Agenda

Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Day  1Winter Activities, Dinner Banquet & Evening Keynote
7:00amEarly Bus Departs MIT, 60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
10:00am - 4:00pm            Winter Activities, Bretton Woods, NH
*Arrive at pick-up area to take bus and collect luggage by 3:45pm
12:00pmLate Bus Departs MIT, 60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
3:00pm - 5:00pmCheck-in & Registration, Great Hall
*Rooms available after 4pm
5:00pm - 6:00pmWelcome Reception, Conservatory
6:00pm - 6:30pmOpening Remarks, Grand Ballroom
6:30pm - 7:30pmDinner Banquet and Team Building Activity, Grand Ballroom
7:30pm - 8:15pm

Evening Panel - "Innovating Together: The Academia-Industry Nexus", Grand Ballroom

  • Jelena Notaros (Assistant Professor, MIT)
  • Song Han (Associate Professor, MIT)
  • Joseph Casamento (Assistant Professor, MIT)
  • Duane Boning (Vice Provost for International Activities, Professor, MIT)
  • Esther Jeng (Senior Manager of Open Innovation, Lam Research Corporation)
  • Dirk Pfeiffer (Director, Microelectronics Research Laboratory (MRL), IBM Research TJ Watson Research Center)
  • Karen Nummy (GlobalFoundries)
8:15pm - 8:30pmGroup Photo, Grand Ballroom
8:30pm - 12:00amEvening Activities, Presidential Ballroom, Washington, Jefferson, and Reagan Rooms
9:00pm - 11:45pmPitch Practice and AV Check, Grand Ballroom
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Day 2Panel Discussions, Research Symposia & Poster Sessions
7:00am - 9:00amMIG/MAP Networking Breakfast, Main Dining Room
9:00am - 9:15amOpening Remarks, Presidential Ballroom
9:15am - 10:15am

Keynote, Presidential Ballroom

"Future forward: how semiconductor R&D - and you - will shape our future"

  • Deirdre Hanford
    Chief Executive Officer & Trustee | Natcast
10:15am - 10:40amMorning Refreshments, Presidential Foyer
10:20am - 11:00am

Poster Pitches (Session 1), Presidential Ballroom

11:00am - 12:00pm

Poster Session 1, Grand Ballroom

12:00pm - 1:30pmMIG/MAP One-on-One Lunch, Main Dining Room
1:45pm - 2:00pmMIG/MAP Pitches, Presidential Ballroom
2:00pm - 2:40pm

Panel 2 - "Lab to Launch: The Startup Journey"Presidential Ballroom

  • Jan Tiepelt (FabuBlox)
  • Jamie Goldstein (Pillar VC)
  • Richard Swartwout (Active Surfaces)
  • David Perreault (Ford Professor of Engineering, MIT)
2:40pm - 3:20pm

Poster Pitches (Session 2), Presidential Ballroom

3:20pm - 4:20pm

Poster Session 2, Grand Ballroom

3:20pm - 4:20pmAfternoon Refreshments, Grand Ballroom Lobby
4:45pm - 5:00pmClosing Ceremony, Grand Ballroom
5:30pmBuses Depart to MIT, Hotel Main Entrance