November 4-6, 2009 | The Lodge at Sonoma | Sonoma, CA

Wednesday, November 4 | Thursday, November 5 | Friday, November 6 | Panel Descriptions and Panelists

Wednesday, November 4
Pre-Conference Hors d'oeuvres and Cocktails Reception Location: The Stone Building Sponsored by SVTC	6:30 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 5
Breakfast Location: The Stone Building Sponsored by AEPI and Leti	7:30 – 8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group Alissa Fitzgerald, Governing Council Member, MEMS Industry Group Morning Keynote Speaker  Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Dr. Shoichi Narahashi, Executive Research Engineer, NTT DOCOMO Research Laboratories Introduction by Steven Dwyer, Vice President and General Manager, EV Group	8:30 – 9:30 am
Coffee Break Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by Okmetic	9:30 – 10:00 am
Panel 1: MEMS Bio/Medical Devices Location: The Sonoma Ballroom	10:00 – 11:00 am
Panel 2: Energy/Environmental Sensing and Green MEMS  Location: The Sonoma Ballroom	11:00 – 12:00 pm
Buffet Lunch Location: The Stone Building	12:00 – 1:30 pm
Panel 3: MEMS Automotive Location: The Sonoma Ballroom	1:30 - 2:30 pm
Coffee Break Sponsored by Fab Owners Association	2:30 - 3:00 pm
Panel 4: Next Generation MEMS in Consumer Electronics	3:00-4:00 pm
Cookie Break Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates	4:00-4:30 pm
Afternoon Keynote and closing thoughts for the day Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Dr. Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of the Department of NanoMedicine and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, University of Texas Introduction by Thomas R. Mika, President and CEO, Tegal Corporation	4:30 - 5:30 pm
Dinner - Featuring Sonoma Sommelier at the Stone Building at the Lodge at Sonoma Location: The Stone Building Sponsored by Analog Devices	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Friday, November 6, 2008
Breakfast Location: The Stone Building Sponsored by Lam Research	8:00 - 9:00 am
Panel 5: MEMS Market Panel  Location: The Sonoma Ballroom Introduction by David Haynes, Business Services Director, Surface Technology Systems	9:00 - 11:00 am
Closing Comments Location: The Sonoma Ballroom	11:00 - 11:15 am

Panel Descriptions and Featured Panelists

Bio/Medical Devices and MEMS

Where are the growth opportunities for MEMS in medical field? In medical imaging, ultrasonic transducers enabled by MEMS are transforming how people receive medical treatment. Lab-on-chip technology enabled by MEMS is also creating new opportunities in the medical field. This panel will be a must for those wanting to invest in a dynamic and potentially lucrative field.

Panelists:

Junji Adachi
Senior Vice President
BEANS

Doug Lee
CEO
OrthoMEMS

Per Slycke
CTO & Founder
Xsens Technologies B.V.

Thijs Viegers
CTO
Philips Applied Technologies

Moderator:

Brian Wirth
Global Product Manager, MEMS
GE Sensing
 

Energy/Environmental Sensing and Green MEMS

How MEMS is enabling a green planet. Through projects like Smart Grid being pioneered by companies like IBM and GE, MEMS is playing a leading role in developing technologies to tackle the world’s challenge to reduce emissions, monitor and report energy usage and reduce energy consumption, while creating great business opportunities. Topics will include the exciting new MEMS-enabled development of energy harvesting products and smart grid.

Panelists:

Keith Abate
Director of Business Development
Perpetuum

Robert Andosca
Founder, President & CEO
MicroGen Systems LLC

Chris Van Hoof, PhD
Heterogeneous Integrated Microsystems Director
IMEC - Leuven & HOLST Centre - Eindhoven 

Eric Young
General Partner
Canaan Partners

Moderator:

Paul Werbaneth
Vice President, Marketing and Applications
Tegal Corporation

MEMS Automotive

This panel will discuss how MEMS is driving the transformation of the automotive industry through intelligent sensor fusion and the integration of multiple sensors. The panel will highlight some of the many initiatives that are promoting the manufacture of energy efficient electrical cars, including the Association for European NanoElectronics Activities’ E3Car. Panelists will discuss the new opportunities for MEMS companies in automotive, and hear from automotive manufacturers, suppliers and integrators about why they are investing in MEMS as a way to re-invent the auto industry.

Panelists:

Reiner John
Senior Manager
Infineon

Gary O'Brien
Director, Advanced MEMS Design Group
Robert Bosch LLC Research and Technology Center

Pietro Perlo
Director, Technology Division
FIAT

Jeanne Krayer Pitz, Ph.D.
Sensor Interface/Power Products Technologist
Mixed Signal Automotive
Texas Instruments, Inc.

Moderator:

Mark Martin
Vice President & General Manager, Micromachined Products Division
Analog Devices

Next Generation MEMS in Consumer Electronics

MEMS makes stuff cooler, just ask your kids. MEMS has changed--or is about to change--the user-interface experience in pretty much every consumer good you can think of: cameras, cell phone, game controllers – where we are interacting with devices using human senses rather than a button. Come hear how the Apple iPhone and Nintendo Wii have opened up new business opportunities for smart companies that are utilizing the user interface capabilities of MEMS enabled consumer products.

Panelists:

Dr. Frank Bartels
Founder & CEO
Bartels Mikrotechnik

Bryan D. Hoadley
Executive VP & General Manager
Movea

Chad Lucien
Vice President - Freespace® Products
Hillcrest Labs

Becky Oh
CEO
PNI Corporation

Moderator:

Benedetto Vigna
Vice President & General Manager, MEMS and Healthcare Division
STMicroelectronics

 Market Analyst Panel

A panel of leading MEMS market analysts will assess the MEMS market outlook and take audience questions. Discussion topics will include: What opportunities for growth in MEMS has the economic downturn uncovered and/or created? What are the hot MEMS markets, and which companies are gaining ground in them? Are there product possibilities for MEMS that haven’t even been considered yet? These panelists will stand behind their market research, point out areas of agreement, and voice any differences of opinion—all in an open, audience-engaging forum that will aim to draw an accurate picture of where the MEMS market is moving.

Panelists:

Jérémie Bouchaud
Principal Analyst, MEMS
iSuppli

Jean-Christophe "JC" Eloy
President and CEO
Yole Développement

Roger Grace
President
Roger Grace Associates

Steve Ohr
Director of Research for Analog Semiconductors and Power Management Devices
Gartner

Moderator:

R. Colin Johnson
Technology Editor
EETimes