RIETI Open BBL Webinar

What is “Supply Chain and Technological Basis for Economic Security”? - Securing the future of computing -

Announcement

Advanced technologies such as semiconductors, AI and quantum are becoming more critical for businesses and for economic security. Each year more industries rely on advanced computing which makes these technologies a critical component in the overall supply chain. In order for these technologies to thrive, they need to be comprehensively developed into a "computing technological base" that goes from hardware to software and to end applications. Mukesh Khare will share IBM’s view of the opportunities ahead for the future of computing.

Information

  • Time and Date: 12:15-13:15, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (JST)
  • Venue: Online
  • Language: English
  • Admission: Free
  • Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Speakers

Speaker:
  • Mukesh KHARE (General Manager, IBM Semiconductors and Vice President of Hybrid Cloud Research, IBM)
    Dr. Mukesh V. Khare is General Manager of IBM Semiconductors division and Vice President of Hybrid Cloud at IBM Research. He leads a global team of more than 1000 researchers and engineers that are re-defining the future of computing for next generation workloads such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing, and their delivery via hybrid multi cloud. His research agenda includes semiconductor process technology, chip design for accelerated computing, system architecture and hybrid cloud software. Throughout his career, Dr. Khare has built and driven collaborative research alliances that lead to breakthrough advances in computing, such as 7nm and 2nm chip technologies. In 2019, he championed the formation of the AI Hardware Center, a $2.3B initiative to drive innovations in AI hardware technologies through public-private partnerships at the Albany Nanotech Complex, a >$15B R&D ecosystem build over two decades.
Moderator:
  • NISHIKAWA Kazumi (Principal Director, Office of Economic Security, Minister's Secretariat, METI)