TW-USA 5G Ecosystem

Partnership Business Forum

Strengthening Supplier Diversity in the telecommunication ecosystem

—US time zone— Thursday, July 28

7:30pm~10:30pm EST | 4:30pm~7:30pm PST

—TW time zone— Friday, July 29

7:30am~10:30am (GMT+8)

Target audience:

  • US industry alliances, software providers, system integrators, service providers, telecom operators and city governments interested in the 4G/5G and Broadband ecosystem

  • TW Open RAN and Broadband solution providers

AGENDA

7:30pm-7:40pm EST

Log-on

7:40pm-7:45pm EST

Opening Remarks

Jang-Hwa Leu, Director General [bio]


Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

7:45pm-7:55pm EST

Keynote: U.S. policy approaches to telecoms supplier diversity and international partnership


April McClain-Delaney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information [bio]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), United States Department of Commerce

7:55pm-8:15pm EST

How can Taiwan contribute to strengthening the telecommunication ecosystem?

Maggie Chao, Deputy Director of Communications Industry Development Project Office (CIDPO) [bio]


Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economic Affairs

8:15pm-9:15pm EST

Panel 1：How do we strengthen Open RAN supplier diversity in the ecosystem?

Panel Discussion:

  1. Panelist introduction on company/ affiliation

  2. Based on your observation toward Open RAN ecosystem in the US and global market, what are some opportunities you see that could be explored with Taiwan’s ecosystem? What types of partners and partnership models could be considered?

  3. To explore opportunities for future collaborations with prospective partners in the Open RAN ecosystem, what role and advantages could you play as an ecosystem partner? What are your successful references? What types of partners and partnership models could be considered?

Moderator:

Clete D. Johnson, Partner, WBK Law, and Counsel of Open RAN Policy Coalition [bio]


Panelists:

  1. Tom Tofigh, RVP 5G MEC and OEM Partnership, RingCentral [bio]

  2. Eugene Yen, Vice President of Business Development, Coherent Logix [bio]

  3. Raymond Pao, Senior Vice President of Business Solutions, HTC [bio]

  4. David Hoelscher, Vice President, Infrastructure Product Division, Foxconn Industrial Internet [bio]

  5. David Chou, General Manager of Wireless Broadband Business Unit, Alpha Networks

9:15pm-10:15pm EST

Panel 2：How do we leverage TW-USA partnerships for credible and cost-effective broadband solutions?

Panel Discussion:

  1. Panelist introduction on company/ affiliation

  2. Based on your observations on the broadband ecosystem in the US and worldwide, what are some opportunities you see that could be explored with Taiwan’s ecosystem? What types of partners and partnership models could be considered?

  3. As a vital partner to the global supply chain, how could you contribute to the broadband ecosystem in developing credible and cost-effective networking solution? What are your successful references? What types of partners and partnership models could be considered?

Moderator:

Howard Tsao, CTO, Communications Industry Development Project Office, IDB/MOEA [bio]

Panelists:

  1. Doug McCollough, Chief Information Officer, City of Dublin, Ohio, USA [bio]

  2. DY Lin, Vice President, Tailyn Technologies, Inc.[bio]

  3. Dr. James Ting, Vice President, Gemtek Technology

  4. Mark Chen, President, D-Link Corporation [bio]

10:15pm-10:30pm EST

End of Program