Speakers 
Head of Application and Demo Centers, KurtzERSA Inc
Joseph Clure is currently the Head of the Applications and Demo Center at KurtzERSA Inc. based at the company’s North American Head Quarters in Plymouth, Wisconsin. He has worked in the Soldering Industry for over 25 years holding the positions of Site Process Engineer, Regional...
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Quality Engineer, IBM Corporation
Christine Taylor is an Interconnect Quality Engineer at IBM, supporting connector reliability for high‑performance computing system. She has experience spanning advanced packaging development, electronic materials characterization, and component qualification across research, development...
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Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Corporation
Tony Sass is a Senior Technical Staff Member and interconnect qualification engineer based in North Carolina, with over two decades of experience in hardware engineering and product development. He has built a career specializing in interconnect technologies, reliability, and qualification...
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Technical Marketing Lead, AIM Solder
As Technical Marketing Lead for AIM Solder, Gayle Towell serves as a critical bridge between the company’s technical, commercial, and industry engagement functions. She combines deep technical expertise with strategic communication and public-facing research initiatives to align...
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Managing Parter, HyRel Technologies
Brian has been involved in the Industry for over 30 years. He started MRB in 1998 as an electronic packaging recycler for all of Motorola Chicagoland facilities, selling that to ITW Electronics in 1999. He then founded TSR, doing Tape & Reel packaging for AVX. In 2001, he founded...
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Thursday October 29, 2026 8:30am - 10:30am
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