Pieter Hoorelbeke
Business Operations Program Manager
Melexis

Biography
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Alessandro Abissini
Manufacturing Application Manager
LFoundry

Biography
Alessandro Abissini is the Manufacturing Application Manager at LFoundry, bringing 20 years of ICT experience in the semiconductor industry. Starting his career in software development and support at Micron, he now leads the division overseeing the fab's MES, APS, and Factory Automation.

John Hosford
Director, Professional Services SIOP-A
Eyelit Technologies

Biography
John Hosford is Eyelit Technologies Director, Professional Services SIOP-A, overseeing the division’s; Consulting, Support Services, and Customer Satisfaction. Mr Hosford, with over 30 years of Operations Research experience, has been with Eyelit since 2003 where previously he served as Adexa’s COO responsible for all global operations. Prior to joining Adexa Mr Hosford spent 3 years at Lucent Technologies (OFS) where he was responsible for supply chain systems. Prior to that he retired from a career in the Navy during which he was an instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School specializing in Operations Research and Computer Science. Mr. Hosford holds a M.S. degree in Operations Research and completed all requirements (abd) for a PHD from the Naval Postgraduate School in California. He is also an active member of the Institute of Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS).

Salil Jain
CTO
Eyelit Technologies

Biography
Salil Jain is a seasoned technology founder with a proven record of building and scaling advanced manufacturing and smart-factory software solutions, focusing primarily on the semiconductor, precision electronics, and high-tech industries.