From Education to Innovation — Building the Future of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Apr 1 – 2, 2026
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
America/New_York timezone
Championing New Approaches to Reestablishing US Dominance in Semiconductors & Microelectronics

Session

Morning Day 1

M2
Apr 1, 2026, 9:00 AM
Ball Room (Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel)

Ball Room

Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel

866 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

Conveners

Morning Day 1

  • George White (Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Morning Day 1

  • Patricia Mead (Department Chair at Norfolk State University)

Morning Day 1

  • TBD

Morning Day 1: Welcome and Provost Remarks

  • Provosts: Dr. Charlene Gilbert, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Clark Atlanta University
  • Welcome: Dr. Frances Williams, Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, Clark Atlanta University
  • Dr. George White, Executive Director, Strategic Partnership, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Raheem Beyah, Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Fran Dillard (Vice President Global Culture & Workforce at Micron Technology)
4/1/26, 9:15 AM

Micron Technology

Armond Duncan (Sr. Program Manager at Micron Technology), Danielle Ferguson-Macklin (Talent Communities Program Manager at Teradyne), Robert Hoogland (Department Manager Embedded Software at ASML), Tara McCaughey (Strategic University Partnership Manager at GlobalFoundries)
4/1/26, 10:30 AM
Debbie Black-Conn (Microelectronics Commons WFD Lead, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory), Dr James Moore III (Assistant Director, Directorate for STEM Education at National Science Foundation), Dr LaShauna Evans (Program Manager National Science Portal at Air Force Office of Science and Research), Michelle Williams-Vaden (Executive Director at SEMI Foundation)
4/1/26, 11:30 AM
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