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After the Smart21 Announcement this October in Rochester, NY, the process continues with the announcement of the Top7 Communities of the Year, finalists for the award. This year's Top7 Announcement takes place in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the 2019 Intelligent Community of the Year as part of a day-long conference. The event will bring together the founders of the ICF, representatives from Taiwanese companies and organizations along with Intelligent Communities from around the world.
Conference
The conference begins with a welcome session at the South Garden Hotel and Resort in Taoyuan City. The day's schedule includes a keynote speech, lunch and panel discussions with more information on the schedule coming shortly. The evening will feature a dinner during which ICF will announce the Top7 Communities of 2020! After the announcement, attendees are invited to a Lantern Festival in Taoyuan.
Taoyuan City Tour
On February 11, the day after the conference, attendees are invited to tour Taoyuan City. The tour includes a visit to the Hutoushan Innovation Hub, Daxi Old Street and Daxi Tea Factory, as well as lunch at the Yes Health iFarm and dinner at the Yongan Fishing Harbor.
Registration and More Information
To register for the event, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-intelligent-community-forum-top7-global-cities-announcementconference-tickets-80404009557
For more information, contact Ema Hsieh at [email protected] or visit http://event.icf-tw.org/
Speakers
Cheng Wen Tsan
Mayor of Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Kenny Chen
Director-General of Department of Information Technology, Taoyuan City Government
John G. Jung
Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum and ICF Canada
Matthew Owen
Director of Operations, Intelligent Community Forum
Doug McCollough
Chief Information Officer, City of Dublin, Ohio
Vincent C. Chen
Associate Vice President of Marketing Dept. and Smart City Office, Chunghwa Telecom
Cris Alessi
President of Curitiba Agency for Development and Innovation, Brazil
Cynthia Richmond
Deputy Director, Arlington Economic Development, Arlington, VA, USA
Charles Banfield
Policy and Project Development Specialist – Economic Strategy, The Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada
Carl Viel
President and CEO, Quebec International, Quebec City, Canada
David O’Loughlin
Mayor of Prospect, South Australia
David Mitchell
Mayor of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Dr. Nguyen Viet Long
Director of Smart City Office of Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Gabrielle Troon
International Lead-Trade and Investment, Economic and Community Development Group, Sunshine Coast Council
Dan Circelli
Director of Marketing, Connecting Windsor-Essex
Matt Grant
Associate Director for Economic Development and Innovation, City of Adelaide, South Australia
Moez Chaabouni
Majors Business Development Executive, Accela and ICF Chairman of Jurors
Marlana Zink
Community Liaison Director
City of Rochester, NY, USA
Mark Steffler
Manager of Innovation and Partnerships, Burlington Economic Development, Burlington, Canada
Nasir Kenea
Chief Information Officer, City of Markham, Ontario
Nigel McBride
Chief Executive, City of Prospect, South Australia
Peter Portheine
Directeur, Brainport Smart District, Eindhoven
Sindy Yeh
Senior Business Ambassador
Arlington, VA, USA
Toomas Sep
Tallinn, Estonia
About Taoyuan
Before being named Intelligent Community of the Year, Taoyuan was a well-known veteran of the Intelligent Community Awards program, having been previously named a ten-time Smart21 Community and a four-time Top7 Community since first entering the program in 2009. Taoyuan’s proximity to the Taipei Metropolitan Area has led to major investments in such public utilities as Taiwan’s largest international airport and the 2017 Taoyuan MRT Airport Line, which speeds connections between the city’s high-speed rail station and the airport. These, in turn, have driven rapid development in Taoyuan City, which has attracted a large number of new residents from other cities and countries.
Taoyuan is the largest industrial science and technology city in Taiwan. More than one-third of Taiwan’s top 500 manufacturing industries have set up factories in Taoyuan. The industrial output value of about 2.87 trillion NTD has led all Taiwanese cities for 14 consecutive years. The population is a fusion of many ethnic groups such as Minnan, Hakka and Aboriginal people. Because of the industrial development, Taoyuan is also the municipality with the largest number of foreign workers from Southeast Asia and the largest number of Vietnamese new residents. More about Taoyuan.
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No 8 Shuzih Road
Taoyuan, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
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