InnoVEX FORUM will be launched online on June 3
Publish Date :2021/05/19
TCA (Taipei Computer Association), co-organizer of COMPUTEX, expressed that
InnoVEX in early June together with COMPUTEX every year. Due to the border
control caused by the pandemic this year (2021), it will be presented as InnoVEX
Online, an online exhibition. The annual InnoVEX FORUM will be launched on June
3 as scheduled. Many international renowned venture capital firms, accelerators,
& high-tech companies, including Ceres Capital, Mesh Ventures, StarFab
Accelerator, Tohmatsu Venture, BE Accelerator, Qualcomm, Trend Micro, are going
to share their views on business opportunities in the post-pandemic era,
focusing on digital transformation, 5G innovation, AI, healthcare and cyber
security applications with local and international start-up teams via the
internet or onsite.
The demand and capital flow of start-up businesses in the post-pandemic era
Venture capital firms give talks on future business opportunities in the
post-pandemic era
TCA pointed out that due to COVID-19's impacts on global economics, the
opening forum of InnoVEX FORUM has invited famous venture capital firms and
accelerators such as Mesh Ventures, Ceres Capital and StarFab Accelerator to
share and discuss from the perspective of VC with the topic "Sets the Tone,
Moving Forward!" The speakers are invited to point out what are the areas of
innovation will become business opportunities for start-up in the post-pandemic
era.
As the pandemic affects the economic environment, the capital flow start-up
business is undergoing change. TCA has invited Tohmatsu Venture, a famous
Japanese entrepreneurial support organization to present a talk on "The Key
factors to become a growth startup in the 2020s." It is going to analyze the new
styles and strategies of successful entrepreneurs since 2020 and the change of
the society's concern on the area and capital flow in the post-pandemic era. For
start-up teams worldwide, it will be very helpful because the change of capital
resulting from the pandemic will change the past classic models in successful
start-up cases.
5G innovation and AI applications will be everywhere
Start-up teams getting onto the 5G trends will have the new business
opportunities in digital transformation
5G and AI will be the major trends in the new era. Therefore, TCA has invited
Qualcomm and start-up teams from Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC),
including DataYoo, Nestech, QT Medical, RelaJet, Smart Tag, YALLVEND, to share
their views on business opportunities in the new 5G era and AI applications
services on the topics, "Digital Transformation Ignited by 5G Innovation" and
"Making AI Ubiquitous".
First, Mr. S.T. Liew, Qualcomm Vice President and President of Qualcomm
Taiwan and South East Asia, will deliver a talk on "Qualcomm Empowering Taiwan's
Startups in the 5G Era". Foreseeing global trends, he is going to talk about how
Qualcomm helps Taiwan to boost the competitiveness in innovation targeting to
bridge the global arena. Then, Sudeepto Roy, VP, Engineering, Qualcomm
Incorporated and Lead of Regional Strategy and Engagement for Qualcomm
Technology Licensing (QTL), will deliver a talk on "Innovations that Create
Opportunities In Taiwan and Beyond", to share successful cases of incubating
Taiwan's startup teams in launching into the market by examining the
technological support and patent strategy from the perspective of global
innovation ecosystems.
In the future world driven by 5G, AI algorithm has become the core technology
of innovation and R&D! In this occasion, with the theme of "Making AI
Ubiquitous", brilliant teams exceled Qualcomm Innovate in the Taiwan Challenge (QITC),
including DataYoo, RelaJet and Smart Tag, are invited to present how they apply
AI in agricultural risk management, improving the lives of the hearing impaired
and driving smart manufacturing.
5G driven innovation will make the global economic output of $13.1 trillion
in 2035. It is obvious that 5G will be an important technology in future
economic behaviors. Therefore, in the agenda of "Digital Transformation Ignited
by 5G Innovation" Qualcomm, Nestech, QT Medical, YALLVEND are invited to share
their projects, such as disaster prediction, remote healthcare, retail business
models and other practical cases.
Healthcare and Cyber Security Service will become the major trend of
innovative business opportunities for startups
Healthcare and cyber security are the major items of development by leading
high-tech industry. They are also focus of governments' attention in many
countries. To allow startup businesses to understand how to engage business
opportunities in related industries and how to use related resources to
accelerate the teams' growth, TCA is going to host the forums on the blue ocean
of biotech and cyber security in collaboration with Startup Terrace. Startup
Terrace was established to encourage Taiwan's startup teams to connect with the
global network and promote international exchange on startups. It provides
offices, accommodation, common workspace, display space, and other facilities.
In addition, it invites international accelerators and incubators to reside in
the terrace.
In the agenda of "Healthcare Startups Unties the Knot", BE Accelerator, OSD
from Korea, and IRegained from Canada are going to explore the global healthcare
trend from the perspective of biomedical technology and possible strategy for
startup teams in developing healthcare services and its future business
opportunities.
For startup businesses, cyber security is an extremely popular domain for
startup. Therefore, in the agenda of "Keeping the Good Stuff in, Bad Things
Out!" Trend Micro, Wedge Networks from Canada and Chelpis are invited to discuss
the domains for information security service and modes for rapid profit making.
The collaboration of the industry, academia, and research help Taiwan's
industry upgrade
Taiwan's startup ecosystem accelerates the growth of startups
Taiwan's academia has long been a major R&D force of technology. To allow the
industry to understand more about the capacity of Taiwan's academia in R&D, At
the agenda of "Technology Leads the Way, Bringing the Industry to New Height",
TCA has invited NTHU, NCKU and NSYSU to share how to integrate the demands of
industry into their academic research aiming at leading the industry to a higher
altitude. TCA has also invited eYs3D to share their experiences in the
semiconductor industry and collaborate with startup teams at the theme of
"Recharging the Semiconductor Industry with Startups."
To allow local and international venture capital and startup teams to
understand the oulook of Taiwan's startup ecosystem, TCA has invited Taiwan
Institute of Economic Research (TIER) to share 2021 startup clusters, conditions
of investment and the features of startup ecosystem at the theme of "Taiwan
Startup Ecosystem: Hubs and Investments". Likewise, startup teams, Taiwan's
semiconductor industry, and startup clusters can collaborate to accelerate the
development of startup teams, achieving success in an earlier time.
InnoVEX FORUM will be launched on June 3. We welcome local and international
industry, professionals, startup businesses and VC businesses to pre-register
online so that they can watch the online forums on time!
Agenda of InnoVEX FORUM 2021:
https://innovex.computex.biz/SHOW/forumList.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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