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.

Ms Lucilla Sioli is the Director for “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry” within Directorate-General CONNECT at the European Commission. She is responsible for the coordination of the European digitisation of industry strategy and for policy development in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, including regulatory approaches such as the AI Act and the Chips Act. The directorate also supports R&D&I in key digital industrial technologies including microelectronics, photonics, robotics and AI. Lucilla holds a PhD in economics from the University of Southampton (UK) and one from the Catholic University of Milan (Italy) and has been a civil servant with the European Commission since 1997.

Thomas Morgenstern is Executive Vice President of Infineon Technologies AG. He was born in Mosbach (Germany) in 1968. Thomas Morgenstern studied chemistry at the Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf and received his PhD in 1998. He started his career in 1998 at Semiconductor 300. Before joining Infineon again in 2021, he held various positions at Biotronik SE & Co KG, BOSCH and Globalfoundries.

Positions within the company

• Since 2022 Head of Frontend
• 2021 Managing Director Dresden

Further positions

2017-2020 2013-2017
2010-2013 2009-2010
1998-2009
Globalfoundries Dresden

Senior Vice President and General Manager Fab 1
BOSCH Reutlingen and Souzhu

Senior Vice President Manufacturing and Technology
Globalfoundries Dresden Director Engineering

Biotronik SE & Co KG
Director Manufacturing Active Implants

Qimonda/ Infineon Dresden
Managing functions in various positions

Membership of Supervisory Boards

Infineon Technologies Dresden Verwaltungs GmbH, Neubiberg, Germany (Head of Supervisory Board)

When SEMIKRON and Danfoss Silicon Power merged in August 2022 creating Semikron Danfoss, The Ultimate Partner in Power Electronics – a 1bn Euro company with around 4.000 employes – Claus A. Petersen was named president.

Prior to the merger Claus Petersen has been responsible for Danfoss Silicon Power since 1998, where he successfully grew the business to be a top 3 supplier of Power Modules in Europe.

Claus has been part of the Danfoss Group since 1984, working in several areas of the business. However, he has spent the latter 20+ years in the Drives business, working in sales and marketing prior to starting up the Danfoss Silicon Power business.

• For more than 20 years employed at Volkswagen Group
• Since 2020 – Head of Development E-Drive, Power Electronics & Transmission
• 2019-2020 – Head of Planning- & Development Steering of the Business Unit Transmission & E-Drive
• Until 2019 – several national and international managing positions in the development environment (e.g. China)
• Dipl. Ing. Electrical Engineering (University Kassel and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
• Member of the Board with the FVA and VDE GMM

Ladislav is the Director of Development and Engineering at ŠKODA ELECTRIC, part of the ŠKODA Group. He joined Skoda in 1982 to develop electric locomotives, where he worked on traction drives. In 1996 he developed a new traction drive for the City Elephant double-decker unit (3 kV DC supply system ) with new HV IGBT transistors and a double star asynchronous traction motor. He also worked extensively on the development of trams and subway vehicles. He has been in the management of ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION since 1994, and in the following years he served as Technical Director and member of the Supervisory Board of ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION. In 2003, he founded ŠKODA ELECTRIC and was a member of the Board of Directors in charge of the technical departments. At ŠKODA ELECTRIC, he has been involved in a number of foreign projects, such as a traction drive for locomotives for Turkey in cooperation with the Korean company Hyundai-Rotem and a groundbreaking traction drive for a subway train for the Chinese city of Suzhou. Ladislav works very intensively with universities and is a member of three scientific councils. Since 2015 he has been working on SiC semiconductors and high efficiency traction drives.

Vishnu Kumaresan as a Segment Leader drives Volvo Group’s Semiconductor strategy. He has a doctorate degree in semiconductor field and has specialized in strategy development. Vishnu has more than 10 years of experience in the semiconductor, software, and display technologies before joining Volvo group.

Since July 2021, Mr Sabonnadiere is Vice-President of the Division Automotive & Industrial of Soitec. He is also in charge of the Strategic Program SiC.

From September 2017 to July 2021, Mr Sabonnadiere was CEO of CEA-Leti, one of the most innovative Labs in the industry of microelectronics and biotechnology, based in Grenoble (France). Previous two years, Mr Sabonnadiere was CEO & Chairman of the Business Group Professional of Signify, former Philips Lighting (Amsterdam). From 2014 till 2016, he served as Senior Associate of MidCap Private Equity firm named Gimv (Paris, Antwerpen, Munich, Den Haag).

Previously in his career, Mr Sabonnadiere was CEO & Chairman of General Cable Europe & Africa (Barcelona). From 2005 till 2008, he was CEO of NKM Noell Gmbh, the German branch of the group REEL. Mr Sabonnadiere was vice-president of the Distribution Transformers division of Alstom T&D for 5 years. He began his career in 1992 with Schneider Electric holding various positions including that of Managing Director of equipment units for 10 years.

Mr Sabonnadiere has a strong innovation and technological background combined with a successful business track record over decades and some key innovations adopted into the markets. With 30+ years of executive leadership of large operations, he produced high level performances of operating margins & results and generation of cashflow. He gained a sound experience of change management in large multi-cultural organizations to adapt to new markets conditions and dynamics in European and International environments. He designed and set-up ambitious strategic plans including some merge & acquisitions.

Mr Sabonnadiere believes in operational excellence, innovations in technology, talents management and enthusiasm in leadership. His sound experience in the European industry make him a highly knowledgeable and respectful Board member.

Mr Sabonnadiere obtained a PhD in physics (France), and an engineering degree in Information Technology (France). He holds an MBA (France)

Mr Sabonnadière is a fully qualified instructor at the ski school in Les Ménuires, and member of the Advisory board of IAC Consultant and Sparring Capital firm.

Oreste Donzella serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at KLA  Corporation, leading key corporate growth initiatives and working closely with  external stakeholders, such as financial investors and end customers in the broad electronics ecosystem. 

Prior to his current role, Oreste was Executive Vice President, managing the Electronics, Packaging and Component (EPC) business group at KLA Corporation, which included multiple product divisions, targeting growth opportunities in specialty semiconductors, packaging, printed circuit board and display markets. 

Previously, Oreste was the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of KLA. In this role, he oversaw corporate marketing activities, market analytics and forecast, and companywide collaborations with the broad electronics industry. 

In the years before his CMO role, Oreste led the world-wide field applications engineering team, and was responsible for Customer Engagement projects and product portfolio optimization for wafer inspection platforms at KLA. 

Previously, Oreste was Vice President and General Manager of the Surfscan and SWIFT divisions at KLA-Tencor. In these positions, he was responsible for the unpatterned wafer inspection, wafer geometry, and macro inspection business, overseeing new products development, sales, and marketing activities, customer support, and ultimately, division financial performance (P&L). 

Oreste brings 30+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining KLA in 1999, he spent almost seven years at Texas Instruments and Micron Technology, holding engineering and management positions in the process integration and yield enhancement departments. 

Oreste holds various patents and is featured in several technical publications. 

In 2020, Oreste was awarded with VLSI Semiconductor All Star for “charting KLA’s path into new markets related to More than Moore semiconductor technologies” 

Oreste earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy .

Gayn Erickson is Chief Executive Officer & President of Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR) in Fremont, California, a world leader in Semiconductor Test and Burn-in solutions. Prior to this, Gayn was Executive Vice President of Verigy, Inc. and Agilent Technologies, with responsibility for their Memory Test Business Units. He has over 35 years of experience in the Semiconductor Capital Equipment market. With very high market and technology domain knowledge in defining, developing, manufacturing, and marketing semiconductor capital equipment solutions, Gayn has led the definition and development of over a dozen semiconductor test and burn-in systems and solutions at Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Verigy, and Aehr Test Systems. Gayn received a BSEE degree from Arizona State University

Ralf Bornefeld is Senior Vice President with responsibility for business line and engineering of Power Semiconductors & Modules at Bosch. He joined Bosch in November 2019.

Before he held various management positions at Infineon Technologies AG: senior director technology in frontend production from 2005-2008, senior director engineering of automotive sensors until 2011 and finally vice president and general manager business line automotive sensors.

Ralf started his career at Elmos Semiconductor in 1992 as a technology development engineer. Afterwards he took several management positions until end of 2004, mostly serving as vice president of R&D and eventually as vice president of business line microsystems.

Ralf Bornefeld was born in Schalksmuehle, Germany, in 1964. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Dortmund in 1992.

Jeroen van Borkulo received a Bachelors’ degree in Applied Physics – specialized in photonics from the Hague University of Applied Sciences and followed Executive Program at Nyenrode Business University.

Joined ASMPT in 2014 in the role of product marketing manager. In his current role leads the business development and marketing team for ASMPT’s Laser dicing and grooving BU. Jeroen has over 20 years’ experience in laser material processing applications in the semiconductor industry.

Mr. Shaw is President of Accel-RF Corporation and has over 40 years’ experience in RF/microwave test system development. He is an acknowledged industry leader in developing compound-semiconductor accelerated life test methodologies, and co-authored the “Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) MMIC Reliability Assurance Guideline for Space Applications”, released by NASA-JPL in 1996 as the “guidebook” for space qualification of Gallium-Arsenide MMICs.

Mr. Shaw previously held management and technical positions at Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments, and was Program Manager on several key projects for NASA-JSC. He has an MSEE from Southern Methodist University (SMU) and BSEE from Texas A&M University.

Elia Petrogalli received his Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic of Milan in September 2015.

While obtaining his MSc in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering he worked in the R&D team of a local company in Milan active in the Biomechanical design field. During this experience he was in charge of designing and programming closed-loop control systems for biomedical applications based on mechanical vibrations.

After receiving his MSc in Mechatronics and Robotics, he joined Keyence Corporation Japan as a Technical Sales Engineer, being in charge of sales and service operations for high accuracy measurement systems.

After this international experience in artificial vision, Elia was employed by SPEA in 2019 as a Sales Manager for the Semiconductor and MEMS Business Unit for the Chinese region. Together with the local team of SPEA China, Elia helped in developing the business for Semiconductor (with particular focus on Power Applications for Module and KGD testing, including high power SiC and high bandwidth GaN devices). His main task was the coordination between the local sales force and the R&D team based in Italy, by transmitting the inputs received from the market and converting them into solutions for SPEA customers.

Today, Elia is in charge of sales operations in Asia by coordinating the activities of several distributors and local sales forces in order to lead state of the art technology to SPEA customers.

Vamsi Velidandla has 20+ years of experience in developing inspection and metrology solutions for the semiconductor industry. He has worked in applications, engineering and business management roles and is currently responsible for thin film and optical critical dimension metrology at Onto Innovation.

Dr. Anna Battaglia graduated in Physics from the University of Catania in 1989 and completed her PhD in Physics in 1993, working on material modification induced by ion implantation.

In 1994 she joined the semiconductor capital equipment industry working as a technologist for different products and applications (Etch, Deposition, Clean) and gained more than 25 years of experience in semiconductor technology. In 2010, Anna joined Enel Green Power, an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, as R&D Manager on advanced solar cell development and manufacturing, expanding her knowledge in the field of renewable energy and becoming technical coordinator of multiple European and Italian projects. In 2018 Anna joined Lam Research as Technology Manager supporting European business with particular focus on Specialty Technologies (MEMS, Discrete Power, BCD, CIS). Anna is also author of several publications and patents in the field of microelectronics and solar cell development.

Christian finished his PhD in chemistry and joined MKS Atotech in 2010. After holding various management positions, he was appointed Head of R&D in 2013 for the company’s electrolytic copper plating activities, mainly focusing on plating of various metals in different equipment tool sets (horizontal and vertical).

Christian Ohde is leading MKS Atotech’s global Semiconductor and Functional Electronics Coatings activities. He is a reputable industry expert and thought-leader in this field.

Dr. Atte Haapalinna is chief technical officer at Okmetic, the leading supplier of advanced silicon wafers. He has published two dozen papers on various applications of advanced silicon substrates, silicon damage characterization and silicon photodetectors. Dr. Haapalinna has been with Okmetic since 1998, holding various positions including senior vice president of products, senior vice president of customer support and senior manager of new business development. He has participated in development of C-SOI® wafers, ultra-low resistivity wafers for power devices and engineered high resistivity wafers for RF filters and devices. Dr. Haapalinna received his Ph.D. at the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University), Finland.

Neil Armstrong is Director of Business Development at Tokyo Electron Europe, a leading global company in semiconductor production equipment. Prior to joining the semiconductor industry he lectured mathematics at the National College of Ireland. In his 25 years working in the semiconductor industry he led TEL’s successful introduction of Ti-TiN CVD, SiC and advanced Oxide Etch into Europe. Neil has a Masters in Applied Physics and Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin(Dublin University)

Dr. Vinoth Sundaramoorthy has completed his PhD in Semiconductors devices from the University of Nottingham, UK and Executive MBA in General Management from Executive Business School, University of St Gallen.

He has extensive experience in the semiconductor field for over 18 years that includes hand on experience in power semiconductors and related applications development. In his previous job at ABB Switzerland, he was involved in the product development of various power semiconductor devices and managed several semiconductor related global projects for different business units. He is a senior member of IEEE and recipient of awards in semiconductor field.

Currently, he is working as Product Marketing Manager at Evatec AG in Switzerland. He is responsible for the managing and leading the product portfolio of Evatec for ‘power devices’ market segment.

Vikram Turkani, serves as the Director of Technology Partnerships and Strategic Business Development at PulseForge Inc., a prominent technology company specializing in advanced packaging solutions based in Austin, Texas. In this pivotal role, Vikram is instrumental in steering the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies at PulseForge. Through close collaboration with global technology partners, he ensures the successful transition of these state-of-the-art solutions into practical applications within the market.

Beyond driving the development of innovative technologies, Vikram actively engages with PulseForge’s customers, facilitating the seamless adoption of these innovations on a large scale. In addition to his professional pursuits, Vikram enjoys hiking Texas hill country and exploring the vibrant Austin food scene.

Luca Lillacci was born in Perugia in 1972 and started his career in 1992 in Eles as Application Engineer. During that period, he was able to learn and practice many aspects related to the HW Design, Testing and Measurements of the Electronic Equipment.

Later, Luca has held different roles of greater responsibility until 2005, when he founded Origin Technology, a start-up created for delivering services and integrated solution for the semiconductor market.

In 2012 Lillacci and his team decided to join EDA Industries, an international and highly specialized company in the field of Burn-In and Test Equipment for the semiconductor industry, where, since May 2023, he has become the General Manager.

Leadership, passion, strategic thinking and attraction for innovation are all elements that have always distinguished Luca’s professional profile.

Michael Koelbl, who has been working in the semiconductor industry for over 26 years, started his career with a medium-sized German-based machine manufacturer for wafer laser marking and sorting systems. After graduating in Micro- and Precision Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich in 1995, Mr. Koelbl worked as a service engineer, installing and maintaining equipment in front-end semiconductor fabs around the world. From 2007 to 2011 he was based in Singapore, where he set up a subsidiary to provide sales and service activities in the growing South East Asian region. Since returning to Germany, Mr. Koelbl has been actively involved in the development of robotic and laser applications as Technical Director and Business Development Manager.

In early 2023, Mr. Koelbl joined Pentamaster, a global supplier of automated test equipment and factory automation systems with customers in the semiconductor, automotive and medical industries. Pentamaster has been offering power module automated test equipment solutions for home appliances application since Y2010. They advanced to the EV industry in Y2018 with a wider range of equipment solutions covering electrical burn-in, assembly and final testing of power modules. With Pentamaster’s presence in Germany, Mr. Koelbl sees a great opportunity to support customers in the booming EV segment. Last but not least, the recently agreed European Chips Act, to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem in the European Union, will support Pentamaster’s group expansion plan to increase its geographical footprint in Europe.

Jimmy Tao serves as Director of Marketing and development of TESSVIDA Technologies Pte. Ltd to constantly provide spare parts and surface treatment solutions to fabs and equipment manufacturer. His career path from Silicon Valley to China mainland and South East Asia is thrive to deliver reliable solutions to clients from IC, Pan-semiconductor, Electric, Auto, New energy, Medical device, etc. He graduated with MS in Material engineering from University of Florida.

Wojciech Tyborowski, director of Invest in Pomerania since 2017. Previously, he worked at the Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), as well as held the position of Project Manager responsible for attracting foreign investments in the modern business services sector at Invest in Pomerania. Graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdansk.