Semiconductor Big Ideas Conference
We are very pleased to announce the inaugural Semiconductor “Big Ideas” conference, organized jointly by New Street Research, Boston Consulting Group, and Applied Materials.
The full-day virtual event will feature a unique group of speakers from across the technology value chain who will share their perspective on the future of the semiconductor industry.
September 9th, 2021
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Agenda
10:00-10:15 | Pierre Ferragu, New Street Research / Ramiro Palma, BCG | Intro |
10:15-11:00 | Gary Dickerson, CEO, Applied Materials | From Materials to Systems - The PPACt Playbook |
11:00-11:45 | Dr. Mark D. Hill, Microsoft Azure & U. Wisconsin | In Computer Architecture, We Don’t Change the Questions, We Change the Answers |
11:45-12:30 | Peter Chapman, CEO, IonQ | The Roadmap towards Quantum Computing at Scale |
12:30-13:15 | Dr. Cliff Young, Software Engineer, Google | Co-design from semiconductors to A.I. |
13:15-14:00 | Dr. Bryan Catanzaro, VP Applied Deep Learning, Nvidia | Scaling out of Giant A.I. Models - A Chip to System Approach |
14:00-14:45 | Andrew Feldman, CEO, Cerebras | Deep Dive into the Industry's Largest A.I. Accelerator Chip |
14:45-15:30 | Gregg Lowe, CEO, Cree/Wolfspeed | The Power Semiconductor Revolution |
15:30-16:15 | Durga Malladi, SVP & GM 5G, Qualcomm | 5G Evolution in Networks and Devices |
16:15-16:30 | Pierre Ferragu, New Street Research / Ramiro Palma, BCG | Closing Remarks |
all times EDT
Speakers

Rony Abovitz
Serial Entrepreneur, spatial computing expert, founder Magic Leap

Dr. Bryan Catanzaro
Nvidia
VP Applied Deep Learning

Gary Dickerson
Applied Materials
CEO

Andrew Feldman
Cerebras
CEO

Dr. Mark D. Hill
Microsoft Azure & U. Wisconsin

Gregg Lowe
Cree/Wolfspeed
CEO

Dr. Cliff Young
Google Brain
Software Engineer

Peter Chapman
IonQ
CEO

Durga Malladi
Qualcomm
SVP & GM 5G Mobile Broadband & Infrastructure