Semi Impact Forum 2024 -
Catalonia Chapter
Strengthening Catalonia’s Semiconductor Ecosystem through Taiwan’s Supply Chain Innovation and Strategic Collaboration
ACCIO Auditorium, Barcelona, Spain
December 9th, 2024
ABOUT SEMI IMPACT FORUM 2024 - CATALONIA CHAPTER
As the European semiconductor ecosystem evolves, Catalonia is leading the charge, leveraging its strengths in innovation and collaboration. The Semi Impact Forum - Catalonia Chapter focuses on three pivotal themes: Lab-to-Fab, Go-to-Market strategies for Catalan companies working with Taiwan, and training the next generation of semiconductor talent in Catalonia.
The forum will delve into how Catalan companies can successfully navigate the fab landscape—from prototype to mass production—drawing on Taiwan’s renowned expertise. Professor Konrad Young, former Director of R&D at TSMC, will offer practical insights on the Lab-to-Fab journey, helping companies understand the complexities of semiconductor fabrication and how to prepare for scale.
In addition, the forum will feature top innovators, startups, and researchers from Catalonia and Taiwan (Taiwan National Applied Research Laboratory), showcasing cutting-edge advancements in AI and supercomputing. Together, we’ll explore opportunities to foster collaboration and drive innovation in these transformative fields.
Join us as we connect industry leaders from Catalonia and Taiwan to share knowledge, spark new partnerships, and unlock growth opportunities for the Catalan semiconductor ecosystem.
- Featuring in-depth conversations with our special guests, this forum will cover topics from the global semiconductor landscape, the Catalonia & Europe’s position, Taiwan’s role, and semiconductor innovations fueled by startups.
- Showcasing exciting semiconductor innovations in AI and Supercomputing sectors.
- Exploring the latest technology trends and discuss opportunities for collaboration and growth in the semiconductor industry.
- Unlike other semiconductor conferences, Semi Impact aims to facilitate collaboration-driven, in-depth interactions among industry leaders and innovators between Taiwan and Europe.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER OF HONOR
We are thrilled to invte Professor Konrad Young as our dream headliner speaker for Semi Impact Forum 2024 - Catalonia Chapter. Professor Young was former director of R&D at TSMC and one of the six pioneering R&D leaders who laid the groundwork for TSMC's success. After leaving TSMC, he joined SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), the largest state-owned semiconductor foundry in China, before moving to Intel, another semiconductor giant, as a senior advisor.
Professor Konrad Young
National Taiwan University
Director & Fellow, Arculus Lab
Professor Young's unique experiences across the semiconductor landscapes in Taiwan, China, and the US make him the ideal speaker to discuss the future of semiconductors in Europe, especially in light of TSMC's expansion into Germany.
Currently, he is teaching leadership at National Taiwan University and has a special passion for nurturing innovation and startups. He is frequently consulted on Taiwan’s semiconductor-related policy and innovation initiatives. In addition to his academic role, he leads Arculus Lab, the lab-to-fab division of MicroIP, a leading IC design company.
- Featuring in-depth conversations with our special guests, this forum will cover topics from the global semiconductor landscape, the Catalonia & Europe’s position, Taiwan’s role, and semiconductor innovations fueled by startups.
KEY SPEAKERS
Our speakers are esteemed industry visionaries, influential policymakers, and pioneering innovators participating in Semi Impact keynote addresses and panel discussions.
In Semi Impact Forum 2024 in London, we were honored to host Professor Konrad Young from National Taiwan University, former director of R&D at TSMC, as our dream headliner speaker. Additionally, we were privileged to have speakers from leading organizations such as arm, PSMC, UMC, IMEC, Innovate UK, techUK and more from 2023. We are truly honored to have a diverse lineup of professionals, top experts and leaders from various fields to share their expertise and insights.
Roger Costa
Government of Catalonia
General Directorate of Industry
José A. Garrido
ICN2
Vice Director
Osman Unsal
BSC
Computer Architecture for Parallel Paradigms Group Manager
Guan-Rong Chen
Light Momentum Technology Corp.
CTO
Simon Hsu
NARLabs
COO
Rui Carlos Oliveira
INESC TEC
Director
Weicheng Huang
NARLabs
Research Fellow, National Center for High-performance Computing
Adam Šlechta
ACDRC (Brno University of Technology)
Researcher
Mei-Yu Chang
NARLabs
Director General, International Affairs Office
Víctor Canivell
Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech
Founder & VP of Strategy
Josh Liu
Semi Ventures
Director
Pablo Ordejón
ICN2
Director
Antonio Rubio
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Professor
Miquel Izquierdo
Semidynamics
Chief Architect
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
ABOUT SEMI IMPACT
The purpose of Semi Impact is to bring together corporates, investors, policy makers, and innovators to share knowledge, engage in thought-provoking conversations, and collaborate to advance the semiconductor industry.
Semiconductor is the backbone of our technology world, and all future technologies, from AI and autonomous cars to biomedical breakthroughs and space technology, rely on semiconductor innovation.
Semi Impact provides a platform for attendees to discuss the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the semiconductor industry and its geopolitical implications.
It is our hope that Semi Impact will evolve into a staple annual event, serving as a global junction connecting industry leaders and facilitating crucial discussions within the semiconductor sector.
Building on the success of the forums held in London, UK both in 2023 and 2024, as well as in Brno, Czech Republic in 2024, we are trilled to annonuce a new serires event in Barcelona, Spain with a focus on AI and Supercomputing sectors.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Our event will not be possible without our partners and sponsors. We are very fortunate to have strong support from our industry partners and principal sponsor. We need more of your support! If your organisation would like to participate or sponsor us, please reach out to partners@semiimpact.com.
EVENT ORGANISER & PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
COMMUNITY PARTNER
MEDIA PARTNER
