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Talent Without Borders
Process over artefact: what Taiwan's competency reform and the UK's AI skills push can teach each other.
When AI can produce the finished work, what should we look for in the person behind it?
When AI can write the essay, polish the application and produce the presentation, what should we be looking for in the person behind the work?
Join Tech London Advocates Taiwan for Talent Without Borders, our final event of 2026. We'll bring UK and Taiwan perspectives together to explore a question that matters to students, educators, employers and anyone navigating an AI-shaped workplace: how do we recognise and develop human capability when the finished product no longer tells the whole story?
Our starting point is process over artefact: paying attention to how people think, question, collaborate and exercise judgement, as well as what they produce. Drawing on Taiwan's competency-based education reform and the UK's growing focus on AI skills, we'll explore what the two ecosystems can learn from each other about learning, assessment and hiring.
Who's on stage
Opening remarks from Taipei's representative office in London and a video message from Audrey Tang, a panel bringing university and industry views live from Taiwan together with UK voices, and an update on the routes open to talent coming to the UK.
Minister Yachi Chiang
江雅綺
Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Audrey Tang
唐鳳
Taiwan's Digital Minister 2016 to 2024; Cyber Ambassador and Senior Accelerator Fellow, Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI
Professor Shang-Hsien (Patrick) Hsieh
謝尚賢
Professor of Computer-Aided Engineering, National Taiwan University; Chair of NTU Civil Engineering 2016 to 2022; founder of the NTU BIM Research Center
Jim Sun
孫憶明
Adjunct Professor, NTU Leadership Program; Head of Asia, People Squared Solutions; founder of HiAchieve Technology and AceMentor Technology; formerly Microsoft, McKinsey and Foxconn
Sarah Lau
Barrister and Head of Asia Pacific and Greater China Desk, Irwin Mitchell LLP
To be announced
UK panellists will join Patrick Hsieh and Jim Sun. Names to follow.
What to expect
- A UK-Taiwan discussion on AI, education, leadership and the capabilities we should value.
- A conversation about moving beyond AI detection towards meaningful evidence of learning and contribution.
- An update on immigration routes to the UK from Sarah Lau, Barrister at Irwin Mitchell LLP.
- Small-group discussions shaped by the questions you bring, with ideas shared back across the room.
- Time to meet the community and exchange perspectives.
As TLA Taiwan's final gathering of 2026, the afternoon will also offer time to reconnect with the community over Taiwanese popcorn chicken (鹽酥雞) and milk tea (奶茶) from Wine The Noodles (醉牛).
Who it's for
Graduates and early-career professionals, hiring managers, educators, edtech founders, and the wider UK-Taiwan community. You don't need to be an AI specialist; bring your curiosity and a question you'd like the room to explore.
Running order
All times are UK time.
- 12:30
Doors open
Taiwanese popcorn chicken (鹽酥雞) and milk tea (奶茶) from Wine The Noodles (醉牛). Register the one question you most want answered; the table sessions are built from them.
- 13:00
Welcome and opening remarks
Welcome and framing from TLA Taiwan, opening remarks from Minister Yachi Chiang, then a video message from Audrey Tang.
- 13:20
Panel: what should we assess instead?
Is detecting AI in education and hiring a lost cause, and what should we be assessing instead? Professor Patrick Hsieh and Jim Sun, joining live by video call from Taipei, with UK panellists to be announced. 50 minutes of conversation, then audience questions.
- 14:20
Short break
- 14:25
Talent routes update
Sarah Lau of Irwin Mitchell LLP on immigration routes to the UK.
- 14:40
Table sessions
Attendees' questions clustered into themes, with one answer per table.
- 15:10
Read-outs and close
- 15:25
Networking
Time with the UK-Taiwan community until 16:00.
Event details
- Date
- Saturday 21 November 2026, 13:00 to 16:00Doors open 12:30
- Venue
- SOAS University of London10 Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
- Speakers
- Minister Yachi Chiang, Audrey Tang, Professor Shang-Hsien (Patrick) Hsieh, Jim Sun and Sarah LauUK panellists to be announced
- Refreshments
- Taiwanese popcorn chicken (鹽酥雞) and milk tea (奶茶) from Wine The Noodles (醉牛)
- Organised by
- Tech London Advocates Taiwan
- Sponsored by
- National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan
Join us for TLA Taiwan's final gathering of the year.
Book ticketTalent Without Borders is organised by the Tech London Advocates Taiwan Working Group and sponsored by Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
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