Known as the Olympics of the ICT industry, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2017) will be held on September 10-13 at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). Furthermore, 16 parallel events and an exhibition on future technology will also take place at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), Exhibition Hall 1.
The theme for this year’s WCIT is “Living the Digital Dream”, aiming to show the world that “Taiwan is greater than you think!” Discussions of the three day conference will focus on new digital infrastructure demands, broadband connections, internet infrastructure, IoT applications, cyber security management, and FinTech. Coupled with B2B matchmaking events, the WCIT 2017 is a great opportunity for leading technology companies in New Zealand to meet with over 2,500 global ICT leaders and gain first-hand experience on Taiwan’s smart-city achievements.
Iconic speakers include:
Bertrand Piccard, the initiator and visionary behind Solar Impulse with the very first airplane capable of flying perpetually without fuel
Patrick Thomas, CEO of Covestro, a leading company in the Circular Economy
Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President of Azure – Cloud Chief at Microsoft
Alex Sandy Pentland, father of Wearable Computing
Bill Bien, Global Head of Strategy and Marketing of Philips Lighting
Toshio Iwamoto, President and CEO of NTT DATA Corporation, a major Telecom Groups in Japan
Setsuhiro Shimomura, Executive Corporate Adviser, Former President, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Alan Marcus, Senior Director of World Economic Forum (WEF)
Limited incentives for New Zealand leading companies are available. Please contact James Yang at jamesyang@taipei.org.nz or call 04- 473 6474 #723. For more detailed information on WCIT 2017, please visit http://www.wcit2017.org/.
