SEMI Foundation—Elevating Workforce Development and DEI Initiatives

The mission of the SEMI Foundation is to support workforce development (WFD) in the semiconductor industry. Our charge is to dramatically expand the pipeline of talented workers ready to fill the significant workforce deficits reported by companies worldwide. We are leveraging this critical need for new and more workers as an opportunity to diversify the talent pool, benefitting both the workers and their communities, as well as the companies who hire them. Shari Liss, Executive Director of the SEMI Foundation as well as Katy Crist, Co-chair of the SEMI Foundation and Director of Marketing at TEL will review WFD initiatives aimed at promoting the industry image and awareness, diversity, equity and inclusion, veteran hiring, and retention, and more. The SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award also will be presented by EMD Electronics during the session.