Under the title “Under Pressure: How Europe’s Largest Front-End Site Sustains Industrial Growth”, neext brought together leading perspectives from the semiconductor industry, energy, talent development and regional economic development.

At the heart of the discussion was the question of how Silicon Saxony can sustain its strong momentum while ensuring resilience, sustainability and long-term competitiveness.

The panel featured David Reeder, President & CEO at Entegris, Jan Kurrelvink, CCO at E.ON Energy Projects, Rutger Holtzer, Program Lead Talent Semicon at Brainport Development and Steffen Rietzschel, Director of the Economic Development Office, Landeshauptstadt Dresden.

Moderated by Lars Marquardt, the discussion focused on talent, energy, infrastructure and the conditions required to successfully translate industrial investment into regional growth.

• Collaboration across industry, government, education and infrastructure providers is a decisive competitive advantage for semiconductor ecosystems.
• Awareness and communication are essential to make the opportunities of the semiconductor industry visible, attract new talent and create strong pathways into the sector.
• Speed in planning, permitting and implementation is key to keeping pace with industrial growth and global competition.
• Successful growth requires the entire ecosystem to develop together – from energy and infrastructure to talent, suppliers and the surrounding region.

Thank you to all speakers and participants for the open dialogue, valuable perspectives and concrete impulses, and to Silicon Saxony for providing the platform for this important discussion.

Our network can look forward to seeing how neext will continue to shape and connect the semiconductor ecosystem.

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