Cross-disciplinary Lecture | Q4M3

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Event relationship | Organized and co-organized by National Taiwan University System, the College of Management at National Taiwan University, the NTU EMBA Alumni Foundation, the Taipei NTU Alumni Association, NTU EMBA, and the NTU EMBA Student Association. TAQCIT provides event information, and TAQCIT President Ching-Ray Chang is a featured speaker.

UpdatedSeptember 5, 2026

Silicon Island Ascending | From Silicon Island to Quantum Island

Reshaping Taiwan's Global Competitiveness through AI, Semiconductors, and Quantum Technology

Saturday, September 12, 2026B1 Main Hall, Building 1, College of Management, National Taiwan University
Key visual for the Silicon Island Ascending cross-disciplinary lecture featuring Terry Tsao and Ching-Ray Chang with AI, semiconductor, and quantum-technology themes
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SEMI President Terry Tsao and TAQCIT President Ching-Ray Chang connect the global semiconductor supply chain, the AI technology landscape, quantum technology, and Quantum AI to examine Taiwan's next stage of industrial competitiveness.

DateSaturday, September 12, 2026
Time15:00–18:00
SpeakersTerry Tsao | SEMI Global Chief Marketing Officer and Taiwan President; Ching-Ray Chang | TAQCIT President
AudienceNational Taiwan University alumni and National Taiwan University System alumni
CapacityLimited to 240 participants; the form may close early when full
01

From semiconductor strength to the next technology competition

AI infrastructure demand is rising, semiconductor supply chains are being reshaped, and quantum technology is moving beyond the laboratory. This lecture places those developments on one industrial map: how Taiwan can extend its semiconductor strengths, respond to AI infrastructure competition, and prepare research, talent, and industry for quantum technology and Quantum AI.

02

Terry Tsao | AI reshapes the global technology landscape

SEMI Global Chief Marketing Officer and Taiwan President Terry Tsao will examine how the AI wave is reconfiguring technology supply chains and how Taiwan's semiconductor industry can continue to drive the next stage of innovation.

03

Ching-Ray Chang | Quantum technology and Quantum AI

TAQCIT President and Chung Yuan Christian University Chair Professor Ching-Ray Chang will connect international quantum trends with the convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, then discuss Taiwan's research, talent, industrial, and competitiveness priorities.

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Cross-sector panel and Q&A

The program concludes with a panel and audience Q&A linking semiconductors, quantum technology, and university leadership. As of September 5, 2026, the organizers' Google form was no longer accepting responses. The public page does not state whether it closed at the deadline or because capacity was reached.

FULL PROGRAM

Complete Program

The schedule follows the latest program shown in the organizers' Google form when checked on September 5, 2026. The form is no longer accepting responses; any on-site adjustment follows the organizers' latest notice.

SEP 12

Silicon Island to Quantum Island

15:00–18:00

NTU College of Management, Building 1, B1 Main Hall

Show / hide sessions6 sessions
  1. Guest introductions and opening
  2. AI Reshapes the Global Technology Landscape: Taiwan's Semiconductors Drive the Future of InnovationTerry Tsao | SEMI
  3. Intermission
  4. Quantum Technology and Quantum AI: Building Taiwan's Next-Generation CompetitivenessChing-Ray Chang | TAQCIT
  5. Panel discussion and Q&A
  6. Presentation of commemorative gifts and group photo

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