Ms. Nana TSENG
Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President of External Manufacturing, onsemi
Nana Tseng is Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President of External Manufacturing at onsemi, where she leads global procurement and sourcing strategy and oversees multibillion-dollar spend across capital equipment, direct and indirect materials, and external manufacturing operations and services. A four-time Top 100 Woman in Procurement and recognized as a Top 10 Chief Procurement Officer in Manufacturing, she is known for building partnerships that strengthen supply resilience, accelerate innovation, and improve cost competitiveness.
Previously, Nana served as Vice President of Sales at Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), the world’s largest independent provider of assembly and test services, partnering with fabless companies, IDMs, OEMs, and EMS providers worldwide. Born in Taiwan and raised in Saudi Arabia, she was educated in the U.S., worked extensively across Southeast Asia, and is now based in Silicon Valley. Nana holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, and serves on boards and advisory groups including Monte Jade West Science and Technology Association, and Oceanside Perspectives.
Keynote 5
Sourcing & Supply Chain as Strategy: Powering Southeast Asia’s Next Growth Chapter
The global semiconductor supply chain is entering a new operating norm, defined by a fundamental shift from globalization to localization. Rising geopolitical complexity and the imperative for resilience are accelerating the transition toward regional ecosystems built on clustered supply chains and near shored supplier networks. Within this transformation, Southeast Asia is emerging as a critical anchor in the industry’s next phase of growth.
This shift carries profound implications for supply chain strategy. Success in the new era will depend on the ability to build strong local clusters that function as true partnerships—integrating tier N material suppliers, manufacturers, customers, and ecosystem stakeholders—and to execute with speed. Agility, execution velocity, and close collaboration are no longer sources of competitive advantage; they are baseline requirements for participation.
Equally consequential are the implications for talent. A localized supply chain model demands greater talent diversity and cross functional capabilities spanning operations, engineering, and manufacturing integration and automation. Beyond technical skills, mindset becomes a decisive differentiator. Both business and public sector organizations must cultivate talent that demonstrates ownership, solves problems at the source, and operates with urgency in fast evolving environments.
This keynote will examine how semiconductor companies can rethink supply chain and talent strategies to build resilient regional ecosystems, accelerate execution, and unlock sustainable growth across Southeast Asia under the industry’s new operating paradigm.