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Taiwan Innovation Spotlight

Friday, May 8, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission but registration required at event website on Sparknify.com

Hyatt Centric Mountain View | 409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View

Event Details

This special event serves as a powerful platform for U.S. partners to seek meaningful cross-border collaboration — spanning market expansion, co-development, strategic supply chain integration, and investment. It offers a direct access to some of Taiwan’s most ambitious and high-growth technology leaders, and an opportunity to help shape the next chapter of U.S. and Taiwan innovation.

Join us in Silicon Valley for a high-level gathering connecting America’s industry leaders with Taiwan’s top startup teams. Representing Taiwan’s world-class supply chain and deep-tech excellence, they bring cutting-edge technologies and proven engineering capabilities, and are actively pursuing U.S. partnerships in market expansion, joint development, supply chain collaboration, and strategic investment.

This year, our delegation highlights five strategic areas of innovation, reflecting the breadth and depth of next-generation technology and life sciences development. We welcome industry partners, investors, researchers, and ecosystem collaborators working in any of the following domains to join us for meaningful engagement and partnership exploration:

  1. Semiconductor & Advanced Materials

  2. Robotics, Sensing & Defense Technologies

  3. Digital Health & Medical AI

  4. Biotech & Regenerative Medicine

  5. Smart Infrastructure & Sustainability

Together, these five areas represent critical pillars shaping the future of advanced manufacturing, intelligent systems, sustainable infrastructure, and healthcare transformation. We look forward to connecting with organizations aligned with these sectors to explore collaboration and growth opportunities.

This is more than a showcase. It is a strategic moment where Silicon Valley ambition meets Taiwan’s engineering excellence — and where the next chapter of U.S.–Taiwan innovation begins.

FREE ADMISSION

Register online at https://www.sparknify.com/taiwan-spotlight

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission but registration required at event website on Sparknify.com
Categories: **Annual Event**, In Person, Lectures & Workshops
Venue: Hyatt Centric Mountain View
Address: 409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View

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