Chip Talk: Semiconductor Fluency for Smart Boards & Strategic Executives
A high-impact strategic briefing to help your board and C-Suite be prepared in today’s chip-powered world.
As global attention is increasingly focused on supply chain resilience, AI integration, and geopolitical risk, corporate leaders across all industries are being asked to demonstrate greater fluency in how semiconductors shape their strategic environment.
For many directors and officers, semiconductors can feel too technical or detached from their industry. But make no mistake: strategic fluency in this space is no longer optional.
Drawing on more than 25 years as a senior executive officer and board secretary in the semiconductor industry, Sonny Cave delivers a focused, engaging, and jargon-free overview of what boards and C-Suite execs need to know.
Why Semiconductor Fluency Matters
Semiconductors are foundational infrastructure
They power everything from cloud computing and electric vehicles to hospitals, energy grids, and defense systems. They also sense, compute, and connect everything. If your business touches technology—or depends on operational continuity—you’re already in the semiconductor economy.
The chip supply chain is critical and fragile
As global headlines showed, a single chip shortage can halt multibillion-dollar industries. Boards and executives need to have at least a basic understanding of semiconductor supply chain risks to fulfill their corporate duties.
Geopolitics are shaping the landscape
Turbulent geopolitics, U.S.-China tech tensions, and Taiwan’s unique role have pushed semiconductors to the heart of national security and global risk management.
AI depends on chips
Every breakthrough in AI relies on advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing. No chip strategy, no AI strategy.
Investors are watching
From governance practices to emerging tech, investors expect boards to demonstrate fluency in fast-moving domains. Semiconductor knowledge signals advance readiness well beyond business as usual.
What the briefing covers
Offered as a 60-minute or longer customizable sessions (virtual or in-person), this briefing covers:
Semiconductor basics: what they are and why they matter
Global supply chain dynamics and fragilities
U.S. policy, export controls, and China risk
How chips enable AI—and where directors and executives should focus their questions
Key terms, trends, and leadership implications for 2025+
The role of corporate leaders in chip-related risk and opportunity
Customizable 30 or 60 minute session, virtual or in person
Pricing
Starts at $500 for virtual briefings
Custom quotes for in-person sessions or full-board packages
Who It’s For
Public, private, and nonprofit boards and executive teams navigating business growth, supply chain stability or global manufacturing
Executive teams tasked with operational resilience, innovation strategy or high-impact emerging risks
Governance professionals looking to enhance education programs with key insights on the semiconductor industry
Why Work with Sonny
Sonny Cave brings an unmatched perspective to board-level semiconductor education.
A former C-suite executive with over two decades in the global chip sector, he combines a background in biosciences, law and business to help you navigate your business interests with strategic acumen and competitive leadership.
Sonny is known for his clarity, integrity, and ability to equip boards and executives with the insight to ask better questions and make smarter decisions in the room where it happens.
Book my board briefing
Fill out this form and we’ll be in contact to discuss your needs and schedule your board briefing. You can also reach Sonny directly at sonny@sonnycaveconsulting.com