Agenda:

9:00-9:30AM       Registration and Coffee

9:30-10:00AM     Welcome and Opening Remarks

• • • • • Ali Emadi, Professor and Chairholder, McMaster University
        • Andy Knights, VP Research, McMaster University
        • Paul Slaby, Managing Director, Canada’s Semiconductor Council
        • Kirk Ouellette, VP Global Strategy, STMicroelectronics

10:00-11:00AM   Presentations

10:00-10:15AM   Hybrid SiC/Si Traction Inverters, Parsa Beheshti, MARC (in collaboration with STMicroelectronics)

10:15-10:30AM   Integrated Power Electronics, Chang Liu, MARC (in collaboration with Stellantis)

10:30-10:45AM   SuperBox: Highly Integrated Automotive Power Electronic Converter, Sreejith Chakkalakkal, MARC (in collaboration with Schaeffler)

10:45-11:00AM   Solid State Power Controllers, Yizhi Zhang, MARC (in collaboration with Eaton Corporation)

11:00-11:15AM   Networking Coffee Break

11:15-11:30AM   NRC e-Auto Challenge Program

• • • • • Eddy Zuppel, Program Director (acting), e-Auto, National Research Council Canada

11:30-12:30PM   Industry Panel on Automotive Microchips: Challenges and Opportunities

• • • • • Panel Moderator: Kirk Ouellette, VP Global Strategy, STMicroelectronics
        • Panelists:
          • Benoit Rousseau, Product Line Head, Infineon Technologies
          • James Goel, Senior Director, Technical Standards,
          • Qualcomm Canada LLC
          • Chris Smith, AMD
          • NXP

12:30-1:30PM     Lunch and Networking

1:30-1:40PM       NGen Overview Presentation

1:40-1:50PM       OCI/OVIN Overview Presentation

1:50-2:00PM       Mitacs Overview Presentation

2:00-3:00PM       Industry Panel on Automotive Power Electronics: Challenges and Opportunities

• • • • • Panel Moderator: Armen Baronian, Director, Advance Technology and Innovation, Eaton Aerospace
        • Panelists:
          • Stellantis
          • Brett McQueen, Director of Innovation, North America, Linamar Corporation
          • AAM
          • Andrei Catuneanu, Dana/TM4

3:00-3:30PM       Networking Coffee Break

3:30-4:30PM       Proposed New Consortium for Automotive Power Electronics and Semiconductors – Next Steps and Brainstorming Panel Discussion

• • • • • Panel Moderator: Ali Emadi, McMaster University
        • Panelists:
          • Kirk Ouellette, STMicroelectronics
          • Paul Slaby, Canada’s Semiconductor Council
          • Amber Metham, McMaster University
          • Eddy Zuppel, National Research Council Canada
          • NGen

4:30-6:00PM       Tour and Open House

• • • • • McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)
        • McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)
        • Enedym FARM (Facility for Advanced Rapid Manufacturing)