Jimena Garcia Romeu

VP of AESEMI and CEO of Alcyon Photonics

Jimena García-Romeu Núñez is a distinguished executive whose career embodies the rare fusion of technical mastery and strategic vision. A Telecommunications Engineer from the prestigious Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, she further honed her leadership through elite programs including UCLA’s W50 and an Executive MBA at EOI. Her illustrious career across business development, marketing, and strategy has spanned some of the worlds most influential corporations: Freenow, Telefónica, Huaweai, Microsoft, and Vodafone. Since 2019, as CEO of Alcyon Photonics, she has driven the company’s commercialisation and scaling with vision and precision, navigating complex industry landscapes with exceptional acumen to seize emerging opportunities.

Sessions

Theatre - Main stage Panel

09:50–10:30

Breakthrough innovations, leadership and talent shaping Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem

Europe’s semiconductor ambitions depend on leaders who can turn breakthrough technologies into industrial scale, navigate uncertainty and build strong ecosystems. Bringing together perspectives from industry, entrepreneurship and research, the session will explore what leadership Europe needs to compete globally, scale innovation and broaden the talent pipeline for the next generation.