5th GS Workshop Taipei on “Shaping the Future of an Inclusive and Digital Society”

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The 5th GS Workshop Taipei on “Shaping the Future of an Inclusive and Digital Society” is expected to be built upon the 2017 Workshop  “Addressing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in the Digital Economy”. While the 2017 Workshop  aimed at identifying general challenges and opportunities that new digital technologies may create, the Workshop this year has a more human-centered focus, aiming at exploring adequate, human-centered, solutions to deal with opportunities and risks being faced by individuals, firms, governments and other organizations while shaping the future of an inclusive digital society.

The GS Taipei Workshop 2018 is expected to bring together experts from academia, business, politics and civil society from different countries to join the discussions and provide their valuable insights and innovative ideas. Potential solution proposals are expected to be put together as a result of the speeches, addresses and session discussions scheduled.

Agenda

08:30 am: Registration

09:00 am: Opening Remarks
Mei-ling Chen, Minister, National Development Council, Taiwan
Dennis J. Snower, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; President, Global Solutions Initiative, Germany

09:30 am: Keynote Speech I
Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership, PwC, US
“The Need for a Comprehensive Rethink of Industries and Policy Implications, Using Education as the Example”

10:15 am: Coffee Break

10:30 am: Invited Speakers
Owen Larter, Senior Manager, Global Government Affairs at Microsoft, UK
“Delivering a Fourth Industrial Revolution that Works for All”
Julie Maupin, Chief Policy Officer and Director of Social Impact, IOTA Foundation
“Building an Inclusive Digital Society through Smart Data Policy”

11:30 am: Group Discussion
Moderator: Shin-Horng Chen, Director of International Division, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), Taiwan
Panelists:
Owen Larter, Senior Manager, Global Government Affairs at Microsoft, UK
Julie Maupin, Chief Policy Officer and Director of Social Impact, IOTA Foundation
Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership, PwC, US

12:00 pm: Lunch and Networking

1:30 pm: Keynote Speech II
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Professor of Philosophy, John Cabot University, Italy
“Human Flourishing, the Internet Panopticon and (Genetic) Privacy”

2:15 pm: Session I
Using Big Data to Support Economic and Societal Development
Moderator:
Dennis Görlich, Senior Researcher and Head of Global Challenge Center, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
Panelists:
Chien-Chih Liu, Secretary-General, Asia IOT Alliance, Taiwan
Thomas Losse-Müller, Senior Fellow, Hertie School of Governance, Germany
Reuben Ng, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Ethan Tu, Founder, Taiwan AI Labs, Taiwan

3:30 pm: Coffee Break

3:45 pm: Session II
Advancing City Development for Human Well-being in the Digital Age
Moderator:
Thomas Losse-Müller, Senior Fellow, Hertie School of Governance, Germany
Panelists:
Jong-Sung Hwang, Lead Researcher, National Information Society Agency, Korea.
King Wang Poon, Director, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Julia Suh, Founder, Urban Toolbox and Small Shift, Australia
Dirk Wittowsky, Head, Research Area Mobility, Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Germany

5:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Chung-Su Wu, President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), Taiwan
Dennis J. Snower, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; President, Global Solutions Initiative, Germany

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