Taiwanese and Canadian Companies Seek Opportunities at Vancouver Web Summit Networking Event

Central News Agency Message

(Central News Agency, reporter Cheng Ai-fen, Vancouver, 13th) The Web Summit, a major annual global technology event, is currently being held in Vancouver, Canada. Over 20,000 representatives from hundreds of companies from more than 100 countries have gathered to seek business opportunities. A total of 18 Taiwanese companies formed a delegation to participate. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver held a networking event on the 12th to allow Taiwanese and Canadian businesses to explore opportunities together.

More than 100 people, all elite entrepreneurs from Taiwan or Taiwanese-Canadian businesses, attended the networking event.

Several cross-party Canadian politicians were present to show their support, praising Taiwan's formidable technological strength.

Liberal MP Wade Chang and Conservative MP Chak Au both emphasized that Canada is promoting trade diversification, with the Asian market being a top priority, and Taiwan's position in it is self-evident.

Wade Chang said: "Taiwan is the core of the world's semiconductor industry. Canada is actively developing its artificial intelligence (AI) and communications industries, both of which are inseparable from semiconductors, making close ties with Taiwan a necessity."

Chak Au, who heads the Conservative Party's "Asia-Pacific Gateway Economic Cooperation Group," said: "This is a fantastic occasion, with so many experts worth knowing and learning from. Canada and Taiwan can work together for a win-win situation."

Paul Choi, an NDP MLA responsible for BC's Asia-Pacific trade affairs, BC Conservative MLA Teresa Wat, and Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry also praised Taiwan's resilience and creativity.

Pete Fry said that on the world map, Taiwan is just a small spot but shows immense power. "Canada should learn from Taiwan, to be fearless, strong, and wise while living next to a giant."

Lih-hsin Angel Liu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver, and Irene Yang, Senior Business Manager at the BC Taiwan Office, were the key figures connecting Taiwanese and Canadian businesses for this event. They said they only played the role of catalysts, "We are delighted to see a group of highly skilled people gather to work hard for the economic, trade, and technological development of Taiwan and Canada."

Taiwanese-Canadian entrepreneur Alvis Huang's chip design company, Emtar Technologies, recently won the "Startup of the Year Award" from Canada's Semiconductor Council (CSC).

Huang told the Central News Agency that Emtar's 6G NTN satellite communication chip has successfully completed tape-out and validation. The company has not only received support from TSMC but has also begun preliminary cooperation discussions with Taiwanese space-related agencies and several network communication and packaging plants.

Zerova, a subsidiary of Phihong Technology, is very optimistic about the potential of the Canadian electric vehicle market. Peggy Wu, Zerova's Global PR Director, told the Central News Agency: "In the past, our products were first sold to the United States and then re-sold to Canada, but now the tariff war has changed the business model, and we need to deploy directly in Canada. The Canadian government's strong push for the electric vehicle industry is also very attractive."

Yvonne Huang, a director at PwC Taiwan, told the Central News Agency: "We go wherever businesses congregate." She said that in the past, the North American market was dominated by the US, but now Canada holds a pivotal position, and she believes that business cooperation between Taiwan and Canada will continue to grow. (Editor: Wei Shu) 1150514