📍 Venue: EUREF-Campus Gasometer, Berlin, Germany
📅 Dates: 30 sept -1 oct 2026

FIRST brings together decision-makers who define strategies, shape investments and drive innovation across Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem. If you are responsible for product strategy or technology roadmaps, this is where Europe’s semiconductor future becomes business reality. FIRST is implemented within APECS, which is co-funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking and national funding authorities of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal, and Spain under the Chips for Europe Initiative.

Why attend FIRST 2026?

• Connect with C-level executives and senior decision-makers from across Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem
• Identify strategic partnerships along the full value chain
• Accelerate innovation-to-market pathways
• Strengthen supply chain resilience and technological independence
• Gain early insight into emerging technology and market trends
• Position your company at the center of Europe’s semiconductor transformation

Key Topics

• European Chips Act
• European semiconductor strategy
• Innovation ecosystems in Europe
• From lab to industry
• European microelectronics infrastructure
• APECS pilot line
• Semiconductor value chains
• Applications driving microelectronics innovation
• Skills and workforce development