InnoVEX ONLINE Returns in June 2021, Joined by Over 350 Exhibitors and 24 Pavilions
Publish Date :2021/05/31
As multiple restrictions are enacted to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is
impossible to hold physical events that gather people in close proximity.
However, this does not inhibit the progress of innovation and business
investments. As organizers of InnoVEX, Taipei Computer Association
(TCA) announced that following governmental regulations and epidemic counter
measures, InnoVEX 2021 will be held digitally in the form of InnoVEX ONLINE.
Even in this pandemic era, startups will continue to look for business
opportunities and VCs will not stop looking for investment opportunities.
InnoVEX ONLINE 2021 will host over 350 exhibitors from around the world and 24
pavilions. The exhibitors' industries include: AI, Healthcare, XR, Cybersecurity,
IoT, and more.
As Asia's Benchmark Startup Exhibition, InnoVEX continues to grow and expand.
This year, the InnoVEX Forum 2021 will begin on June 3rd with speakers from VCs,
industry leaders, and more. The InnoVEX Pitch contest will also feature prizes
totaling near USD 40,000 in cash prizes, investments, and more. This shows that
while society at large is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, startups around the
world would not stop their expansion efforts and their search for business
opportunities.
InnoVEX FORUM to begin on June 3rd with Talks on 5G, Healthcare, and Cyber
Security Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic Era
Focusing on the global investment trends, the InnoVEX Forum will begin on
June 3rd with an opening panel discussion. The InnoVEX Forum will feature
speakers from well-known VC firms and accelerators such as Mesh Ventures, Ceres
Capital, StarFab Accelerator, Tohmatsu Venture, and more. The speakers will
share how investment strategies change due to digital transformation and the
ongoing pandemic; both of which will create new business opportunities in the
future.
Currently, the main trends of digital transformation are 5G and AI. One of
the speakers for the topic of 5G is ST Liew, Vice President and President of
Qualcomm Taiwan and South East Asia whose keynote speech will cover "Qualcomm
Empowering Taiwan's Startups in the 5G Era".
In addition; Sudeepto Roy, the VP of Engineering in Qualcomm Incorporated and
Lead of Regional Strategy and Engagement for QTL will give a talk on his
experience in incubating Taiwan's startups to enter the market by providing
technical support and patent strategies from the perspective of the global
startup and innovation ecosystem.
The panel discussion will include examples from 6 startups from different
industries to share how startups can understand and leverage the 5G trends and
developments; as well as understanding the relevant and profitable business
models for the future with AI.
With an aging global population as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;
there is a shortage of medical talents. This also means that there can be a
business opportunity here. Together with the Startup Terrace, TCA invited David
Yeh, Principal of BE Accelerator as well as healthcare startups from Canada and
South Korea teams who will analyze the opportunities for startups to branch out
into the healthcare industry.
As working from home and remote working becomes the norm because of the COVID
pandemic, cybersecurity becomes a concern and a hot topic. TCA cooperated with
the Startup Terrace and invited speakers who will discuss cybersecurity in the
forum. One of the speakers for the topic is Bob Hung, the Taiwan & Hong Kong
General Manager of Trend Micro Incorporated. Mr. Hung will join a panel of
cybersecurity startups in a panel discussion and share his insights on the new
business opportunities in cybersecurity created by the remote work trend.
Focusing on AI, Healthcare, XR, Cybersecurity, and IoT; InnoVEX Online will
be Joined by over 350 Startups and 24 Pavilions
TCA announced that this year's InnoVEX ONLINE will feature 24 pavilions and
350 startup teams from the start of June. The overseas exhibiting teams come
from more than 17 countries and regions including: Brazil, Japan, Israel,
Hungary, India, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Malaysia, Slovakia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Austria, Singapore, and
Germany.
The pavilions of InnoVEX ONLINE 20201 will include 5 national pavilions
organized by: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Slingshot Philippines, the
Hungarian Trade Office, Brazil Space, and SAPPORO. Government pavilions will
include: the AI NEXT Pavilion, AI Startups Pilot Project, IAPS - Access to
Taiwan Program (A2T), Taiwan Accelerator Plus, Startup Terrace, FCCI ASIA
Innovation Pavilion, TYC Startup Pavilion, IAPS - HYPE GVA Taiwan (HYPE SPIN),
and more.
4 accelerator pavilions will also join InnoVEX Online; including: BE
Accelerator, Starfab Accelerator, TAIRA ( Taiwan AI Robotics Accelerator ), and
Flytech x StarFab Accelerator. In addition there will also be pavilions
organized by: FutureWard, GLORIA, New Taipei City-Amazon AWS Joint Innovation
Center, Taipei Exchange, Center for Industry-Academia Collaboration (CIAC), and
more.
InnoVEX ONLINE 2021 will also feature many innovative startups from around
the world in many different technologies. The startups featured will include
MEGA1 with their ultra compact, light weight, and low power consumption LBS OE
for AR that can be utilized in the development of wearable devices; MedFluid and
their product fAST that provides rapid detection of infectious diseases and
personalized antibiotic screening; Beseye and the Skeleton-Print Technology that
analyzes human demographics and behavior for safety analysis and customer
demographics at factories, retail stores, hospitals, banks, transport stations,
and homes; YALLVEND will showcase their upgrade solution to the traditional
vending machine which will include e-payment features and inventory systems;
CHELPIS with the SecID the a 2FA identity authentication card where the private
key is stored securely in a secure chip (Secure Element) with CC EAL6+
certification; and SecuX who will bring their SecuX V20, W20, and W10 crypto
hardware wallet which can be used to manage the users' cryptocurrency including
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Binance Coin, XLM, and more.
TCA stated that InnoVEX ONLINE 2021 will feature a diverse lineup of startups
in every pavilion; including AI, 5G, IoT, healthcare, advanced materials, cloud
services, smart manufacturing, biotech, smart retail, fintech, smart
transportation, smart agriculture, and more. The exhibitors this year will cover
a wide variety of industries and are sure to provide solutions for any digital
transformation needs or investment opportunities for the industry. CVCs and
potential partners can visit InnoVEX ONLINE for inquiries.
InnoVEX 2021 Pitch to Feature Prizes Valued Nearly USD 40,000
TCA announced that InnoVEX Pitch 2021 will be held online. The prize for the
winners this year will be worth close to USD 40,000 in total, which consists of
a USD 20,000 Grand Prize (including USD 10,000 investment by Taiwania Capital, 1
standard booth in InnoVEX 2022, and promotion & interview package); 2 Qualcomm
Innovation Awards worth USD 5,000 each, and the Japan Finder Special Award worth
JPY 1 million.
The judges for the InnoVEX Pitch 2021 will include judges from Plug and Play,
Mountain Pacific Venture, Mosaic Venture Lab, Techstars Investment,
Trans-Pacific Technology Fund, Qualcomm, Taiwania Capital Management Company,
Orion Venture Partners, Ceres Capital, BE Health Ventures, Cherubic Venture, WKI,
Hive Venture, Mesh Ventures, and more. All the judges from accelerators and
corporate venture capitals can definitely help startups to develop their
business in the international market.
TCA stated that startups interested in joining the InnoVEX Pitch must first
complete their registration as an online exhibitor to InnoVEX 2021 to qualify
for the contest. Every startup from Taiwan and around the world are welcome to
join the Pitch Contest while registration is available.
InnoVEX Online website:
https://innovex.computex.biz/online/onlinelist.aspx
InnoVEX FORUM 2021 website:
https://innovex.computex.biz/SHOW/forumList.aspx
InnoVEX Pitch Contest website:
https://innovex.computex.biz/SHOW/pitch.aspx/
<About COMPUTEX TAIPEI (aka COMPUTEX) & InnoVEX>
Established in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the world’s leading technology
tradeshow, was organized and named by Taipei Computer Association (TCA) during
the chairmanship of Mr.Stan Shih. Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
was invited as co-organizer in 1985. InnoVEX, co-orgazined by TCA and TAITRA, is
a special exhibition for Startups which has diversified events and matchmaking
platforms to accelerate the collaboration of ideas, innovative technologies and
manufacturing capacity.
<About TCA>
Taipei Computer Association (TCA), established in 1974, is the leading
industrial organization in Taiwan. Its 4,000 members engages various segments of
the information communication technology (ICT) industry such as software,
hardware, semiconductors and components, manufacture, sales, network
communication service, etc., thereby generating over 80% of the total production
value of Taiwan’s ICT industry. TCA offices are located in Taipei, Taichung and
Kaohsiung as well as overseas offices in China, Japan and India.
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