Ignacio Martín Llorente

Managing Director - Business Development at OpenNebula

Dr. Ignacio M. Llorente is Managing Director of OpenNebula, the open-source platform for managing cloud, edge and AI infrastructure. OpenNebula runs more than 5,000 clouds worldwide. Since 2022 he has chaired the Cloud and Edge Working Group of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud. Since 2024 he has coordinated the Advanced Cloud Capabilities workstream of the €3 billion IPCEI-CIS programme. He is one of the early contributors to cloud computing research and a highly cited author, and he received the ARITMEL 2020 Computer Science Award. He is Full Professor at Complutense University of Madrid and has held positions at Harvard University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and NASA. He has advised the European Commission, the World Economic Forum and national governments. He holds a PhD and an Executive MBA from IE Business School.

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.