GTI 2026 Intern Summit
Location:
Astera Labs
2345 N First Street
San Jose, California 95131
The first annual GTI Semi Intern Summit will bring together interns from across the semiconductor industry for an afternoon focused on professional development, industry learning, and peer connection.
Hosted at Astera Labs, the program will feature industry speakers, panel discussions, interactive networking activities, and conversations designed to help interns better understand the semiconductor ecosystem and explore career pathways across the industry.
The GTI Semi Intern Summit is intended to support intern learning and development and is not a recruiting event.
Agenda:
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM I Arrival, Snacks and Networking
2:25 PM – 2:40 PM I Welcome Address
Sanjay Gajendra – President, COO & Co-Founder, Astera Labs
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM I Industry Keynote: The State of Semiconductors and Where the Industry is Headed
Jeff Roane – Director of Product Management and Marketing, Cadence
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM I Panel Discussion: Industry Perspectives Across the Semiconductor Ecosystem
Moderator:
Meyssane Ali Hakim – Director of Sales Operation and Planning, Micron
Panelists:
John Lukez – President, LitePoint
Maulik Shah – Marketing Executive, Arm
Mohammad Abdussamy – VP Americas & Head of Strategy Execution Office, STMicroelectronics
Pearl Cao – General Manager of System Power Business Division, Renesas
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM I Fireside Chat: Starting Your Career in Semiconductors
David Wu – Tech Lead Platform Software Diagnostics Engineer, Astera Labs
Luca Perrone – Product Applications Engineer, Astera Labs
Stefanie Lau – Product Marketing Engineer, General Purpose Microcontrollers, STMicroelectronics
5:05 PM – 5:20 PM I Closing Remarks: Key Takeaways and Why the Industry Needs You
Thad Omura – SVP/GM Compute Connectivity Group, Astera Labs
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM I Networking Reception with DJ, Pizza and Social Bingo
Participating Companies
