11 June 2026 · London, United Kingdom

Event Programme

A full day of opening remarks, keynote, two focused panels, interactive sessions, and hands-on Build Lab workshops.

Day at a Glance

Morning Forum

09:00 – 13:00

Opening remarks, keynote, two panels—with Tech London Advocates welcome (Russ Shaw CBE) after the first coffee break—Slido consensus, and a startup showcase curated by Taiwan Tech Arena—followed by lunch.

Lunch & Networking

13:00 – 14:30

Connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and partners over lunch.

UK-Taiwan AI Build Lab

14:30 – 16:30

Build Lab briefing, 75-minute parallel track build, and team presentations with awards to translate morning discussions into practical collaboration outcomes.

Closing

16:30

We will close the day by bringing together the key insights, collaboration priorities, and practical ideas developed throughout the forum and Build Lab.

09:00 – 13:00

Morning Forum

Opening remarks, keynote, and two panels exploring AI collaboration between Taiwan and the UK.

Opening

Opening Remarks

09:00 – 09:10

Opening remarks from the Taipei Representative Office in the UK.

Speaker

Framing

TLA Taiwan Working Group framing

09:10 – 09:15

Context from Wayne Wang, Co-Lead of the Tech London Advocates Taiwan Working Group.

Speaker

Keynote

Keynote: Taiwan's AI 2.0 Vision

Jane Yung-jen Hsu

09:15 – 09:35

Taiwan's national AI direction—sovereignty, sustainability, safety, agentic AI, and data governance—through the lens of the Taiwan AI Center of Excellence and the AI Basic Act framework.

Keynote speaker

Panel

Panel 1: Building Trustworthy AI Through Governance and Data Assurance

09:35 – 10:35

Governance & data assurance

A focused discussion on trustworthy AI across democracies—linking Taiwan's AI Basic Act and data governance priorities with UK–Taiwan cooperation on assurance, policy, and responsible deployment.

Moderator

Panelists

2 from Taiwan2 from UK

Break

Coffee break

10:35 – 10:50

Networking break.

Second half

Opening the second half

10:50 – 11:00

A welcome from Russ Shaw CBE (Global Tech Advocates / Tech London Advocates) as we reconvene after the networking break.

Speaker

Panel

Panel 2: AI for Societal Transformation

11:00 – 12:00

Productivity, sustainability, and resilience

Applying AI to shared societal challenges—supporting productivity, sustainable development, and long-term resilience across Taiwan and the UK.

Moderator

Panelists

2 from Taiwan2 from UK

Interactive

Slido Live Consensus Session

12:00 – 12:10

Capturing participant priorities for future UK–Taiwan AI collaboration—seeding themes for the afternoon Build Lab.

Interactive Session: Participate live via Slido. Details will be shared at the event.

Showcase

Startup Showcase — curated by Taiwan Tech Arena

12:10 – 13:00

A curated startup showcase led by Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA), highlighting teams bridging enterprise workflows and global supply chains—with judge and mentor support from Kelvin Au.

Focus Areas

CybersecurityDigital HealthEnergy OptimisationManufacturing IntelligenceEnterprise Software

Mentor

Startup presenters

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch & Networking

Connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and partners over a networking lunch. This is your opportunity to build relationships and explore collaboration opportunities with leaders from Taiwan and the UK.

14:30 – 16:30

Afternoon Build Lab

Build Lab briefing, parallel track builds, and team presentations where participants collaborate on AI solutions addressing real-world challenges.

Learn More

AI Governance & Policy

Develop practical frameworks for responsible AI deployment.

AI for Social Good

Prototype AI applications for healthcare, education, and sustainability.

From 16:30

Closing Session

Wrap-up of the day's discussions, key takeaways, and next steps for continuing the collaboration between Taiwan and the UK.

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