Kai Konrad
Director Global Semiconductor Purchasing
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Kai Konrad leads Global Semiconductor Purchasing at Stellantis, drawing on over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and automotive industries. His career spans roles in product and system marketing, innovation management, and supplier relations at companies like Infineon and Renesas. In 2019, he transitioned from marketing to procurement, bringing a strategic and cross-functional perspective to semiconductor sourcing. Passionate about transformation, innovation and collaboration, Kai is committed to shaping resilient, future-ready supply chains that support the evolution of sustainable mobility.
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Francesco La Via
Research Director
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Francesco La Via was born in Catania, Italy, in September 1961. He received the M.S. degree in physics from Catania University, Catania, Italy, in 1985. From 1985 to 1990, he had a fellowship at STM, Catania. In 1990, he joined the CNR IMM in Catania as a researcher. During this time, he was a Visiting Scientist at Philips NatLab, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In 2001 he became senior researcher of the CNR IMM and he is responsible of the research group that work on the new metallization schemes for silicon and silicon carbide. From 2003 he is responsible of the division of CNR-IMM that developed new processes for silicon carbide epitaxy and hetero-epitaxy. From 2020 he become Research Director. He is responsible of several industrial research projects and coordinator of two European projects: CHALLENGE (http://h2020challenge.eu/) and SiC Nano for picoGeo (http://picogeo.eu/). Now is the coordinator of the Wide Band Gap Pilot Line. In this period, he has published more than 350 papers on JCR journals and 4 edited books. He has presented several invited contributions to international conferences and has organized several conferences and tutorials. He has 6 patents on SiC technology and growth. The main research interests are in the field of silicon carbide growth, power devices, detectors and MEMS.
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The Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) was established in Sept. 2000, by merging the Institute for Methodologies and Technologies for Microelectronics (IMETEM, Catania), the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials for Electronics (LAMEL, Bologna), the Project Sensors and Microsystems (PSM, Rome) and the Institute for the Study of New Materials for Electronics (IME, Lecce). In 2010 two additional sections joined IMM: the Materials and Devices for Microelectronics Lab (MDM, Agrate Brianza) and the centre for Materials and Technologies for Information and Communication and Solar energy (MATIS, Catania).
Stefan Obersriebnig
SVP High Voltage Modules
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Stefan Obersriebnig is Senior Vice President and global business responsible for Infineon Technologies’ automotive module business. During his tenure in various senior-management roles within Infineon, he has had a strong focus on driving the adoption of new Wide-Bandgap devices in the automotive, industrial, and consumer space.
Before joining Infineon, Stefan worked at Siemens Management Consulting in Germany, USA, and lastly as Principal for 3 years in China. He focused on international growth, organizational transformation & cultural change, as well as turnaround & restructuring.
Stefan holds an MBA from IESE Business School (Spain) and a MSc (Honors) in Environmental Engineering from Leoben University (Austria). With his deep connection to nature and the environment, Stefan is passionate about driving Decarbonization & Digitalization for Infineon’s customers.
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Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world. Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
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