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.

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.

Agenda 10-11-2021

Moderator: Pim de Bokx, Chairman Dutch Incubators & Accelerators (DIA)

1) Opening Speech: (10:30 – 10:40)

Mrs. Hsin-Hsin Chen, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands

Mr. Klaas Verschuure, Deputy Mayor, City of Utrecht

2) Keynote: 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: The Hub2Hub Project and what it means for Dutch stakeholders (11:00 – 11:05)

Dr. Valerie Hsu, Founder & Director Taiwan Globalization Network, Founder & Director Tiger Accelerator

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 Remarks (11:40 – 11:45)

Crossroads 2021

Taiwan Business Day 2021 is 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.