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.

Farhat serves as the CEO at GS Microelectronics. Prior to joining GSME he was serving as VP & GM of Manufacturing at Onsemi, where he was managing ON Semiconductor’s largest 300mm Fab in East-Fishkill, New York for over two years. Farhat joined ON Semiconductor through Quantenna Communication acquisition in March 2019 where he was serving as SVP of Manufacturing, Operations & Quality for six plus years. Farhat played a pivotal role in making Quantenna successful through manufacturing optimization, process & yields improvements, cost reductions, & significant margins improvement. Farhat’s efforts enabled Quantenna’s successful IPO in October 2016.

Farhat has over 25 years of successful experience in global manufacturing, Fab & OSAT operations, supplier management, building partnerships, and the assurance of quality & reliability processes. Prior to joining ON Semi/Quantenna Communications, he headed semiconductor manufacturing operations and quality functions at Synerchip Corporation (acquired by Silicon Image) & SiTime (a MEMS based timing solution company). His contributions towards building and restructuring company’s lower margin product lines to higher margins, enabled market penetration and corporate margins growth in the companies he served. Farhat also held various engineering and management positions in the areas of semiconductor manufacturing in companies like Texas Instruments, Cypress Semiconductor, Silicon Image & IDT.

Farhat holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Denis Marcon received a M.S. degree from the University of Padova in 2006. Subsequently, he received the degree of Doctor in Engineering (Ph. D.) from the Catholic University of Leuven and imec with the thesis entitled “Reliability study of power gallium nitride based transistors” in 2011. He is leading author or co-author of more than 50 journal papers or international conference contributions.

After his Ph.D. graduation, he has been leading projects aiming to develop GaN HEMTs for several applications (RF and power switching). Thereafter, he has joined the business development team of Imec where he was directly responsible for the partnerships with imec in the field of GaN power electronics as well as on dedicated development and manufacturing of Si-based devices, MEMS, sensors and micro-systems,

Today he is the General Manager of Innoscience Europe (subsidiary of Innoscience) and he is directly responsible for Innoscience’s GaN business in Europe.

Dr. Karl Breidenbach has more than 15 years of experience in the high-tech industry and is an expert in semiconductor management. He leads Boston Consulting Groups (BCG) semiconductor procurement consulting activities globally and is a core member of BCG’s Operations practice, as well as an adjunct member of BCG’s Semiconductor practice.

Dr. Breidenbach specializes on large-scale transformations in technology-driven supply chains, with a focus on complex outsourcing engagements in semiconductors, software, and cost reductions in R&D-focused products. He has experience in leading large-scale post-merger integrations, with a focus on synergy generation and supply chain optimization. He has also developed semiconductor management programs across automotive and industrial companies, including redesign, platform strategies, and operating model evolution.

Prior to joining BCG, Dr. Breidenbach was a Senior Director at Infineon Technologies AG where he was heading semiconductor outsourcing business development with silicon foundries and OSATs companies across all product lines and technologies. He started his career at IBM as a consultant in the Strategy and Transformation Division, where he supported clients in automotive, electronics and the process industry on IT-driven supply chain optimization.

Dr. Breidenbach holds a PhD from Bundeswehr University Munich, M.Sc in Supply Chain Management from Dublin City University & NEOMA Business School France, BA in Information Technology and International Business from Cooperative State University Stuttgart and Open University. He is also a co-author of several books and publications on operations and automotive semiconductor management and regularly lectures at international universities.

Dr Douglas Sparks is the founder of M2N Technologies LLC. M2N Technologies is a consulting firm specializing in the MEMS and Semiconductors technology, product and process commercialization and supply chains. Dr. Sparks has international business experience in these fields in the US, China, Japan and Europe in medical, industrial, aerospace, semiconductors, consumer and automotive applications. He has worked at large MEMS IDMs, start-ups and MEMS foundries. Doug was the CTO of Hanking Electronics which built the first 200mm pure MEMS wafer fab in China. He also led technology acquisition, foundry process and MEMS related product development at Hanking. He founded a microsensor packaging company called NanoGetters, which was acquired by Materion. He was the EVP at Integrated Sensing Systems where he launched multiple microfluidic sensor products, including an FDA approved MEMS drug infusion device and industrial products acquired by Endress + Hauser. Doug worked in automotive sensors and semiconductor fabs with Delphi. Dr. Sparks holds a PhD in materials engineering from Purdue University and has published more than 120 technical papers and has 70 issued patents.

Marco Mezger is a global entrepreneur, investor, and advisor with over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Born in Germany and based in Taipei, Marco has a unique understanding of global semiconductor businesses with their challenges, resulting in a track record at various companies and as a matchmaker in the industry. As a thought leader focusing on memory technology, Marco has a sizeable global follower base on LinkedIn. He is also a regular guest on the business TV program “Taiwan Talks” commenting on the semiconductor industry news and market trends.

• 23 Years mainly in the ICT domain and private sector.
• Domain experience in areas of strategic planning, project management, startup Eco-system, PM portfolio, capacity building, FDIs, marketing & sales, talent management.
• Leading projects, civil status, Sas for Entrepreneurship, national PC Initiatives, national government training, community IT training, specialized training, government software licensing management, Oman 2020 census compliance and acceleration program.

Thuraiya is an experienced marketer with a demonstrated history of working in the Investments, Telecommunications and FMCG industries in the UAE and Oman. Skilled in branding, marketing, go to market strategy, sales, and product launches. She was selected to be a part of the three year Unilever Future Leaders Programme and has held various roles leading campaign development both locally and regionally. Thuraiya is a strong sales and marketing professional with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and a double degree in Marketing and International Business from Monash University Australia having worked previously in Ooredoo and Unilever. She currently is working at the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones Investment Promotion team.