CHIPS for America: Execute for Global Success

April 17, 2024
9:00 am- 2:30 pm EDT
Russell Senate Building
2 Constitution Ave
NE Washington D.C. 20002

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President Mung Chiang, on behalf of Purdue University, and Senator Todd Young invite you to participate in the CHIPS for America: Execute for Global Success, a daylong summit focused on U.S. competitiveness in semiconductor R&D and workforce in a global context. The summit will be held on April 17, 2024 and follows up on the successful 2023 summit.

The CHIPS and Science Act aims to secure the nation's security and economic future. Key challenges in workforce, research and innovation, and supply chains will be most effectively addressed in partnership with like-minded allies that share common values and goals. This day-long summit will convene worldwide leaders from industry, governments, and academia to focus on strategies to facilitate global semiconductor partnerships while addressing national security challenges. The event to identify policies and solutions that balance regional economic development and the global collaborations necessary for success. Please join us to forge global solutions at scale as we reflect on the past year and discuss ways to continue to address the CHIPS for America: Vision for Success.

For questions related to the summit, please email semiconductors@purdue.edu. Please check this website for event updates.

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Timeline of Events

8:30 am

Registration Opens/Breakfast/Networking

9:30 am

The Honorable Ian Steff, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and President and Chief Executive Officer, mySilicon Compass
Introduced by Mark Cramer, Purdue Undergraduate Student

Dr. Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University, and Roscoe H. George Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Introduced by Ethan Baird, Purdue Undergraduate Student

9:45 am

Keynote: Partnership for Global Success in AI Era
Noh-Jung Kwak, President and Chief Executive Officer, SK hynix

10:05 am

Keynote: How the Biden-Harris Administration is Advancing U.S. Semiconductor R&D
Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
Introduced by Joseph Lopez, Purdue Undergraduate Student

10:15 am

Panel 1 - Perspectives on the International Semiconductors Landscape
Moderated by The Honorable Ramin Toloui, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States Department of State
Introduced by Anika Bhoopalam, Purdue Undergraduate Student

  • Hideaki Fujisawa, Economic Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States
  • Dr. Ajay Kumar, Minister of Commerce, Embassy of India to the United States
  • Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, Representative to the United States, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

11:00 am

Break

11:05 am

Panel 2 - Global R&D Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderated by Dr. Mark Lundstrom, Chief Semiconductor Officer, Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

  • Richard-Duane Chambers, Director of Policy and Integration, CHIPS R&D; Office
  • Raj Jammy, President, United States Operations, imec
  • Matt Nicholls, Vice President, Government Programs & Business Development, IBM Research
  • Dr. Shadi Sandvik, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development, and Professor of Nanoscale Engineering, State University of New York
  • Dr. Philip Wong, Willard R. Inez Kerr Bell Professor in the School of Engineering, Stanford University, and Chief Scientist, TSMC, in a consulting, advisory role

11:50 am

Lunch

12:25 pm

Fireside Chat with Dr. Mung Chiang, Purdue President, and Todd Young, Indiana Senator
Introduced by Caleb Suhy, Purdue Undergraduate Student

12:55 pm

Break

1:00 pm

Panel 3 - Semiconductors Workforce - Building the Ultimate Supply Chain
Moderated by Dr. Vijay Raghunathan, Vice President of Global Partnerships and Programs, Director of Semiconductor Education, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

  • Fran Dillard, Vice President and Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer, Micron
  • Dr. Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Former President, Distinguished Professor of National Cheng Kung University, Chairman of NCKU Research and Development Foundation, Taiwan
  • Dr. Susan Margulies, Assistant Director, United States National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering
  • Dr. Todd Younkin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

1:45 pm

Partner Perspectives

Ajit Manocha, President and Chief Executive Officer, SEMI
Introduced by Dilay Aygun, Purdue Undergraduate Student

John Neuffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Semiconductor Industry Association
Introduced by Elijah Berscheid, Purdue Graduate Student

The Honorable Michelle Giuda, Chief Executive Officer, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
Introduced by Tanvi Sharma, Purdue Graduate Student

2:20 pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue University
Dr. Mark Lundstrom, Purdue University

2:30 pm

Summit Adjourns

Speakers

  • Mung Chiang, Ph.D., President, Purdue University
  • Todd Young, United States Senator, Indiana
  • Richard-Duane Chambers, Director of Policy and Integration, CHIPS R&D; Office
  • Fran Dillard, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Micron
  • The Honorable Michelle Giuda, Chief Executive Officer, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
  • Hideaki Fujisawa, , Economic Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States
  • Raj Jammy, Ph.D., President, U.S. Operations, imec
  • Ajay Kumar, Ph.D., Minister of Commerce, Embassy of India to the United States
    • Noh-Jung Kwak, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, SK hynix
  • Mark Lundstrom, Ph.D., Chief Semiconductor Officer, Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
  • Ajit Manocha, President and Chief Executive Officer, SEMI
  • Susan Margulies, Ph.D., United States National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering
  • John Neuffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Semiconductor Industry Association
  • Matt Nicholls, Vice President, Government Programs & Business Development, IBM Research
  • Arati Prabhakar, Ph.D., Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
  • Ambassador Sripriya Raganathan, Chargé d'affaires, Embassy of India to the United States (invited)
  • Vijay Raghunathan, Ph.D., Vice President for Global Partnerships and Programs, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
  • Shadi Sandvik, Ph.D., Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development, and Professor of Nanoscale Engineering, State University of New York
  • The Honorable Ian Steff, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and President and Chief Executive Officer, mySilicon Compass
  • Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Ph.D., Former President, Distinguished Professor of National Cheng Kung University, Chairman of NCKU Research and Development Foundation, Taiwan
  • The Honorable Ramin Toloui, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Unites States Department of State
  • H.-S Philip Wong, Ph.D., Willard R. Inez Kerr Bell Professor in the School of Engineering, Stanford University, and Chief Scientist, TSMC, in a consulting, advisory role
  • Todd Younkin, Ph.D., President and CEO, Semiconductor Research Corporation
  • Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, Representative to the United States, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office