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Lithuanian Chip Industry 2.0
June 3 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm UTC+2

The Innovation Agency together with FTMC and the National Chip Centre of Excellence ChipsC2-LT invites you to an event to present the newly opened National Chip Centre of Excellence ChipsC2-LT and to discuss the development opportunities of the Lithuanian semiconductor ecosystem.
The conference will take place on June 3 (Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In hall A101 (Saulėtekio al. 3).
At the event you will learn:
- how ChipsC2-LT will contribute to the development of an advanced chip ecosystem, from technology and pilot lines to training and innovation,
- how Siemens and EDA solutions help startups grow
- What lessons can we take from the international centres of excellence.
Target group:
Companies operating in the fields of semiconductors, electronics, optics, photonics, automation and defense electronics; business associations; representatives of the public sector; research and higher education institutions.
Registration: click here
Program:
8.30–09.00
Registration and welcome coffee
09.00–09.10
Greeting
Marius Stasiukaitis | Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, responsible for Economic Promotion, Industry and Innovation
Regina Valutytė | Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Ramūnas Skaudžius | FTMC Director
09.10–09.20
Welcome and Presentation of the Chips Joint Undertaking
Angela Rinaldi | Chips JU Program Coordinator (online)
09.20–10.20
Presentation of the ChipsC2-LT Chip Centre of Excellence
Gediminas Račiukaitis | ChipsC2-LT Coordinator, Head of Laser Technology Division, NFTMC
Saulius Tumėnas | Head of Semiconductor Optics Laboratory, NFTMC
Francis Vitta | Vice-Dean of Science and Strategic Development, Vilnius University
Mindaugas Žilys | Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Kaunas University of Technology
Vaidotas Brazdėnas | Head of the Department of Computing and Communication Technologies, Faculty of Electronics, Vilnius Gediminas University of Technology
10.20–11.20
Experiences and opportunities for cooperation between European Chip Centres of Excellence. Presentations by representatives of the Chip Competence Centres of Estonia, Latvia and France
Jaan Raik | Professor at Tallinn University of Technology, Head of the Centre for Reliable Computing Systems (Department of Computer Systems)
Alice Pizika | Head of the Latvian Chip Centre of Excellence, Science and Innovation Centre of Riga Technical University; Harald Clover | Head of Innovation Strategy at Riga Technical University, deep technology investor at Positron Ventures
Régis Hamelin | CSA (Chips for Europe Shared Access) aCCCess (Chips Competence Centres) project coordinator, Technology Manager (CTO) at BLUMORPHO
11.20–11.50
Coffee break
11.50–12.00
Eureka Globalstars Funding Opportunities for Lithuanian and Taiwanese Semiconductor Projects
Lina Kisielė | Head of the Science-Business Cooperation Division, Research Council of Lithuania
12.00–12.20
Business expectations and directions of cooperation. Teltonika’s approach to the development of the chip sector
Mindaugas Gaspariūnas | Project Manager, Teltonika IoT group
12.20–12.45
Democratization of the design of electronic systems. How Siemens and EDA Solutions empower European SMEs
Denis Lobzov | Siemens Electronic Design Automation Representative
Paul Double | CEO of EDA Solutions
12.45–13.30
Discussion | Do we have a strategy for the chip sector in Lithuania?
Gediminas Račiukaitis | Head of Laser Technology Division, NFTMC
Mindaugas Gaspariūnas | Project Manager, Teltonika IoT group
Marius Stasiukaitis | Vice-Minister of the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation
SME Representative (TBC)
13.30–15.00
Lunch and networking