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2026 Annual Meeting

With over 200 attendees from across the country, our Annual Meeting offers unparalleled opportunities to network and connect with existing and potential business partners.

PowerAmerica’s 2026 Annual Meeting will take place March 10-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This two-and-a-half-day gathering of leaders in the SiC and GaN power electronics field will offer networking sessions, keynote remarks, panels, industry perspectives, and an industrial session where companies highlight their latest products and services.

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Full Agenda

Key Topics

  • WBG Tutorials
  • GaN Pilot Line Discussion
  • AI/Datacenter Panel 
  • WBG Education and Workforce Development Panel
  • Industrial Session Presentations
  • New-Member Introductions
  • NIST, Polar Semiconductor, and GlobalFoundries Keynotes
  • Yole WBG Market Update

Keynote Presentations

Mike Molnar

Director
Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office

Bio
Mike Molnar is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, the interagency team responsible for the Manufacturing USA program. Mike also leads the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing and serves as co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council, Subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing – the team responsible for the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.

Prior to joining federal service in 2011 Mike had a successful industry career, including 25 years leading manufacturing and technology development at Cummins, a U.S. based global company that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines and power generation products. Midcareer he served as the first Manufacturing Policy Fellow in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He earned a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and an Executive MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Manufacturing Engineer, and was elected a Fellow of SME and a Fellow and Honorary Member of ASME.

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Polar Semiconductor

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PowerAmerica members get access to our Member Portal — which provides links to presentation slides and other resources shared in past meetings.