Time: 13:00-16:40, September 9, 2025 (Registration and networking with refreshments starts at 12:30)
Venue: Room 402, Hall 1, Taipei Nangang International Exhibition Center (No.1, Jingmao 2nd Rd., Nangang District, Taipei City 11568, Taiwan)
Language: The event will be conducted entirely in English, with interpretation provided on site.
Organized by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Taiwan (ROC), Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET); Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER)
Co-Organized by: SEMI
Registration website: https://reurl.cc/axXnq7
Amid rapid changes in the global political and economic landscape and intensifying competition in the technology sector, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), and the Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET) will jointly host the 2025 Forum on Semiconductors and Geopolitics: Navigating Supply Chain Resilience and Strategic Realignment at 13:00 on September 9, 2025. The forum will provide an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities confronting the semiconductor industry amid global strategic realignments.
Bringing together leaders in policy, industry, and academia from around the world, the forum will examine issues ranging from geopolitics and critical technology security to the acquisition of essential raw materials. It will explore how Taiwan can safeguard its supply chain security under the evolving U.S.–China technology competition while deepening cooperation with democratic partners.
Distinguished speakers will include international experts and authors who have written extensively on semiconductors and geopolitics. Among them are Marc Hijink, author of FOCUS: THE ASML WAY (to be released in Mandarin next month), which tells the story of ASML’s rise as a key player in global chipmaking; Ota Yasuhiko, author of The Geopolitics of Semiconductors Toward 2030; Lennart Heim, Compute Lead of RAND Technology and Security Policy Center and Information Scientist at the RAND Corporation in Washington, D.C., a key voice on U.S. export control policy; and Philip Wong, a leading figure with extensive experience in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and academia.
Through this forum, the organizers aim to leverage the momentum of the international semiconductor exhibition, convening insights from both the policy and business communities to chart pathways for cooperation between Taiwan and its democratic partners. We warmly welcome policymakers, industry stakeholders, and all those interested in technology policy, international political economy, and industrial development to join this important dialogue.
We sincerely welcome participants from all sectors to join the event. Your registration will only be considered successful upon receiving a confirmation email within 5-7 business days.
- Participants register for this event by August 31 will be automatically registered as a SEMICON Taiwan 2025 visitor and enjoy free entry (TWD 500 value).
- For registrations from September 1, please complete your own visitor badge registration at https://www.semicontaiwan.org/zh/about/register using promo code 2025EXHIBITIONPMUY3 to waive the admission fee.
Contact: Éli Chen
Email: aitongchen@dset.tw