A significant amount of companies and organizations as well as governments today aim to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Various efforts have been exerted to get closer to this goal, including by decarbonizing transportation; which has helped drive the growth of the EV market. To leverage this trend, InnoVEX 2024 will host the Toward the EV Era Forum which will feature industry leaders who will explore the evolution of EVs in several aspects. This includes the ongoing developments in the EV ecosystem and discussions on the future opportunities and challenges in the industry.

As one of the organizers of InnoVEX, Taipei Computer Association (TCA) stated that the forum will be held in the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, June 6, 2024 13:30 –16:30 (GMT+8 ). The rise of EV also shows a key trend in the automotive industry which is the increasing electrification in cars, including in the number and value of electronics in the vehicles.

As the EV industry integrates both the ICT industry as well as the automotive industry, the forum will have speakers representing the various industries that contribute to EV, including: semiconductors, consultancy, automotive, etc. The forum will feature Dr. Frank C. Huang, the Founder and Chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) and chairman of Taiwan Advanced Automotive Technology Development Association (TADA) who will deliver the opening address.

The confirmed speeches in the forum include:

• Enabling the Future of EV with Trustworthy, Safe and Secure AI by Carlo Donzella, Chief Executive Officer, Exida Development SRL (collaboration with TÜV Nord Group and SAFEXPLAIN Project)
  Carlo Donzella has 40 years of experience in R&D and innovation management, project management, and quality assurance in the digital technology sector, with applications across multiple industries, especially in mobile, transportation, automotive, and media. He is the co-founder and CEO of exida Development SRL, established in 2008, a company part of the internationally renowned exida Group in the field of functional safety. He is also the co-founder and CEO of exida Engineering SRL/GmbH and other affiliated entities within the exida Group.
• Innovation in Regional Mobility for the Asia-Pacific Region by Dr. Thiam-Soon Gan, Head of Program and Product Quality, Lilium GmbH
  Dr. Thiam Soon Gan oversees program quality in the company. He brings over 20 years of industrial experience from aerospace, automotive and mobility industries (Airbus / Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) / Continental). Formerly an aerospace and automotive engineer who started his career Germany, he is passionate about shaping the future of mobility industries. He is particularly interested in design, production and supply chain management of air and land mobility systems using advanced analytics and AI solutions.
• Outlook for EV in India - Opportunities and Challenges by Karthi Madhavan, Country Head, Tata Consultancy Services
  Karthi Madhavan is presently the Country Head of Tata Consultancy Services, Taiwan, ROC. He has over 29 years of experience in Business Operations Management and Growth, Delivery Unit Management, People Management and Coaching and International Business in IT and Services Sector across various geographies. Karthi is very passionate about education and he's an honorary member of the Management Council of Karnataka Industrial Training Institute (ITI). He is an invited speaker in many forums on Smart City, EGovernance programs and Digital Technologies and is actively involved in large scale transformational IT and social programs.
• Recent Trends in Automotive Semiconductors and Renesas' Initiatives by Takeshi Fuse, Vice President, Renesas Electronics Corporation
  Takeshi Fuse has many years of experience in Semiconductor industry with product responsibilities in the global market. Mr. Fuse has managed the Automotive businesses (MCU, SoC, and analog products) at Fujitsu and Cypress. Mr. Fuse is currently responsible for global marketing in High Performance Computing Group at Renesas.
• Society Solutions Provided by Smart Mobility in Japan by Makoto Morikawa, Vice President & COO, Monet Technology Inc.
  Makoto Morikawa has close to 2 decades in the automotive industry, starting from Toyota Motor Corporation in 2005. As a Joint Venture between Toyota and SoftBank, MONET Technologies focuses on 3 main business domains: on demand mobility services, data-analysis services, and Autono-MaaS to help realize a safer and more comfortable mobility society by combining SoftBank's corporate philosophy, "Information Revolution—Happiness for everyone," with Toyota's vision of "Mobility for All." Mr. Morikawa joined MONET Technologies in 2021 as Director, Business Planning Department and currently serves as both Vice President and COO, MONET Technologies Corporation and Chief Inspector, CV Division, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The speakers will introduce the current, ongoing, and future trends in the EV industry. For details on the agenda, please visit the Toward the EV Era Forum page. Seats for the forum are limited so interested parties are encouraged to register and save their seats as soon as possible.

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●InnoVEX 2024 Event Overview●

This year’s special highlights:
As the special startup focused event of COMPUTEX, InnoVEX 2024 will be held concurrently with COMPUTEX 2024. The event will focus on 4 major topics: Semiconductor Applications, AI, Smart Mobility, and Green Tech. In total, over 350 startups from 30 countries and regions will join InnoVEX 2024. This year, InnoVEX will feature speakers from major global tech companies including Renesas, PSMC, and more. The winners of the InnoVEX Pitch Contest 2024 will be able to win prizes including cash or professional resource and services sponsored by Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC), KPMG, NVIDIA, NXP, the ResorTech EXPO in Okinawa Executive Committee, PwC, and Taiwania Capital.
Event Date: June 4 to 7, 2024
Event Location: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (TaiNEX) Hall 2, 4F
Main Theme: Innovation Hub of Asia
Main Topic: semiconductor applications, AI, smart mobility, and green tech
[Special Events]
InnoVEX Pitch Contest 2024: Still open for registration, finalists will be announced May 28, final round and award ceremony will be held on June 6. Registration for the Pitch Contest will end on May 13 so interested startups are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.

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