The 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict has sent shockwaves through energy markets, magnifying geopolitical disruptions and triggering severe volatility in raw material, energy, and freight costs. Enterprises now face unprecedented cost disarray and complex decision-making challenges. As global supply chains pivot from an efficiency-driven model toward a supply-led, prioritization-based paradigm, the fundamental rules of industrial competition are being rewritten.
The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) will host the “Supply Chain Restructuring and the New Competitive Landscape Amid Cost Disarray” seminar on the afternoon of Friday, July 24, 2026. Dr. Shin-Hui Chen of the CIER will open the event by presenting the latest 2026 PMI and NMI operational outlooks and analyzing the immediate industrial fallout and corporate strategic shifts triggered by the U.S.-Iran war. In a departure from past formats, this seminar features an exclusive executive summit dialogue. Chairman Chi-Yuan Liang and Chairman Bao-Lang Chen will offer deep-dive analyses of the critical shifts driving cost disruptions and supply chain realignment, exploring these issues from the perspectives of energy policy and industry practice. Moderated by Consultant Jerry Pai of the Supply Management Institute, Taiwan (SMIT), alongside Dr. Shin-Hui Chen, the session will leverage supply chain strategy frameworks and PMI survey insights to guide a high-level corporate dialogue. A concluding panel will synthesize PMI data, executive discourse, and macroeconomic perspectives to distill the core trajectories of supply chain recalibration and competitive evolution.
Organizer: Supply Management Institute, Taiwan
Advising Agency: National Development Council
Date & Time: 13:30–17:30, Tuesday, July 24, 2026
Location: Chiang Shuo-Chieh International Conference Hall of the CIER
(No. 75 Changxing St., Da’an Dist., Taipei City)
| Time | Topic | Speaker / Moderator / Panelist |
| 14:00-14:05 | Welcome Remarks | Hsien-Ming Lien, President of the CIER |
| 14:05-14:10 | Opening Remarks | Shien-Quey Kao, Deputy Minister of the National Development Council (NDC) |
| 14:10-15:20 | 1H 2026 PMI/NMI Corporate Operational Outlook Survey | Shin-Hui Chen, Associate Research Fellow of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, CIER |
| 15:20-15:30 | Intermission | |
| 15:30-16:10 | Summit Forum I: Global Energy Rebalancing: A New Normal for Energy Prices and Supply Structures? | Chi-Yuan Liang, Chair Professor of the National Central University |
| 16:10-16:50 | Summit Forum II: Corporate Transformation Strategies Under Global Supply Chain Restructuring: A Case Study of Taiwan’s Manufacturing and Petrochemical Industries | Bao-Lang Chen, Former Chairman of the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation |
| 16:50-17:20 | Summit Forum III: Short-Term Market Interpretation vs. Mid-to-Long-Term Trends | Moderator: Shin-Hui Chen, Associate Research Fellow of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, CIER Panelists: Chi-Yuan Liang, Chair Professor of the National Central University Bao-Lang Chen, Former Chairman of the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation |
| 17:20-17:50 | Panel Discussion and Q&A | Moderator: Hsien-Ming Lien, President of the CIER Panelists: Jerry Pai, Consultant of the SMIT Chung-Shu Wu, Chairman of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Chi-Yuan Liang, Chair Professor of the National Central University Bao-Lang Chen, Former Chairman of the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation Shin-Horng Chen, Vice President of the CIER Shin-Hui Chen: Associate Research Fellow of the Taiwan Institute of Economics Research, CIER Kamhon Kan, Research Fellow of the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica |
| 17:50 | Closing Remarks | Hsien-Ming Lien: President of the CIER |