On October 25, 2024, the Data Financial Innovation Center (DFI) of National Yang Ming Jiaotong University (NYMJU) and Nasdaq co-organized a closed-door conference which was successfully held at the North Gate Campus. The meeting brought together key decision makers from finance, technology, and academia to discuss technology-driven financial innovation, and to look forward to collaborating to promote the university as Taiwan as a fintech hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mr. Chen Yen-Liang, Vice Chairman of the FSC: FinTech development comes from innovation
Mr. Chen, Vice Chairman of the Board, shared the FSC's blueprint for fintech development and its determination to promote fintech innovation. In his speech, he mentioned that the development of fintech ultimately comes from innovation rather than regulation, and encouraged Yang Ming Jiaotong University to collaborate in fintech and to increase the innovation momentum of the financial industry as a whole.
President Lin Qihong of Yang Ming Jiaotong University: Yang Ming Jiaotong University's Semiconductor Technology Strengths Will Promote Data-Driven Co-Innovation
In his opening remarks, President Lin emphasized that National Yang Ming University of Transportation (NYCU), as the founder of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, has had a profound impact on Taiwan's economic and technological development through its contributions to microelectronics and semiconductors over the past half-century. President Lin mentioned that NYCU, through its strong technological capabilities, has actively promoted international cooperation and played a bridging role in "science and technology diplomacy" in the global geopolitical challenges.
The achievements of NYCU alumni in the high-tech industry contribute to the market value of 45% in Taiwan. The President also emphasized that NYCU's Data Financial Innovation Center (DFI) is committed to "Connectivity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Co-Creation" and looks forward to fostering more international collaborations in the data-driven future and working together toward a sustainable future.
DFI CEO Tingyi Zhan: New Financial Co-Creation Ecosystem in the midst of Technology and Data-Driven Changes
CEO Chien explained that the mission of DFI's Data Financial Innovation Center is to promote "university-based Co-Creation", focusing on data, finance, and innovation, to help Taiwan cope with the fast-changing global financial ecosystem. The goal of the Center is to build a technology-driven financial ecosystem that promotes connectivity, insight, and responsiveness across fields, emphasizing that finance is no longer just an exchange of capital, but also a cornerstone of resource integration and value creation.
CEO Chien pointed out that DFI is committed to combining academic resources and industry forces to facilitate the application of emerging technologies in finance, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum security, through digital transformation and data governance frameworks, as well as to build Taiwan's innovation and financial center under a global vision.
In addition, she also highlighted DFI's investment in ESG, carbon emissions governance and other issues, through data and technology-driven innovative solutions, hoping to help enterprises and governments to jointly meet the challenge of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, laying the foundation for sustainable economic development.
Keynote: Nasdaq Financial Regulation and AI
Presented by Yee Ling Cheng, Vice President of Nasdaq Asia Pacific, and Jun Yi Goh, Market Surveillance Specialist, Nasdaq shared Nasdaq's experience in surveillance technology and artificial intelligence applications.
Panel: FinTech Co-Creative Ecosystems
As the moderator, DFI's Chih-Wei Chang, together with experts from academia and industry: DFI CEO Ting-Yi Jen, Nasdaq David Chen, National Institute of Experimental Research (NIER) researcher Dr. C.Y. Su, and Artificial Intelligence Technology Foundation (AITF) CEO Yi-Ling Wen, focused on the current dilemmas of Taiwan's fintech industry, and examples of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on fintech applications, and explored its governance and risk management framework. governance and risk management framework.
The conversation mentioned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings opportunities for Taiwan's FinTech development, and that Taiwan needs to co-construct a FinTech co-creation ecosystem from talent cultivation to technology application.
Vice President of Yang Ming Jiaotong University, Mr. Li Zhenyi: Technology will be the biggest driving force for FinTech development
In his closing remarks, Vice President Chun-Yi Lee explained the innovation and breakthroughs that technological energy can bring in various application areas. One of the keys to AI development is innovation, and if we can effectively combine the power of industry, government, academia, and research in exploring the opportunities brought by new fields, it will bring infinite possibilities to the new financial field.
In addition to looking forward to the many valuable ideas in the closed-door meeting to stimulate more concrete results of cooperation, we again invite the guests to create together with Yang Ming Jiaotong University.
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