The first of its kind, Pakistan Semiconductor Summit on IC chip design & manufacturing, hosted by GSME is bringing international & local experts together to support rapidly growing semiconductor market. The global semiconductor industry growth is projected to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. Summit will be providing platform to Pakistanis & international companies to directly collaborate with ecosystem partners and with investors to ensure region is ready to become part of this fastest growing semiconductor market.
Who Should Attend ?
Local Semiconductor Start-ups, small to mid-size companies, academia, and decision makers looking to explore:
- Market Analytics & Direction
- Pakistan’s role in Semiconductor ecosystem
- Local talent pool development
- Design service partners from Spec - RTL - GDS-II
- Foundry Accessibility
- Who can be your “One-stop full turn-key manufacturing partner”
- Lowest cost manufacturing solutions
- Advance Packaging Solutions
- System HW & Test support
- Supply Chain Management
About Event
Pakistan Semiconductor Summit covers the essentials of semiconductor technology, including manufacturing, applications, explores emerging trends, data security, and work force development. It offers ample opportunities for networking and direct collaboration at the event pavilion. It is designed to be a well-rounded program that caters direct link between industry professionals to local talent and innovators.
Agenda
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Event Check In
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Networking & Tea
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Event Seating
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Reading from the Quran
National Anthem
9:05 AM – 9:40 AM
Welcome Address Farhat Jahangir
Video Presentation Jodi Shelton,
Global Semiconductor Alliance
Video Presentation Dr. Lucas Tsai,
TSMC
Video Presentation Jaswinder S.
Ahuja,
Corporate VP, International
Headquarters and India MD,
Cadence
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM
Keynote Speaker
Opportunities for Semiconductor
Industry Amidst Global Challenges
Dr. Christine Tan, Chief Technical
Fellow, ICA Technology
10:05 AM – 10:15 AM
Chief Guest
Mr. Attaullah Tarar,
Federal Minister for Information
and Broadcasting Islamabad
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Speaker
State of the Semiconductor
Ecosystem in Pakistan
Dr. Sajid Baloch, Director General
NECOP
10:30 AM – 11:15 PM
Panel -1
The Role of Government in
The Semiconductor Industry
Moderator
Dr. Mohammad Ali Mohammad,
Director of Research & Licensing
Operations, STZA
Panelists:
Dr. Sajed Baloch, Director General,
NECOP
Dr. Mohsin Rahamtullaha, CARE
Mr. Zawar Hussain, Joint Electronics
Advisor/ Acting Director General,
Ministry of Science & Technology
(MoST)/ National Institute of
Electronics (NIE)
Mr. Jameel Qureshi, Secretary,
SIFC – Sec Special Investment
Facilitation Council
11:15 AM – 11:25 AM
Keynote Speaker
Semiconductor Talent Development
in Pakistan
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, CEO,
Knowledge Stream
11:30 AM – 12:22 PM
Panel -2
Building the Talent Pool
Moderator
Dr. Hammad Cheema, Professor &
Project Director NUST Chip Design
Center (NCDC)
Panelists:
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Knowledge Streams
Dr. Rashad Ramzan, FAST NU
Dr. Ali Ansari, UITU Karachi
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed, IIUI
Dr. Abid Rafique, SEECS – NUST
12:22 PM – 12:55 PM
Video Presentation Simon Duxbury,
InnoPhase
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM
Announcement VTT IC Design
Center Launch
Rizwan Shoukat, Founder & CEO,
VTT Global (Pvt) Ltd
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch, Prayer & Networking
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM
Video Presentation
Christopher Thomas,
Integrated Insights
Video Presentation
Dr. Khurram Muhammad,
MediaTek-USA
1:40 PM – 1:55 PM
Keynote Speaker
Design Industry Outlook
Umar Mughal, CEO, Zenvio
1:55 PM – 3:20 PM
Panel -3
IC Design & Services in Pakistan vs
International Market Demand
Moderator
Dr. Bilal Zafar, Co-Founder & CEO,
10xEngineers
Panelists:
Jiaming Yan, VP of SOC Design,
Open Semi
Dr. Rehan Ahmed,
DreamBig Semiconductor
Jafar Safdar, CEO,
Aql Tech Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Dr. Muhammad Yasir Qadri,
Director in NECOP,
Dr. Arshad Riazuddin,
Principal Manager, Impare
Yasir Javed, CEO, Renzym
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Break Tea & Networking
3:40 PM – 3:55 PM
Keynote Speaker
Open-Source Collaboration in the
Semiconductor Industry
Florian Wohlrab, CEO,
Open HW Group
3:55 PM – 4:10 PM
Future Leaders Presentation
Dr. Hassan Saif, GF-METRC
Faizan Asad, Aql Tech Solutions
Fatima Saleem, 10xEngineers
4:10 PM – 4:13 PM
Video Presentation, KH Lee,
Faraday Taiwan
4:13 PM – 4:50 PM
Panel -4
Manufacturing Services & Products
Moderator
Omer Malik, Co-Founder & COO
YieldWerx
Panelists:
Alex Chen, CEO & Founder,
Open Semi
Farhat Jahangir, Founder & CEO,
GSME
Mobasher Yazdani, Group Manager,
Semiconductors and Passives, Google
4:50 PM – 4:55 PM
Event Resolution and
Action Item Review
Dr. Rashad Ramzan, FAST-NU
Dr. Hammad Cheema,
Dr. Bilal Zafar
Jafar Safdar
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks Guest of Honor
Mr. Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan,
Coordinator to Prime Minister
of Pakistan on Implementation and
Monitoring
The Exhibitor Area will be open from
9 AM until 5 PM
Our Partners
Welcome Address
Farhat Jahangir
Founder & CEO GSME
Jodi Shelton
CEO, Global Semiconductor Alliance
Lucas Tsai
Senior Director of Market Intelligence and Emerging Business Management, TSMC
K.H. Lee
VP of Sales, Faraday
Jaswinder S. Ahuja
Corporate VP, International Headquarters and India MD , Cadence
Dr. Khurram Muhammad
Sr. Director Strategic Technology Evaluation Platform, MediaTek
Simon Duxbury
Chief Product Officer, Innophase
Christopher Thomas
Chairman & Founder
Integrated Insights
Chief Guest
Mr. Attaullah Tarar
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Islamabad
Guest Of Honor
Rana Ihsaan Afzal Kahn
Coordinator to Prime Minister of Pakistan on Implementation and Monitoring
Announcement - VTT IC Design Center Launch
Rizwan Shoukat
Founder & CEO, VTT Global (Pvt) Ltd
Keynote Speakers
Dr Christine Tan
Chief Technical Fellow, ICA Technology
Florian Wohlrab
CEO OpenHW Group
Dr. Sajid Baloch
Director General NECOP
Dr. Sohail Naqvi
CEO, Knowledge Stream
Umar Mughal
CEO, Zenvio
Panel 1: The role of Government in The Semiconductor Industry
Dr. Sajid Baloch
Director General NECOP
Dr. Mohammad Ali Mohammad
Director (Research Licensing Operations) at the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA)
Dr. Mohsin Rahamtullaha
Co-founder, Director Business Development
Mr. Zawar Hussain
Joint electronics advisor
Mr. Jameel Qureshi
Secretary for the Special Investment Facilitation Council
Panel 2: Building the Talent Pool
Dr. Hammad M. Cheema
Professor & Project Director NUST Chip Design Center (NCDC)
Prof. Dr Ahmed Shuja Syed
Vice President of Research and Enterprise
Dr. Sohail Naqvi
CEO, Knowledge Stream
Dr. Muhammad Ajmal
Principal and Dean of the NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Rashad Ramzan
Director of the ICD lab, CEO of Pi Invent
Dr. Ali Ansari
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Director ORIC
Panel 3: IC Design & Services in Pakistan vs. International Market Demand
Dr. Bilal Zafar
Co-Founder & CEO 10x Engineers
Dr. Muhammad Yasir Qadri
Director in NECOP
Jiaming Yan
VP SoC Design Open Semi
Dr. Arshad Riazuddin
Principal Manager at Imparé
Dr. Rehan Ahmed
Director Hardware Engineering
Yasir Javed
CEO Renzym
Jafar Safdar
CEO Aql Tech Solutions
Panel 4: Manufacturing Services & Products
Omar M. Malik
Co-Founder and COO YieldWrex
Alex Chen
CEO & Founder Open Semi
Farhat Jahangir
CEO & President GSME
Mobashar Yazdani
Sr Manager, Google
industry experts panel discussion
Pakistan
1
B2030
Advanced Manufacturing
Design Services
Industry Direction & Trends
Global macroeconomic and geopolitical factors are emerging as the dominant forces shaping the semiconductor industry. Learn about the latest megatrends to align with Pakistani ecosystem executions.
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DECEMBER 2023 EVENT
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18th April, 2024 at 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Location
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Islamabad Serena Hotel
SheehMahal Hall Khayaban-e-Suhrwardy
Opposite Convention Centre
Islamabad 44000,
Pakistan
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