ECCT Premium Event

Hosted in conjunction with AHK, CCIFT and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Taipei

Promoting EU-Taiwan collaboration in green energy, circular economy and advanced manufacturing

Guest speaker
Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General & Chief Standardisation Officer, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission
Date & Time: 12:00 – 14:00, Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Venue: 5F, Junior Ballroom, Taipei Marriott Hotel / 台北萬豪酒店5樓宜華廳
Address: 199, Lequn 2nd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei / 台北市中山區樂群二路199號

The European Union (EU) and Taiwan have developed a solid and dynamic relationship based on common values, interests and objectives. Despite the pandemic, EU investments in Taiwan and EU-Taiwan trade reached fresh record highs in the past two years while the EU and Taiwan have continued to deepen their cooperation in green energy, the circular economy, human rights, research and innovation, education and culture. The EU and Taiwan share a common vision of a green and sustainable future and have both committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The EU is a global leader in promoting renewable energy and the largest investor in Taiwan’s offshore wind energy sector while Taiwan has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and increase its green energy production.

In addition, Taiwan's advanced manufacturing sector, particularly the electronics and semiconductor industry, presents an ideal opportunity for future collaboration between the EU and Taiwan by leveraging the EU’s strength in R&D and Taiwan's expertise in semiconductor manufacturing.

At this event, our guest speaker will highlight how the solid foundation and shared values make the EU and Taiwan ideal collaborators for the future development of green energy, the circular economy, eco-design and advanced manufacturing in both the EU and Taiwan.  

About the speaker
As Deputy Director-General of DG GROW, Maive Rute focuses on the green transition of industries, resilience of supply chains, promotion of investments, standardisation and IP rights. In June 2022, the European Commission nominated her the first ever Chief Standardisation Officer. Between 2005 and 2019, she has worked as Director for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and as Director and DDG in the research and innovation field of the European Commission. She has also served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Estonia and CEO of KredEx, the Estonian business and export financing body.

Cost: NT$1,800 for members and NT$2,600 for members' guest(s)

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.

Contact: Fiona Lee Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 216 / Fiona.lee@ecct.com.tw