R&D Principal Engineer, Phoenix Silicon Int. Corp.
Ph.D. of NTU ME, Master of NTUST ME
Fay Lin
Executive Assistant
Insur-Tech BD Dept. at Knowtions Research Inc.
Sales Dept. at Lei Shan Insurance Broker
Audit Dept. at Deloitte & Touche
Prachi Tamta
Associate
Business Analyst, Penguin International, Gurugram, India
Intern, Centrum Wealth management, Delhi, India
Master of Arts in Finance & Trade
Mia Wu
Director
Accounting Department at Taiwan Life Insurance
Financial Department at Ctbclife
Financial Department at MetLife
Ranke Software Company
Kate Yuan
Manager
Tax and Legal Service Department at PwC Taiwan
Finance Department at First Life Insurance Company
Audit Service Department at Deloitte Taiwan
Passed the Examination for Certified Public Accountants in Taiwan
Katie Lin
Manager
Management Consulting Department at PwC Taiwan
Finance Department at Reach Cable Networks Taiwan
Finance Department at Lite-on Technology Group
Finance Department at MiTac Information Technology Corp.
Grace Chou
Assistant Manager
Financial Department at Ctbclife
Financial Department at MetLife
Accounting Department at Parsons Consultants,Inc.Taiwan
Financial Department at TERA Electronics Company
Zoe Yang
Senior Associate
Master in Financial Law, NTPU
Bachelor of Law, NTPU
Jack Wu
Associate
Epoch Foundation
Business & Accounting Intern at MEandMine
Bachelor of Accounting, NTPU
Advisors
Dr. Nicky Lu
Wan-Tsai Chien
Dr. Frank Chang
Dr. Kang Lung Wang
Dr. Chien-Yung Ma
Shahriar Shaghafi
Toshio Sugano
Diomedes Kastanis
John Chiang
Jim Chen
CEO / Managing Partner
Over 21 years experience in Venture Capital and Private Equity and management experience in EMS/ Optical Electronics
Founder, JC Capital
Partner & Managing Director, Bridge Roots Capital
Executive Director, Integral Group PE,
Sr. Investment Manager, STIC,
Investment Manager, Grand Asia Capital
OEM Manager, Lite-On Technology
MBA in finance, Syracuse University
Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Karin Huang
CFO / Partner
Over 30 years of extensive experience in accounting, finance, tax, investor relationship, and corporate development and strategy
JCCaptial Taiwan
CFO & Spokeswoman, Lite-On Semiconductor (acquired by •Diodes)
Executive Assistant, Lite-On Technology Group
CFO & Spokeswoman, Lite-On IT Technology Corp.
Finance Director, Lite-On Technology Group
EMBA, National ChengChi University
Bachelor of Accounting, Soochow University
Chang-Chi Hsu
Partner
With over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor and energy sectors, having held senior roles such as Chairman and General Manager, demonstrating strong leadership and management skills.
Director of Pilot Energy Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Aptos Technology Inc.
Chairman of Miracle Technology Co., Ltd.
General Manager of Chain Logic International Co., Ltd.
General Manager of Taiwan MJC Co., Ltd.
Special Assistant to General Director and HR Manager of Electronics and Optoelectronics System Research Laboratories (EOSL)
Vice General Manager of Hermes-Epitek Co., Ltd.
Vice General Manager of Topco Scientific Co., Ltd.
MBA from Saginaw Valley State University, USA
Rahul Agarwal
Partner
Led global investment promotion, including roles at Invest India and consulting. Supported major funds’ India strategy, driving capital inflows. Crafted innovative investment programs for sustainable development as a CFA, FRM, and CP3P holder.
Vice President, Invest India
Member, UNCTAD Sustainable Investment Council
Global Advisory Board, Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria
Leng Kean Yong
Partner
Over 30 years of extensive experience in accounting, finance, tax, investor relationship, and corporate development and strategy
Director, Pentamaster Corporation Berhad & Pentamaster International Limited. Director, Crowd Sense Sdn. Bhd.
Director, L3 Consulting Sdn. Bhd.
Project Director, Synovate Sdn. Bhd.
Senior manager, ACNielsen Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. BBMB Securities Sdn. Bhd.
Bachelor in business administration (cum laude), Western Michigan University
Hao Chung Kuo
Venture Partner
Notable career in research, teaching, and leadership roles in electro-optical engineering.
Pioneered in semiconductor lasers and authored Director, Semiconductor Research Center, Hon Hai over 400 papers.Recognized with Prestigious Research Institute awards from SPIE,IEEE and others Chair Professor, Department of Photonics,
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University
Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois-Urbana
Joe Ye
Venture Partner
Over 30 years of engineering prowess, marked by leadership roles in tech innovation and strategic corporate partnerships across Asia and North America.
Founder, THINKAR PTE. LTD.
CEO, CYWEE INC.
Master of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Michael Karbouris
Venture Partner
An expert in growth strategy and capital markets,known for transforming Nasdaq’s Anti Financial Crime technology division and leading $2.75bn in acquisitions.
Founder,7 th Floor
Board Member,Digital Finance ventures
VP,Head of strategy,Nasdaq
Managing Director,APAC,Nasdaq
MPhil in Finance,UNSW
Dr. Nicky Lu
Master’s and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University
Chairman and Founder of Etron Technology, EEVER Technology, and EYS3D Microelectronics
Recipient of the highest honor, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Technology Award
Chairman of the World Semiconductor Council (2014 – 2015)
Former President of the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (2013 – 2017), currently serving as an executive director
President of the AI-on-Chip Taiwan Alliance
Chairman of the Global Semiconductor Alliance (2009 – 2011), currently serving as a board member and Chairman of the Asia Pacific Leadership Council
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University
Wan-Tsai Chien
Over 30 years of operational management experience in Taiwan’s semiconductor equipment industry
Chairman of ProAsia Semiconductor Corporation
Director of Cheng Mei Instrument Technology Co., Ltd.
Director ofAcepluxOptotech Inc.
Chairman ofXi-Ji Technology Co., Ltd.
General Manager/Sales Manager/Purchasing Manager/Founding Shareholder and Team Member ofHermes-Epitek Corp.
Dr. Frank Chang
Wintek Chair and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1997
Chair of Electrical Engineering at UCLA (2010-2015)
President of National Chiao Tung University (2015-2019)
Bachelor’s degree in Physics from National Taiwan University
Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from National Tsing Hua University
Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from National Chiao Tung University
Dr. Kang Lung Wang
Raytheon Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Director of the Center for Green Nano Industrial Technology (CEGN) since 2009
Review committee member of the Institute of Physics at Academia Sinica in 2015
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University
Master’s and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Dr. Chien-Yung Ma
Chairman of Taiwan Fine Materials Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Solar Applied Materials Technology Co, Ltd.
General Manager of Solar Applied Materials Technology Co, Ltd.
General Manager of Tanwei Technology Co., Ltd.
Team leader, Institute of Materials and Optoelectronics, National Sun Yat-sen Academy of Sciences
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology
Master’s degree from the Institute of Materials Engineering, National Taiwan University
PhD in Materials from the University of Stuttgart, Germany
Shahriar Shaghafi
Currently serving as the Chief Vice President
Corporate VP Global
San Jose State University
Corporate VP Operations Strategic Initiatives & Talus Manufacturing Board Member & GM, Lam Research (2016 – 2023)
Global Materials & Supply Chain Operations, VP of European region, Solectron (2001 -2004)
San Jose State University
Toshio Sugano
General Manager/CEO of ARGOX INFORMATION General
Manager of Sony Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Division
Advisor at Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)/Head of Industrialization Group at ITRI’s Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories
Investment Director at the Biomedical Industry Innovation Program Execution Center under the Executive Yuan
Diomedes Kastanis
CTO, APAC Microsoft
Head of IoT, Singtel
Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley
Advisory board member of Frazy, Displace, Renew Group Private Limited
John Chiang
Partner of JC Capital
CEO of Dyna Image,
Sr. VP in Capella Microsystems
AVP, Lite-On Group
Fiber Optic Division Director,
Foxconn Technology Group
Sr. Manager in Hewlett Packard
Bradley University with a MS degree in Mfg Engineering
