Program

DAY 1
june, 4th 2026
DAY 2
june, 5th 2026

MORNING

9:00
Thursday, 4 june
9:30 - 10:00 H
Thursday, 4 june

Institutional Opening

Auditorium
  • Mayte Bacete. Valencia Silicon Cluster, President.
  • María José Ferrer San Segundo. Valencia City Council, First Deputy Mayor.
  • Esther Gómez. Generalitat Valenciana, Regional Secretary of Universities.
  • Felipe Carrasco. Generalitat Valenciana, Regional Secretary of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
  • José María Montiel. Universitat de València, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Transfer.
  • José E. Capilla. Universitat Politècnica de València, Rector.
  • Llanos Massó. Les Corts Valencianes, President.
  • Pilar Bernabé García. Government Delegate in the Comunitat Valenciana.
10:00 - 10:15 H
Thursday, 4 june

Institutional Words: A New European Chips Act for Europe

  • Arian Zwegers. Deputy Head of Unit "Microelectronics and Photonics”. European Commission.
10:15 - 10:45 H
Thursday, 4 june

Premium Lecture: European Chips Act 2.0: challenges and perspectives

Auditorium
  • Maria Marced. Chair of European Commission Industry Advisory Group for European Chips Act 2.0.
10:45 - 11:30 H
Thursday, 4 june

Panel: European Chips Act 2.0 perspectives

Auditorium
11:30 - 12:15 H
Thursday, 4 june

Panel. EU Chips Competence Centers talent dynamics

Auditorium
12:15 - 12:30 H
Thursday, 4 june
12:30 - 13:00 H
Thursday, 4 june
13:00 - 13:45 H
Thursday, 4 june

Roundtable of Multinational Companies of Valencia Silicon Cluster

Auditorium
13:45 - 14:30 H
Thursday, 4 june

Valencia Silicon Cluster New Members Panel

Auditorium
14:30 - 15: 30 H
Thursday, 4 june

Lunch

Ágora CaixaForum

AFTERNOON

15:30 - 16:30 H
Thursday, 4 june

Semiconductors, Defense, Automotive & Aerospace: Strategic Dialogue between Regional High Tech Clusters

Auditorium
16:30 H
Thursday, 4 june

Semiconductor Talent Acquisition: Adapting to Market Change

Auditorium
17:15 H
Thursday, 4 june

International Semiconductor Talent Best Practices

Auditorium
  • Càndid Reig. UV–VaSiC Chair on Advanced Materials for Microchips and Semiconductors, Director.
  • Francisco Ballester. UPV–VaSiC Chair on Microelectronic Design, Director.
  • Paula López Martínez. Chip Chair, University of Santiago de Compostela, Director.
  • Eugenio Villar. Organizer of the 1st Workshop of Spanish Chip Chairs.
  • Matt Venn. Open Source Silicon, International Coordinator.

CLOSED DOOR ACTIVITIES

14:30 - 15:30 H
Thursday, 4 june
16:30 - 17:15 H
Thursday, 4 june

Roundtable: Semicon Dircoms & Semiconductor Communication Strategies

La Nube
Only with Invitation.

DINNER

20:30 - 22:30 H
Thursday, 4 june

III VLC CHIP CITY AWARD AND CONGRESS DINNER

La Harinera (C/ Joan de Verdeguer, 116)
2026 III VLC CHIP CITY AWARD (Ex Aequo): Universitat de València & Universitat Politècnica de València.
Only with invitation.
8:30 H
Friday, 5 june
9:00 - 9:30 H
Friday, 5 june

Premium Lecture: European Chips Act 2.0: Strategic Approach and Opportunities

Auditorium
  • Jean Luc di Paola. Valeo Group Chief Sustainability Officer. Chair of JU Chips EU Industrial Board.
9:30 - 10:00 H
Friday, 5 june
10:00 - 10:45 H
Friday, 5 june

DATA CENTERS I: Semiconductor components

Auditorium
10:45 - 11:30 H
Friday, 5 june

DATA CENTERS II: Data Centre Infrastructure

Auditorium
10:00 - 10:45 H
Friday, 5 june

The Rise of Semiconductor Cities

La Nube
10:45 - 11:30 H
Friday, 5 june

From Lab to Market: Accelerating and Funding Semiconductor Startups

La Nube
  • Mauro Xesteira. València Innovation Capital, Tech Entrepreneurship Senior Officer.
  • Carmen Martínez. ICMol – Universitat de València, Technology Transfer & Innovation Officer.
  • Israel Griol. IDEAS – Universitat Politècnica de València, Senior Officer & StartUPV Coordinator.
11:30 - 12:00 H
Friday, 5 june

Coffee Break

CaixaForum Ágora
12:00 - 12:20 H
Friday, 5 june

Guest Lecture: Perspectives of Spanish semiconductor sector in European Chips Act 2.0 scenario

Auditorium
  • Javier Ponce. Sociedad Española de Transformación Tecnológica SETT, director general.
12:20 - 12:50 H
Friday, 5 june

SETT Semiconductors Companies

Auditorium
12:15 - 14:30 H
Friday, 5 june

Valencia Silicon Business Forum

La Nube

In collaboration with Fundación de Estudios Bursátiles y Financieros.

12:50 - 13:30 H
Friday, 5 june

DEFENSE TABLE: Business

Auditorium
  • Sergio Carretero Jiménez. Airbus Defence and Space, Aerospace Systems Engineer
  • Jose Miguel Pascual. Indra, Innovation Centres Director.
  • Javier García Peláez. Navantia, Production Unit Head.
  • Daniel de los Reyes. S2GRUPO, Chief Technology & Product Officer. Valencian Community Defence Cluster
  • Javier Martí. DAS Photonics, Founder & CTO.
13:30 - 14:15 H
Friday, 5 june

HEALTH ROUNDTABLE. From Silicon to Clinical Impact

Auditorium
14:15 - 14:30 H
Friday, 5 june

Institutional Closure

Auditorium
  • Arturo Castelló. Valencia Innovation Capital, Deputy Director.
  • Rafael Sebastián. Generalitat Valenciana, Director General de Ciencia e Investigacion
  • Javier Ponce. Spanish Society for Technological Transformation, General Director.
  • Carlos G. Triviño. Valencia Silicon Cluster, General Secretary.
14:30 H
Friday, 5 june

Agreements Signature

New members:
  • INTERCLUSTERS COLLABORATION
  • AESEMI
  • AMETIC
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY
  • INT. SEMICON CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL BOARD
14:30 - 15:30 H
Friday, 5 june

Final Networking Lunch

CaixaForum Ágora