On October 2 (Friday), the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club will host a forum and reception in the southern powerhouse of Kaohsiung.
Please register latest by September 27 (Sunday) via https://forms.gle/XpcqY5TkXML7psiR8
Date: October 2
Time: 3.10pm to 8.30pm
Location: Howard Plaza Hotel Kaohsiung 高雄福華大飯店
Language: English
Entry: Free of charge for TFCC members and their plus ones (for every additional guest we will charge an entry fee of NT$1000)
Subsidies: Subsidies of NT$2500 for up to 15 Freelance Correspondent Members are available to join the event. Please write to info@taiwanfcc.org by Sep 27 to apply.
*All attendees are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation (if preferred).
On the day, we will be joined by:
Sung Chen-en, Deputy Minister, Ocean Affairs Council
Jeng-Horng Chen, Chairman, CSBC Corporation
Chen Chi-mai, Mayor, Kaohsiung City (invited)
The tentative agenda is:
- 3.15pm to 4.30pm
Fireside chat with Ocean Affairs Council Deputy Minister Sung - 4.40pm-5.30pm
Briefing with CSBC Chairman Chen - 6pm-8.30pm
Reception, with a speech by Kaohsiung Mayor Chen (TBC)
Background:
Traditionally known for heavy industrial manufacturing, southern Taiwan has reinvented its economy around high-value technology and a maritime defense and trade ecosystem. Kaohsiung is home to the country’s biggest port and a growing maritime and shipbuilding hub. The forum seeks to connect members with industry, security, and policy and academia representatives in the region, and facilitate international understanding of southern Taiwan.