March 2 Presidential Lecture featuring AMD CEO moved to Loeb Playhouse in Stewart Center due to strong interest

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The March 2 Presidential Lecture Series event featuring a conversation between AMD CEO Lisa Su and Purdue University President Mung Chiang is being moved to Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse because of strong interest.

Dr. Su, the influential global technology leader and visionary chief executive and chair of semiconductor company AMD, will join Chiang for the PLS event at 5 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Loeb. The event, which is free and open to the public with a ticket, is titled “Strategic Circuits: How University and Industry Partnerships Will Power the AI Era.”

Existing tickets for the event originally scheduled for Fowler Hall will be honored for Loeb, so there’s no need to reregister. For tickets and more information, go here.

Time magazine named Dr. Su its 2024 CEO of the Year, and she has received the Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award and the Semiconductor Industry Association’s Robert N. Noyce Award. She serves as chair of the board of directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Previous news release announcing Su’s PLS appearance.

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