APEC 2025

Focusing on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer’s conference; APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics.

The Program

The professional education seminars starting on Sunday are a “must” for those seeking a better in-depth understanding of a variety of power electronic topics. The Plenary Session on Monday afternoon will cover important power electronics topics by distinguished invited speakers followed by the can’t-miss Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall. On Tuesday through Thursday, over 750 presentations will be given in lecture and dialogue portions of the Technical Sessions and in the application-oriented Industry Sessions.  The 3 Debate Sessions on Tuesday evening (formerly called Rap Sessions) will offer lively and entertaining interactive discussions on current hot topics. There will also be about 50 Exhibitor Presentations which will showcase the latest products and technologies from our exhibiting companies. The challenge at APEC is not about whether you can find a topic in your area of interest. Rather, it is about choosing which session among many that covers your interests.

This year, we do have some schedule adjustments changes from the traditional APEC program. On Monday, before the Plenary Session, there will now be a new Dialogue Preview Session of selected poster papers from the Thursday Dialogue (Poster) Sessions. This will be a good opportunity for the attendees to “taste” the 14 different flavors of APEC’s power electronic tracks and interact with the authors. In honor of Tony O’Gorman, the original General Chair of APEC 2025 who tragically passed, this new Dialogue Preview Session will be dedicated to Tony for APEC 2025.The opening Plenary Session has also been shortened to four invited speakers. On Thursday, there will no longer be any afternoon sessions, eliminating the dreaded slots not favored by any speaker or attendees. Instead, the Thursday morning sessions will start a half hour earlier to still allow the same number of sessions as before.