Mr. Nguyen Thien Nghia

Deputy Director – Authority of Information and Communications Technology Industry

Dr. Nghia studied information technology and promoted in the same field at the university of Magdeburg Germany. He currently serves as acting general director of ICT industry authority, Ministry of Information and Communication Vietnam. The authority has the mandate, to promote the development of the ICT Industry, through suggesting and implementing policies as well as programs. The ICT industry is one of the fastest growing industry sector Vietnams and has potential to maintain its dynamic for next decade, especially in sub-sector IT services and software. Dr. Nghia is also an alumni of the Harvard Kenedy School, where he completed the program Senior Executive Fellows in 2018

Mr. Tran Xuan Tu

Director of Institute of IT, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Prof. Xuan-Tu Tran received a Ph.D. degree in 2008 from Grenoble INP (CEA-LETI, Minatec), France. He is currently a full professor at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) and the Director of the VNU Information Technology Institute. He was an invited professor at the University Paris-Sud 11 (2009, 2010), Grenoble INP (2011), UEC Tokyo (2019), adjunct professor at UTS (2017-2023). He was the Director of VNU-Key Laboratory for Smart Integrated Systems (2011-2020) and Co-Director of JTIRC (2017-2020). He has published 3 books, 5 patents and more than 120 scientific papers. His research interests include SoC, NoC, DfT, low power techniques, and HW architectures for multimedia applications, cryptography, and Artificial Intelligence. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, IEICE, REV, and VAIP. He won the “Vietnamese Talents Award” in 2015 and the VNU Scientific Award (2016).

Mr. Le Thai Ha

Director – Phenikaa Semiconductor Training Center – Phenikaa University

Dr. Le Thai Ha, born in 1984, received his PhD and Master degrees both in the IC Design field from KU Leuven, Belgium and KAIST, South Korea, respectively. From 2019 to 2023, he led Viettel 5G DFE SoC project and successfully designed and tested the Chip in 5G RRU. From march 2024, he has worked as the director of Phenikaa Semiconductor Training Center. He has more than 16 years of experience in Semiconductor with more than 10 successful chips. He is interested in both semiconductor training and IC design activities. His expertise includes analog, digital, algorithm and system design

Mr. Ming-Je Tang

President – Chang Gung University

Professor Ming-Je Tang is presently the President of Chang Gung University in Taiwan.  He was a Vice President and Professor in Strategic Management of National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan.  Professor Tang received his undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University (NTU), and a Ph.D. in Strategy and Policy from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1985.  He subsequently taught at the department of business administration at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor at University of Illinois in 1991.  He also served as Visiting Associate Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Professor Tang has won teaching awards at both the University of Illinois and NTU.  He was invited to teach at the EMBA programs at Beijing University, Nanjing University and Fudan University in China.  He has also taught executive programs throughout China and Taiwan.

Professor Tang also has extensive experience in strategy consulting.  He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Fubon Financials which has more than US $300 billion assets. He also served as a board director at MediaTech, a Taiwan-based public company, which has a market capitalization of US$50 billion.

Mr. Jeffrey Goss

Associate Vice Provost for Southeast Asia Programs

Jeffrey Goss serves a multi-faceted role as Associate Vice Provost/SE Asia and as the Executive Director for the Office of Global Outreach and Extended Education and Assistant Dean in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.

Mr. Goss has more than 25 years of experience in professional and executive education collectively at University of Maryland, George Washington University, University of Michigan, and Arizona State University. At ASU’s Fulton School of Engineering, Mr. Goss leads Global Engagement, ASU Engineering Online graduate degree programs, and Executive/Professional Development programs. In this role, he has led the development of the engineering digital immersion capabilities which now offer over 15 online undergraduate and graduate degree certificates for over 7,000 learners. His research areas include global workforce development learning models and the development and application of new technologies and distributed-media-immersion models for adult learning.

He received his BS in Public Relations and Management from Central Michigan University (Mt. Pleasant, MI) and Master of Arts Degree in Higher Education Administration from George Washington University (Washington, DC). In 2015, he received a Honorary Doctorate from Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education recognizing his contributions to improving STEM Higher Education in Vietnam.

Mr. Harry Trinh

General director – Qorvo Vietnam

• 20+ years of dedication and expertise in the Semiconductor industry
• Extensive experience spans various domains including Analog and Mixed-mode Signal IC design.
• Leading and driving transformative initiatives, understanding of semiconductor technologies, navigating complex challenges.
• Power Management IC, Motor Control and beyond.

Mr. Tony Dinh

Technical Advisor – CoAsia Semi Viet Nam

Tony Dinh graduated with MSEE at Northern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He had been working with various well known corporations including Raytheon, Siemens, 3Com, Motorola and etc in US. His technical background and experience are listed below: 40+ years of experience on ASIC/FPGA and board level design. Board and System level design and analysis. Technical sales experience in US and ASIA PAC. Experienced hardware designer at different levels of abstraction from schematic to RTL,C+ + and systemC. Experienced in advanced verification (UVM) and testbench acceleration environments. Skills in Signal Integrity, EMI and board level timing analysis.

Mr. Trinh Thanh Lam

Sales Director – Synopsys  South Asia

Dr. Lam is regional sales manager of Synopsys in the South Asia team who manages Vietnam, Pakistan and Bangladesh markets. He is in charge of consulting and offering Synopsys products such as IC design tools, IP’s and prototyping and emulation hardware to Synopsys customers in semiconductor industry in the region. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and used to work for Intel, Microsoft and HP before joining Synopsys nearly 8 years ago. Lam graduated from Hanoi University as a bachelor of Mathematics and finished Ph.D degree of cryptography at Vietnam National Institute of IT on 2003.

Mr. Robert Li

Vice President – Synopsys

As Vice President of Sales, Robert Li leads the Sales and Customer Success Group serving Taiwan, South East Asia, and India. He is also the Chairman of Synopsys Taiwan. His focus is two-fold. Bringing to market high-value software tools, IP, hardware, design service solutions, and design methodologies is a key area. Also important is his work in building strategic relationships based on enabling customers’ success, cultivating academic partnerships, and developing talent. He joined Synopsys Taiwan in 2003, leading a sales team that covers key accounts and the Greater China foundry business before transitioning to Synopsys China in 2009. In his former role as country manager of Synopsys China, he built and led a strong field team with notable business outcomes and customer relationships. Robert has more than 25 years’ experience in the wireless communication and semiconductor industries, and holds a doctorate of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Southern California and an Executive MBA from National Taiwan University.

Mr. Rajiv Maheswary

Vice President – Synopsys SDG (Systems Design Group)

Rajiv Maheshwary is a creative and accomplished leader with an MBA, and hands-on engineering experience with a combined 25+ years in product marketing, product management, new business development, in customer-facing roles with a track record of dramatically improving a company’s brand and customer experience. Five years of international (APAC & Japan) work experience, a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an MBA in General Management from Lucas Graduate School of Business, a certification in Japanese language proficiency (Japan Foundation), and an honorary member of the Continental Who’s Who in America.

Rajiv is currently Vice President at Synopsys leading Business Development for Systems Design Group.

Mr. Yung Wuu

President of SiCADA (Silicon Creation and Advance Design Academy)

Dr. Tzyh-Yung Wuu (AKA Yung Wuu) currently serves as the President of SiCADA (Silicon Creation and Advance Design Academy). He has previously held positions as Vice President of Engineering and Senior Director at Synopsys US for over 20 years, as well as Product Development Manager at AVANT! CORP.

With over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor design software industry, Dr. Wuu has navigated through both startup ventures and large corporations, gaining extensive expertise in technical research and development, customer support, and on-the-job training. His proficiency spans product strategy, market development, and technological innovation, excelling in leading teams to establish comprehensive solutions, supporting customers in successful product development, and driving business growth.

Yung Wuu holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from National Chiao Tung University.