The Silicon Innovation Forum (SIF) sets the stage for strategic investors and key decision makers to connect with new and emerging early stage companies looking for support in developing the future of microelectronics. An interactive investor pitch session offers the opportunity to present directly to a panel of top investors. Bob Metcalfe, professor of Innovation and Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise in the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and an internet pioneer who co-invented Ethernet, will be the keynote speaker. Coordinated by SEMI, SIF is organized by leading strategic investment groups in the global semiconductor industry including: Applied Ventures, Intel Capital, Micron Ventures, Dow Chemical, TEL Venture Capital, Samsung Venture Investment, and BASF Venture Capital.