Administrative Circular. APEC SME O2O Training Workshop & COMPUTEX Taipei

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1 Administrative Circular APEC SME O2O Training Workshop & COMPUTEX Taipei Taipei Chinese Taipei June 1-2, 2016

2 Table of Contents 1. PURPOSE DATE & VENUE PROGRAM ARRANGEMENTS REGISTRATION ARRIVALS AND ENTRY FORMALITIES TRANSPORTATION HOTEL ACCOMODATION SECURITY AND MEDICAL GENERAL INFORMATION Taipei in Brief Weather in Taipei Telecommunication Currency and Banking Electricity Reminders for Traveler Emergency Phone Numbers Postal Service International Telephone Codes... 9 ANNEX A - Agenda ANNEX B - Hotel Reservation Form

3 1. PURPOSE This circular provides information of administrative arrangements for the APEC SME O2O Training Workshop & COMPUTEX Taipei to be held from June in Taipei. 2. DATE & VENUE 2.1 Date: June 1 2, Venue Day1: TWTC Exhibition Hall 3 Add: No.6, Sung-Shou Rd., Taipei City Website: Day2: Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) 3F, Room S-Lounge Add:No. 1, Section 5, Xinyi Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei City Website: Accommodation SPARKLE Hotel Add: B1, No.16, Sec. 5, Xinyi Road Taipei City Website: 3. PROGRAM ARRANGEMENTS 3.1. Event Background With the rapid development of mobile internet, the fast integration of e- commerce and mobile payment technology, O2O is rapidly becoming a new 2

4 business mode with huge market potential in the APEC region. There are many successful cases applying O2O business models such as, Amazon, Uber and Airbnb. Understanding this, the APEC O2O Initiative is partnering with top multinational corporations such as Intel, Siemens, Google, Acer and Trend Micro. They will lead and guide SMEs in applying O2O and enhance their digital competitiveness in Mobile Commerce, Sharing Economy, Collaborative Industry and Next Generation Innovation, the 4 main O2O innovation areas. As for this two-day O2O training event, the start-ups recommended by APEC economies will attend the COMPUTEX Taipei s Asia-Pacific Accelerator Network (AAN) Forum on June 1. COMPUTEX Taipei is the Asia s largest and world s leading professional ICT show and with a brand new position this year - Building Partnerships in Internet Computing Ecosystems by combining IoT technology application, Innovation and startups and Business Solution It would be a perfect chance for the startups to connect with VCs, Accelerators and big corporations to expand their business. For the second day, June 2, the SME O2O Training Workshop, it will be an interactive training boot camp with speakers and mentors from Microsoft, Google, Trend Micro, Alibaba educating teams and etc. They will share with start-ups expertise in O2O innovation and business and team management tips. This workshop will shed light on Digital Competitiveness and Resilience which are the essential elements for start-ups successfully doing O2O business to gain high-growth and go global General information of events For more information, please contact: Mr. Jeffery Wang Tel: (886-2) d32088@tier.org.tw Fax: (886-2) Ms. Sonya Liu Tel: (886-2) ext d32115@tier.org.tw Fax: (886-2)

5 4. REGISTRATION All meeting participants must send the personal info (Name, Title, Organization, and other contact info) to Mr. Jeffery Wang with a copy to Ms. Sonya Liu (d32115@tier.org.tw). 5. ARRIVALS AND ENTRY FORMALITIES 5.1 Passport and Visas Citizens from all economies need a valid passport with at least six (6) months validity to enter Chinese Taipei. All participants from APEC member economies require a visa to enter Chinese Taipei, except those from Australia, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States, who may enter Chinese Taipei under the visa-exemption program. Participants under the visa-exemption program are eligible to stay up to 30 days, which is not extendable. For further information, please go to: 6. TRANSPORTATION 6.1 Arrival Taoyuan International Airport Located in Taoyuan City, it s approximately 40 kilometers and about 50 minutes by car to Taipei City. For further information, please go to: Taipei Songshan Airport Located in downtown Taipei, there are only limited routes arranged to land at this airport. For more information, please to go Transportation Shuttle bus and metro From Taoyuan International Airport Take Citi Air bus No at the airport, and get off at stop Grand Hyatt Taipei Station head south along City Hall Road (Shifu Road), 4

6 turn right at Xinyi road and at the next intersection to the opposite way of Xinyi Road back, then you will find Sparkle Hotel is on your right side. (refer to the pic below). The one way ticket costs around TWD 145. For the detail, please refer to the page: Grand Hyatt From Taipei Songshan Airport Get on metro departing from Songshan Airport (Brown Line) and get off at Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station (Red Line). Get out through exit 3, go straight along with Xinyi road and then rotate at Zhuangjing road, then you will find Sparkle Hotel is on your right side. One way ticket cost TWD 25. For more detail, please visit Taxi From Taoyuan International Airport Sparkle Hotel is 1 hour s drive from Taoyuan Airport with taxi fare of TWD 1,300. 5

7 From Taipei Songshan Airport Sparkle Hotel is 15 minutes drive from Songshan Airport with taxi fare of TWD HOTEL ACCOMODATION The accommodation cost of the APEC-funded participant is covered in the per diem payment. Participants are requested to book their accommodation no later than June, 1 st, 2016 by forwarding the attached Hotel Reservation Form (ANNEX B) to Sparkle Hotel. Kindly note that room reservations submitted after the deadline will be subject to room availability. All costs incurred by participants during the stay such as telephone calls, use of facsimiles, and laundry will be on individual account. Participants should settle their accounts directly with the hotel before their departure. Participants will also be responsible for any charges resulting from no show. For any further hotel accommodation inquiries, please contact the Sparkle Hotel Ms. Sally Chao (rsvn@sparklehotel.com.tw) or Tel: ext. 6. With a copy to Ms. Sonya Liu (d32115@tier.org.tw) and copy to Mr. Jeffery Wang (d32088@tier.org.tw). 8. SECURITY AND MEDICAL Security and medical services will be available at the meeting site and at official hospitality functions throughout the duration of the meetings. Participants are responsible for paying medical, surgical, dental, and hospital fees, or for presenting an insurance policy covering such fees. 9. GENERAL INFORMATION 9.1 Taipei in Brief Taipei City is the current capital city and it is the center of politics, economy, education and recreation of the economy and offers a wide selection of sights. It is located in the northern basin of the island, taking the Dan Shui River, Hsin Dian River, Keelung River and Taipei County as boundaries. The 6

8 population of Taipei City alone is around 3 million. For more information about Taipei, please visit: Weather in Taipei Taipei s weather is affected by latitude, altitude, terrain and monsoon factors; it is general warm in winters and hot in summers. It rains throughout the four seasons and is commonly warm and humid. Since the autumn season is start from June that the weather will be expected hot and humid. The average temperatures in June is around 27.7 that visitors are suggested to bring rain gear and prepare for sunscreen. For detailed weather forecast, please go to: Telecommunication Long distance calls can be made from hotel rooms or public phones. Pre-paid phone cards are available at the hotel or convenience stores, and they can be used either for domestic or international calls. Please note that all charges for personal phone calls made in the hotel rooms are borne by participants. 9.4 Currency and Banking The currency used in Chinese Taipei is the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD), and the basic unit is Yuan. According to Chinese Taipei s customs, no more than NTD 40,000 in notes may be brought in by each passenger unless a permit is obtained in advance. There are no restrictions on the amount of foreign currency, traveler s checks or credit cards brought into Chinese Taipei. However, travelers carrying more than USD 5,000 must declare them to Customs. Major foreign currencies can be exchanged at moneychangers or banks. Rates in these establishments are usually better than those in hotels. Approximately USD 1.00 is equivalent to NTD 32. Bank notes come in denominations of NTD 100, NTD 200, NTD 500, NTD 1,000, and NTD 2,000. Coins are in the following denominations: NTD 1, NTD 5, NTD 10, and NTD 50. 7

9 Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are normally available in banks and other commercial establishments such as major railway stations, airports, convenience stores, petrol stations, department stores, and shopping complexes. If you make an interbank withdrawal (that is, withdrawal from an ATM that does not belong to your bank) you will be charged a small fee for each transaction. Most ATMs offer interface in both. 9.5 Electricity Voltage: Volts (Same as U.S./Canada, most other areas are Volts) Primary Socket Types: North American Non-Grounded, North American Grounded Please note that these may not be identical to U.S./Canadian sockets, and may require an adapter. Compatible Socket: 9.6 Reminders for Traveler A great majority of indoor public areas in Chinese Taipei are non-smoking areas, such as cultural or social education institution, government offices, physical education or training sites, hotels shopping malls, restaurants, conference halls. Outdoor public areas include sites for public transportation, stations sites, medical treatment service institutions, and so on. Smoking, eating, drinking and gum chewing are prohibited in Taipei Rapid Transit (MRT) area, also known as Taipei Metro area. 8

10 9.7 Emergency Phone Numbers Emergency Call Service Phone Number Police 110 Ambulance 119 Fire Brigade 119 International Exchange Operator 100 Local directory Assistance Postal Service Post offices are open from 8:30 to 16:30 on Monday to Friday and from 8:30 to 12:00 on Saturday. Most large hotels also provide postal services at front desks. 9.9 International Telephone Codes ECONOMY CODE Australia 61 Brunei Darussalam 673 Canada 1 Chile 56 People s Republic of China 86 Hong Kong, China 852 Indonesia 62 Japan 81 Republic of Korea 82 Mexico 52 9

11 ECONOMY CODE Malaysia 60 New Zealand 64 Papua New Guinea 675 Peru 51 Republic of Philippines 63 Russian Federation 7 Singapore 65 Chinese Taipei 886 Thailand 66 United States 1 Vietnam 84 10

12 ANNEX A Agenda APEC SME O2O Training Workshop & COMPUTEX Taipei Date: June 1-2, 2016 Venue: TWTC Exhibition Hall 3 & Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) 3F, Room S-Lounge Day 1 (June 1) Asia Pacific Accelerator Forum (COMPUTEX TWTC Opening Opening Remarks 09:30 09:50 09:50 10:20 10:20 11:10 11:10 12:00 Ms. Mei-Hsueh Lin, Deputy Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs [Keynote Speech] Resourcing Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Accelerate Your Global Business Focus [Panel Discussion] The New Challenge of Innovation-Super Corporate Meets Startup with Next Big Idea Moderator: Mr. Lewis Chen, Deputy CEO of TRIPLE Panelists: Mr. Michael Yen-Chi Ho, Audience Evangelism Manager, Microsoft Mr. Andy Lee, Director of Business Development, of Cisco (Singapore) Mr. Robert Wang, General Manager, BYOC Business Unit, Acer [Panel Discussion] How to Strategically Operate The Best Business & Industrial Accelerator within The Integration of Local Area Resources and Advantages? Moderator: Mr. Ching-Yao, Huang, Director of Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy, NCTU Panelists: Mr. Mitsuo Hashiba, DMM.make (Japan) Mr. Hsien-Hui Tong, Director of Inforcomm (Singapore) Ms. Kiki Wang, Acceleration Programme Manager of HKSTP (Hong Kong, China) 11

13 Mr. Richard Tan, CEO of InnoSpace (China) 12:00 13:20 Lunch Break [Panel Discussion] Un-limit the Unmanned Technology A New World to Where and How? Moderator: Mr. Martin Ting, Founder and General Manager, Seven Star Lake Consultancy Panelist: 13:20 14:20 Mr. John Eggert, Senior Sales & Marketing Manager, Velodyne LiDAR (The United States) Mr. Benjamin Wang, Vice President of StackRack Mr. Kuldar Väärsi, CEO and co-founder of Milrem (Estonia) Mr. Joel Boulay, Business Development Manager of Robosoft (India) [Keynote Speech] Beyond Smart Cities-the Future of Urban 14:20 14:50 Mobility Mr. Kent Larson, Director at MIT media Lab (The United States) 14:50 16:20 Pitching Contest (Semi-final of InnoVEX Start-ups) 16:20 16:30 Tea Break 16:30 18:00 Pitching Contest (Semi-final of InnoVEX Start-ups) 19:00 21:00 Business Networking Dinner Day 2 (June 2) O2O Training TICC 3F, Room S-Lounge Opening 09:30 09:35 Opening Remarks Ms. Mei-Hsueh Lin, Deputy Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs 09:35 09:40 Group Photo Conversation Keynote I Digital Competitiveness: O2O Business Opportunities for Innovative start-up and SMEs 12

14 Moderator: Mr. David Kuo, Cofounder & CEO, iiinno Speakers : 09:40 10:40 Ms. Tina Lin, Industry Head, Tech, Export & Telco, Google Taiwan Mr. Michael Yen-Chi Ho, Audience Evangelism Manager, Microsoft Mr. Stephen Su, General Director of Industrial Economics and Knowledge (IEK), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Mr. Marcel Holman, General Manager, Shangri-La s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei Mr. Todd Gordon, CEO & Co Founder, Docceo 10:40 10:50 Tea Break Conversation Keynote II Digital Resilience: Well Preparing for the Challenges to Do O2O Business Moderator: Mr. Volker Heisterman, Managing Director, Yushan Ventures (The United States) Speakers : 10:50 11:50 Mr. Bob Hung, General Manager, Trend Micro Mr. Bright Ming-Chang Wu, Business Development Manager, BELFOR Taiwan Mr. Kuo-Yu Slayer Chuang, Co-founder and CEO, GeoThings Technology Co., Ltd. 11:50 13:30 Lunch Break [ Group Activities] Digital Competitiveness and Resilience Training 13:30 15:00 No matter how strong your O2O idea is, the success of your start-up ultimately rests on your team being able to work well to execute it. However, how can you be certain that you have assembled the right team to drive success? Our mentors and the experts in this session will guide you how to build your dream start-up team to make your company stronger and grow faster! 15:00 15:10 Break 15:10 16:50 [ Group Activities] Digital Competitiveness and Resilience Training 13

15 Cont d the activity 16:50 17:00 [Closing and Group Photo] Mentors to give conclusions *Please note that this agenda is subject to change by the organizer. 14

16 ANNEX B - Hotel Reservation Form Regional Development Research Center, TIER Reservation Form SPARKLE Hotel provide special rate for participants of the event to be held from 31 May 3 Jun To make your reservation, please complete the reservation form and send back via fax or before 26 May this form to: rsvn@sparklehotel.com.tw, d32115@tier.org.tw, d32088@tier.org.tw Or Fax to: Hotel Web Site: Tel: Address: B1, No. 16, Sec 5, Xin Yi Rd., Xin Yi Dist., Taipei 11049, Taiwan Please kindly contact us if you have not received any feedback in 24 hours. Confirmation Number Guest Name / Share with Date Check In: 31 May Check Out: 03 Jun Company Name Telephone Fax Room Type Special room requirement Note The above special rate is ONLY valid during 31 May~ 3 Jun, 2016 TRANSPORTATION Airport pick up service from Taoyuan International Airport to Hotel. Limousine: NT$1,800 Net per trip. Van: NT$2,200 Net per trip Flight Number: Arrival Time: CREDIT CARD Guarantee:Please advise your credit card detail at your earliest convenient to guarantee your room reservation. Visa Master Card American Express Diners JCB Credit Card No: Signature: CANCELLATION POLICY Expire Date: Date: And in case of NO-SHOW, hotel will charge the entire stay room rate as penalty. 15