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Canada’s Semiconductor Talent, Innovation, and National Priorities
November 6 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join ICTC and CMC Microsystems for a discussion about the pivotal role of semiconductors in shaping Canada’s future priorities.
📅 Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
📍 Location: RBCx Event Space, Hub350, 350 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON, K2K 2W7
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
💬 Language: English
Strengthening Canada’s Future: Semiconductor Talent, Innovation, and National Priorities
Canada’s prosperity and growth increasingly depend on semiconductors—the tiny yet powerful technologies that drive everything from consumer electronics and clean tech to artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced defence systems. As global competition intensifies, Canada’s ability to cultivate and retain semiconductor talent will be critical to ensuring both economic growth and technological leadership.
This event marks the launch of a new partnership between the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and CMC Microsystems, a collaboration designed to expand Canada’s semiconductor talent pipeline through training, research, and work-integrated learning opportunities. The event will also unveil ICTC’s landmark report, Mapping Canada’s Semiconductor Industry: Insights on Talent, Workforce Development, and Technological Strengths, which provides new insights on workforce challenges, industry strengths, and policy directions for building a globally competitive semiconductor sector.
Bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and partners across sectors, the event will highlight the pivotal role of semiconductors in shaping Canada’s future priorities. From powering AI and clean technologies to enabling advanced manufacturing and defence applications, semiconductors are essential to building a resilient, innovative, and future-ready Canada.
Agenda:
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Registration, Refreshments, Networking
10:30 AM -11:00 AM| Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Keynote Remarks: TBA
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM | Keynote Remarks: The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Member of Parliament for Kanata
11:20 AM – 11:25 AM | ICTC and CMC Microsystems Partnership Overview: Anne Patterson, Chief Research & Communications Officer, ICTC
11:25 AM – 11:35 AM| Remarks: Namir Anani, President & CEO, ICTC
11:35 AM – 11:45 AM | Remarks: Gord Harling, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Panel Discussion
- Lynn McNeil, VP FABrIC, CMC Microsystems
- Ella Wiggins, Business Development Specialist, Communications Technology, Invest Ottawa
- Erik Henningsmoen, Senior Research & Policy Analyst, ICTC
- Hojjat Salemi, Chief Business Development Officer, Ranovus, IEEE Senior Member, & CAE Fellow
- Dr. Tony Chan Carusone, CTO, Alphawave Semi, Professor, University of Toronto
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Closing Remarks, Refreshments, and Networking
