we saw a speaker draw this expolice station card. if you look at that curve, it's the growth and regulations. we need friendly regulations, we need friendly policies. in the future, that's what manufacturing companies are going to look for. i would love for the council to continue its leadership of manufacturing. we need help to get manufacturing to its next evolution and it won't happen without public, private partnership, so thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk this afternoon. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. adam conn. founder and ceo of aconn semiconductor. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. before i begin, i'd like to thank you the counsel for having me. congratulate them on 30 years. it's a very important time now in text message and maintaining competitiveness, particularly within our field of advanced materials is crucial. i've been looking for ward to this talk for a number of of months. earlier this year, i spoke at the international forum of the americas in toronto talking about riding