Scaling innovation: lessons from Shenzhen and Taiwan

​When industry, research, capital and public authorities move in the same direction, innovation doesn’t progress. It scales.

​At the end of 2025, Xavier Bocquet (CEO of Invest BW) and Jean-Louis Van Houwe (Founder & CEO of Monizze) joined a delegation of Belgian entrepreneurs on the Agoria Tech Dragons mission to Shenzhen and Taiwan, two of the world’s most powerful technology ecosystems.

​Huawei, Tencent, UBTech, Hsinchu Science Park, TSMC, Foxconn, ASUS, Garage+…

​They experienced environments where ideas turn into products at remarkable speed, and where entire ecosystems are aligned to accelerate innovation.

​During this exclusive event, Xavier and Jean-Louis will share what struck them most, each bringing a complementary perspective: financing and entrepreneurship.

​We will explore:
• The convergence of AI, hardware and industry (drones, robotics, self-driving systems, integrated circuits)
• The depth and structure of global technology value chains
• The power of fully aligned ecosystems
• The speed of execution and the quality of innovation

​Beyond observations, this session aims to open a collective reflection:

​What are the real challenges for European companies today?
Where can we still compete and win?
Where do our strengths and fragilities lie?

​And most importantly: what can we learn to better innovate, build and scale globally?

​More than a talk, this is a peer-to-peer exchange with around thirty digital CEOs from the region.

​A direct, open and high-level conversation to challenge assumptions and explore concrete paths forward.

​This is an exclusive event with limited seats. Participation is by request only.
Request your seat to join the conversation.