# Inside IPC: Connecting the Electronics Industry Worldwide Through Policy and Leadership with Sanjay Huprikar

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2025-04-08
- Length: 10m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead

## Summary

Sanjay Huprikar, President of IPC's Europe and South Asia operations, discusses the organization's growth from two to ten staff and its strategic focus on creating cohesive industrial policies for electronics manufacturing. He highlights India's emergence as a model for end-to-end semiconductor and PCB ecosystems, contrasting it with Europe's fragmented policy landscape despite robust EMS providers. Huprikar details IPC's expanding influence through European board appointments, workforce development initiatives, and upcoming aerospace-focused events with Airbus and the European Space Agency.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=8) Introduction: Sanjay Huprikar and IPC at APEX 2025
- [0:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=29) India's End-to-End Electronics Ecosystem and Consumer Growth
- [1:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=72) Europe's Policy Gaps, CHIPS Act, and Defense Spending
- [2:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=143) European Leadership Recognition: President's Awards and Board Seats
- [3:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=203) IPC's Team Growth and Workforce Standards Strategy
- [5:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=336) UK's Aerospace Focus and Cohesive Industrial Policy Advocacy
- [8:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=496) Universal Industry Challenges: AI, Tariffs, and Talent
- [9:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-04-08-inside-ipc-connecting-the-electronics-industry-worldwide-through-policy-and-lead#t=542) Upcoming IPC Agenda: Airbus, ESA, and EMS Summits

## Topics

- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- IPC (company)
- India (other)
- Europe (other)
- Zava (company)
- ASMPT (company)
- Zollner (company)
- Airbus (company)
- European Space Agency (company)
- Productronica (other)
- Koh Young (company)
- Creative Electron (company)

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- [What to Expect at IPC APEX 2025: Standards, Innovation & Networking](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-04-16-what-to-expect-at-ipc-apex-2025-standards-innovation-networking) (OnTrack)
- [PCBs, Global Innovation Policy & the CHIPS Act](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-02-27-pcbs-global-innovation-policy-the-chips-act) (OnTrack)
- [The Critical Shift: Bridging the Generational Gap in PCB Design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-26-the-critical-shift-bridging-the-generational-gap-in-pcb-design) (OnTrack)
- [PCB West 2025: Electronics Industry Insights with Mike Buetow](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-31-pcb-west-2025-electronics-industry-insights-with-mike-buetow) (OnTrack)

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