Institutional Opening
- Maria José Catalá, Mayor of Valencia
- Maria Teresa Bacete, Valencia Silicon Cluster, President
- Rosa Donat, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Universitat de València
- José Capilla, Universitat Politècnica de València, Chancellor
- Marián Cano, Regional Minister of Industry and Innovation, GVA
- Antonio Hernando Vera, Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure
Premium Lecture I
Semiconductors Industry: Trends and Scenarios
- María Marced, TSMC Europe, expresident. Executive
Executive Talent Forum
HR & Talent Strategies in Multinational Semiconductor Companies
- Isabel Pulido, MaxLinear, head of HR for EMEA
- Elaine Embleton, Analog Devices, head of HR EMEA
- Charlotte Melzer, ams OSRAM, head of Global Talent Acquisition
- Eduardo Selma, VLC-Photonics/ Hitachi High-Tech, HR Manager
Moderator: Iñigo Artundo,CEO, VLC-Photonics / Hitachi High-Tech
European Chips Act 2.0. Roundtable.
- Pierre Chastanet, European Commission, Head of Unit for Cloud and Software
- Oliver Schenck, European Parliament Member, EPP
- Javier Ponce, Spanish Society Technological Transformation SETT, General Director
- Moderator: Raquel Jorge, ADIGITAL, Directors of Europeans Affairs
International Semiconductor Campus VLC: Evidence Paper
- Carlos G. Triviño, Valencia Silicon Cluster, General Secretary
- Moderator: Carla Mansanet, Tech Journalist
Best International Semiconductors Talent Practices
- Catherine Le Lan, Synopsys University Program SARA
- Blanca Pérez Aguilar, ENHANCE - The European Universities of Technology Alliance, Project Manager
- Bernard Capraro, European Chips Skills Academy (SEMI)
- Karen Bozynski, Canada’s Semiconductor Council Talent Report 2025
- Càndid Reig, Head of UV Microelectronics Chair
- Pascual Muñoz, Head of Photonics Chair UPV
- Francisco Ballester, Head of Microelectronics Chair UPV
II VLC Chip City Award Ceremony
Premium Lecture II
Global Perspective and Dynamics of Semiconductors Talent
- Lynette Ng, Deputy Corporate Head of HR, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Pilot Lines Talent Dynamics
- Karel van Gils, NanoIC, Director of IMEC Spain
- Luis Fonseca, APECS, Director IMB-CNM
- Paco Gámiz, FAMES, UGR Chip+, Director
- Pascual Muñoz, PIXEurope - Advanced photonic integrated circuits
Moderator: Alfonso Gabarrón, AESEMI, CEO. MicroNanoSpain
AI & Data Centers
- Vikas Choudhary, MaxLinear Connectivity and Storage Business VP
- Miquel Moretó, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, High Performance Computer Architecture research area Director
- Jose Capmany, founding partner, iPronics
- Roger Espasa, Semidynamics, CEO
Moderator: Javier Cruz, Photonics Tech Lead, INECO-SETT
Defense and Aerospace
- José Miguel Pascual, INDRA
- David Perez, ARQUIMEA
- Roger Vilaseca, SENER
- Javier Marti, DAS Photonics CTO, Coordinador ICTS MICRONANOFABS
Energy and Semiconductors
- Rafael San Juan Moya, Global Innovation Manager, Iberdrola
- Jose Luis Camps Soriano, R&D Director, Power Electronics
- Jose Manuel Serra, Director, Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIC-UPV)
- Manuel Argüelles Linares, GM Energy and Mines GVA
- Jose Vicente Rocamonde, Energy and Network tech expert, ITE
Moderator: Empar Martínez Bonafé, General Secretary, FEMEVAL
Urban Dynamics and Infrastructure at the Service of Talent
- Paula Llobet, Delegate for Innovation and Investments, City Council of Valencia
- Salvador Coll, Vice-Rector for Innovation, UPV
- Rosa Donat, Vice-Rector for Innovation, UV
- Antonio Torregrosa, Director, Fundación Valenciaport
- Gonzalo Belenguer, Director, REDIT
Entrepreneurship and Microchips
- Nacho Mas, CEO, StartUp València
- Manuel Fernández, Tech Business Development , Plug & Play
- Gonzalo García, Project Manager, Lanzadera
- Lucía Calabria, Deputy Director, València Innovation Capital
Institutional Closing
- Maria Teresa Bacete, Valencia Silicon Cluster, President
- Paula Llobet, Concejala de Turismo, Innovación e Inversiones, Valencia
Split Sessions
Sala Navarro Reverter
4th Meeting: Spanish Working Group on Europeans Chips Act 2.0
MANDATORY REGISTRATION
After its launch in December 2024 and subsequent meetings in Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid, the Spanish Working Group on the European Chips Act 2.0 will meet again in Valencia for its 4th working session. Its mission is to consolidate all the contributions of the Spanish microchip sector to the new strategic and budgetary framework for microchips in the EU in a Spanish Memorandum. The Spanish Group is a joint initiative of VaSiC and AESEMI. The initiative also includes the Spanish College of Telecommunications Engineers (COIT) and the ADIGITAL association. The group's general coordinator is Carlos G. Triviño.
Spanish Chairs
ONLY STAFF AND CHAIR MEMBERS
The 17 Spanish Chairs of PERTE Chip will address the proposal to generate a joint report to describe their activities in a comprehensive and unified manner. The meeting is open only to Valencia Silicon Cluster staff and chair representatives.
III Valencia Silicon Forum
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4 and 5 June 2026.
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