Universities as Launchpads – How Academic Venture Programs Build and Scale Startups

Universities as Launchpads – How Academic Venture Programs Build and Scale Startups

Location｜Tomorrow Stage

Startup Island TAIWAN is hosting its first international forum under the theme “Academic Ventures × Industry,” bringing together venture arms from world-leading universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Singapore, alongside representatives from Taiwan. The forum will explore how university-based startups can leverage capital, industry connections, and distribution networks to accelerate global expansion and internationalization.

The forum will focus on how university venture programs operate, sharing successful cases in R&D commercialization, technology transfer, and investment strategies, while inviting international experts to discuss opportunities for collaboration between Taiwan’s industries and the global innovation ecosystem.

AGENDA

11/20Thu.

09:30-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:10

VIP Speech

10:10-10:20

Group Photo

10:20-10:30

Keynote 1

Calvin Chin - Managing Partner , E14 Fund

10:30-10:40

Keynote 2

Germaine HE - Senior Associate Director , NUS Enterprise

10:40-11:05

【Panel 1】

From Campus to Global Impact

Tony Lin - Producer and consultant , CONNECTED on TaiwanPlus

Germaine HE - Senior Associate Director , NUS Enterprise

Calvin Chin - Managing Partner , E14 Fund

11:05-11:15

Keynote 3

Takashi Chris Furukawa - Managing Partner , UTokyoIPC

11:15-11:25

Keynote 4

Panelist : Raymond WP Woo - BD Manager , Kyoto University Innovation Capital

11:25-11:35

Keynote 5

Brandon Chiang - President , NTU Ventures

11:35-12:00

【Panel 2】

Empowering Founders: How Universities and VC's Shape Startup Success

Eric Fan - Deputy Director , Taiwan Institute

Brandon Chiang - President , NTU Ventures

Panelist : Raymond WP Woo - BD Manager , Kyoto University Innovation Capital

Takashi Chris Furukawa - Managing Partner , UTokyoIPC

Speakers