Summit and Semiconductor Dinner

Dr. Ian J. Stewart, as the executive director of the CNS office in Washington, DC, specializes in export controls, sanctions, and emerging technology control. His previous roles include leading a nonproliferation program at King’s College London and serving as a nuclear engineer with the British Ministry of Defence, focusing on counterproliferation and nuclear deterrent strategies.
Holding Master’s degrees in both nuclear science and technology and electrical and electronic engineering, Dr. Stewart received his PhD in War Studies from King’s College London (KCL). His research, primarily centering on export controls and the history of nonproliferation measures, is exemplified in his book, ‘International Nuclear Export Controls and Non-Proliferation: The Collective Action Problem.’

Phoebe Tan is a Partner at Xora Innovation, a deep tech venture firm backed by Temasek. She drives the creation and investment of early-stage semiconductor and advanced materials companies that power the next generation of computing and communications. A leader in advanced materials and frontier tech, she has built companies from the ground up in Taiwan, guiding them from concept through multiple stages of growth. With experience spanning the U.S., Taiwan, and Singapore, Phoebe has executed cross-border technology transfers, managed extensive intellectual property portfolios, and bridged research, industry, and capital to accelerate hardware innovation. She holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and has been an invited speaker at leading international forums including SEMI, IEEE, and other global industry platforms.

Michelle steers AWS Singapore’s Enterprise business across a diverse range of industries in Banking & Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Media, Travel and Logistics. She leads a passionate group of builders who are helping customers to transform through cloud acceleration.

Prior to AWS, she was part of Health care & Life Sciences team at Google Cloud. Michelle has held leadership roles at IBM, running the ASEAN Commercial and Digital Business segment and was also previously IBM Singapore’s Country Manager for Public Sector (Government & Healthcare).

Michelle is a strong champion for people development and is an active member of Girls in Tech, a mentorship program for female STEM professionals.

Prof. Ng received his Ph.D degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and joined the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore in the School of EEE in 1995. Currently, he also serves as the Executive Director of the National Semiconductor Translational and Innovation Centre for GaN [NSTIC (GaN)]. His current research specializations include (1) Gallium Nitride (GaN) High-Electron-Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) and (2) III-V compound semiconductor devices for high-frequency and Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) applications. He is the recipient of the Singapore’s Defense Technology Prize Team (MMIC R&D) award in 2007 and Individual (R&D) Award in 2023.

Prof. Gong Xiao is currently the Head of Department for SiC Power Electronics in the Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR. He obtained his PhD from NUS in 2013 and was a Visiting Scientist at MIT in the year of 2014. His research interest includes advanced transistors and emerging memories for in-memory computing, ultra-wide bandgap power device technology, monolithic 3D integration, and opto-electronic integrated circuits. He has won many awards, including the Bronze Medal at the 6th TSMC Outstanding Student Researcher Award, the Best Student Paper Award at VLSI Symposium (2017, 2021, and 2024), the Best Demo Paper Award at VLSI Symposium (2022, 2023, and 2025), the Best Paper Award in EDTM (2025), the Best Student Paper Award at ICICDT (2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024), Emerging Leaders in Journal of Physics D 2021, and NUS Engineering Teaching Excellence Award (2018, 2023, and 2024). He has more than 420 publications in international journals and conferences, including more than 110 papers in IEDM and VLSI Symposium. He has delivered over 40 short courses/tutorial/invited talks in major conferences, including DRC, EDTM, VLSI-TSA, SSDM, ECS, MRS, etc. He is the Technical Program Chair in ICICDT (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) and Sub-committee Chair in ICICDT (2021) and EDTM (2022, 2023, 2025, 2026), and in the technical committees of IEDM (2021, 2022), IMW (2025, 2026), VLSI-TSA (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), ECS (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024), ICMAT (2017), EDTM (2017 to 2021), IWJT (2021, 2023, 2025), IRPS (2026), IPFA (2026), etc. He is the Editor of IEEE Electron Device Letters.

Wang Li leads Micron’s global Pkg Development and Engineering Team, advancing semiconductor packaging for high-performance NAND and DRAM applications. With over 20 years of experience, Wang Li has driven innovations in industry technical challenges and custom solutions for different platforms. Wang Li holds multiple patents for advanced packaging solutions that improve product quality, cost, and productivity. Wang Li is also a key contributor to next-generation memory packaging solutions, supporting innovations that enhance performance and power efficiency, and a featured speaker at industry events.

Current Role: Corporate VP at Yole Group, leading business development and strategic partnerships across Asia-Pacific; part of the executive management team engaging in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry.

Experience: 25+ years in semiconductors, communications, RF systems, and IT; expertise in M&A, IP licensing, and strategic product alliances; held senior management roles at leading international high-tech companies, driving global and regional expansion.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Paul Meissner is the new Vice President and General Manager of Photonics Platforms Business reporting directly to Applied’s Chief Technology Officer Om Nalamasu. The Photonics Platforms Business is the successor organization to Engineered Optics.  A native of the Silicon Valley, Paul graduated Cum Laude from UC Berkeley in Materials Science and as the #1 student in Materials Science with his MS and PhD from in Photonic Materials from Stanford University with a minor in Electrical Engineering.  He spent 9 years at Applied Materials serving in a variety of technical and marketing roles before becoming the first GM of the group that eventually became FEP.  Paul moved to the Photonics Industry in 2003 taking senior executive positions with Coherent Inc. and leading two venture backed startups to successful exits as CEO.  After his most recent exit, Paul began working as a consultant to Applied to develop the current strategy for Applied to lead the transformation in Photonic Devices, which created the opportunity for him to rejoin the company to lead the efforts in glass based solutions for Augmented Reality and High Performance Photonic Interconnects for AI as well as a broad range of future applications.

Anderson oversees the Manufacturing and Connectivity Division within Workforce Singapore’s Enterprise Development Group, working with companies to integrate human capital best practices into their business and technology transformation efforts. He also leads WSG’s Sustainability portfolio, coordinating whole-of-government initiatives to equip Singapore’s workforce for the 2030 Green Plan.

His division manages Career Conversion Programmes across over 10 sectors, including Electronics and Medical Technology, supporting Industry and Jobs Transformation Maps in Manufacturing and Logistics. Previously, Anderson held roles spanning private sector regional business development and public sector positions at the Institute for Adult Learning, where he developed training strategies, operationalised iNLAB’s business model, and launched the Adult Education Professionalisation scheme.