【Bloomberg】2022 Taiwan Tech Summit – Building An Ecosystem To Connect The US And Taiwan Across Industries, Multi-Generations, And The World

SANTA CLARA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 20, 2022 / The Taiwan Tech Summit,
the largest Taiwanese multi-industry conference in the US, was held on
September 17, 2022 in Santa Clara Convention Center, Silicon Valley, with
thousands in-person professional attendees and over 500K online streaming
traffic worldwide. There were over 30 organizations joining the summit
together from the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York,
Boston, and Texas.

Silicon Valley Influence Foundation, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Press
release pictureThe Taiwan Tech Summit, the largest Taiwanese multi-industry
conference in the US, was held on September 17, 2022 in Santa Clara Convention
Center, Silicon Valley, with thousands in-person professional attendees and
over 500K online streaming traffic worldwide. (Provided by Silicon Valley
Influence Foundation)

A New Horizon

The pandemic has significantly impacted humanity and created a new order in
the way society functions at large. It has accelerated innovation and
development across many industries. The Taiwan Tech Summit invited influential
and successful industry leaders to share their insights in the post-pandemic
era, and light up ways for the next generation to look for the new normal.

The Goal of Taiwan Tech Summit

Katie Hsieh, Chairperson of Taiwan Tech Summit and CEO of Silicon Valley
Influence Foundation, noted that the goal of Taiwan Tech Summit is to build an
ecosystem to connect Taiwanese Professionals across industries, including
Web3, Semiconductor Hardware, Biotech, AI & Data Science, Venture Investment
and Startups. We would like to build a very strong network and database to
support each other.

Opening keynote speakers

Dr. Tim Lu, a renowned biotech entrepreneur from MIT, co-founder of Senti
Biosciences. Since 2010, Dr. Lu has been an MIT faculty member in the
departments of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science. He co-founded Senti Biosciences, which raised $105 million for its
new programmable biology platform and cancer therapies.

Michelle Kiang, a successful female serial entrepreneur and investor in
hardware. She is with a strong technical background, and hands-on operational
experience, specializing in developing strategy and execution plans for new
market entry and business growth for leading-edge technology companies. She is
the managing director and co-founder of impact science ventures.

The 5 Innovation Forums Were:

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science-Revive and Thrive: AI & Data Science in
the New Era

In this forum, the speakers delved into how AI and data science have become
indispensable tools in shaping business and product development strategies,
and how organizations are committed to extracting insights and trends through
big data and data science, while using AI and data engineering to create new
types of business opportunities and products. Forum speakers shared use cases
of data science in retail, technology, and SaaS industries, discussed how AI
in different sectors is trending towards the broad public, as well as the key
developments in the next 5-10 years.

Biotech Forum-Biotech Trends and Challenges in the Post-Pandemic Era

It was shared in the forum that after the all-time highs of biotech
investments and valuations over the past two years, the market is undergoing a
tectonic shift, with the potential to greatly influence life sciences
strategy, deal-making, and investments. Despite the recent correction, growing
geopolitical complexities, and market volatility, the fundamentals of biotech
across the US and European markets remain strong. To succeed post-pandemic,
biotech leaders must have a clear vision of their short- and long-term goals
aligning with the public health policies. Forum participants got a taste of
the future in entrepreneurship, investment, and public health.

Hardware Forum-From 0 to 1, Innovation from Lab to Market

The forum focused on how science and innovations create opportunities for new
businesses but the impact on the commercialization of hardware products is
less obvious than in other industries. The commercialization process
necessitates the consideration of the overall market business model,
fundraising, market niche, product positioning, time-to-market, marketing
strategies and more. In this forum, the speakers shared their experiences and
success stories from the perspectives of a venture capitalist, technology
expert and business operator to dissect the challenges and solutions faced by
companies at different stages of growth.

Venture Capital-Opportunities and Challenges for Venture Investing in The New
World Order

Respectively representing three entrepreneurial generations of networking
hardware, consumer electronics and Internet startups in Silicon Valley and
Taiwan, and as active angel investors and venture capitalists, the speakers
shared their lessons learned as entrepreneurs and as startup investors, market
insights and trends in the tech industry. In addition, the opportunities and
challenges for Taiwanese entrepreneurs and investors in Silicon Valley in the
post-epidemic era, in light of the tension between China and the United
States, the strong dollar and interest rate hikes, were also discussed.

Web3 Forum-The Future of Economy, Lifestyle and Community in Web3

In this forum, the following aspects for boosting Web3 growth in Taiwan were
discussed: (1) Culture: the need to support flexible work styles and
management; (2) Education: the promotion of computer technology education; (3)
Funding: Taiwan's government could be more supportive of investment in this
area (e.g., offering tax incentives); (4) Laws and regulations: taxation or
other preferential incentives; (5) Corporate collaborations: Taiwan boasts a
strong hardware industry and should make good use of this advantage to adopt
web3 business models, e.g., the rapid growth of Helium and Pollen.

For more information, visit the official website:
https://www.taiwantechsummit.com/

Ta iwan Influence Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14118746/<
/p>Silicon Valley Influence Foundation, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Press
release pictureDr. Tim Lu, a renowned biotech entrepreneur from MIT. He
co-founded Senti Biosciences, which raised $105 million for its new
programmable biology platform and cancer therapies. (Provided by Silicon
Valley Influence Foundation)Silicon Valley Influence Foundation, Tuesday,
September 20, 2022, Press release pictureKeynote, Dr. Michelle Kiang, managing
director and co-founder of impact science ventures. She is a successful female
serial entrepreneur and investor in hardware. The forum subject is "From hard
tech entrepreneurship to Impact Investing" (Provided by Silicon Valley
Influence Foundation)Silicon Valley Influence Foundation, Tuesday, September
20, 2022, Press release pictureForum speakers shared use cases of data science
in retail, technology, and SaaS industries, discussed how AI in different
sectors is trending towards the broad public. (Provided by Silicon Valley
Influence Foundation)

Media Contacts:
Silicon Valley Influence Foundation
Katie Hsieh
katie@sv-if.org

SOURCE: Silicon Valley Influence Foundation

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