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Author:

Alex Fleetwood

Chief Solutions Architect
Vaire

Alex Fleetwood is Chief Solutions Architect at Vaire Computing, a deep-tech startup pioneering near-zero energy AI chips based on reversible computing. A serial founder with multiple successful startups under their belt, Alex has built and scaled interdisciplinary teams at the cutting edge of AI, hardware, and systems design. At Vaire,  he is responsible for strategic partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and leading engagements with hyperscalers, government agencies, and foundries.

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Alex Fleetwood

Chief Solutions Architect
Vaire

Alex Fleetwood is Chief Solutions Architect at Vaire Computing, a deep-tech startup pioneering near-zero energy AI chips based on reversible computing. A serial founder with multiple successful startups under their belt, Alex has built and scaled interdisciplinary teams at the cutting edge of AI, hardware, and systems design. At Vaire,  he is responsible for strategic partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and leading engagements with hyperscalers, government agencies, and foundries.

Generative AI is fundamentally changing how datacenters are built, putting three types of silicon center-stage: GPUs, custom AI ASICs, and advanced networking processors. Driven by these technologies, the datacenter processor market soared to $147 billion in 2024 and is expected to double by 2030, largely thanks to explosive growth in GPUs and specialized AI ASICs.

While GPUs remain the reference for AI training and inference, hyperscale providers, eager to reduce their dependence on Nvidia, are increasingly co-designing specialized AI ASICs with chipmakers like Broadcom, Marvell, and Alchip. These ASICs sacrifice some versatility to achieve superior performance and energy efficiency, creating opportunities for a thriving startup scene featuring companies like Groq, Cerebras, and Tenstorrent, and spurring major waves of venture investment and mergers. Crucially, chiplet architectures, which combine multiple smaller chip components into a single, optimized package, are now key to driving GPU and ASIC performance upward, beyond what traditional single-chip designs can deliver.

As AI models become ever larger and require responses within milliseconds, networking silicon has become just as critical as processors themselves. DPUs, smart network cards, and advanced switches now coordinate massive arrays of accelerators, making both scale-up and scale-out networks a pivotal part of datacenter performance.

Author:

Adrien Sanchez

Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Computing & Software
Yole Intelligence

Adrien Sanchez is Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Computing at Yole Group.
Adrien produces technology & market analyses covering computing hardware and software, AI, machine learning and neural networks.
Prior to Yole Group, he worked at AW Europe (Belgium), where he focused on image recognition & comprehension for ADAS. He also worked at ACOEM (France) on real-time sound classification using deep learning and edge computing.
Adrien graduated with a double degree at Grenoble Institute of Technology PHELMA (Grenoble INP Phelma, France) and Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM, France), and he earned an MSc on AI at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK).

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Adrien Sanchez

Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Computing & Software
Yole Intelligence

Adrien Sanchez is Senior Technology & Market Analyst, Computing at Yole Group.
Adrien produces technology & market analyses covering computing hardware and software, AI, machine learning and neural networks.
Prior to Yole Group, he worked at AW Europe (Belgium), where he focused on image recognition & comprehension for ADAS. He also worked at ACOEM (France) on real-time sound classification using deep learning and edge computing.
Adrien graduated with a double degree at Grenoble Institute of Technology PHELMA (Grenoble INP Phelma, France) and Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM, France), and he earned an MSc on AI at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK).

Author:

Hugo Antoine

Technology & Market Analyst, Computing & Software
Yole Group

Hugo Antoine is a Technology & Market Analyst, Computing and Software at Yole Group.
Hugo develops technology & market analyses covering computing hardware, software, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
He holds a master's degree from Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France), with a focus on microelectronics and computing at the Centre of Microelectronics in Provence (France). In addition, he pursued an AI specialization at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada). Furthermore, he completed a dual-degree program in innovation management at emlyon business school, highlighting his expertise at the intersection of technology and business.

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Hugo Antoine

Technology & Market Analyst, Computing & Software
Yole Group

Hugo Antoine is a Technology & Market Analyst, Computing and Software at Yole Group.
Hugo develops technology & market analyses covering computing hardware, software, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
He holds a master's degree from Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France), with a focus on microelectronics and computing at the Centre of Microelectronics in Provence (France). In addition, he pursued an AI specialization at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada). Furthermore, he completed a dual-degree program in innovation management at emlyon business school, highlighting his expertise at the intersection of technology and business.

This demo will showcase how Innodisk’s AccelBrain AI software stack powers on‑premise, private large language model (LLM) deployment and then extends those capabilities to the edge. We’ll show how AccelBrain seamlessly integrates with our APEX-E100 and APEX-P200 platforms, enabling efficient, secure, and real‑time AI processing at the edge—without relying on the cloud.

Author:

Don Yu

Special Assistant to the General Manager 
Innodisk

Don Yu is the Special Assistant to the General Manager at Innodisk Corporation (TAIDEX: 5289). He joined the industrial PC field in 2002 and dedicated his sales profession in Korea, Pan-Asia, and the ANZ region from 2002 ~ to 2012. He works closely with local distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and Reps. He builds excellent relationships with clients and related teams and has several successful ODM/Customization project records in various industries and applications.
Starting in 2012, his job role was changed from a sales perspective to a product management perspective. He led his former company to be one of the significant AIoT, 5G/ Networking AIoT, and Medical solution providers worldwide.
With 20 years of experience in the industrial PC field, Mr. Don Yu joined Innodisk in 2021 and assisted Innodisk in migrating to the path of AI.
Mr. Don Yu's vision is to contribute to the Earth by leading a team and providing more intelligent solutions to improve our environment and make it a better place to live.

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Don Yu

Special Assistant to the General Manager 
Innodisk

Don Yu is the Special Assistant to the General Manager at Innodisk Corporation (TAIDEX: 5289). He joined the industrial PC field in 2002 and dedicated his sales profession in Korea, Pan-Asia, and the ANZ region from 2002 ~ to 2012. He works closely with local distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and Reps. He builds excellent relationships with clients and related teams and has several successful ODM/Customization project records in various industries and applications.
Starting in 2012, his job role was changed from a sales perspective to a product management perspective. He led his former company to be one of the significant AIoT, 5G/ Networking AIoT, and Medical solution providers worldwide.
With 20 years of experience in the industrial PC field, Mr. Don Yu joined Innodisk in 2021 and assisted Innodisk in migrating to the path of AI.
Mr. Don Yu's vision is to contribute to the Earth by leading a team and providing more intelligent solutions to improve our environment and make it a better place to live.

Scaling AI accelerators only happens with extreme density and high-speed performance interconnects. Samtec’s Si-Fly® HD co-packaged interconnect systems provide the highest density 224 Gbps PAM4 solution in today's market. Electrically pluggable co-packaged copper and optics solutions (known as CPX) adjacent to AI accelerators are achievable on a 95 mm x 95 mm or smaller substrates. This proximity eliminates long PCB traces, greatly reducing loss while preserving serviceability in a pluggable form factor.

 

In the Demo Stage presentation, Samtec technical experts will summarize real-world performance data of CPX implementations in various 224 Gbps PAM4 signal channels typically found in AI acceleration platforms. Additionally, an preview of AI scale-up and scale-out networks using CPX technologies will also be presented.

Author:

Matthew Burns

Global Director, Technical Marketing
Samtec

Matthew Burns develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon-to-Silicon solutions. Over the course of 25 years, he has been a leader in design, applications engineering, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries. He currently serves as Secretary at PICMG. Mr. Burns holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

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Matthew Burns

Global Director, Technical Marketing
Samtec

Matthew Burns develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon-to-Silicon solutions. Over the course of 25 years, he has been a leader in design, applications engineering, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries. He currently serves as Secretary at PICMG. Mr. Burns holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

 

Anahita Mouro

Global Lead, Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google

Transformational Quality Leader with over 15 years of experience in mission-critical industries and technical infrastructure with a proven track record in driving operational excellence and product reliability and quality improvements through innovative strategies, exceptional leadership, and meticulous execution.  She is adept at enhancing organizational efficiency, reducing costs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

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Anahita Mouro

Global Lead, Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google

Anahita Mouro

Global Lead, Data Center Field Reliability & Quality
Google

Transformational Quality Leader with over 15 years of experience in mission-critical industries and technical infrastructure with a proven track record in driving operational excellence and product reliability and quality improvements through innovative strategies, exceptional leadership, and meticulous execution.  She is adept at enhancing organizational efficiency, reducing costs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Anahita is a certified ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer with deep expertise in managing large-scale projects and leading cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals.
Passionate about building and leading high-performing technical teams and enable their success and growth.

 

Colleen Cochran

Physician Revenue Cycle Manager
The Christ Hospital Network

Senior Revenue Cycle Manager with over 15 years of experience in revenue cycle management across health care networks like Mercy Health and The Christ Hospital Network. Key achievements include Increased revenue capture by 30% through process improvements and strategic initiatives. Reduced days in accounts receivable by 15%, enhancing cash flow management. Managed a high-performing teams consisting of 45+ professionals, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

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Colleen Cochran

Physician Revenue Cycle Manager
The Christ Hospital Network

Colleen Cochran

Physician Revenue Cycle Manager
The Christ Hospital Network

Senior Revenue Cycle Manager with over 15 years of experience in revenue cycle management across health care networks like Mercy Health and The Christ Hospital Network. Key achievements include Increased revenue capture by 30% through process improvements and strategic initiatives. Reduced days in accounts receivable by 15%, enhancing cash flow management. Managed a high-performing teams consisting of 45+ professionals, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. My core competences are the result of my achievements throughout my 30+ years experience working in Physician revenue cycle with my main focus on Accounts Receivables.
- Data-Driven: Successfully identifies key trends, analyzes metrics, and implements strategic initiatives to drive measurable
results and enhance decision-making processes based on data-driven insights.
- Communication: Equipped with interpersonal communication skills and able to smoothly blend and interact with top
management, peers, and teams from diverse backgrounds.
- Leadership: Demonstrated success as a leader inherent in eliciting a team's best quality with a commitment to the highest
service levels. Leads by example with ethics and integrity.
- Critical Thinking: Use resources to make responsible decisions in a high-energy environment, adapt quickly to change and
time management, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines