Taiwan Business Day (TBD) is an annual event organized by Taiwan Globalization Network (TGN) & its partners since 2012, aiming to connect business opportunities and entrepreneurial ecosystems between Taiwan and the Netherlands. The event includes presentations from relevant business leaders, as well as opportunities for stakeholders from both geographies to showcase their portfolio and network with potential partners. In the 2021 edition, the event theme is: Smart Money for Smart Startups (千里馬與伯樂 在荷蘭相遇)

The Taiwanese and Dutch economies have many similarities, as they are both open economies with a large export focus. SME’s play the main role in both economies, in the service industry, in production, and as suppliers of large corporations. General differences are that Taiwanese companies have traditionally focused on outsourced production and Dutch companies on design, trade, and services.

In recent years both Taiwan & the Netherlands have moved to top regional rankings on innovation and start-up climate, showing that both economies are going through rapid renewal processes. Following this trend, Taiwan Business Day offers opportunities for young companies and scale-ups from both countries – to match/mix and succeed.

For more information about TBD21, please visit the official event site.

Note: Before the event date, the online meeting link for attending the event will be sent to each registered participant via email.

Agenda

0) Welcome & Opening (10:30 - 10:33)

• Pim de Bokx, Chairman Dutch Incubation Association (DIA)
• Dr. Valerie Hsu, Founder & Director Taiwan Globalization Network & Tiger Accelerator

1) Opening Speech: (10:33 - 10:40)

• Mrs. Hsin-Hsin Chen, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands
• Mr. Klaas Verschuure, Deputy Mayor, City of Utrecht, the Netherlands
• Emile M. P. Chang, CEO ,InvesTaiwan, MOEA , Taiwan

2) Keynote: Opportunities for Innovation and Startup Cooperation between Taiwan and the Netherlands (10:40 - 10:50)

• Guy Wittich, Former Representative, Netherlands Office Taipei/ Senior Policy Advisor for Semiconductor Industry at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, The Netherlands

3) Keynote: Business Opportunities for Dutch entrepreneurs in Taiwan (10:50 - 11:00)

• Laisy Deng, RVO, Project Manager International Trade (Asia)

4) Keynote: Doing business with Taiwan (Startup & Innovex) (11:00 - 11:05)

• Patty Yen, Director at Taiwan Trade Center Rotterdam(TAITRA)

5) Keynote: Easy Business Expansion with Taiwan Startup Terrace Landing Program (11:05 - 11:15)

• Daisy Lee, Strategic Partnerships, Startup Terrace

6) Keynote: TAcc+ and Taiwan’s Accelerator offerings for international startups (11:15 - 11:25)

• Jerry Lin, Senior Project Manager at TRIPLE

7) Keynote: VC Insight: Appealing AI Startup Investment for VCs (11:25 - 11:35 )

• Cami Lu, Operating Partner, Susino Venture Group

8) Award Ceremony: WeScale Challenge (11:35 - 11:40)

9) Closing Video: InvesTaiwan (11:40 - 11:45)

Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan

Taiwan Business Day 2021 is organized as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan is supported by Taiwan’s Small and Medium Enterprise Administration(SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), and activated by the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (NiEA). During the week between November 8 and November 14, GEW Taiwan highlights numerous Taiwanese startup ecosystem events in an international context, and draws attention to what Taiwan’s startup scene has to offer for international partners.

Crossroads 2021

Taiwan Business Day 2021 is also organized as a part of Crossroads 2021.

Crossroads 2021 is an umbrella-event organized by Startup Utrecht from 8 – 11 November, during which startups, scaleups, investors, corporates, and various stakeholders in the European startup ecosystem come together to network and engage with each other. You can see the full Crossroads program here.

Organizers

• Taiwan Globalization Network-TGN
• Tiger Accelerator
• Startup Utrecht
• Taiwan Business Association (TBA) in The Netherlands, Innovation Committee

Co-Organizers

• Biohub Taiwan
• Biomedical Translation Research Center
• Invest Taiwan
• Startup Terrace
• Sunsino Venture Group
• TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council)
• NiEA (National Innovation & Entrepreneurship Association)

Supported by

• Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands