2026 MIT ILP-Epoch Taiwan Symposium
The Next Semiconductors
Physical AI Industrial
Paradigm Health
台北萬豪酒店萬豪一廳
Grand Ballroom I, Taipei Marriott Hotel

Hosted by Epoch Foundation of Taiwan
in collaboration with MIT's Industrial Liaison Program

Where will the next trillion-dollar opportunities emerge?
This exclusive one-day symposium for corporate executives and industry leaders delivers strategic insight into three forces reshaping global competitiveness.

Semiconductors are powering the next wave of intelligent systems. Aging societies are driving demand for breakthrough healthcare. AI is moving into the physical world—transforming robotics, manufacturing, and human-machine interaction. Together, these shifts are creating tomorrow's growth engines.

Join MIT faculty, leading academics, entrepreneurs, and industry pioneers in this high-level exchange, to anticipate disruption, identify opportunities, and position your organization for the next era of growth.

Speakers

Agenda

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Remarks & Group Photo

Jason Chang

Vice Chairman, Epoch Foundation

Mr. Jason Chang

Hong Fan

Program Director, MIT Industrial Liaison Program

Hong Fan
09:40 – 10:10 Speech 2:
Identifying & Counteracting the Impact of Environment Stresses on Tissue Function
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Speech 3:
Empowering Precision Health by Big Data:
Taiwan’s Perspectives
11:00 – 11:40 Fireside Chat (I):
Making Invisible Visible through AI
Dr. Ted Chang
Panelists
  • Dr. Pan-Chyr Yang
  • Prof. Alex Shalek
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Speech 4:
Microfluidic Electronic Tools for Assessing Immune Function
14:00 – 14:30 Speech 5:
Electronic and Optical Soft-Materials for High-Performance Sensors
14:30 – 15:10 Fireside Chat (II):
From Atoms to Bits to Markets:
The Physical Foundations of AI
Mr. Felix Ho
Panelists
  • Prof. Joel Voldman
  • Prof. Timothy Swager
15:10 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:00 Speech 6:
What Robots Are Missing:
Force Intelligence and Lifelong Learning
16:00 – 16:40 Fireside Chat (III):
Role Playing in Physical AI:
Taiwan Semiconductor and MIT Innovations
Dr. Nicky Lu
Panelists
  • Prof. Ahmad Bahai
  • Prof. Pulkit Agrawal
16:40 – 16:50 Closing Remarks