Amit Gupta

SVP & GM of AI Strategy and Custom IC Division

Siemens EDA

Andreas Urschitz

Chief Marketing Officer & Management Board Member

Infineon Technologies

Cesc Guim

CEO

OpenChip

Cesc Guim is CEO of Openchip, a Barcelona-based company advancing semiconductor and system design for AI, HPC, and European technology sovereignty. He holds a PhD in Architecture and Computer Science and began his career at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, publishing over 60 peer-reviewed papers. In 2008, he joined Intel, eventually becoming Chief System Architect in the Network & Edge CTO Office, leading global teams and authoring over 500 patents. His work spans CPU and system architecture, sustainable computing, and next-generation edge platforms, bridging hardware and software to tackle real-world system challenges.

Christopher Thomas

President of TSMC Europe

TSMC

Mr. Christopher Thomas is the President of TSMC Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), overseeing the Company’s operations, strategic planning, business management, and leadership in the region.

Mr. Christopher Thomas joined TSMC in 2026. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Christopher Thomas was the founder and chairman of an advisory firm, Integrated Insights Ltd., and held several senior roles at Intel and McKinsey, respectively. Intel awarded him the Intel Achievement Award, the company’s highest honor, and McKinsey presented him with the Fred Gluck Award, the firm’s highest honor for knowledge development.

He was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Tsinghua University, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and an Advisory Board Member at the Atlantic Council. Chris also served on the Board of Directors for several listed and private companies.

Mr. Christopher Thomas received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and M.A. in Political Science from Stanford University, and his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School.

David Moore

CEO

Pragmatic Semiconductor

Dave has over 25 years semiconductor leadership experience. Most recently, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Micron Technology, Inc where he had group-wide accountability for a range of corporate functions. Prior to Micron, he spent 6 years at Intel in a number of executive leadership roles, including General Manager Programmable Solutions Group, leading the multi-billion-dollar FPGA and Structured ASIC business.

Dave has a BS in Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin and a MS in Electronic Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has lived and worked in many countries including Malaysia, Vietnam, Ireland, the US and UK.

Fabrizio Del Maffeo

CEO & Co-Founder

Axelera

Fabrizio Del Maffeo is the CEO and co-founder of Axelera AI, the Netherlands-based startup delivering the world’s most powerful and advanced solutions for AI at the Edge. In his role at Axelera AI, Fabrizio leads a world-class executive team, board of directors and advisors from top AI Fortune 500 companies. In 2025 Fabrizio was named in the Top 25 AI CEOs globally.

Before establishing Axelera AI, Fabrizio Del Maffeo served as Head of AI at the Bitfury Group, a globally recognized emerging technologies company. Prior to joining Bitfury, Fabrizio was Vice President and Managing Director of AAEON Technology Europe, the AI and internet of things (IoT) computing company within the ASUS Group.

Georg Doll

CTO of Automotive & Mobility

Microsoft

Jens Kahrweg

SVP & Managing Director, EMEA

Samsung Semiconductor

Karin Raj

CTO Europe

Nokia

Karin Raj currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer Europe for Nokia.

She has held a variety of senior commercial and technical positions in both Ericsson and Huawei, working across diverse markets such as Asia, Europe, and North America. Karin also has extensive experience from smaller deep-tech companies having served as the CTO of a nanotech start-up, and a high-precision micro-mechanics company, respectively. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and an MBA in International Business from Uppsala University. She also serves as a Director on the Boards of Sivers Semiconductors, a leader in wireless and optical technologies, and Zamin Group, a global ferrometals mining conglomerate.

Malcolm Penn

CEO & Founder

Future Horizons

Malcolm Penn is the founder and CEO of Future Horizons, a leading global semiconductor industry analyst firm established in 1989 with over 260 years of collective industry expertise. Penn brings more than 55 years of semiconductor and electronics experience spanning business development, management, manufacturing, marketing, and design. Before founding Future Horizons, he served as Vice President and Director of European Operations at Gartner Dataquest, where he established the company’s European research operations. Earlier in his career, he was Manager of Component Engineering for ITT Europe and held various operations and marketing positions within the ITT Semiconductor Group. Penn earned an honors degree in Electronics Engineering from London’s Southbank University in 1966, notably funding his education by working as a professional rock and R&B musician.

Maria Marced

Chair Industry Advisory Group Chips Act 2.0 European Commission

María Marced is a Corporate Director serving on several boards: CEVA, IQE and Sequans Communications. She is also the Chairwoman of the European Commission’s Chips Act 2.0 Industry Advisory Group and of the GSA EMEA Leadership Council.

Dr. Marced was President of TSMC Europe from November 2007 until December 2023, responsible for TSMC Europe strategy and management and for leading the decision of TSMC on the EU fab. She joined Philips Semiconductors in 2003 as SVP and GM of the Connected Multimedia Solutions Business Unit and later as GM of Sales & Marketing during the transformation of Philips to NXP. Previously at Intel where she developed her professional career over 19 years, reaching the top position in the EMEA region as VP and GM. Among many awards, Dr. Marced received the “Global Industry Leader Award 2024”, awarded at the international microelectronics fair ChipEx-2024, and she is a member of the Expert Group of the Strategic Project (PERTE) CHIP in Spain.

Martin Kellner

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Martin is a Partner in McKinsey’s Munich office and a core leader of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility (MCFM) in Europe, where he leads the autonomous driving and vehicle technology subsector. He advises automotive OEMs, suppliers, investors, and disruptors on strategy and growth, with a focus on autonomous driving and automotive software. His client work spans software-defined vehicle strategies, E/E and software development roadmaps, growth opportunity identification, and over 15 due diligences in the AD and automotive software space. He has also supported more than ten start-ups in developing equity stories and achieving growth. Prior to McKinsey, Martin was a research engineer in autonomous driving at Audi AG. He holds a master’s in mechatronics from TU Munich and a bachelor’s in psychology from LMU Munich.

Ola Tørudbakken

Senior Director of AI Systems

Meta

Ola is an engineer and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building distributed systems processors and networking chips. Ola currently serves as Senior Director of AI Systems at Meta.. Previously Ola was SVP Systems at Graphcore, driving their 2nd generation AI systems. Ola came to Graphcore through the acquisition of Skala Technologies, an AI startup he co-founded. Prior to Skala, Ola worked as CTO of the Netra group at Oracle and Sun Microsystems. Ola served as Distinguished Engineer, amongst many things responsible for the famous 3456-port Magnum Infiniband Switch now on display in the Computer Museum, Silicon Valley. Prior to Sun Ola was at Dolphin ICS, acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2000. Ola started his career as a research scientist at SINTEF, a Norwegian industrial research organization.

Ola is a recognized industry expert, holds over 48 patents, has published several papers in leading publications, and participated in numerous standardization bodies. Ola holds an MSc degree in Computer Science from University of Oslo in 1994.

Ole Gerkensmeyer

Chief Strategy Officer

Nexperia

Ondrej Burkacky

Managing Director - Semiconductors

MGX

Ondrej is a Managing Director at MGX, one of the largest private equity investors in AI and advanced technologies based in Abu Dhabi and New York. He leads the semiconductor division, where he drives global investments across the entire semiconductor value chain while working to build a semiconductor ecosystem in the UAE.

Prior to joining MGX, he spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company, serving as a Senior Partner and leading the firm’s Global Semiconductor Practice. Ondrej holds a master’s degree in chemistry and a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Munich (LMU).

Patrick Vandenameele

CEO

imec

Patrick Vandenameele was appointed imec CEO, effective April 1, 2026. Patrick joined imec in 1996 as a researcher in wireless communication after earning his PhD in electrical engineering from KU Leuven. He went on to build a stellar international career as a deeptech entrepreneur, returning in 2017 to further strengthen imec’s venturing activities. As a result of acquisitions, he spent in total ten years in senior leadership teams of semiconductor companies such as Qorvo and Hisilicon/Huawei. Since 2021, Patrick has been instrumental in shaping imec’s R&D strategy, most recently in his role as EVP and Co-COO, preparing him to lead imec into its next chapter.

Pierre Garnier

Managing Partner

Jolt Capital

Pierre Garnier brings over 30 years of operational and C-suite experience across semiconductors, hardware, software, and cybersecurity, spanning large corporates and scale-ups alike. Before joining Jolt Capital, he served as President of e2v-semiconductor, where he drove 15% growth ahead of its 2017 acquisition by Teledyne. Previously, as COO of Inside Secure, he transformed the company from a semiconductor player into an embedded software security leader. His earlier career includes senior roles at Texas Instruments, Everbee Networks, and Alcatel Microelectronics. Pierre holds an Engineering degree from Supélec and a Master’s in Solid State Physics from Pierre and Marie Curie University. He currently sits on the boards of Interel, MicroOled, Dolphin Semiconductor, and P2i, and led the exit of UnitySC to Merck.

Tanjeff Schadt

Partner

Strategy&

Yaniv Sulkes

VP of Physical AI

Hailo