May Partner Meeting

May 15 - 16th, 2025

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Agenda

01:30PM – 02:00PM
About the Upstate Makes NSF Engine Opportunity

  • Moderator – Marnie LaVigne, LaunchNY
  • Panel:
    • Kelsey Kohler – Director of Business Performance, Data & Digital, Crown Castle
    • Dr. Devon Shipp – Professor / Director of CAMP at Clarkson University
    • Michael Fancher – Executive Director, NYS Center for Advanced Technology in Nanoelectronics at University at Albany

02:00PM – 02:40PM
Need and Opportunities for 300MM

  • Moderator – Robert Hull
  • Panel:
    • Michael Fancher – Executive Director, NYS Center for Advanced Technology in Nanoelectronics at University at Albany

02:40PM – 03:20PM
Need and Opportunities for 200MM Glass Substrates 

  • Moderator – David Gottfried, Alfred University
  • Panel:
    • Aric Shorey – Sr. Director of Glass Technology, Menlo Micro

03:20PM – 04:00PM
Semiconductor Workforce Panel

  • Moderator – Alyson Slack, MRB Group
  • Panel:
    • Rebecca Lewis – Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex
    • Aimee Durfee – Vice President of Workforce Innovation, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity

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