Speakers at UPM 2023

Ultrapure Micro gives you access to the best and brightest minds from across the microelectronics industry. Hear practical insights into new technologies and operational innovations as we work towards Unlocking Facility 2.0.

Keynote Speakers

Bobby Palmer

Director of Facilities, SCF, Wolfspeed

John Painter

Director, Business Dev. / Specialized Construction Solutions, Georg Fischer Piping Systems

Paul Callaghan

VP of Global Facilities Services, Wolfspeed

Tom Huang

Director of Facilities Engineering, GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Zac Rosenbaum

Facilities Director, Samsung Austin Semiconductor

The Ultrapure Micro annual conference doesn’t just invite expert speakers; it invites the leading global experts in their field. The result is an event unique in its technical value, presenting the most cutting-edge of new technologies and operational processes.  

Speakers and Roundtable Hosts

Alana Denning

Process Engineer, Page Southerland Page, Inc.

Ali Ozhan Altun

CEO, UNISERS AG

Allen Chan

R&D Scientist, Air Liquide

Andreas Neuber

Director Environmental Services, Applied Materials

Anita Haupt

Director Process Design Water Treatment, DAS Environmental Expert

Ben Means

Manager, Project Development, Aquatech International

Bob McIntosh

Consultant, Enviro-Energy Solutions

Bobby Palmer

Director of Facilities, SCF, Wolfspeed

Brandon Ekberg

Principal, Farnsworth Group

Brian Ross

Product Specialist, Horiba

Brianna Dufek

Chemist, Elemental Scientific

Cameron Lippert

Chief Innovation Officer, ElectraMet

Carla Frege

Application Scientist, Tofwerk AG

Carles Crespo

Corporate Business Development Leader, Isle Group

Charlie Liu

National PFAS Lead, Kennedy Jenks Consultants

Daniel Williams

Senior Industry Consultant, Hexagon Engineering & Design Solutions

Darin Amsberry

Director of Process Engineering, Farnsworth Group

Darragh Sweeney

Global Commissioning Program Manager, LotusWorks

Denise Haukkala

Technical Service and Development, DuPont Water Solutions

Denton Slovacek

Principal Application Development Manager – Power Industry, Hach

Ferdinando Crapulli

Research Scientist, Trojan Technologies

Geer Qile

Process Solutions Manager, Saltworks Technologies

Gil Maron

Engineering Lead, FTD Solutions

Glen Sundstrom

Microelectronics UPW Technical Director, Evoqua Water Technologies

Guy Bar-Ner

Director of Supply Chain, Intel

Heather Reese

Senior Corporate Account Manager, Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company

Hiep Le

Chief Technology Officer, East Hemisphere, Gradiant

Hugh Gotts

Senior Director of Research and Development, Balazs NanoAnalysis

Igor Novosselov

Research Associate Professor, University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering

Jason Maas

Senior Director of Electrical, Gas and Chemical Facilities, Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Jens Herbig

CTO of IONICON Analytik

Jochen Ruth

Senior Manager SLS, Pall GmBH

John Painter

Director, Business Dev. / Specialized Construction Solutions, Georg Fischer Piping Systems

John Rydzewski

Vice President and Private Sector Sustainability/Resilience Lead, Carollo Engineers

Larry Zazzera

Corporate Scientist, CT Associates Inc.

Lisa Klammsteiner

Innovation Engineer Nanotechnologies, Ovivo Switzerland AG

Lukas Weeden

Staff Engineer GCS, Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Marius Straub

Head of Proposal Management, H2O GmbH

Mark Litchy

Staff Engineer, CT Associates

Masahito Tochinai

Researcher, Kurita Water Industries

Mattias Espanet

Facilities Process Program Manager, STMicroelectronics

Mike Dixon

CEO - SmartOps, Gradiant

Myounghun Lee

Senior UPW Specialist, Future Water Resources Management Department, K-Water

Najib Alia

Innovation Engineer, Ovivo Switzerland AG

Rudy Labban

Bid Manager, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

Satoru Ishihara

Chief Engineer, Nitto Denko Corporation

Scott Corney

Technical Domain Leader - Microelectronics, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

Seong Hoon Yoon

Corporate Scientist, Nalco Water

Siddarth Sampath

Applications Manager, Entegris

Slava Libman

CEO, FTD Solutions LLC

Tyler Goldstoff

Senior Engineer Facilities Engineering - UPW/WWT, GlobalFoundries

Vincent Como

West Region Engineering Sponsor, Kiewit

Yinguo Cheng

Global OSM (Offsite Manufacturing) Manager, Intel

The Ultrapure Micro annual conference doesn’t just invite expert speakers; it invites the leading global experts in their field. The result is an event unique in its technical value, presenting the most cutting-edge of new technologies and operational processes.