Ms. Bettina WEISS

As Chief of Staff & Corporate Strategy, Bettina Weiss reports to SEMI’s President & CEO and manages a broad portfolio of responsibilities. Major focus areas include advancing specific global strategic initiatives such as SEMI’s Smart Mobility and Supply Chain initiatives and SEMI University, facilitate thought leadership (Think Tanks) activities in key strategic areas as well as improving organizational efficiency, alignment and financial sustainability. In addition, Weiss is the Sr. Liaison to the SEMI Board of Industry Leaders, leading strategic partnerships and M&A activity, and supporting the President & CEO in successfully creating a highly effective, agile global association.

Weiss joined SEMI in 1996 and held a variety of positions in SEMI’s International Standards department, including department lead, global responsibility for SEMI's Photovoltaic/Solar Business Unit, business development including the integration of SEMI Strategic Association Partners FlexTech, MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, ESD Alliance and the SOI Consortium.

Prior to joining SEMI, Weiss worked in sales and marketing positions at Metron Semiconductor and Varian Semiconductor in Munich, Germany. She holds a BA from the International School for Applied Languages in Munich, Germany, and is a certified translator for Anglo-American Law and Economics.

Speaking Session:

Session 1: Executive Leadership Summit

Panel Discussion: Rethinking the Supply Chain

Session 2: Market & Industry Outlook Forum

Presentation Title: Revolutionizing Semiconductor Supply Chains: Navigating Complexity Through Collaboration

The semiconductor supply chain has become too interconnected, capital-intensive, and geopolitically exposed to be managed through isolated company decisions alone. While individual firms have invested heavily in digital transformation and AI, the industry as a whole still lacks a neutral, trusted way to coordinate at ecosystem level—particularly when facing systemic risk. What the industry needs is not centralized control or mandatory data disclosure, but a shared framework at the industry level that defines how coordination works: how signals are exchanged safely, how insight is developed, and how readiness is built over time.

This presentation outlines the impact of geopolitical dynamics on the semiconductor industry, how the industry is beginning to move from fragmented insight to coordinated resilience, and how SEMI, its members and partners are building a capability-led, global supply chain blueprint that allows companies to anticipate disruption, improve capital efficiency, and respond faster without compromising competitive advantage.