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Rock'n Taipei: Connecting Taiwan and Korea’s AI & Startup Ecosystems

Hosted by Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub
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β€‹πŸŒŸ About Rock’n Taipei (Korean Below):

​Accessing NVIDIA supply chain: Taipei as your destination

​Taiwan’s stock market recently surpassed India’s to become the 5th largest in the worldβ€”a monumental rise driven entirely by the global AI hardware boom and semiconductor leadership.

​As Korean tech founders navigate growing anxieties about whether domestic AI-driven economic development can keep pace with global giants, the path forward lies in cross-border synergy. Korean startups have world-class software capabilities; Taiwan holds the physical infrastructure and hardware keys to deploy them globally.

​Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH) invites you to Rock’n Taipeiβ€”a forum designed to connect Korea's elite software and deep tech startups with Taiwan's dominant infrastructure. Since 2022, TEH has already empowered over 50 international companies to successfully land, raise capital, and scale in Taipei.

​What to expect (and how it connects to Korean Startups):

  • ​Discover Taipei's Tech Evolution: Learn how Taipei has evolved from a "Silicon Fortress" into a global "Innovation Island." Discover how Korean software founders can tap into Taiwan’s rich manufacturing resources to build tangible, market-ready AI solutions.

  • ​TEH 2026 International Startup Competition & Demo Day: Get a first-look at the entry rules, resources, and massive scaling opportunities waiting for startups selected to join this fully-funded program. This is a risk-free runway for Korean startups to establish a physical presence in Taiwan.

  • ​Cross-Border VC Insights: Gain tactical investment advice on navigating tech capital flows. Discover how Korean teams can bypass the domestic "funding winter" by tapping into Taiwanese capital networks, during a fireside chat with representatives from AppWorks, Pacemakers Accelerator, and Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub.

​Real Global Success Stories: Hear directly from Taiwanese marketing technology leader iKala about leveraging Taipei City as their home base, and what makes Taipei a prime destination to connect to the Korean market and beyond across Asia

β€‹πŸ—£οΈ Featured Speakers & Panelists

  • ​Leo Wu (ηƒδ»•ζ˜Ž) β€” Co-Director, Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH) Leo is a cross-border investment and ecosystem builder at Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH), Taipei City Government’s flagship international startup and investment platform. He works across East Asia to connect startups, investors, and corporations through investment, innovation, and market expansion initiatives.

  • ​Sophie Chiu (ι‚±ε½₯錑) β€” Principal, AppWorks Sophie leads AppWorks’ Southeast Asia divisions and actively drives their newly launched Korea AI Fund. With a decade-long background in investment banking (including JPMorgan and Credit Suisse), she is an expert in bridging institutional capital with high-growth tech founders.

  • ​Matthew Cho β€” Co-CEO & Head of Global Business Pacemakers Accelerator An engineer-turned-venture-builder with over a decade of tech experience at giants like Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm. Matthew leads global scale-up strategies at Pacemakers, closely collaborating with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to bridge Korean technology with global markets.

  • ​David Rolin β€” Global Strategy & Partnerships Principal, iKala David is Head of Global Strategy and Partnerships at iKala where he drives international business expansion. David's strategic expertise is backed by a diverse international background. Originally from Brussels, he began his career as a market analyst in the petrochemical industry before pivoting to tech and relocating to Taiwan in 2017. Prior to iKala, he managed business development across Europe and Africa for data center infrastructure at Gigabyte, so the very servers that power AI today. Having lived in Taiwan for nearly a decade, David brings a unique cross-industry and international perspective on Taiwan's emergence as a key player in the global AI ecosystem.

​Event Agenda

  • ​13:00 - 13:05 | Opening Remarks

  • ​13:05 - 13:15 | TEH 2026 International Pitch Competition & Demo Day Recruitment

    • ​Speaker: Leo Wu (Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub)

  • ​13:15 - 13:30 | Keynote Speech β€” "Silicon Fortress to Innovation Island: Leading the Next Decade of Taipei’s Tech Evolution"

    • ​Speaker: Sophie Chiu (AppWorks)

  • ​13:30 - 13:35 | Localized Success Case Sharing: Scaling from Taipei

    • ​Speaker: David Rolin (iKala)

  • ​13:35 - 14:00 | Fireside Chat β€” "From Korea to Taipei: Accelerating Investment Flows between Korea and Taiwan"

    • ​Panelists: Sophie Chiu (AppWorks), Leo Wu (TEH), Matthew Cho (Pacemakers Accelerator)

​We look forward to building the future of innovation between Korea and Taipei!

β€‹βš οΈ Important Entry Requirement: This is an official side event hosted within NextRise 2026. All guests must be registered attendees of NextRise 2026 to access the venue and the Unicorn Stage.

​※ The organizers reserve the right to make final modifications, changes, interpretations, or cancellation of this event.

​

β€‹πŸŒŸ Rock’n Taipei μ†Œκ°œ:

​엔비디아(NVIDIA) 곡급망 μ§„μž…: λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λͺ©μ μ§€, 타이베이

β€‹λŒ€λ§Œ μ£Όμ‹μ‹œμž₯은 졜근 인도λ₯Ό 제치고 세계 5μœ„ 규λͺ¨λ‘œ μ˜¬λΌμ„°μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ΄λŠ” κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ AI ν•˜λ“œμ›¨μ–΄ 열풍과 λ°˜λ„μ²΄ λΆ„μ•Όμ˜ 독보적인 리더십이 μ „μ μœΌλ‘œ μ΄λŒμ–΄λ‚Έ 역사적인 μ„±μž₯μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€‹ν•œκ΅­μ˜ ν…Œν¬ μ°½μ—…μžλ“€μ΄ κ΅­λ‚΄ AI μ€‘μ‹¬μ˜ 경제 λ°œμ „μ΄ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ κ±°λŒ€ κΈ°μ—…λ“€μ˜ 속도λ₯Ό λ”°λΌμž‘μ„ 수 μžˆμ„μ§€μ— λŒ€ν•œ λΆˆμ•ˆκ°μ„ λ§ˆμ£Όν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ” μ§€κΈˆ, μ•žμœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜μ•„κ°ˆ 길은 κ΅­κ°€ κ°„(cross-border) μ‹œλ„ˆμ§€μ— μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•œκ΅­ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ€ 세계적 μˆ˜μ€€μ˜ μ†Œν”„νŠΈμ›¨μ–΄ μ—­λŸ‰μ„ λ³΄μœ ν•˜κ³  있으며, λŒ€λ§Œμ€ 이λ₯Ό μ „ 세계에 배포할 수 μžˆλŠ” 물리적 인프라와 ν•˜λ“œμ›¨μ–΄μ˜ 핡심 μ—΄μ‡ λ₯Ό μ₯κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

​타이베이 μ—”ν„°ν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ ν—ˆλΈŒ(TEH)λŠ” ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ—˜λ¦¬νŠΈ μ†Œν”„νŠΈμ›¨μ–΄ 및 λ”₯ν…Œν¬ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…κ³Ό λŒ€λ§Œμ˜ 독보적인 인프라λ₯Ό μ—°κ²°ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ 기획된 'Rock’n Taipei' μ΄λ²€νŠΈμ— μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ„ μ΄ˆλŒ€ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 2022λ…„ 이래둜 TEHλŠ” 이미 50개 μ΄μƒμ˜ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 기업이 타이베이에 μ„±κ³΅μ μœΌλ‘œ μ•ˆμ°©ν•˜κ³ , 투자 유치 및 μŠ€μΌ€μΌμ—…μ„ 이뀄낼 수 μžˆλ„λ‘ 지원해 μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€‹πŸ’‘ μ£Όμš” ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨ (및 ν•œκ΅­ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…κ³Όμ˜ 연계성)

  • β€‹νƒ€μ΄λ² μ΄μ˜ ν…Œν¬ μ§„ν™” 탐색:
    타이베이가 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 'μ‹€λ¦¬μ½˜ μš”μƒˆ(Silicon Fortress)'μ—μ„œ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 'ν˜μ‹ μ˜ 섬(Innovation Island)'으둜 λ°œμ „ν–ˆλŠ”μ§€ μ•Œμ•„λ³΄μ„Έμš”. ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ†Œν”„νŠΈμ›¨μ–΄ μ°½μ—…μžλ“€μ΄ λŒ€λ§Œμ˜ ν’λΆ€ν•œ 제쑰 μžμ›μ„ ν™œμš©ν•˜μ—¬ μ‹œμž₯에 μ¦‰μ‹œ μΆœμ‹œ κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ μ‹€μ§ˆμ μΈ AI μ†”λ£¨μ…˜μ„ κ΅¬μΆ•ν•˜λŠ” 방법을 λ°œκ²¬ν•  수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • ​TEH 2026 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—… κ²½μ§„λŒ€νšŒ & 데λͺ¨λ°μ΄:
    μ „μ•‘ μ§€μ›κΈˆ(Fully-funded)을 λ°›κ³  λŒ€λ§ŒμœΌλ‘œ μ§„μΆœν•  μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ„ μœ„ν•΄ μ€€λΉ„λœ μƒμ„Έν•œ μ°Έκ°€ κ·œμΉ™κ³Ό 지원 μžμ›, 그리고 κ±°λŒ€ν•œ μŠ€μΌ€μΌμ—… 기회λ₯Ό κ°€μž₯ λ¨Όμ € 확인해 λ³΄μ„Έμš”. ν•œκ΅­ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ΄ 리슀크 없이 λŒ€λ§Œμ— μ•ˆμ •μ μΈ 물리적 거점을 λ§ˆλ ¨ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” λ“ λ“ ν•œ ν™œμ£Όλ‘œκ°€ λ˜μ–΄μ€„ κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • β€‹κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ VC μΈμ‚¬μ΄νŠΈ:
    ν…Œν¬ 자본의 흐름을 νŒŒμ•…ν•˜λŠ” μ „μˆ μ μΈ 투자 쑰언을 얻어보싀 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ•±μ›μŠ€(AppWorks), νŽ˜μ΄μŠ€λ©”μ΄μ»€μŠ€ μ•‘μ…€λŸ¬λ ˆμ΄ν„°(Pacemakers Accelerator), 타이베이 μ—”ν„°ν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ ν—ˆλΈŒ(TEH)의 λŒ€ν‘œλ“€κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ν•˜λŠ” νŒŒμ΄μ–΄μ‚¬μ΄λ“œ μ±—(토크 μ„Έμ…˜)을 톡해, ν•œκ΅­ νŒ€λ“€μ΄ λŒ€λ§Œμ˜ 자본 λ„€νŠΈμ›Œν¬λ₯Ό ν™œμš©ν•˜μ—¬ κ΅­λ‚΄μ˜ '투자 ν˜Ήν•œκΈ°'λ₯Ό μš°νšŒν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 방법을 μžμ„Ένžˆ μ•Œμ•„λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • β€‹μ‹€μ œ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 성곡 사둀:
    λŒ€λ§Œμ˜ λ§ˆμΌ€νŒ… ν…Œν¬λ†€λ‘œμ§€ 선두 주자인 아이카라(iKala)κ°€ νƒ€μ΄λ² μ΄μ‹œλ₯Ό ν™ˆ 베이슀둜 ν™œμš©ν•œ μƒμƒν•œ κ²½ν—˜μ„ κ³΅μœ ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 타이베이가 μ™œ ν•œκ΅­ μ‹œμž₯을 λΉ„λ‘―ν•œ μ•„μ‹œμ•„ 전역을 μ—°κ²°ν•˜λŠ” 졜고의 λͺ©μ μ§€μΈμ§€, κ·Έ ꡬ체적인 이유λ₯Ό 직접 λ“€μ–΄λ³΄μ„Έμš”.

β€‹πŸ—£οΈ μ£Όμš” 연사 및 νŒ¨λ„

  • β€‹λ ˆμ˜€ 우 (Leo Wu / ηƒδ»•ζ˜Ž) β€” 타이베이 μ—”ν„°ν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ ν—ˆλΈŒ(TEH) 곡동 λ””λ ‰ν„°
    타이베이 μ‹œμ •λΆ€μ˜ λŒ€ν‘œμ μΈ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—… 및 투자 ν”Œλž«νΌμΈ 타이베이 μ—”ν„°ν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ ν—ˆλΈŒ(TEH)μ—μ„œ κ΅­κ°€ κ°„ 투자 및 μƒνƒœκ³„ ꡬ좕을 λ‹΄λ‹Ήν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” λ™μ•„μ‹œμ•„ μ „μ—­μ—μ„œ 투자, ν˜μ‹ , μ‹œμž₯ ν™•μž₯ μ΄λ‹ˆμ…”ν‹°λΈŒλ₯Ό 톡해 μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…, 투자자, 기업을 μ—°κ²°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • β€‹μ†Œν”Ό μΆ” (Sophie Chiu / ι‚±ε½₯錑) β€” μ•±μ›μŠ€(AppWorks) ν”„λ¦°μ‹œνŽ„
    μ•±μ›μŠ€(AppWorks)의 λ™λ‚¨μ•„μ‹œμ•„ 뢀문을 이끌고 있으며, 졜근 μΆœμ‹œλœ 'ν•œκ΅­ AI νŽ€λ“œ(Korea AI Fund)'λ₯Ό 적극적으둜 μΆ”μ§„ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. JPλͺ¨κ±΄(JPMorgan)κ³Ό ν¬λ ˆλ””νŠΈμŠ€μœ„μŠ€(Credit Suisse)λ₯Ό ν¬ν•¨ν•œ νˆ¬μžμ€ν–‰(IB) λΆ„μ•Όμ—μ„œ 10λ…„ 이상 μŒ“μ•„μ˜¨ κ²½λ ₯을 λ°”νƒ•μœΌλ‘œ, κΈ°κ΄€ 자본과 κ³ μ„±μž₯ ν…Œν¬ μ°½μ—…μžλ₯Ό μ—°κ²°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • β€‹λ§€νŠœ μ‘° (Matthew Cho) β€” νŽ˜μ΄μŠ€λ©”μ΄μ»€μŠ€ μ•‘μ…€λŸ¬λ ˆμ΄ν„°(Pacemakers Accelerator) κ³΅λ™λŒ€ν‘œ κ²Έ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ 총괄
    μ‚Όμ„±μ „μž, 퀄컴 λ“± κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ λŒ€κΈ°μ—…μ—μ„œ 10λ…„ μ΄μƒμ˜ ν…Œν¬ κ²½λ ₯을 μŒ“μ€ μ—”μ§€λ‹ˆμ–΄ μΆœμ‹ μ˜ 벀처 λΉŒλ”μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. νŽ˜μ΄μŠ€λ©”μ΄μ»€μŠ€μ—μ„œ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μŠ€μΌ€μΌμ—… μ „λž΅μ„ 이끌고 있으며, μ„œμšΈνŠΉλ³„μ‹œμ™€ κΈ΄λ°€νžˆ ν˜‘λ ₯ν•˜μ—¬ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ κΈ°μˆ μ„ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μ‹œμž₯κ³Ό μ—°κ²°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • β€‹λ°μ΄λΉ„λ“œ λ‘€λ¦° (David Rolin) β€” 아이카라(iKala) κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μ „λž΅ 및 νŒŒνŠΈλ„ˆμ‹­ ν”„λ¦°μ‹œνŽ„
    κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 배경을 λ°”νƒ•μœΌλ‘œ ν•œ μ „λž΅μ  전문성을 μ§€λ‹Œ κ·ΈλŠ” ν˜„μž¬ 아이카라(iKala)의 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μ „λž΅ 및 νŒŒνŠΈλ„ˆμ‹­ μ΄κ΄„λ‘œμ„œ ν•΄μ™Έ λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ ν™•μž₯을 μ£Όλ„ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λΈŒλ€Όμ…€ μΆœμ‹ μΈ κ·ΈλŠ” μ„μœ ν™”ν•™ μ‚°μ—…μ˜ μ‹œμž₯ λΆ„μ„κ°€λ‘œ 컀리어λ₯Ό μ‹œμž‘ν•œ ν›„ ν…Œν¬ λΆ„μ•Όλ‘œ μ „ν™˜ν•˜μ—¬ 2017년에 λŒ€λ§ŒμœΌλ‘œ μ΄μ£Όν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 아이카라에 ν•©λ₯˜ν•˜κΈ° μ „μ—λŠ” κΈ°κ°€λ°”μ΄νŠΈ(Gigabyte)μ—μ„œ 데이터 μ„Όν„° 인프라(μ˜€λŠ˜λ‚  AIλ₯Ό κ΅¬λ™ν•˜λŠ” μ„œλ²„)의 유럽 및 아프리카 μ§€μ—­ λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ κ°œλ°œμ„ λ‹΄λ‹Ήν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λŒ€λ§Œμ—μ„œ μ•½ 10λ…„ λ™μ•ˆ κ±°μ£Όν•΄ 온 λ°μ΄λΉ„λ“œλŠ” λŒ€λ§Œμ΄ κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ AI μƒνƒœκ³„μ˜ 핡심 ν”Œλ ˆμ΄μ–΄λ‘œ λΆ€μƒν•˜λŠ” 과정에 λŒ€ν•΄ λ…νŠΉν•œ μ‚°μ—… κ°„ 관점과 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μ‹œκ°μ„ μ œκ³΅ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€‹πŸ“… 행사 일정

  • ​13:00 - 13:05 | κ°œνšŒμ‚¬

  • ​13:05 - 13:15 | TEH 2026 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ ν”ΌμΉ˜ κ²½μ§„λŒ€νšŒ & 데λͺ¨λ°μ΄ λͺ¨μ§‘ μ•ˆλ‚΄
    연사: 레였 우 (타이베이 μ—”ν„°ν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ ν—ˆλΈŒ)

  • ​13:15 - 13:30 | κΈ°μ‘° μ—°μ„€ β€” "μ‹€λ¦¬μ½˜ μš”μƒˆμ—μ„œ ν˜μ‹ μ˜ μ„¬μœΌλ‘œ: 타이베이 ν…Œν¬ μ§„ν™”μ˜ ν–₯ν›„ 10년을 μ΄λŒλ‹€"
    연사: μ†Œν”Ό μΆ” (μ•±μ›μŠ€)

  • ​13:30 - 13:35 | ν˜„μ§€ 성곡 사둀 곡유: νƒ€μ΄λ² μ΄λ‘œλΆ€ν„°μ˜ μŠ€μΌ€μΌμ—…
    연사: λ°μ΄λΉ„λ“œ λ‘€λ¦° (아이카라)

  • ​13:35 - 14:00 | νŒŒμ΄μ–΄μ‚¬μ΄λ“œ μ±— β€” "ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ νƒ€μ΄λ² μ΄κΉŒμ§€: ν•œκ΅­κ³Ό λŒ€λ§Œ κ°„ 투자 νλ¦„μ˜ 가속화"
    νŒ¨λ„: μ†Œν”Ό μΆ” (μ•±μ›μŠ€), 레였 우 (TEH), 맀튜 μ‘° (νŽ˜μ΄μŠ€λ©”μ΄μ»€μŠ€ μ•‘μ…€λŸ¬λ ˆμ΄ν„°)

β€‹ν•œκ΅­κ³Ό 타이베이 κ°„ ν˜μ‹ μ˜ 미래λ₯Ό ν•¨κ»˜ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄κ°€κΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λŒ€ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

β€‹βš οΈ μž…μž₯ μ•ˆλ‚΄ 사항: λ³Έ ν–‰μ‚¬λŠ” NextRise 2026 μ „μ‹œμž₯ λ‚΄λΆ€μ—μ„œ μ§„ν–‰λ˜λŠ” 곡식 μ‚¬μ΄λ“œ μ΄λ²€νŠΈμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 행사μž₯ 및 μœ λ‹ˆμ½˜ μŠ€ν…Œμ΄μ§€(Unicorn Stage)에 μž…μž₯ν•˜λ €λ©΄ NextRise 2026 μ°Έκ°€ 등둝이 λ³„λ„λ‘œ μ™„λ£Œλ˜μ–΄ μžˆμ–΄μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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