Speakers
We are delighted to confirm participation from a growing list of leading companies, including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), TechWorks, UK Electronics Skills Foundation, Clas-SiC, KuasaSemi, Connected Places Catapult, and more!
The conference will bring together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and innovators from across the SiC ecosystem to discuss the latest developments, opportunities, and challenges shaping this strategically important technology sector.
Professor Peter Gammon, University of Warwick
Peter Gammon is Professor of Power Electronic Devices at the University of Warwick, where he leads the WMG Semiconductor Innovation Group. His research seeks to bridge the gap between semiconductor innovation and industrial deployment, developing advanced silicon carbide (SiC) technologies that enable more efficient electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, electricity networks and satellites.
Harry Mustoe, Senior Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
Andy Benn, Collins Aerospace
Andrew Benn is Associate Director of Engineering at Collins Aerospace, where he leads the development of motor drive systems for next-generation electrified aircraft. He has over 15 years of experience in aerospace electrical power systems, specialising in silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, electric propulsion, and motor drive technologies.
Dr Temoc Rodriguex, Ricardo
Dr. Temoc Rodriguez obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge. He has worked in the field of power electronics for over 25 years, and he is currently Global Technical Expert on electric propulsion systems at Ricardo. Prior to joining Ricardo, Dr. Rodriguez worked in the field of renewable power generation, industrial power supplies and motor drives, and aircraft electronic systems.
Charlie Bellinghall, Department of Science, Innovation & Technology
Charlie Bellingall is the Head of Semiconductor Innovation in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. His role is focussed on supporting the research, innovation and commercialisation of semiconductor technologies in the UK, helping deliver the semiconductor priorities in the Industrial Strategy Digital & Technologies Sector Plan and the recently announced UK AI Hardware Plan.
Charles Sturman, Techworks
Mike Bishop, UK Seimconductor Centre
Mike Bishop is Head of Communications at the UK Semiconductor Centre, where he leads efforts to support the promotion and growth of the UK semiconductor sector, helping to showcase UK capability internationally and strengthen collaboration across industry, academia and government.
Stewart Edmondson, UK Electronics Skills Foundation
Stewart Edmondson has been the CEO of the UK Electronics Skills Foundation since 2015.He has a degree in Electronics and a wide range of engineering and training management experience in both the public and private sectors. He has been a Chartered Engineer for over 30 years and is a Fellow of the IET.
Dr Craig Fisher, Vishay Intertechnology Inc
Dr David Clark, Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd
David has a strong background in silicon and silicon carbide (SiC) process integration. He started his career in 1993 in silicon process engineering at Hughes Microelectronics/Raytheon Systems, moving into process integration and device engineering. In 2004, David moved into SiC process integration and has experience across many SiC device technologies including various diodes, MOSFET’s, JFET’s, BJT’s, and MESFET’s.
Tim Rumney, Customer Interconnect Ltd
Professor Mike Jennings, Swansea University
Mike has over 20 years of experience in the design, fabrication and characterisation of wide bandgap power semiconductor device technologies (silicon carbide, gallium nitride and gallium oxide) for application in power electronics. In 2022 he received a personal Chair in Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductor Devices at Swansea University.
Professor Marina Antoniou, University of Warwick
Prof. Marina Antoniou is a Professor in Semiconductor Devices in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, a position she has held since 2025.
Dr Saeed Jahdi, University of Bristol
Professor Asen Asenov, University of Glasgow
Dr. Asen Asenov is the James Watt Professor of Electrical Engineering at Glasgow University in Scotland. He was a founder and CEO of Gold Standard Simulations (UK) created in 2016 and later acquired by Synopsys.
Dr Jens Baringhaus, Robert Bosch GmbH
Jens Baringhaus was born in Hannover, Germany, June 14, 1987. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc degrees in physics from the University of Hannover, Germany, in 2009 and 2011, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in semiconductor physics from the same institution in 2015.
Dr Sami Bolat, Hitachi Energy
John Tingay, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology
Michael Mawby KuasaSemi Ltd
Michael graduated from Newcastle University with a first-class Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Michael has been working full time for KuasaSemi since June 2023. He has previously worked as a Senior Power Electronics Engineer at Lyra Electronics, where he worked as the lead electronics engineer on several APC projects including APC12 Escape and APC15 @FutureBev.
Dr David Green, Silvaco
David Green, PhD, is a Principal Field Applications Engineer for Silvaco, based in UK. He joined Silvaco in 2007, with responsibilities including pre and post-sales support of TCAD customers globally, with a focus on EMEA.
Dr David Price, KLA
Dr. David W. Price is a Senior Director at KLA responsible for specialty semiconductor inflections, including automotive and wide bandgap devices. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Price has been with KLA for 29 years, serving in applications engineering and program management roles. He has published over 80 papers in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and semiconductor process control, and holds 12 patents in the field.
Dr Nazareno Donato, University of Cambridge
Dr Nazareno Donato is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Power Device Engineer at Cambridge Microelectronics Ltd. He has over ten years of experience in power semiconductor physics, modelling and characterisation, specialising in SiC, GaN and diamond technologies.
Professor Cristian Bonato, Heriot-Watt University
Dr Ingo Ludtke, CSA Catapult
Ingo received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Glamorgan in 1998. Before joining the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, he worked for Sanken Electric, a Japanese power semiconductor and power supply manufacturer, holding various roles in their European operation, including manager and technical lead on three-phase motor control hardware and software design, technical director and deputy managing director.
Dr Hamza Shakeel, Queens University Belfast
Dr Hamza Shakeel is a Reader at the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB). He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA (2015), where he specialized in micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology based chemical sensors.