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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Conference Check-In 7:30am-12:00pm
Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Rupert Hammond-Chambers
President, US-Taiwan Business Council

Dr. George Koo
Director of Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Topic: "Semiconductor's Imperfect Virtuous Triangle"
Presentation (PDF, 2.79MB)
9:00am-9:30am
Keynote Address
Beth McCormick
Deputy Under Secretary, TSP & NDP (Acting), U.S. Department of Defense
Acting Director, Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA)
Topic:Challenges: Balancing Globalization, Competition and National Security
9:30am-10:15am
Break 10:15am-10:30am
Keynote Address
Dr. Brian Shieh
President, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation
Topic: "Changing Memory Industry Dynamics"
Presentation (PDF, 1.37MB)
Introduction by: Mollie Hunter, COO, New Momentum
10:30am-11:15am
Keynote Address
Dr. Tien Wu
Chief Operating Officer, ASE Group
Topic: "Semiconductors in the Next Wave of Globalization"
Introduction by: Pan-wei Lai, Vice President of Business Management, TSMC North America
(Presentation Not Released)
11:15am-12:00pm
Luncheon & Keynote Address
Bob Christopher
CEO, Chairman & Co-Founder, Ugobe, Inc.
Topic: "Ugobe Life Forms and Taiwan: Building a Brave New Future"
Introduction by: Ed Pausa, Director, Strategic Technology Services, Global Technology Centre, PricewaterhouseCoopers
China's Impact on the Semiconductor Industry (Link to PWC Report)
12:00pm-2:00pm