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.
Giovanni Notarnicola, Partner, Porsche Consulting
Biography
Giovanni Notarnicola is a Partner at Porsche Consulting and leads the firm's global Semiconductor Practice. With more than 20 years of professional experience, including a background in electronic engineering and early work at CERN, he supports leading semiconductor companies in driving large-scale transformation programs. He is actively engaged in shaping the semiconductor ecosystem, serving as Chairman of a SEMI initiative on end-to-end smart manufacturing, and regularly advising C-level executives across the industry. His work sits at the intersection of industrial engineering and strategic transformation, with a particular focus on how European semiconductor manufacturers can build competitive advantage in an industry increasingly shaped by AI and physical automation.
Dave Kehr, President, Humanoid Robotics, Schaeffler
Biography
Dave Kehr is the President of Schaeffler’s Global Humanoid Robotics Internal Start-up, where he leads the development and industrialization of motion technology products for the humanoid sector. Leveraging over two decades of automotive engineering and manufacturing experience, including 12 years working abroad in Germany, Dave is uniquely positioned to help bring automotive scale and efficiency to the emerging humanoid supply chain.
Jens Fabrowsky, COO, Neura Robotics
Biography
Jens Fabrowsky, an experienced, renowned top manager with an impressive track record at Bosch, joined the NEURA Robotics management team as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) on December 1, 2023. His decision to join NEURA Robotics is based on the conviction that the company plays a crucial role in realizing the visions of Industry 4.0 and cognitive robotics. Fabrowsky brings extensive experience in product development and operational leadership, which he is now applying at NEURA Robotics to support the company in its scale-up phase.
His extensive experience in scaling businesses and hands-on mentality make him a valuable addition to NEURA Robotics as the company solidifies its position as a leading cognitive robotics hub in Germany.
Dr. André Scholz, Head of Autonomous Factory Innovation Department, Siemens AG
Biography
Dr. André Scholz leads the Autonomous Factory Innovation Department within Siemens AG's Factory Automation business. He oversees the development of modular software technologies designed to accelerate the realization of autonomous manufacturing through digitalization and increased flexibility. His professional focus encompasses artificial intelligence for robotics, autonomous production systems, and the digital transformation of industrial manufacturing. Dr. Scholz earned his Ph.D. in Automation Engineering from Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany.
Ralf Schuster, Senior Vice President Digital Manufacturing, Infineon Technologies
Biography
Ralf Schuster is Senior Vice President Digital Manufacturing at Infineon Technologies and brings more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Since joining Siemens Semiconductors in 1996, he has held leadership positions across process development, supply chain management, strategic partnerships, and test technology.
Today, he leads Infineon’s Digital Manufacturing transformation across global Backend operations, driving artificial intelligence, advanced automation, end-to-end product intelligence, and data-driven operational excellence. His focus is on realizing Autonomous Manufacturing through intelligent factory platforms, AI-powered decision-making, and next-generation robotics, including the future use of humanoid technologies in semiconductor manufacturing.
Howard TANG, Global Factory Robotics Automation Director, STMicroelectronics
Biography
Howard Tang holds the global role of Factory Robotics Automation Director, specialized in industrial engineering, smart factories, and leveraging data-driven methods to address complex challenges.
Graduated from NTU with Masters from NUS and completed an Executive Development program from SMU.
Works at STMicroelectronics and has previous experiences in ams OSRAM, Infineon, STATS ChipPAC, Global Foundries, and DSTA.
He builds dynamic teams and collaborates across more than 20 factories in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malta, Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, and Mexico.
Special interest in Industry 4.0, leveraging technology in automation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance productivity and factory efficiency
Fabio Puglia, CTO, Oversonic
Fabio Puglia, 55, graduated in Physics and Mathematics with a specialization in Astrophysics from the State
University of Milan. He immediately entered the robotics and automation sector, while also working in
computer security and cryptography. In 2017, after a long managerial career as Head of Tech Development
across Rome, Tel Aviv, Pittsburgh, and Abu Dhabi, JPL_NASA invited him to present an innovative
technological variant for aerospace thermoelectric applications at the ICT 2017 congress in Pasadena. In
2018, he co-founded the high-competence center on Cyber Security Start 4.0 at MISE in Genoa. Since 2020,
he has been the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CTO of Oversonic Robotics, a global technology company
focused on designing and building social and industrial humanoid cognitive robots. It boasts collaborations
with the world's leading technological institutes in Applied Robotics and has served as a keynote speaker at
the main conferences worldwide in China, Singapore, the USA, and Europe. Since 2024, he has been an IEEE
Senior Member, and since 2025, he has been part of the Hand Institute at Northwestern University
Adrian Maidl, Head of Strategic Sales and Partnership, Agile Robots
He began his professional career in management consulting, working on projects in supply chain and procurement, and serving as chief of staff to a Managing Director. During this time, he built a strong foundation in operational excellence and strategic transformation.
He subsequently shifted his focus to the transformation of shopfloor systems, concentrating on the complex system landscapes of major OEMs. His work centered on the sustainable modernization of production-related IT and automation environments.
Since joining Agile Robots, he has been driving the development and expansion of strategic customer partnerships. His ambition is not only to think innovation from a technological perspective, but to translate it into practical industrial application together with customers — quickly and effectively. He combines production IT, automation, and data-driven approaches into integrated solutions that create measurable value on the shopfloor. A particular focus lies on operationalizing cutting-edge production technologies and enabling the practical deployment of Physical AI in industrial manufacturing, with the goal of sustainably increasing efficiency, transparency, and adaptability in production systems.