2017 Annual Conference

Schedule:
12:00 – 13:00     Registration and Networking /Complimentary Lunch Provided
13:00 – 13:05      Opening Remarks
13:05 – 13:50      Keynote I – The Future of Enterprise Software and Machine Learning
                             Raj De Datta, CEO/Co-Founder of BloomReach, Inc.
13:50 – 14:35       Keynote II – We Are All Part of Taiwan’s Economic Future
Chieh-Ting Yeh, vice chair of Global Taiwan Institute, founder of Ketagalan Media
14:35 – 14:55       Coffee Break

14:55 – 15:40      Keynote III – A Bio-pharmaceutical Company’s Twin Headquarters Journey–Silicon Valley + Taipei
Dr. Ron Lin, Founder, CEO and Chairman of AbGenomics International Inc.
15:40 – 17:05      Panel Discussion – “The Critical Role of Business Model Insight for Entrepreneurs”
Moderator: Jane Ho, Senior VP, Cathay Bank
Panelist:
Speaker 1: Michael Downing, CEO of Tout
Speaker 2: Dr. Jack Chen, President of General Energy Solution USA
Speaker 3: Wretch Chien, AME Cloud Ventures
Speaker 4: Vijay T. Char, President of Promise Technology
17:05 – 17:20      TAITA-SV Member General Meeting
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17:20 – 18:20      Dinner Check-in
18:20 – 19:30      Dinner
19:30 – 20:15      Dinner Keynote: “Open Government in Taiwan”
 Audrey Tang (唐鳳), Minister of State, Taiwan
20:15 – 20:40     TAITA President, Recognition of Sponsors, Transition of Board Members
20:40 – 20:50    TAITA Student Leadership Scholarship Award
20:50 – 21:15       Entertainment
21:10 – 21:35        Raffle / Closing