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Czech-Taiwanese Semiconductor Supplier Day

5/14/2025 | Galerie Louvre, Národní 22, Prague 1

Opportunity for Czech Suppliers: Highlight the semiconductor industry as a significant opportunity for Czech businesses to expand and innovate.
Cross-sector integration: Outline the potential for companies from various industrial sectors to engage with and connect to national and global semiconductor value chains.
Engagement Complexity: Address the challenges and complexities involved in integrating into semiconductor supply chains.
Benefits and Advantages: Emphasize the key benefits and advantages for Czech firms participating in semiconductor supply chains, including growth, transformation, and enhanced competitiveness.

Program:

12:30	Registration
13:00	Opening Speech Petr Očko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade Jan Michal, CEO of CzechInvest
13:10	Introduction Peter Fan, Director, Taiwan Trade and Investment Service Center in Prague
13:15	Introduction TeaLA Allen Cheng, CEO of Light Momentum Technology Corp.
13:20	The opportunities of semiconductor partnerships between Taiwan and Czechia Prof. Kondrad Young, Former Vice President for R&D at TSMC, Professor in the Leadership Program at National Taiwan University
14:00	Round table Prof. Kondrad Young, David Emler, Huang-Chih Sung
14:30	Pitch presentations of Taiwanese and Czech companies
15:00	Session A: Building competences and integrating power semiconductor industry Jackie Tseng, Deputy Industrialization Director at Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Session B: B2B matchmaking & one-on-one meetings
15:45	Session A: ESG in Semiconductor Industry Jan Lehký, Partner, Kinstellar Marie Machálková, ESG Consultant, Frank Bold Session B: Mapping of Czech Semiconductor Ecosystem and Czech Semiconductor Industry Suppliers Development Program Petr Heczko, Director of Department of Analytics and Investment Information, CzechInvest
16:15	Coffee Break
16:30	Session A: Investment incentives for semiconductor sector: Funding your project David Pejšek, Director of Investment Financing Department, CzechInvest Session B: Round table: Specifics of semiconductors & mobility sector Petr Sodomka, Head of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Schaeffler Ladislav Sobotka, Director of Engineering and R&D Member of the Board of Directors, Škoda Electric
17:00	Networking

This program is subject to change.

Speakers

	Konrad Young Dr. Konrad Young earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has a wealth of experience, having worked as a researcher at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory and as a senior technologist at HP. He also served as the R&D Director at TSMC, where he led the development of advanced semiconductor processes, including the 0.18-micron, 0.13-micron, and 65-nanometer technologies. After his tenure at TSMC, he worked as an independent director at SMIC and as a technical advisor to Intel. Currently, he is a professor in the Leadership Program at National Taiwan University.
	David Emler, Ph.D. Has been a full-time assistant professor at the Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University since 2009; from 2022, he has been serving as Vice-Dean for the development of the faculty. Since 2024, David has been the director of the Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC) – a research consortium between National Chengchi University (NCCU) and Charles University. In his teaching and research, he focuses on contemporary history and politics in France and cultural history in Central Europe. David holds a double degree “cotutelle” Ph.D. in contemporary history and political science from the University Paris Nanterre and Charles University.
	Jackie Tseng Jackie Tseng joined ITRI to oversee business development, particularly in semiconductor technology. With over 18 years of experience coordinating international business projects, especially with public companies from Taiwan, Japan, the U.S., and Europe in the fields of advanced back-end packaging and power semiconductor, she has assisted her project partners in establishing business opportunities and building their reputations in various product domains. Jackie currently serves as the Deputy Industrialization Director at ITRI.
	Jan Lehký An expert in ESG, construction, and large infrastructure projects. He has long helped investors navigate complex permitting processes and develop sustainable strategies. Actively involved in shaping construction legislation through ministerial working groups, he is one of the leading voices in the Czech ESG regulatory debate. At seminars and conferences, Jan bridges law, business, and practice—clearly, pragmatically, and without unnecessary legalese.
	David Pejšek David Pejšek has been serving as the Director of the Investment Financing Department at CzechInvest since November 2021. In this role, he advises foreign investors and expanding Czech companies on the process of obtaining investment incentives or other forms of financial support and mediates contact with ministries and state institutions.
	Petr Sodomka Petr Sodomka works as the Head of supply chain management at Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic, in the Trutnov plant. The company has been acquired by Schaeffler Group in 2024. Mr. Sodomka has joined the company, a traditional tier 1 supplier within the automotive industry, in 2018. The Trutnov plant produces multiple products related primarily to engine powertrain (e.g. fuel pumps, turbochargers, emission & pressure sensors, actuators, recirculation valves, etc. Before joining Vitesco, Petr worked for 15 years at Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (now only Toyota). During his time there, he passed through several departments, mostly in managerial positions. In addition to logistics, he also worked in the HR department or production management. His first work experience was at Witte Automotive, where he worked for three years as a logistics manager. He has worked for a total of 24 years in the automotive industry, of which 13 years have been in logistics and supply chain management.

Industry–Czech businesses involved in the semiconductor industry and value/supply chains, along with companies from other sectors that aim to integrate and connect with national and global semiconductor value chains and perceive this as an opportunity for transformation and growth.