10/19/2024 – CASPA 2024 Annual Conference and Dinner Banquet

Will Abbey
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Will leads sales, field engineering, and partner enablement at Arm, helping some of the world’s most innovative organizations leverage the newest technologies to ready themselves for the next wave of digital transformation. From IP to AI, Will’s unique insight has helped the world’s technology leaders transform their products and operations.

Will joined Arm in 2004 and has held a number of leadership roles, including General Manager of Arm’s Physical Design group. Before joining Arm, he worked in product management positions at Celoxica, Infineon Technologies, and Loughborough Sound Images. He serves on the board of EnPro Industries and holds a BEng from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Ben Gu joined Cadence in 2012 and since 2018, he has led CPG’s Multiphysics System Analysis (MSA) group, which includes Voltus, Sigrity, EMX, Fidelity, Clarity, Celsius, and DCX. Previously, Ben worked in DSG, where his team developed Voltus for full chip power sign-off, which provided industry-leading capacity and performance. Under his leadership, MSA has launched numerous exciting system analysis products, including Clarity for 3D electromagnetic analysis, Celsius for electro-thermal analysis, and Optimality – Cadence’s first System Analysis AI solution. Additionally, he and his team have acquired several companies, including Numeca, Integrand, Pointwise, Future Facilities, and most recently, Cascade Technologies. Ben has articulated a compelling vision and strategy that has motivated our global team to deliver cutting-edge, high-quality solutions and customer success.Keith is currently Chief Operating Officer with Tenstorrent. Earlier he has served as Director of Strategic Relationships and Deals at Google. Before going to Google, I was SVP of Corporate Development, Strategy, and General Counsel at SiFive. I was leading various cross-functional teams to enable RISC-V technology to be effectively and affordably adopted by a large and diverse global market. Previously to that, I was the Director and Associate General Counsel at Tesla driving cross-functional teams across procurement, finance, legal, and engineering to enable new technology development for electric vehicles.
Before Tesla, I was the Vice President of Strategy and Corp Development at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). While at AMD, I progressed through various legal, operational, M&A, VC, business, and strategy roles leading large cross-functional teams (across HR, IT, Real Estate, Regulatory, Legal, Sales, PR, Marketing, Business Units, Finance, Engineering, and more) to formulate, execute, and close complex transactions that transformed AMD and larger tech ecosystems.
Prior to joining AMD, I spent three years at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati (WSGR) as a corporate/technology attorney co-leading the WSGR’s Austin Technology Transactions practice. Before that, I was a part of Motorola’s Semiconductor Product Sector working in R&D, silicon manufacturing/testing, SoC/CPU design, and legal. I started my professional career as a software engineer at Gould Electronics developing motor control systems.

Lucas Tsai, Sr. Director of Market Intelligence and Emerging Business Management, TSMC North America, is a veteran in the semiconductor industry, with ~10 years in ASIC business and ~20 years in foundry business. At TSMC he is instrumental in developing system foundry business, where he successfully brought up multi-billion accounts in both mobile OEM and datacenter CSP. He is now focused on emerging business development, VC relationship, and TSMC corporate ventures. Lucas has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University.

Colley Hwang is the President of DIGITIMES Inc, a prominent figure in the technology industry with extensive experience and expertise. His qualifications include serving as the Taiwan President of DIGITIMES Inc, holding a position as Director of the Yushan Technology Association, and working as an Adjunct Professor at National Chiao Tung University.
Mr. Hwang is a published author, with notable works including “Disconnected ICT Supply Chains – Now Power Plays Unfolding” and “Asian Edge, The East Wind, Strike, Westward and Long March, Computer Kingdom”.
His international research experience is vast, having delivered lectures across the globe including the USA, France, UK, Ireland, Belgium, India, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Israel, Turkey, Philippines, and Armenia. He has been a speaker at prestigious events organized by the Asian Development Bank, GSA, SEMI, MAP Japan, PC Expo, Hannover Messe, Computex Taipei, and Oracle Open World.
Colley has led research projects commissioned by major technology companies such as Microsoft, TSMC, Panasonic, AUO, and Eisai, as well as the governments of India and Thailand. His hands-on experience includes visiting hundreds of electronic industry sites throughout the Asia Pacific region, solidifying his position as a leading authority in the field.

AC Panel Moderator

Wendy is the VP of Business Development and Product at Expedera. With almost 20 years of engineering and business roles at Cadence, Cavium, Broadcom and NetLogic, Wendy is passionate about transforming innovative technologies into successful, market-ready products. Wendy has an EE from Peking University, a Masters in EE from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Morning Session