Wee Seng Ang
Executive Director of Singapore Semiconductor Industry AssociationWee Seng counts over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, across fab start up, process integration, technology development, yield improvement, manufacturing, equipment engineering, cost management and program management.
Helming the SSIA Secretariat team since 2018, Wee Seng has redefined the association’s strategic directions and operations, to better deliver its mission and vision. Embracing a holistic approach to driving business transformation in Singapore and the region, he concurrently sits on several Advisory Committees, such as in Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (SEEE), the government and industry-backed Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP) platform, as well as ESG’s Smart Manufacturing Technical Committee (SMTC) and Environment and Resources Standards Technical Committee for Energy.
Wee Seng holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Masters (MSc) in Management of Technology from National University of Singapore.
Jagadish CV
CEO of Advanced Micro Foundry Pte LtdJagadish has more than three decades of experience in the semiconductor & electronics industry in Singapore and the region. He is currently working as a CEO in Advanced Micro Foundry, Singapore.
He was appointed CEO of Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (SSMC) on December 15, 2006.
After 13 years of CEO role in the successful JV, SSMC, he joined as a CEO at Advanced Micro Foundry in the semiconductor industry to turn around the company into Si-Photonics Foundry business. Since May 2021, the company is doubling its revenue every two years and growing into greater heights offering solutions to connectivity, computing and sensing applications using Si-Photonics to the world.
Jagadish has served as Chairman (Singapore Water Network), Ministry of Environment & Water Resources; Deputy Chairman Singapore Quality Assurance (SQA) Governing Council for Business Excellence, Enterprise Singapore; Vice Chairman, SEMI Singapore & others. In recognition of his industry leadership and contribution of Singapore, he was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) by the President, Republic of Singapore in 2019 and the ‘Eco Friend’ Award from National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore in 2018.
Jagadish graduated with a Bachelor of Electronics & Communication (First Class Honours) from the National Institute of Engineering Mysore, India in 1979 & has done the International Executive Program at INSEAD, France in 2005.
Richard Hueners
Chief Commercial Officer at Palomar TechnologiesRich Hueners is the Chief Commercial Officer at Palomar Technologies, Inc. and Managing Director of Palomar’s Asia Pacific operation. Based in Singapore since 2013, Rich has been instrumental in driving the company’s strategic vision for its core automated bonding equipment portfolio and in particular by establishing Palomar’s regional Asia assembly-as-a-service operation. Through these business lines, Palomar engages with large MNCs and smaller, cutting-edge startups companies on their complex packaging and assembly requirements, gaining continuous insight into best process and material practices.