Ecosystem Events

Fairmont Château Laurier – The Canadian Room Coffee and tea will be provided as of 8:30 8:45 – 9:00 Introduction and welcoming remarks (CMC)

• Peter Stokes and Maxan Fergerson-Dyer, CMC Microsystems

The Canadian Semiconductor Ecosystem

9:00 – 9:15 The Canadian Semiconductor Ecosystem

• Omer Kaya, Global Advantage Consulting

9:20 – 9:55 Compound Semiconductors: Capabilities and Opportunities

• Velko Tzolov, NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC)
• Tom MacElwee, GaN Systems – Sub-topic: Power Transistors
• Use case: Jim Hjartarson, Inpho Inc.

10:10 – 10:45 NanoSOI –  A Rapid Prototyping Foundry Service for Photonic Integrated Circuits:  Capabilities and Applications

• Mirwais Aktary, Applied Nanotools
• Use case: Rafal Janik, Xanadu

10:45 – 11:05 Networking & Health Break with refreshments 11:05 – 11:25 Homegrown MEMS

• Claude Jean, Teledyne MEMS

11:30 – 12:15 Panel discussion: Bridging the Valley of Death

• Moderator: Jackson Hamilton, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Deep Tech Venture Fund
• Hojjat Salemi, Ranovus Inc.
• Ron Glibbery, Peraso Inc.
• Réjean Fontaine, Université de Sherbrooke
• Duncan Stewart, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Deep Tech Venture Fund

12:15 – 13:00

LUNCH

 

Canadian Semiconductor Strategy

13:00 – 13:20 Canadian Semiconductor Strategy: IBM’s POV

• Stéphane Tremblay, IBM Canada

13:25 – 14:10 Panel discussion: Government Investments and Policy in Support of Innovation

• Moderator: Murad Hemmadi, The Logic
• Charles Vincent, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Chris Ouslis, NRC-IRAP
• Jeff McNamee, SECTR – Semiconductor Ecosystem and Centre for Training and Research
• Laurent Carbonneau, Council of Canadian Innovators

Advanced Manufacturing in Canada

14:15 – 14:55 Prototyping and Small Volume Manufacturing in University-based Micro/Nano Labs

• Aaron Hryciw, Alberta nanoFAB, University of Alberta
• Marie-Josee Gour, 3IT, Université de Sherbrooke
• Use case: Matthew Hamer, Nord Quantique

14:55 – 15:10 Networking and health break with refreshments 15:10 – 15:30 Bringing it all together: Packaging, Assembly and Test

• David Danovitch, Université de Sherbrooke

15:35 – 16:10 Canada as a Home for Design Centres

• Moderator: Peter Stokes, CMC Microsystems
• Martin Snelgrove, Untether AI/Kapik Integrations
• Gary Depelteau, BTA Design Services
• David Lynch, CMC Microsystems

Creating a Sustainable Ecosystem

16:15 – 17:00 Panel discussion: Where do we go from here? 

• Moderator: Lynn McNeil, Elk Strategies, CMC Microsystems
• Madison Rilling, Optonique
• Paul Slaby, Canada’s Semiconductor Council (CSC)
• Niraj Mathur, Blumind / VentureLAB Hardware Catalyst Initiative
• Kexing Liu, Photons Canada

17:00 – 19:00 Reception and Networking Session Opening remarks: Sir Terrence Matthews, founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover International