Jenny graduated from National University of Singapore with degree in Mechanical engineering and joined TECH Semiconductor as a manufacturing engineer. After being part of the start-up team for Intel Micron Flash Singapore, she took on new challenges within Micron in Planning and New Product Introduction. Progressing through the ranks and different functions in the company, she now leads procurement team globally for fab material operations.

Having always been in a male-dominated environment, she is always passionate about attracting more women's talent and improving women's representation towards gender parity. While blessed to be given many opportunities to grow and learn new skills, she pays it forward by continuing to establish platforms and programs that can multiply and benefit even more women.

Currently, she leads Micron Women's Leadership Network (MWLN) which is an Employee Resource Group in Singapore, with a diverse steering committee, consisting of allies, to connect women groups, positively impact our communities and empower women at Micron to bring their best selves to work. To accelerate gender equality, MWLN continues to partner with external organizations like SSIA, SWE and organically grown women network with several companies in Singapore. The MWLN team also teamed up with Talent Acquisition in outreach to female students, growing our STEM talent pipeline. As outreach director for Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Singapore affiliate, she collaborates closely with institutes of higher learning and companies in the STEM industry to enable access, innovation, and progress for all.

Ritu Favre leads our semiconductor and electronics; aerospace, defense, and government; and transportation business units. She’s responsible for driving growth and defining the systems, software, and services capabilities required to meet the unique needs of customers in these markets. She’s also focused on tracking emerging innovations such as 5G, AI, and IoT to ensure her teams continue to stay ahead of developing technologies and support customer needs however possible.

With more than 30 years of experience in tech, including multiple semiconductor industries, Ritu brings a diverse outside-in perspective to NI. A seasoned high-tech industry leader, she’s served as chief executive officer at NEXT Biometrics and on the Cohu Board of Directors. She’s also held senior management positions with market heavyweights like Motorola, Freescale Semiconductor, and Synaptics. Ritu currently sits on the board of directors of Valmont Industries. When she’s not traveling as a self-proclaimed expert luggage packer, Ritu’s inspiring—and inspired by—the next generation of female leaders in the semiconductor industry as a member of the Global Semiconductor Association’s Women’s Leadership Council. She’s also an advisory board member to Microfacturing Institutes, a 501(c)3 charitable organization delivering high-tech education programs that increase diversity and broad participation in industry employment.

Hosea is the Senior Director for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Applied Materials Asia Pacific.  At the core, Hosea aspires to be a voice for those who are not heard, so that everyone shows up every day as their best self, and achieves their full aspirations.

Prior to his current position, he was the Regional Director for Microsoft Philanthropies in APAC, Head of Social Impact at LinkedIn APAC, and held various positions in public and people sectors, such as the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre and Habitat for Humanity.  At Habitat for Humanity International, he held multiple portfolios, such as the Director of Programmes for Singapore, the Regional Programme Manager, looking after Northeast Asia, and the Sichuan Earthquake Response Director, overseeing the post-earthquake recovery projects in Sichuan.

Outside of work, Hosea has worked in Myanmar working among the child soldiers, worked on Cyclone Nargis project in Myanmar, Asian Tsunami recovery projects in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.  He is very passionate about leadership training, and has done leadership training work in Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, and Singapore.  He has volunteered locally as well as overseas, such as in India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

His motto – Do good and have fun along the way!!

Ritu Favre leads our semiconductor and electronics; aerospace, defense, and government; and transportation business units. She’s responsible for driving growth and defining the systems, software, and services capabilities required to meet the unique needs of customers in these markets. She’s also focused on tracking emerging innovations such as 5G, AI, and IoT to ensure her teams continue to stay ahead of developing technologies and support customer needs however possible.

With more than 30 years of experience in tech, including multiple semiconductor industries, Ritu brings a diverse outside-in perspective to NI. A seasoned high-tech industry leader, she’s served as chief executive officer at NEXT Biometrics and on the Cohu Board of Directors. She’s also held senior management positions with market heavyweights like Motorola, Freescale Semiconductor, and Synaptics. Ritu currently sits on the board of directors of Valmont Industries. When she’s not traveling as a self-proclaimed expert luggage packer, Ritu’s inspiring—and inspired by—the next generation of female leaders in the semiconductor industry as a member of the Global Semiconductor Association’s Women’s Leadership Council. She’s also an advisory board member to Microfacturing Institutes, a 501(c)3 charitable organization delivering high-tech education programs that increase diversity and broad participation in industry employment.

As of 2022, women have made up less than 11% of the workforce in the semiconductor industry. What's more, the higher up in the organization chain, the more dramatic the decline in female representation. As with any industry in the world, the opportunity to benefit from a diverse female perspective remains, to a large degree, untapped. Elevating people is the only way for fast-paced organizations in the semiconductor industry to be able to keep up with the pace of change, which highlights the importance of women elevating one another to succeed. As an industry pioneer with experience across many management roles in the semiconductor and test and measurement industries, Ritu Favre has been paving the way for female leaders in tech for decades. Join this session to discover useful tips & tricks to help you navigate your organization's power dynamics, communicate effectively, influence without authority, and eliminate the boundaries of your own career path.

Companies are constantly facing dynamic market forces from competitors, macro-economic and geo-political factors that can add big modulators to an already elastic business cycle. Advocating to include more than just the most prominent voices in a decision – can lead to more insightful, resilient and simply better business decision. What can companies, leaders and individuals do to foster a culture of inclusivity and allyship that helps to ensure the power of diversity continues to influence making better decisions in team meetings, leadership meetings, executive staff meetings, and boardrooms?

The semiconductor industry is highly competitive and challenging. The industry demands continuous innovation, technology excellence and a focus on delivering customer success. As the gap between the supply and demand of engineering talent has increased, attracting, developing and retaining an inspired and diverse workforce is vital to realizing our growth and business objectives. KLA’s Sandra Mahadwar, SVP of Talent and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, will share how KLA made the intentional decision to put inclusion first and will share some of their practices to create and nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Lawanya is a Senior Process Engineer in GlobalFoundries (GF) GIGA+ Lithography with close to 3 years of experience. She is part of the GlobalFoundries Singapore Graduates Excellence Model (GEM) programme, which is a GF in-house leadership development programme curated for selected fresh graduates. In addition, she chairs the GEM Alumni and Publicity committee to maintain engagement with interns at GF and is a member of various welfare-related committees within the company.

Lawanya is also an active member of the GlobalFoundries GlobalWomen Singapore Chapter, where she partners with the team in creating inclusive environments that support and encourage women to advance their skills and leadership potential through connection, mentorship and development programs.

As a young female engineer, she hopes to inspire fellow young women to join the engineering industry and be empowered to make a difference.

She will also share on her experience as a STEM ambassador for STMicroelectronics Singapore working with some of the young generation of girls and how we can engage, connect them with our industry.

As the semiconductor industry continues to grow and embrace inclusion and diversity, Priscilla will share her experience as a young female engineer in the industry. Through her lens the first female field service engineer in Singapore, Priscilla will share about what companies like Lam can do to empower and encourage young female talents to join the semiconductor industry.