CASPA 35th Annual Conference & Dinner Banquet
The CEO Summit
Celebrating 35 Years of Semiconductor Innovation & Leadership
35 Years. One Historic Stage.
As CASPA celebrates its 35th Anniversary, we are proud to present CASPA’s largest-ever gathering of global semiconductor CEOs.
For the first time in CASPA history, an extraordinary lineup of world-renowned CEOs, founders, technology pioneers, Nobel Laureates, venture capital leaders, and industry visionaries will come together for The CEO Summit, sharing their vision for AI, semiconductors, advanced computing, and the technologies shaping the next decade.
Under this year’s theme, “Silicon, Systems, and Intelligence: Designing the Next Decade,” the Summit will explore how today’s breakthroughs in advanced silicon, intelligent systems, and AI infrastructure are transforming industries and defining the future of technology.
From global semiconductor leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, these distinguished speakers collectively represent organizations driving trillions of dollars in technology innovation and powering virtually every modern computing platform. Their insights will provide a unique perspective on the opportunities, challenges, and breakthroughs that will shape the next era of computing.
One of the highlights of the Summit will be an exclusive on-stage conversation between Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, and Jimmy Cheng, President of CASPA (2026–2027), offering rare insights into leadership, innovation, and the future of the semiconductor industry.
Whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, investor, engineer, researcher, student, or aspiring innovator, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the leaders defining the future of semiconductors, AI, and pintelligent systems while connecting with some of the brightest minds across the global technology ecosystem.
Distinguished CEO Summit Speakers
- Lip-Bu Tan — CEO, Intel
One of the world’s most respected technology leaders, leading Intel’s transformation for the AI era. - Ajit Manocha — President & CEO, SEMI
Leading the global semiconductor industry’s largest association and advancing worldwide collaboration. - Albert Kim — Head of Samsung Ventures America Investing in breakthrough startups that will shape the next generation of technology.
- Andrew Feldman — Co-Founder & CEO, Cerebras Systems Pioneering wafer-scale AI computing that is redefining large-scale artificial intelligence.
- Anna Goldie — Founder & CEO, Recursive Intelligence AI pioneer applying cutting-edge machine learning to accelerate scientific discovery.
- Prof. Chenming Hu — Father of the FinFET (3D Transistor)
Inventor of the revolutionary FinFET technology powering nearly every modern processor. - David K. Lam — Founder, Lam Research
Legendary entrepreneur who built one of the world’s leading semiconductor equipment companies. - Dylan Patel — Founder & CEO, SemiAnalysis
One of the semiconductor industry’s most influential analysts on AI infrastructure and advanced computing. - Faraj Aalaei — CEO, Cognichip
Veteran semiconductor executive driving the next generation of intelligent chip technologies. - Gavin Uberti — Founder & CEO, Etched
Building purpose-built AI chips designed specifically for transformer models. - Irving Tan — CEO, Western Digital
Leading one of the world’s premier data storage companies into the AI era. - John Martinis — Nobel Laureate in Physics
World-renowned physicist whose pioneering research is advancing the future of quantum computing. - Khurram Ismail — Chief Product Officer, SanDisk Driving next-generation flash memory and storage innovation for AI workloads.
- Mark Wade — CEO, Ayar Labs
Revolutionizing AI infrastructure through optical interconnect technology. - Mary Ellen Randall — President & CEO, IEEE
Leading the world’s largest engineering and technology professional organization. - Michael Hurlston — CEO, Lumentum
Driving innovations in photonics that power next-generation AI connectivity. - Michael Xie — President & Co-Founder, Fortinet Cybersecurity pioneer protecting the world’s largest enterprises and digital infrastructure.
- Naveen Rao — Founder & CEO, Unconventional AI
Renowned AI innovator building the next generation of intelligent computing. - Paul Cho — President, Samsung Semiconductor Leading one of the world’s largest semiconductor organizations and technology innovators.
- Raghib Hussain — CEO, Altera
Driving the future of programmable computing and FPGA innovation. - Rodrigo Liang — Co-Founder & CEO, SambaNova Systems Building one of the world’s leading enterprise AI computing platforms.
- Sassine Ghazi — President & CEO, Synopsys
Leading the world’s premier electronic design automation company powering next-generation chip design. - Shahin Farshchi — General Partner, Lux Capital, One of Silicon Valley’s leading deep-tech investors, backing transformative startups in semiconductors, AI, robotics, and advanced technologies.
- Sid Sheth — Founder & CEO, d-Matrix
Developing breakthrough AI inference hardware for tomorrow’s data centers. - Stacy Rasgon — Managing Director, Bernstein
One of Wall Street’s most influential semiconductor and AI industry analysts. - Sunghyun Park — Founder & CEO, Rebellions
Leading Korea’s next-generation AI semiconductor revolution. - Xin Guo — CEO, Solidigm
Driving enterprise storage innovation that powers AI and cloud computing.
Date: October 23–24, 2026
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
More details will be announced soon. https://caspaceosummit.com/
Join us for what promises to be the most significant CEO Summit in CASPA’s 35-year history.