was responsible for several central improvement projects to increase efficiency in research and development, as well as for the management of the company-wide innovation initiative.
From 1990 to 1995, Christoph Kutter worked as a research assistant at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Physics) in Grenoble, France.
Christoph Kutter received his Dipl. Phys. from the Technical University of Munich and his Dr. rer. nat. from the University of Constance in 1995.
Carina Lainer, Principal, Roland Berger
Biography: Carina Lainer is a Principal in Roland Berger's Advanced Technology Center. As a passionate quantum physicist, she leads the "Quantum Technologies, Photonics and Optics Cluster".
In Quantum technologies, she is a global thought leader and advisor on quantum sensors, quantum communication, quantum cryptography, and quantum computing. On top, her experience covers the respective supporting technologies and hardware components, e.g., in the micro-electronics sphere or semiconductor manufacturing.
As a respected subject matter expert, she is invited as a guest-columnist, publisher, or interview-partner by commercial specialist media, conferences, industry, or government-consortia frequently.
She has successfully advised clients in high-tech electronics, semiconductors, chemicals, finance, automotive, aerospace & defense industries. Thereby, she has worked for corporate clients, governmental institutions, and investors globally.
Her functional expertise covers go-to-market strategy, business model development, technology-driven transformation, including AI, performance improvement programs, and due diligences including target-search.
She holds an MBA from Hult International Business School, a Master's and Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Sorbonne University in Paris and Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz.
Never underestimating the change that emerging technologies bring today while keeping a realistic-view on prospective market developments and customer needs, Carina Lainer consults at the forefront of technology innovation and thus creates tangible impact for her clients.
Cassandra Melvin, Senior Director, Business Development and Operations, SEMI Europe
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Thomas Morgenstern, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Quality, Manufacturing & Technology, STMicroelectronics
Abstract: Europe’s semiconductor industry faces structural headwinds with talent scarcity, rising costs, regulatory pressure, and capital intensity, yet retains competitive strengths in differentiated technologies and industrial expertise.
Drawing on ST’s strategic experience, this talk argues that European manufacturing competitiveness can be reinforced through systematic integration of automation, AI, and workforce upskilling. ST is advancing both its cutting-edge fabs — toward AI-driven, remotely operated, digitally twinned facilities and mature sites, where targeted robotics and humanoid integration preserve critical capabilities. Central to this is building AI and data literacy across all employee levels, developed in partnership with vendors and universities.
Europe’s mature nodes can remain an indispensable backbone for the automotive, industrial, and AI industries, but only through unprecedented collaboration among industry, equipment makers, academia, and policymakers.
Biography: Thomas Morgenstern is Executive Vice President, Manufacturing, and has held this position since September 2025.
Morgenstern started his career with Siemens Semiconductor AG in manufacturing, followed by various responsibilities in procurement and R&D, before joining Qimonda as Senior Director, Manufacturing and Engineering. Later, he held senior management roles at Bosch and GlobalFoundries, where he served as Director, Engineering and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany, from 2017 to 2020. In 2021, Morgenstern joined Infineon Technologies as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. He was promoted to Executive VP with front-end responsibilities in 2022 and was then appointed to manage Infineon’s back-end operations in 2024.
Thomas Morgenstern was born in Mosbach, Germany, in 1968. He graduated with a doctor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Düsseldorf, Germany.
Dennis Nejdrowski, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Managing Director, iesy GmbH
Abstract: Europe’s competitiveness in semiconductors can no longer be assessed without addressing defense and other security-critical demands. Geopolitical realities, extended procurement cycles, and rising requirements for trust, resilience, and sovereignty are fundamentally reshaping how semiconductor value chains must operate in Europe.
This presentation offers an industrial perspective from within the defense ecosystem, grounded in the operational realities of a German mid-sized technology manufacturer. It explains how defense-driven requirements translate into concrete constraints across Europe’s semiconductor and embedded systems value chains, making structural dependencies, bottlenecks, and resilience gaps visible.
The talk focuses on the industrial fundamentals that determine competitiveness in security-critical markets: long-term availability, trusted manufacturing, documentation capability, regulatory compliance, and the resilience of system-level and embedded computing suppliers.
Drawing on practical industry experience, the session explores how defense acts as a real-world stress test for Europe’s technological sovereignty—and why sustained competitiveness will depend on closer alignment between semiconductor strategy, industrial policy, and security-driven use cases.
Biography: Dennis Nejdrowski is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Managing Director of iesy GmbH, a German, owner-managed manufacturer of customized embedded computer systems for mission-critical applications.
Founded in 1966, iesy develops and produces embedded solutions in Germany, supporting long-lifecycle industrial and security-relevant use cases.
With a background in embedded computing, industrial technology markets, and business development, Nejdrowski focuses on the intersection of defense, digital sovereignty, and resilient semiconductor value chains. In his role, he is closely involved in strategic market transitions, Global supply chain resilience, and the requirements of security-critical ecosystems.
His perspective is shaped by industrial pragmatism, long-term market insight, and practical experience operating in highly regulated and politically influenced technology ecosystems.
Giovanni Notarnicola, Partner, Porsche Consulting
Abstract: The European semiconductor industry faces three simultaneous transitions that cannot be addressed in isolation.
In R&D, product complexity is outpacing the capacity of physical experimentation. The traditional cycle of design, fabricate, test, learn, repeat is too slow and too expensive for the next generation of automotive-grade and AI-grade devices. Predictive virtualization — where physics-based models replace silicon as the primary learning vehicle — is no longer a research concept but an industrial imperative. This keynote explores what it takes to build this capability: the architecture, the data infrastructure, and the organizational change behind it.
In manufacturing, the industry is approaching the limits of automation as we know it. The leap from automated to autonomous, where systems adapt, decide, and learn without human intervention, demands a fundamental rethink of factory design. From humanoid robotics to AI-driven process control, the building blocks exist. The integration challenge does not.
Connecting both transitions is the third: the geopolitical reshaping of semiconductor ecosystems in Europe. Tariffs, supply chain fragmentation, and sovereignty ambitions are forcing new models of collaboration between IDMs, equipment makers, research institutions, and governments. The companies that treat R&D virtualization, manufacturing autonomy, and ecosystem architecture as one integrated strategy will define European competitiveness in the next decade.
Bruno Paing, VP Europe & International Public Affairs, CEA-Leti, Technology Research Institute
Biography: Mr. Paing has a substantial international (15 years abroad) and mixed public/private experience in private companies (Orange, Sagemcom), in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (scientific attaché in Taiwan in 1998-1999 and in Hanoi, Vietnam from 2002 to 2005) and in CEA since 2005.
He first promoted the MINATEC innovation campus in Grenoble and then became CEA-Leti's VP of Industrial Partnerships to develop R&D programs with Industry. He also developed R&D partnerships with Japanese and American companies in Tokyo and California (Caltech, Pasadena) from 2013 to 2021, and then became International Relations Deputy Director at CEA Head Office in Paris-Saclay from 2021 to 2023. He now serves as CEA-Leti VP Europe & International Public Affairs in Grenoble.
Mr Paing is graduated from the French “CentraleSupelec” Engineering School (Master of Science in Engineering), from Lyon Business School / EM Lyon (Executive MBA), and he is an auditor of CHEAD (French Diplomatic Academy) in 2025.
Carlos Pardo, CEO, KD; President, AESEMI; Co-Chair, Allpros European Alliance Supply Chain Working Group
Biography: Carlos Pardo is the Chief Executive Officer of KD, a leading Spanish semiconductor company specializing in the design, manufacture, and commercialization of optical transceivers for in-vehicle networks in the automotive sector. Pardo also serves as president of the semiconductor Spanish association (AESEMI) and co-chairs the supply chain working group of the Allpros European alliance.
With over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Pardo has held engineering and leadership roles at HP, DS2, and SIDSA, contributing to innovations in printer ICs, power line communications, and digital TV technologies. Pardo has actively participated in international standardization forums such as DVB, VDE, ETSI, ISO, and IEEE, helping to introduce Spanish technology into global standards.
Pardo’s expertise spans IC design, emulation, packaging, testing, and commercialization, making them a recognized leader in advancing semiconductor technology.
Marcin Pawłowski, International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technology (ICTQT), University of Gdansk
Abstract: It is believed that quantum computing has the potential to solve problems beyond the reach of today’s computers, delivering changes with far-reaching implications for economic and national security. But what exactly are the problems that can be solved with quantum computers? If we critically analyze the claims about their possible use cases, we discover that most of them require not only technological breakthroughs but also new mathematical tools, which may not be just difficult but even provably impossible to build. Therefore, the potential of quantum technologies should be reassessed, taking into account the risks related to these issues.
Biography: Marcin Pawłowski obtained his PhD in physics at the University of Gdańsk in 2010. Later, he worked as a post-doc at the University of Bristol, from which he returned to Gdańsk in 2013 to start his own research group. Currently, he is the head of the Quantum Cybersecurity and Communication group at the International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies. He is an author of 70+ papers with h-index 31 and 3680+ citations (according to Google Scholar). The topics range from foundational experiments, through quantum cryptography, to machine learning. His work focuses on simplification of quantum algorithms to make them more efficient and realizable with simpler experimental setups. He is also a founder of two startup companies: QCG, which delivers comprehensive cryptographic solutions, and SeQure Quantum, which builds device-independent random number generators.
Paweł Pieczul, CEO, Polski Krzem
Abstract: As geopolitics reshapes the semiconductor industry, Europe faces a fundamental question: what does real technological sovereignty actually mean? Is it about fabs, supply chains, design capability—or something else entirely? This talk explores the strategic choices facing Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem and reflects on the potential role of emerging design initiatives in countries like Poland within the broader European value chain.
Adam Piotrowski, CEO, VIGO Photonics
Biography: A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology in 2002 with a master’s degree in electronics engineering. Holder of a Ph.D. degree in technical sciences obtained at the Military University of Technology in 2008.
Since 2002, Adam Piotrowski has been working at VIGO Photonics S.A., introducing novel semiconductor production technologies to the company and managing its production. Since 2015, he has been acting as the President of the Board of VIGO Photonics S.A. and the President of the Polish Technological Platform on Photonics, being an Employer Association.
Since 2017, he has been a member of the Board of Stakeholders of the Photonics21 Partnership, taking an active participation in the European technological development of photonics and microelectronics.
He is the author of many publications on the methods of manufacture and application of the infrared detectors. He is responsible for the application development of novel sensor systems, especially laser-based, affordable gas detectors and analyzers. He took part in multiple national, European and pure industrial projects.
Johan Rauer, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Abstract: Recent geopolitical events urge semiconductor companies and downstream players—electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies, automotive OEMs, consumer electronics product companies, and distributors—to devise strategies aimed at maintaining production volumes and operating margins. Particularly, a shifting tariff landscape urges semiconductor executives to reconfigure strategies. Before determining how to address tariff costs, companies would do well to develop a deep understanding of their own supply chain and those of their customers. Consequently, most semiconductor companies could explore a combination of three strategies: absorb or pass through tariff costs to end consumers, reconfigure supply chains and customer portfolios, and augment government affairs efforts to become a thought partner.
Biography: Johan leads McKinsey’s Semiconductor Practice in Europe and serves as a leader in our McKinsey Industrial Software Hub. He has extensive experience serving semiconductor equipment manufacturers, IDMs, foundries, software companies, and high-tech organizations across the entire value chain. Johan advises clients primarily on strategy, operations, and performance transformation.
Before joining McKinsey, Johan held various executive leadership roles at a leading global industrial technology firm.
Joerg Recklies, Executive Vice President Frontend, Infineon Technologies
Abstract: Infineon Technologies is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. In this keynote, Joerg Recklies, Executive Vice President Frontend Operations of Infineon, explains how Infineon is preparing for further growth to serve the strong decarbonization and digitalization needs. Infineon not only differentiates by technology, but also in terms of quality and sustainability. As a leader in all power semiconductor technologies, Infineon is at the forefront of innovation, powering AI and addressing the industry’s opportunities and challenges with a clear strategic direction.
To drive growth in Europe, Infineon sets a clear focus on partnerships and local talents.
Biography: Joerg Recklies has been in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years with responsibilities ranging from Chip design to IDM operations. He is currently in charge of Frontend Operations for all Frontend Manufacturing Sites within Infineon. Prior to that, Joerg Recklies was responsible as GM for the site Regensburg focusing on sensorics, MEM’s and backend offline processes with respect to development, manufacturing, supply chain. In addition, he shaped the site strategy. Before take over the GM position he was in the FAB Manager position at Dresden Facility and held several positions in automation and operations. Those positions contributed to his excellent experience in terms of manufacturing, automation and leadership skills. Earlier in his carrier he was in of charge of digital and analog Chip design. He is graduate in semiconductor engineering.
Thomas Richter, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Infineon Technologies
Biography: Thomas Richter is Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Infineon Technologies in Dresden. Thomas Richter is a strong and proven leader with a solid background and experience in the Semiconductor, Photovoltaic, and Energy Storage industries. His career in the semiconductor industry started 30 years ago: he joined Siemens in 1995. Before returning to Infineon Dresden in 2022, he held various positions, including Vice President Frontend Wafer Fab at Bosch Reutlingen and Site and Manufacturing Manager at Melexis in Tessenderlo/Erfurt. Thomas Richter is a real expert in the fields of operations excellence, lean manufacturing, supply chain management, and continuous improvement processes. He was born in 1974 in Chemnitz. Thomas Richter holds a diploma degree in microelectronics from the University of Applied Science in Zwickau.
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Oded Tal, CEO, MAX Group
Abstract: In most organizations there is a hard break between Technology and product development, customer relations and operations manufacturing engineering with a competitive sometime adversarial role. Our recent work with smaller semiconductor foundries yielded significant development acceleration by changing the rules of engagement between R&D and operations and sharing resources in a more cooperative way.
Changing the rules and reshuffling resources reduces development times significantly while reducing resources levels it takes to go from idea to a proven product.
Biography: Oded Tal founded the MAX Group in 1999 and is serving as the company’s CEO. Under Mr. Tal’s leadership, MAX grew to the leading management, operations and engineering services provider to the semiconductor industry. While at MAX, Mr. Tal held numerous executive roles for clients supporting M&A. Mr. Tal served as C.EO of TSI Semiconductors and was instrumental in its transformation and sale. Before joining MAX, Mr. Tal held various positions in the semiconductor and automotive industries in the US and Israel. After serving in the Israeli Air Force, teaching piston engine maintenance, Mr. Tal started his career at Computest Automotive Test Equipment as part of development and operations management. Mr. Tal served on the CS Mantech technical committee and board of directors, as well as on other commercial and NGO entities and is currently on the advisory board of Alpha Motors and the board of directors of Enablence Technologies. Mr. Tal was awarded a PhD. in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University based on research focusing on hidden losses in automated semiconductor manufacturing. Mr. Tal holds a Master's in Engineering Management from The Ohio State University, and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering with a focus on manufacturing from the University of New Haven.
Gerd Teepe, Celtro GmbH
Biography: Gerd is co-founder and CEO of CELTRO, a startup company in medical technology, founded in 2019. Its purpose is to remove batteries from medical implants, as operating power is extracted from human tissue, where the product is attached to. It relies on super low power semiconductor technology, as well as advanced micromachining.
Gerd Teepe studied electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany, concluding with a master and a phd. He has been working in the semiconductor industry since 1986 for the companies NEC, Motorola, AMD and GlobalFoundries. Gerd held engineering and managerial positions in the areas of R&D, marketing and product management in the locations Tokyo, Geneva, Toulouse, Munich and Dresden.
Mikołaj Trunin, Deputy Director, Invest in Pomerania
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Anne Van den Bosch, Vice President Public R&D Policies & Programmes, imec
Biography: Anne Van den Bosch obtained her PhD degree at the Catholic University of Leuven in 2003 in the area of current steering digital-to-analog converters. She is the first author of 17 publications and the co-author of 5 publications. From 2001 until 2008, she worked for the Flemish funding agency, where she headed the micro-electronics and photonics team and represented the agency in the MEDEA+/CATRENE and ENIAC public authorities board. She is now working at imec as Vice-President Public R&D Policies and Programs and leads all imec activities related to Flemish, European and international public research policy and funding programs. She is also responsible for the contractual collaborations with international universities and research institutes. Since the beginning of 2023, she is executive Vice-President of the European Association of Space Technology Research Organizations. She is a member of several boards, management commissions, and steering committees.
Jekaterina Viktorova, Founder & CEO of Syenta
Abstract: Europe’s leadership in automotive, defense, and power electronics requires a manufacturing base that is both technologically sovereign and environmentally sustainable. As an emerging technology provider, Syenta has observed a distinct enthusiasm for rapid iteration within the global Semiconductor market; however, the company identifies that Europe’s unique strength lies in its demand for precision, long-term reliability, and industrial resilience. Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing (LEM) is Syenta's electrochemical patterning + deposition technology that achieves a unique combination of large-area field size (60x60 mm) with L/S capability of 1 µm, with a roadmap scaling L/S down to 100 nm and deposition size up to 200x200 mm. By simplifying the manufacturing process, LEM removes energy-intensive processes and hazardous chemical cycles. This process is independent of substrate size, enabling uniform fabrication on everything from 300 mm wafers to 600 mm panels. In this session, Syenta discusses navigating the global adoption and demonstrates how LEM provides a compliant, low-waste pathway to secure Europe’s industrial future.
Biography: Jekaterina Viktorova - Founder & CEO of Syenta - has a background in chemistry and printed electronics in both industry and academia, and is passionate about solving real-life problems through the use of technology.
Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Biography: Lech Wałęsa, born 29 September 1943, is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926 and the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote. An electrician by trade, Wałęsa became the leader of the opposition Solidarity movement and led a successful pro-democratic effort, which in 1989 ended Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War.
While working at the Lenin Shipyard (now Gdańsk Shipyard), Wałęsa, an electrician, became a trade-union activist, for which the government, placed him under surveillance, persecuted him, fired him in 1976, and arrested him several times. In August 1980, he was instrumental in political negotiations that led to the ground-breaking Gdańsk Agreement between striking workers and the government. He co-founded the Solidarity trade union, whose membership rose to over ten million.
After martial law in Poland was imposed and Solidarity was outlawed, Wałęsa was arrested again. Released from custody, he continued his activism and was prominent in the establishment of the Round Table Agreement that led to the semi-free 1989 Polish parliamentary election and a Solidarity-led government. He presided over Poland's transition from Marxist–Leninist state socialism into a market-based liberal democracy, but his active role in Polish politics diminished after he narrowly lost the 1995 Polish presidential election. In 1995, he established the Lech Wałęsa Institute.
Since 1980, Wałęsa has received hundreds of prizes, honors, and awards from multiple countries and organizations worldwide. He was named the Time Person of the Year in 1981 and one of Time's 100 most important people of the 20th century (1999). He has received over forty honorary degrees, including from Harvard University, Fordham University, and Columbia University, as well as dozens of the highest state orders, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the French Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. In 1989, Wałęsa was the first foreign non-head of state to address the Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress. The Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport has borne his name since 2004.[3]
Kevin Williams, Deputy Director, PIXEurope
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Martin Zech, Senior Director, FTI Consulting
Biography: Martin is a Senior Director in the FTI Consulting office in Brussels. He joined FTI Consulting in January 2017 after five years in East Asia and has been focusing on the geopolitics of semiconductors. Martin has more than nine years of experience working in EU public affairs, helping the semiconductor industry navigate policy and geopolitical changes. He also works with multinationals to review and redesign their public affairs functions to ensure they are fit-for-purpose. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Martin worked in China, first in public affairs in Beijing, and then in risk consulting and business intelligence in Shanghai. He also has experience with social businesses and NGOs in Asia and East Africa. Martin holds a Master's degree in European Affairs at Sciences Po (Paris) and a Master's degree in East Asian Politics at Fudan University (Shanghai). He also studied Chinese politics at the University of Hong Kong, as well as Mandarin in Taipei.
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