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The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice

The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice: The EU's Semiconductor Angle
Jari Kinaret

Jari Kinaret

Executive Director at Chips JU

Prof. Jari Kinaret has been Executive Director of the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) since October 2023. Before that, he was Director of the Graphene Flagship from 2013, one of the EU’s largest research initiatives, with a budget of one billion euros. He is Professor of Physics at Chalmers University of Technology and has held research posts in Copenhagen and Gothenburg. He holds MSc degrees in theoretical physics and electrical engineering from the University of Oulu and a PhD in physics from MIT.

Sessions

Theatre - Main stage Keynote

15:00–16:00

European Chip Design Platform launch with the presence of EVP Virkkunen

Speaker
EVP Henna Virkkunen

Henna Virkkunen

Executive VP European Commission
Jari Kinaret

Jari Kinaret

Executive Director at Chips JU
Patrick Vandenameele

Patrick Vandenameele

CEO, imec
Romano Hoofman

Romano Hoofman

Strategic Development Director at imec & EuroCDP Coordinator
Paul Williamson

Paul Williamson

Senior Vice President at ARM
Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Corporate Vice President at Cadence
Geoffrey Lee

Geoffrey Lee

Vice President at Siemens EDA
Antonio Varas

Antonio Varas

Chief Strategy Officer at Synopsys
Moderator
Silvana Muscella

Silvana Muscella

CEO of Trust-IT, ALLPROS.eu Technical Coordinator

Join us at The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice

4 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026