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Nicolas Vautier is the Solutions Architecture leader for Amazon Web Services in Taiwan. He has a total of more than 20 years of experience of building trading system for a variety of banks and hedge funds in New York City and helping his customers with technology in New York City, Los Angeles, and Taipei City. Nico has made outstanding achievements in coaching companies on digital innovation and digital transformation. He will share "How AWS Helps Startups Innovate & Grow" in the forum.

Volker Heistermann has been in the field of mobile, wireless communications and innovation management for 15 years. Mr. Heistermann co-founded Yushan Ventures in Taiwan and introduced Startup Weekend and Startup Lab to Taiwan. Currently, he is a Venture Partner at the US$ 100M TPTF fund and an Advisor of APEC, launching APEC accelerators for Intel, Siemens and APEC and promoting multiple mergers and acquisitions in 21 countries. He will discuss the topic of "Impact of the Digital Age: Are These Revolutionary Times for the Startups?" in the forum to share the observations of Taiwan's startups in the field of digital transformation.

Joseph Huang is a managing partner at Infinity Ventures (IVP), with a total management capital of US$ 300M, focusing on the fields of AI, IOT, Internet technology, entertainment, and game content industry. He dabbles in seed rounds and A rounds of investment in the Internet, mobile industry, software, digital content and disruptive technology, and actively explores potential startups, leading famous investment cases such as M17 and Pinkoi. In the forum, Joseph will discuss the topic of "Data is the Name of the Game." From the perspective of data analysis, he will share how IVP evaluates their investment objects in the field of digital innovation.

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital invested NT$45 million to establish a medical artificial intelligence laboratory, with an annual research funding of NT$4 billion, making it a world-class AI medical center. Dr. Chang-Fu Kuo serves as the director of the laboratory and plays an essential role in promoting AI medical care for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He is committed to developing AI medical technology, assisting in image interpretation and improving the relationship between medical and patient care. AI technology is regarded as an important support for the development of smart health. Dr. Kuo will discuss the clinical application and development of AI under the theme of "Digital Transformations in Hospitals: Challenges and Business Opportunities" in the forum.