Speakers

Nafea Bshara is co‑founder of Annapurna and VP and Distinguished Engineer at Annapurna Labs in Cupertino. An 11+ year Amazon veteran, he leads silicon, software, and ML teams driving hardware‑cloud innovation.

Da Yang is Senior Director of Product at NVIDIA, leading AI product development for semiconductor and EDA applications. Previously, he held technology leadership roles at Tokyo Electron America, Qualcomm, and IBM.

Jodi Shelton is co‑founder and CEO of the Global Semiconductor Alliance, leading a 300+ member ecosystem worldwide. She champions industry collaboration and founded GSA’s Talent and Women’s Leadership initiatives.

Ankur Gupta is EVP of Siemens EDA IC Products, leading global teams delivering IC design, verification, and manufacturing solutions. With 20+ years’ experience, he led RTL‑to‑GDS and digital power‑signoff deployments.

Juan C. Rey is Chief Technology Officer at Siemens EDA and Sr. Vice President, General Manager of the Calibre Segment. A Calibre leader since joining Mentor Graphics in 2001, he has held senior engineering and executive roles.

Jean‑Marie Brunet is SVP and GM of HW‑Assisted Verification at Siemens EDA, leading virtual platforms, emulation, and prototyping. He has 30+ years of EDA leadership and an EE master’s from ISEN, France.