ESDM & Semiconductors – Recruitment Trends and the Future Workforce is a career-focused technical session highlighting changing opportunities and workforce expectations in the electronics system design and manufacturing and semiconductor sectors. The programme helped participants understand the relevance of emerging semiconductor technologies and the skills expected from future engineering professionals. Shivkumar Srinivasan, Managing Director, MEL Systems and Services Ltd., MAPe Academy, Chennai, provided industry-oriented perspectives on recruitment trends and workforce requirements. The session encouraged students to prepare themselves with relevant technical and professional competencies for the evolving electronics and semiconductor industry