The Global Electronics Association formed the Global Electronics Policy Council (GEPC), a new body uniting leading electronics companies from around the world to advance a coordinated policy agenda across every major region of the electronics supply chain.
"No single company or country can navigate this environment alone," says Thomas Cetta, SVP, Jabil and chairperson of the GEPC. "The Global Electronics Policy Council gives the industry the structure and discipline to speak with one voice on the challenges that matter most and to engage governments with the credibility and accountability that comes from real organizational commitment."
Key takeaways:
· For the first time, companies spanning the full electronics value chain - from PCB manufacturers and EMS providers to OEMs, semiconductor suppliers, wire harness, and advanced packaging firms - will have a single, structured forum to translate industry consensus into coordinated government engagement.
· The Global Electronics Policy Council is governed by formal bylaws, a defined leadership structure, and regional execution arms spanning North America, Europe, East Asia, and India/Southeast Asia.
· The Council will produce an approved global policy agenda and annual advocacy plan, issue formal policy positions and testimony, and deliver quarterly reporting on government engagement activity.
· Inaugural members include AT&S, Flex, Jabil, Plexus, TSMC, and TTM Technologies representing a deliberately balanced cross-section of the electronics value chain.
· The 2026 Policy Agenda includes safeguarding predictable access to global markets; investing in domestic manufacturing capacity and capability; building robust workforce pipelines for the electronics industry; supporting industry-led technical and sustainability standards while rightsizing regulation; and accelerating technology leadership through collaborative R&D. Regional councils will execute against this global framework.
