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Experienced technical product manager focused on go-to-market strategies for microcontrollers and microprocessors. Together with his team, Omar Cruz recently introduced a new Machine Learning enabled microcontroller to the market: PSOC™ Edge. He is based in Austin, Texas. After working for well-known processor IP and semiconductor companies, he joined Infineon in 2023.
Head of Machine Learning, Imagimob, An Infineon Technologies Company
Sam has spent nearly a decade at Imagimob, an Infineon Technologies company that develops products for the DEEPCRAFT™ brand of Edge AI software. He holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering, earned through studies in Australia and Sweden. He has led multiple end-to-end Edge AI projects to production and now heads Imagimob’s Machine Learning team, helping customers successfully accelerate their Machine Learning journey.
Vice President of Business Strategy, Analog Mixed Signal at Renesas
Karthi Gopalan is a semiconductor executive and the VP of Business Strategy for Analog Mixed Signal at Renesas Electronics. She is known for shaping the narrative around “Physical AI.” Her work focuses on how semiconductor technologies become the nervous system enabling autonomous machines & advanced robotics for smart cities, industrial and automotive markets. She sits at the intersection of semiconductor excellence and AI evolution. She has a proven track record of managing high-stakes Power & Analog business units, providing the essential infrastructure that fuels modern computing. At AI Day, she explores how strategic semiconductor growth and hardware-level breakthroughs are the true catalysts for the next generation of AI—successfully bridging intelligent models into the real world.
Jeff Baldwin is Director of Engineering at Sealevel Systems, where he leads the development of rugged embedded computing systems for mission-critical environments. With more than 20 years of engineering experience and over 65 industrial computer designs to his credit, Jeff brings deep expertise in system resiliency, SWaP-C2 optimization, manufacturability, and EMI/EMC, safety, and security requirements.
Director of Segment Marketing, Lattice Semiconductor
Hussein Osman is a semiconductor industry veteran, with 20+ years’ experience bringing multiple new technologies to market. Over the past 5 years he has been leading the sensAI solution development and go to market at Lattice semiconductor. Hussein is interested in creating usable and high-performance AI applications with a personal focus on medical electronics. Mr. Osman received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Srinivas, CEO of Pantherun, brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, embedded product design, and high-throughput communication, with a career spanning over two decades in the semiconductor and tech industries. A computer science graduate, he began as an ASIC design engineer in the United States, gaining deep technical expertise that fueled his focus on creating secure, high-performance solutions.
Srinivas has successfully built and led two organizations dedicated to networking, consumer, and automotive sectors, holding leadership roles, including CEO, in companies that grew to over 600 employees and served clients in more than 40 countries. His expertise in designing secure, high-speed communication systems and embedded products has made him a recognized leader in industrial networking and cybersecurity.
In 2019, Srinivas co-founded Pantherun with a mission to advance encrypted data communication for edge computing, reinforcing his commitment to cybersecurity innovation. His leadership at Pantherun continues his track record of delivering secure, cutting-edge solutions for mission-critical applications in a constantly evolving digital landscape.