Thomas Sonderman is the president and CEO of SkyWater Technology, a U.S.-owned and operated pure-play semiconductor manufacturer and a DOD-accredited Trusted supplier. He joined SkyWater in 2017 as the lead executive, driving the company’s successful business transformation from an IDM to a pure play foundry. He has effectively diversified SkyWater’s customer base by defining new product markets and target customers while simultaneously improving operational efficiencies. Mr. Sonderman has leveraged SkyWater’s U.S-based manufacturing operations to expand the company’s government business and to focus on reinstating a strong domestic commercial manufacturing presence. He has built a world class leadership team that inspires over 500 employees to deliver process R&D innovation and operational excellence.

Mr. Sonderman’s extensive industry experience in all aspects of fab operations has delivered market leadership and increased shareholder value to high-technology industry leaders Rudolph Technologies, Globalfoundries and AMD. Notably, he played a critical role serving as part of an executive team at AMD that spun-off manufacturing operations to form Globalfoundries.

A widely recognized subject matter expert, Mr. Sonderman is the author of 50 patents and a highly sought-after industry speaker. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Missouri University of Science Technology and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from National Technological University.

Salah Nasri is the CEO & Co-Founder of the International Semiconductor Executive Summits (ISES), a division of the International Semiconductor Industry Group Ltd. an influential organization within the semiconductor industry. With extensive experience in the sector, Nasri has played a pivotal role in fostering global collaboration among semiconductor leaders. Under his leadership, ISES has become a premier platform for industry executives to connect, share insights, and drive innovation across various regions including the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Salah Nasri has been instrumental in expanding the reach and impact of ISES, organizing significant events that bring together decision-makers from across the semiconductor ecosystem. These events provide opportunities for networking, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas crucial for advancing the industry in areas such as semiconductor manufacturing, MEMS, AI, automotive electronics, and more.

His leadership has not only enhanced the visibility of ISES globally but also strengthened partnerships with key industry players, ensuring that ISES remains at the forefront of semiconductor innovation and development. Salah Nasri has previously worked at Goldman Sachs’s, Credit Suisse and International Business Development Group. Salah Nasri graduated from Oxford University and Loughborough University in International Relations and Economics. In 2024, Salah Nasri became a Stanford University Alumni after completing the Stanford Executive Program.

Chris Camacho serves as president & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), one of the longest-standing public-private partnerships for economic development across the country. As chief executive, Chris leads the development and execution of the region’s strategic economic strategy, oversees domestic and international business development, and ensures the market position remains competitive through coordination with partner organizations, private sector leaders, and municipal and state leadership. GPEC has attracted more than 540 companies during his tenure, creating more than 100,000 jobs and $56.8 billion in capital investment. Some notable projects include TSMC, Apple, LG Energy Solutions, Microsoft, GoDaddy, Amazon, Garmin, General Motors, HelloFresh, KORE Power, Williams-Sonoma and headquarters including Benchmark Electronics, Carlisle Companies, Rogers Corporation and EMD Electronics. In October 2021, Chris led GPEC to being recognized as the top economicdevelopment organization globally by the International Economic Development Council a year after being named the top EDO in the U.S. in 2020.

Dr. Babak Sabi, formerly Senior Vice President and the General Manager of Assembly & Test Technology Development (ATTD) at Intel Corporation. Since 2009, he has been responsible for the company’s packaging, assembly, and test process technology development.

Babak joined Intel in 1984. Prior to leading ATTD, he oversaw Intel’s Corporate Quality Network from 2002 to 2009 where he led product reliability, customer satisfaction and quality business practices.

Babak received his Ph.D. in solid state electronics from Ohio State University in 1984. He has authored ten papers on reliability physics and has received five Intel Achievement Awards. He currently holds two patents.

Naga Chandrasekaran is senior vice president of technology development at Micron Technology. Dr. Chandrasekaran leads Micron’s global technology development and engineering efforts related to the scaling of current memory technologies, advanced packaging technology, as well as investigating emerging memory technology solutions to support Micron’s future requirements. He also manages mask technology development, corporate characterization labs, advanced modeling and data analytics, and R&D fabrication operations at Micron’s headquarters in Boise, Idaho. He was appointed to his current position in 2019.

In 2001, Dr. Chandrasekaran joined Micron as a CMP development engineer and since then has held a series of positions of increasing responsibility in process and equipment development across multiple R&D process areas, leading manufacturing and technology transfer efforts, integration of new business units, and development of solar, LED and display technology. From 2007 to 2008, he also served as fab engineering manager for IM Flash, Singapore Operations. He most recently served as senior vice president of process research and technology development.

Dr. Chandrasekaran has authored several keynote publications and patents, and he has served as an invited panel speaker at several conferences. He has also received several awards, including Jiri Tlusty Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year, awarded by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 2003, and Engineering Manager of the Year, awarded by the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM) in 2018.

Dr. Chandrasekaran earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras. He earned both a master’s and a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University and dual executive MBAs from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA-Anderson School of Management) and the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Jun He is Vice President of Quality & Reliability as well as Advanced Packaging Technology & Service at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC). His responsibility spans across TSMC foundry eco-system and the Company’s backend business and operations management. Within the Q&R scope, his function covers incoming materials qualification, reliability and certification of new process technology & design IP, manufacturing quality as well as enabling customers for their product qualification and ramp. Besides overseeing all TSMC advanced packaging and testing manufacturing, his backend team is also accountable for key building blocks including bump/passivation/RDL process innovations and test technology development. Seamless collaboration and joint development with external partners across material, OSAT and substrate supply chain is one of his focus areas to enable customers’ product innovations at system level.

Prior to joining TSMC, Dr. He was a senior director at Intel Corporation, leading overall quality and reliability of process technology development and manufacturing. His scope included research & development of Si, advanced packaging and test along with Intel worldwide manufacturing operations.

Dr. He holds over 40 patents globally and published 50 papers in international conferences and peer-reviewed technical journals. He received his B.S. degree in Physics and Ph.D. in Materials Science from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Sri Samavedam is SVP of CMOS Technologies at imec since Aug 2019. His responsibilities include programs in logic, memory, photonics and 3D integration. Prior to that, he was senior director of technology development at Globalfoundries in Malta, NY, where he led qualification of 14nm FinFET technology and derivatives into volume production and early development of 7nm CMOS.

He began his research career at Motorola in Austin, TX, working on strained silicon, metal gates, high k dielectrics and fully-depleted SOI devices. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and a masters from Purdue University.

Ilya Zabelinsky is a globally recognized technical leader with nearly 30 years of experience in vacuum and gas abatement applications for semiconductor manufacturing. Ilya joined Intel in 1996, contributing to the startup and commissioning of Israel’s first 200mm FAB. He emerged as an operational and technical leader across Intel SubFABs worldwide.
In 2022, Ilya embarked on a mission to “bring Science to SubFAB” and founded the International SubFAB Research Labs. Ilya holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and possesses broad knowledge and vast practical experience in semiconductor manufacturing processes, FAB equipment, central facilities, and infrastructure.

Dr. Raja Swaminathan is the Corporate Vice President of Packaging at AMD, spearheading the development of AMD’s advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration roadmap. With a distinguished career spanning roles at Intel, Apple, and now AMD, Dr. Swaminathan’s expertise in design-technology co-optimization and dedication to optimizing power, performance, area, and cost (PPAC) have led to significant technological advancements such as EMIB, Apple’s Mx packages, 3D V-Cache, and 3.5D architectures for AI accelerators. Dr. Swaminathan holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and an undergraduate degree from IIT Madras. With over 100 patents and more than 40 published papers to their name, Dr. Swaminathan was recently recognized as an IEEE Fellow and serves as a technical advisor to multiple startups. His unwavering commitment to heterogeneous integration continues to drive the boundaries of silicon technology.

Tom Stokes is a Senior Managing Director of Evercore’s corporate advisory business and co-leads the Technology Banking Group in New York.

Tom is focused on advising clients across the technology sector.

Prior to joining Evercore in 2015, Tom was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he served as global head of Electronics and Industrial Technology Investment Banking. With over 25 years of relevant experience and over 13 years at Goldman Sachs, Tom has extensive experience advising companies across the technology industry. In particular, he has advised on a number of the most notable recent transactions across the semiconductor, electronics and industrial tech subsectors. Clients represented by Tom include Advanced Energy, Aeroflex, Anaren, Amphenol, AZ Electronic Materials, Azenta, Belden, Brooks, CDW, Cobham, Corning, Dover, Dupont, Edwards, Entegris, Fortive, Freescale, IBM, Lam Research, Lexmark, Macom, Molex, Keysight, Koch Industries, TE Connectivity, Samsung, Sensata, Solectron, Tokyo Electron, Universal Display and Viasystems, among others.

Tom received his BA, MA and MEng degrees (First Class) in Engineering from Cambridge University and received his MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management.

Len Tedeschi is vice president and general manager, Core Packaging Products at Applied Materials. Len is directly responsible for the Metals Packaging Products (MPP), Packaging Plating & Cleans (PPC), Tango & Plasma Dicing product groups. His focus is ensuring customers are successful with their current products, while simultaneously solving customer’s future high value problems.

Len has worked at Applied for >20 years and has over 27 years of semiconductor experience in roles ranging from product development & support, productivity, technical strategy, marketing, and general management. Len has worked with a variety of products and technologies including etch, deposition, lithography, metrology, and inspection.

Prior to joining Packaging, Len spent 14 years in Applied’s Etch Business Unit in a wide variety of customer focused positions. Len has >10 patents granted, mainly as the lead author.

Len began his career in 1995 as a lithography equipment engineer at IDT in Santa Clara, California.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial technology from San Jose State University in 1995, where he served as captain of the university’s judo team, winning two collegiate national titles, and competing in the 1996 Olympic Judo Trials.