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The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice

The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice: The EU's Semiconductor Angle
Michel Sarlotte

Michel Sarlotte

Department chief - Thales

Michel Sarlotte is a hardware technology expert at Thales Communications & Security (Thales SIX). He coordinates work on electronic solutions, packaging and interconnect, and on the long-term technology roadmaps Thales needs. He was previously Head of the System-on-Chip Department at Thales SIX. In that role he oversaw ASIC, SoC and FPGA development for telecom, network, security and radio applications. He is active in European collaborative research projects and serves as a technical expert for the Eureka cluster Xecs. He is an engineer in electronics and ASIC design.

Sessions

Theatre - Main stage Panel

11:55–12:35

From Technology Needs to Semiconductor Demand

Europe’s ambitions in AI, cloud, HPC, telecom and strategic infrastructure will drive semiconductor demand. The panel will examine required capabilities, how needs can become roadmaps and market signals, and how Demand Accelerators can support coordination.

Speaker
Michel Sarlotte

Michel Sarlotte

Department chief - Thales
ignacio

Ignacio Martín Llorente

Managing Director - Business Development at OpenNebula
Bernard Barani

Bernard Barani

Senior Consultant - Telecom/IT
Timo Tenhovuori

Timo Tenhovuori

Nokia, Head of semiconductors
eric

Eric Eppe

Vice President, Bull Group
Moderator
Frank Bösenberg

Frank Bösenberg

Managing Director Silicon Saxony

Join us at The Technology Sovereignty Package in Practice

4 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026