Christian Stockreiter is Director R&D at ams OSRAM, where he leads the Corporate Verification & Validation organization within the Light Sensors & Photonics Division. With more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and automotive industries, he has built his career across RF systems, electromagnetics, ESD, EMC, product engineering, and R&D leadership. He holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Graz University of Technology and is currently driving initiatives in verification technologies, engineering excellence, and AI-assisted R&D. Photo (c) Stockreiter/ams

Martin Haintz is the founder of HAINTZ IT-SOLUTIONS, an Austrian software development and IT consulting business. He supports industrial clients in software engineering, AI, automation, cloud and DevOps, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. His focus is on connecting existing systems, data and processes through practical, secure and scalable digital solutions, with particular attention to interoperability and European  technological sovereignty. Photo (c) Antonia Horvath

DI (FH) Peter Strutzmann is Senior Manager, Innovation, Funding & Research Cooperation at Lam Research AG in Villach. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the semiconductor industry across systems engineering, product and program management, key-account technology, innovation and research cooperation. In his current role, he leads collaborations with academic and industry partners, supports national and EU funding initiatives, and contributes to public and government affairs topics. Photo (c) Lam Research

Wolfgang Steinbauer holds a master degree in electronic engineering from the Technical University in Graz. He started his professional career at Austria Microsystems (AMS) and joined Philips/NXP in 2000. He was responsible for the development team doing products for RFID and also  Secure Elements. Since the end of 2013 he has been the global head of the Crypto and Security leading NXP security related activities. In addition, Wolfgang is Managing Director and CTO of NXP Austria.  Photo (c) NXP

Matthias Rüther, Director of the Institute for Digital Technologies at JOANNEUM RESEARCH, is an expert in computer vision, digital image processing, and intelligent sensing. He holds a doctorate from Graz University of Technology and has experience in research, teaching and entrepreneurship. Prior to assuming his current role in 2022, he led a research group in image analysis and measurement technology at the institute DIGITAL. He is now responsible for the strategic development of application-oriented research in intelligent sensor systems, measurement technology and digital data processing. Photo (c) JR/Fiedler

I am a Policy Officer in the Microelectronics & Photonics Unit, where I work on the implementation of the European Chips Act and contribute to the development of the future European Chips Act 2.0. My work also focuses on strengthening Europe’s semiconductor value chain, economic security, supply chain resilience, and international cooperation with Asian countries. Photo (c) Europäische Kommission

Brian Hotani is part of SPRIND deeptech investment team, focused on AI, Robotics, Semiconductors and Fusion. Prior to his engagement at SPRIND, he led Microsoft’s Startup activities in Germany and was part of leadership roles in venture backed startups. . He is mechanical engineer by training, studies in Germany and China. Brian is based in Munich.

Elly Zwartkruis is the Managing Director of the ChipNL Competence Centre, the (inter)nationally recognised entry point for entrepreneurs seeking expertise and support in the semiconductor industry. The Centre connects industry, knowledge institutes, and SMEs to facilitate access to expertise and accelerate innovation. It maintains a portfolio of technologies and services to guide companies through the semiconductor value chain, and is connected to other Chip Competence Centres across Europe.