The 2024 Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit is to focus on two major themes: ‘The Growth Potential of Taiwan’s Semiconductor Supply Chain’ and ‘Examples of Innovation Ecosystem Development through Japan’s Public-Private-Academic Collaboration’

J-STORIES – Japan’s first solution-focused information service, J-Tales, has been appointed because the media accomplice for the “Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit 2024,” which can be held on September 17 and 18 at Tokyo Innovation Base (TiB), Tokyo’s startup networking hub. To help this 12 months’s summit and empower the Japan-Taiwan startup communities, J-Tales has printed the highlights of the occasion (media highlights) as follows:

Particular Web page for the 2024 Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit. Supply: J-Tales

Nationwide Growth Council (NDC) Minister Paul Liu, the important thing determine in Taiwan’s financial, industrial, and startup insurance policies, will attend

Paul Liu (Liu, Chin-Ching) / Minister of National Development Council.      Source: Startup Island Taiwan (same below) — Paul Liu (Liu, Chin-Ching) / Minister of Nationwide Growth Council. Supply: Startup Island Taiwan (similar under)

Summit Day 1: September 17 (Tuesday) 10:10-10:15 – Opening Remarks

Summit Day 2: September 18 (Wednesday) 10:00-10:05 – Opening / Welcome Tackle

At this 12 months’s summit, Paul Liu, minister of Taiwan’s Nationwide Growth Council and a pivotal determine in Taiwan’s financial, industrial and startup insurance policies, will lead the Taiwanese delegation and ship the opening speech, by which he’s anticipated to elaborate on Taiwan’s nationwide improvement methods and its collaboration with Japan.

This can be Minister Liu’s first Japan go to because the inauguration of Taiwan’s new administration and his appointment in Might 2024. Following his participation within the summit on the primary day (September 17), he’ll maintain a press convention to debate Taiwan’s financial methods, together with its semiconductor enterprise that the world relies on, and Taiwan’s future function within the world innovation ecosystem.

Forward of the occasion, Mr. Liu remarked, “This third version of the summit is ready to be the biggest ever and can undoubtedly function a catalyst for considerably strengthening the startup ecosystems of each Taiwan and Japan.”

The Reasons Why Taiwan's Semiconductor Supply Chain Market Value is Expected to Grow Tenfold by 2033 — The Causes Why Taiwan’s Semiconductor Provide Chain Market Worth is Anticipated to Develop Tenfold by 2033

Summit Day 2: September 18 (Wednesday) 11:20-11:45 – Keynote Tackle

Taiwan’s main semiconductor firm, TSMC, anticipates that its long-term help methods will entice international traders and enhance the market worth of Taiwan’s semiconductor provide chain—together with IP, ASIC and IC design, manufacturing, manufacturing facility building, tools, consumables, elements, and companies—from the present $24.9 billion to a formidable $257.7 billion by 2033.

At present, international traders maintain roughly $343 billion price of TSMC inventory, representing a 73% possession stake. In distinction, international possession of shares in different Taiwanese semiconductor provide chain corporations is round $4.7 billion, which quantities to solely about 1.4% of TSMC’s inventory holdings.

By 2033, it’s projected that the income of Taiwanese semiconductor provide chain corporations will attain 49% of TSMC’s price and capital expenditures. Because of this, the proportion of inventory held by international traders is predicted to extend considerably from the present 7%.

On the occasion, Alex Lee, Founder and CEO of Quantum Worldwide (QIC), will ship a presentation on the expansion potential of Taiwan’s semiconductor provide chain. Lee, who has intensive expertise in capital markets from his roles at Barclays, Credit score Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Financial institution and Yuanta Securities, is an professional in funding for each publicly traded and personal corporations

Innovation and Startup Growth Programs of the College of Tokyo’s VC

Summit Day 2: September 18 (Wednesday) 12:05-12:30 – Keynote Tackle

UTokyo IPC is a number one enterprise capital agency in Japan that helps a various vary of startups in deep tech fields with the potential to considerably impression society, akin to healthcare, house, synthetic intelligence (AI), environmental know-how, and agri-tech. Past funding, UTokyo IPC goals to create an innovation ecosystem for startups by increasing its actions into entrepreneurial help and expertise matchmaking. Lately, its collaborations haven’t solely included universities and personal corporations throughout Japan but in addition prolonged to worldwide enterprises.

With an funding fund scale reaching $250 million, UTokyo IPC will focus on how authorities and college cooperation can drive profitable innovation and entrepreneurship. Kei Furukawa, an funding accomplice at UTokyo IPC, will ship this keynote handle.

Observe:The “Innovation Ecosystem” refers to an surroundings the place numerous gamers, together with authorities, universities, analysis establishments, companies, and monetary establishments, are interconnected to constantly foster innovation, akin to a dwelling ecosystem.

Tokyo’s Innovation Growth Technique (September 18): Study concerning the impression of Tokyo’s superior improvement methods on companies outdoors Japan.
Introduction to Funding Expertise in Japan (September 17): Taiwan’s nationwide funding corporations, the Taiwan Inventory Change, and main funding establishments will showcase their profitable funding circumstances in Japan over the previous three editions of the summit.
Shows from Over 40 Innovation Corporations from Taiwan and Japan (September 17 and 18): Progressive startup corporations will current new applied sciences and groundbreaking enterprise fashions.

★ 2024 Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit ★

★Speaker Listing ★(So as of look)

Yasuhiro Takashima / Director, JETRO
Ryan Kuo / President, CDIB Capital Innovation Advisors
Kay Lin / Managing Companion, Darwin Enterprise Administration Company
Hui-Chuan TU / Senior Govt Vice President, Taiwan Inventory Change
David Weng / CEO, Taiwania Capital
Akio Tanaka / Headline Companion
Hiroki Narita / President, DCI Companions Inc.
Ayaka Sasaki / Consultant, Mitsubishi UFJ Belief and Banking Company

Keiichi Yoshimura / Tokyo Metropolitan Authorities, Startup and Worldwide Monetary Metropolis Technique Workplace
Alex Lee / CEO, Quantum Worldwide Corp (QIC)
Peter Chng / Assistant Supervisor, Taiwan Inventory Change
Camelia C. J. Chen / Deputy Director Common, Nationwide Science and Expertise Council
Jonathan Liao / Managing Director, Worldwide Expertise Taiwan Workplace
Toshihiko Matsuo / Supervisor, East Japan Railway Firm, Advertising Headquarters, Neighborhood Growth Coordination Division, Shinagawa Neighborhood Growth Division
Takuya Sakamoto / CEO, MOL PLUS
Keisuke Furukawa / Companion, College of Tokyo Innovation Platform Co.
Sera Tsutsumi / Senior Principal, DG Incubation
Daisuke Suzuki / Senior Funding Director, Sony Ventures
Noriya Tarutani / Deputy Director-Common, Innovation Division, JETRO