2019 APEC Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Project

2019 APEC FORUM ON DIGITAL INNOVATION AND YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Building Capacity and Collaborative Connectivity for Young Entrepreneurs

The project intends to develop capacity through the transfer and development of knowledge, skills and technical know-how among experienced entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be from various Asia-Pacific economies. Entrepreneurial education is a process relying on the transfer of knowledge and ingenuity from successful entrepreneurs to entrepreneurs-to-be, leading to long-term capacity building and innovation initiatives. We are focusing on the most needed and transformative sectors of the digital economy, which offer promise of sustained and sustainable growth and inclusive employment. One of the major themes of the workshop is female entrepreneurship, related to inspiring female creativity and improving gender inclusion. Experience sharing during the workshop will further facilitate both internal and regional replicability through dissemination of acquired skills within the participants’ home economies and other regional sectors.

The 3-day event will include:

Introduction and Best Practices of Government and Academia Programs on Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship
APEC Regional Startup Experience & Knowledge Sharing
Startup Pitching Demo
Startup Education Achievement Exhibition
Panel Session of Female Entrepreneurship
Digital Industry Field Visits

Date

October 7th – 8th 2019 for both local and Asia-Pacific guests
October 9th 2019 for selected participants

Target

Students/ Startup Instructors / Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs-to-be Under 30 / Government Officials in Related Sector

Venue

GIS TAIPEI TECH Convention Center, National Taipei University of Technology
digiBlock Taipei Building A

Charges & Expenses

Free admission; free food during the event

Accommodation

Qualified local attendees from outside Greater Taipei and participating in the first 2-day conference will be provided with free accommodation for up to 3 nights (Oct. 6th - Oct. 8th).
Attendees from APEC member economies are provided with free accommodation for 4 nights (Oct. 6th - Oct. 9th).

Agenda
Tentative

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October 7 (Monday)

Time	Venue	Topic / Activity
09:00 - 09:30	GIS Taipei Tech Convention Center	Registration
09:30 - 09:40		Opening Performance
09:40 - 10:00		Opening Remarks
10:00 - 10:05		Group Photo
10:05 - 10:40		How Taiwan achieve SDGs together Keynote Speaker: Audrey Tang / Executive Yuan Digital Minister
10:40 - 11:00		Tea Time
11:00 - 12:00		Government-Backed Entrepreneurship Programs: U-Start / FITI Speakers: Jia-Yin Lin / Deputy Director of Chinese Culture University Incubation Innovation Center Cody Huang / Project Manager of Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center
12:00 - 13:30		Lunch
13:30 - 14:00		APEC Regional Start-up Experience Sharing: Anchor Taiwan Speaker: Elisa Chiu / Founder & CEO
14:00 - 14:30		APEC Regional Start-up Experience Sharing: TripMoment VR Speaker: Jin-Wei Lee / Founder
14:30 - 15:00		Tea Time
15:00 - 15:50		Start-up Pitch Demo Speakers: Patricia Shih / Chief Operating Officer of Lulu Pet Daniel Kuo / Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer of Lala Locker
15:50 - 16:20		Entrepreneurial Resources in the APEC Region Speaker: Uniform Lin / Founder & CEO of Startboard
16:20 - 16:30		Closing Remark
17:30 - 19:30	Hua Shan Din Cafe x Bar (Hotel Hua Shan Din by Cosmos Creation)	Welcome Banquet

October 8 (Tuesday)

Time	Venue	Topic / Activity
09:30 - 10:00	digiBlock	Registration
10:00 - 10:10		Opening Remarks
10:10 - 10:40		Women Entrepreneurship Program Speaker: Angie Lee / Project Manager of Sun Yat-Sun Management Education Foundation
10:40 - 11:00		Tea Time
11:00 - 12:00		Female Entrepreneurship Panel Session Moderator: Dr. Yun-Hua Yang / Department of English Chairperson, National Taipei University of Technology Panelists: Viola Cheng / CEO of Good Food Enterprise Jennifer Pai / CEO of ARPlanet Digital Technology Co.,Ltd. Molly Huang / CEO of Velodash Inc.
12:00 - 12:20		Q&A
12:20 - 12:30		Closing Remarks
12:30 - 14:00		Lunch
14:00 - 16:00		Field Visit to digiBlock & TXI Partners
16:30 - 17:30	Taipei 101	Cultural Visit to Taipei 101
17:30 -		Free time

October 9 (Wednesday)

Selected participants only

Time	Venue	Topic / Activity
09:00 - 11:00	TripMoment VR	Start-up Visit to TripMoment VR
11:00 - 12:30	TripMoment VR	Experience Sharing & Lunch
13:00 - 16:00	Dadaocheng	Industrial Innovation and Urban Revitalization Cultural Tour to Dadaocheng & Startup visit to in Bloom
16:00 -		Free time

Venue

GIS Taipei Tech Convention Center 集思北科大會議中心

Everlight Building 1, Sec. 3 Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei 10608, Taiwan 億光大樓台北市忠孝東路三段１號	By MRT Blue / Orange Line Zongxiao Xinsheng Station Exit 4 / 忠孝新生站４號出口 By Bus National Taipei University of Technology Station 台北科技大學站 212, 232, 262, 299, 605 Zhongxiao Xinsheng Intersection Station 忠孝新生路口站 72, 109, 115, 214, 222, 226, 280, 290, 505, 642, 665, 668, 672

digiBlock Taipei Building A – Digi Space 台北數位產業園區 A 棟共創空間

No. 287-2, Sec. 3, Chengde Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103, Taiwan 臺北市大同區承德路三段287-2號	By MRT Red Line Yuanshan Station Exit 2

Hua Shan Din Hotel by Cosmos Creation 天成文旅華山町

79 Sec. 2, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei 台北市中正區忠孝東路二段79號	By MRT Blue / Orange Line Zhongxiao Xinsheng station By Bus Zhongxiao Elementary / 忠孝國小站 202, 202 Special, 212, 212 Express, 232 Alternate, 262, 262 Special, 299, 600, 605

Application

Target

Students/ Startup Instructors / Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs-to-be Under 30 / Government Officials in Related Sector

For Local Applicants

Application Date
July 1st – September 27th, 2019

Application Link
Click here to apply

Please contact us through email ntutproject2019@gmail.com if you have any question regarding the forum.

For Asia-Pacific Applicants

Please contact the Education Division of your local Taipei Economic and Cultural Office for more information on the application procedure or send your inquires via email to ntutproject2019@gmail.com.