Welcome – Yaning Zou, TUD, COREnect Project Manager and Moderator of the workshop (5 mn)

The Importance of Microelectronics and Connectivity for Europe – Marco Ceccarelli, EC/DG CNECT (15 mn)

IPCEI 2 Goals and Status – Nicolas Gouze, VDI-VDE/IT, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, supported by its funding agency VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (15 mn)

Q&A (15 mn)

Connectivity-related Topics in the ECS SRIA – Patrick Cogez, AENEAS (15 mn)

Microelectronics-related Topics in the SNS SRIA – Alex Kaloxylos, 6G IA (15 mn)

Q&A 10 (mn)

Coffee break (10 mn)

Hexa-X 6G Vision/Use Cases/ KPIs/KVIs – Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia (15 mn)

General Introduction to the COREnect Roadmap – Bjorn Debaillie, imec (10 mn)

Results from COREnect Expert Group 1 “Compute & Store” – Gerhard Fettweis, TUD, EG1 Chair (15 mn)

Results from COREnect Expert Group 2 “Connect & Communicate” – Piet Wambacq, imec, EG2 Chair (15 mn)

Results from COREnect Expert Group 3 “Sense & Power” – Manuela Neyer, Infineon, EG3 Chair (15 mn)

Q&A (15 mn)

Opportunity for SMEs around Microelectronics and Connectivity

• 5G and beyond: sparking a Cambrian explosion in the IT ecosystem – Werner Haas, Cyberus (10 mn)

• Showcasing the power of 5G devices for professional content production: the 5G-RECORDS approach – Manuel Fuentes, Fivecomm (10 mn)

• Acceleration for 5G infrastructure and edge computing – Benoit De Dinechin, Kalray (10 mn)

• Electronic and photonic novel key-enablers in the 5G-PHOS network architecture (Paul van Dijk, LioniX International) (10 mn)

Keynote: Extending Digital Sovereignty to 6G: a Hardware Perspective – Sebastiano Bertani, Tanaza, European DIGITAL SME Alliance (20 mn)

Q&A (10 mn)

Coffee break (10 mn)

COREnect Strategy/Vision: White Paper and Initial Analysis on Investment Requirements – Fredrik Tillman, Ericsson, and Patrick Pype, NXP (20 mn)

SMEs in the Microelectronics and Connectivity Ecosystem – Initial Recommendations – Jacques Magen, AUSTRALO, NetworldEurope SME WG Chair (10 mn)

Panel: “Connectivity and Microelectronics, the twin foundations of European digital sovereignty and economy” –includes Q&A with all participants (90 mn)

Moderator: Gerhard Fettweis (TUD, COREnect Project Coordinator); participants: Mohand Achouche (Nokia), Frederic Gianesello (STMicroelectronics), Frank Hofmann (Bosch), Werner Haas (Cyberus), Benoit De Dinechin (Kalray), Kari Leino (Business Finland), Bernard Barani (EC/DG CNECT).

• What are the major challenges Europe facing right now in the microelectronics and connectivity domains? Is the trend of disaggregation and ORAN a friend or foe?

• How should Europe act and what would be the roles of different stakeholders, e.g., large industry, SMEs, RTOs, academia, public authority? What would be the required investment and conditions?

• Is this domain an opportunity for European SMEs, and how? If so, what should be done to support SMEs?

• What are the conditions for the emergence of one or more “European champions” in the field?

  *** Closing date for registration: 31st of January, at 11:00 AM CET.