8:30 - 8:35 / Opening Remarks 

Zafer Mutlu, event organizer

8:35 - 8:45 am / Dean's Intro and Welcome

David W. Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean of College of Engineering, University of Arizona

8:50 - 10 am / Keynote

Todd Younkin, President & CEO, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and NIST IAC Committee Member

10:15 am - 12 pm / Panel 1

Future of Semiconductors with 1D and 2D Materials

• Uygar Avci, Group leader of Novel Devices and Memory Research, Intel
• Saptarshi Das, Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University
• Aaron Franklin, Addy Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
• Steven Koester, Russell J. Penrose Professor in Nanotechnology, University of Minnesota
• Eric Pop, Pease-Ye Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Moderator: Zafer Mutlu, University of Arizona

1:30 - 2:30 pm / Invited Talk

Ali Javey, Lam Research Distinguished Chair in Semiconductor Processing and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley

2:45 - 4 pm / Panel 2

Challenges and Opportunities in Semiconductor Workforce Development

• Liesl Folks, Vice President, Semiconductor Strategy; Director of Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
• Elizabeth Greene, Global Senior Director, Organizational Learning & Development at Lam Research
• Erik Hadland, Director of Technology Policy, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
• Patricia Simmons, Associate Program Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), NSF
• Greg Wilson, Dean of Applied Technology, Pima Community College

Moderator: Liesl Folks, University of Arizona

4:05 - 5:05 pm / A Journey from 2D to 1D van der Waals Materials and Back

Alexander A. Balandin, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA

8:30 - 9:30 am / Keynote

Raj Jammy, Semiconductor Industry Executive, President of IMEC USA operations

9:35 - 10:35 am / 2D and Magnetic Materials for Brain-Inspired Computing

Jean Anne Incorvia, Associate Professor and Fellow of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chair in Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

10:50 - 12:30 pm / Panel 3

Materials, Devices, Circuits, and Systems - and Beyond

• Michael Arnold, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Kaustav Banerjee, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Santa Barbara
• Mike Burkland, Sr. Principal Systems Engineer, Raytheon
• Russell McMullan, Research Fellow, Process Roadmap and Benchmarking, AMD
• Jeffrey Vetter, Section Head and Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Moderator: Ulya Karpuzcu, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

2 - 3 pm / Invited Talk

Carlos H. Diaz, Senior Director, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

3:15 - 4:45 pm / Panel 4

Semiconductor Research Funding and US Leadership

• Nadia A. El-Masry, Program Director, Engineering Research Centers (ERC), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), NSF
• Paul Hale, Deputy Director of CHIPS R&D Metrology
• Patricia Simmons, Associate Program Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), NSF
• Gilroy Vandentop, Vice President and Director of Corporate University Research, Intel Labs, Intel Corporation; SRC board member
• Kashyap Yellai, Program Manager for Logic & Memory Devices (LMD), Nanomanufacturing Materials & Processes (NMP) and Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) programs of Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

Moderator: Mehmet Belviranli, Colorado School of Mines