27-28 August 2025
Suwon
Santosh Kumar currently serves as the Vice President and involved in the semiconductor strategy (head of division), AI and data centres at Reliance Industries Ltd. Prior to that, he was based in South Korea and worked as a Senior Director at Yole Intelligence, a semiconductor technology and strategy consulting company. With a strong background as both technologist and strategist, he has led and contributed to strategic technology and market analyses, collaborating with global companies across the semiconductor value chain- including fabless firms, OEMs, IDMs, OSATs and equipment and materials suppliers. He received the bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and University of Seoul, respectively. He has published more than 50 papers in peer reviewed journals and has obtained 2 patents. He has presented and given talks at numerous conferences and technical symposiums related to advanced microelectronics packaging.
Our motto “Growth is Life” aptly captures the ever-evolving spirit of Reliance. Our activities span hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail, and telecommunications. In each of these areas, we are committed to innovation-led, exponential growth. Our vision has pushed us to achieve global leadership in many of our businesses – including our position as the largest polyester yarn and fiber producer in the world. Reliance Industries Limited is a Fortune 500 company and the largest private sector corporation in India. As Reliance sets sights on even more ambitious goals, we remain inspired and guided by the story and philosophy of our founder chairman Dhirubhai Ambani. Hailing from modest means, he followed his dream to create India’s largest company. Reliance as an organization has adopted this ethos of converting adversity into opportunity and making the impossible possible by challenging conventional wisdom. Our ultimate aim has always been – and will always be – to touch the lives of people in a positive way