SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic initiated his official engagements in California on Thursday with a pivotal bilateral discussion aimed at elevating his nation’s position within the global semiconductor supply chain. The high-level meeting featured Ian Steff, Chief Executive Officer of MySilicon Compass, with deliberations centered on advancing current collaborative projects and identifying new avenues for growth in semiconductor manufacturing and development.
The session, convened in The Westin San Jose Hotel’s Santa Cruz room, saw President Abinader accompanied by a high-powered delegation. This included Víctor Bisonó, the Minister of Industry and Commerce; María Isabel Castillo, the Dominican Ambassador to the United States; and a consortium of prominent business figures comprising Samuel Conde, René Grullón, María Waleska Álvarez, Felipe Herrera Cabral, and Marino Auffant. This delegation represents a concerted, strategic effort by the Dominican government to integrate the country into the high-technology semiconductor industry, a critical and lucrative global sector. The discussions underscore a national strategy to attract investment, foster technological innovation, and create economic diversification through high-value manufacturing partnerships.