Keynote Speaker & Industry Presenter
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 Selected

SHIH HSIN UNIVERITY, Int'l Communication Design Conference, Keynote, 11 May 2023
NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY of SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY, Taiwan, 6 November 2020
2017 SIA PACKAGE DESIGN CONFERENCE
Songshan Culture Park Taipei
29 October 2017
ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award​Shangri-LA Far Eastern Plaza Hotel 
23 November 2016
Digital Media Exhibitions Conference
National Palace Museum, Taiwan
13 August 2013
CITY GOVERNMENT OF KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan
City Branding Industry Forum, Dec. 2019
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 TEDxTaipei 
 ATTforFUN, 20 May 2017
Creative Agents Conference, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall Taipei, 18 October 2016
ANIME Festival
Taoyuan City Hall, Taiwan 5 July 2015
Museum Industry International Forum
New Taipei City Council, Taiwan
20 November 2012
VIVID SYDNEY : IDEAS, Australian  Design Centre, Sydney, May 2018
​NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Taiwan, Interpreting Conference
November 2018
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DESIGN NEXT
Ministry of Economic Affairs
18 November 2016
Young Art Taipei Market Forum
Sheraton Conference Hall, March 2012
International Glass Art Festival, Hsinchu Glass Museum, Taiwan, 12 October 2012


SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Centre Pompidou, Paris ·  National Palace Museum, Taipei · TEDxTaipei · World Art Museum, Beijing · Ministry of Culture, Taiwan · Taiwan Design Centre · The National Gallery of Australia · The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney · ACMI
Taiwan External Trade Affairs Council, Trade Exhibitions Workshop, Taipei
 Tainan Technical University, 55th Anniversary, Creative Industry Design Seminar
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
Cross-Cultural Communication Seminar
Immigrants Storytelling Workshop, Taoyuan
Let's Design !, Culture & Urban Development 
New Horizon
​Taipei City Council
Think Different Lecture Series,
Luking Library, Taichung
Creative Industries Workshop, Tainan
Best Practice for Creative Agents (UK, AUS)
Pecha Kucha Taipei, Vol. 31 
XueXue Institute, Taipei
Global Design Trends & Retail Innovation
Curator as an Agent of Cultural Diplomacy
Institute of Creative Industries, Tainan
SPEAKING SCHEDULE
Visiting Professor, Practitioner and Keynote Speaker
at leading universities ​and public institutions 
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National Taiwan University · National Cheng Kung University · National Taiwan University of Science & Technology · National Taiwan University of the Arts · Taipei National University of the Arts · National Taiwan Normal University · National Chung Hsing University · National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Asia University · Chung Yuan Christian University · Providence University · Hsuan Chuang University · Tatung University · Shih Hsin University · Tainan Technical University

National Palace Museum, Taipei · Taiwan Design Centre · Ministry of Culture · Songshan Culture and Creative Park · Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall · Taipei World Trade Centre · Institute for Information Industry 
  1. 2025 TATUNG UNIVERSITY, "What Makes a Winner: EU Product Design Competition", November – Taipei
  2. 2023 SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY, "Design for Impact" Keynote, May 11 – Taipei
  3. 2020 NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, "Design that remembers" Keynote, November 6 – Yunlin
  4. 2019 CITY OF KAOHSIUNG, PIER 2, "The Arts and City Branding Strategies", Keynote, December 11 – Kaohsiung
  5. 2019 NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Department of Foreign Languages, Cross-Cultural Communication Seminar, Nov. 27 – Taichung
  6. 2019 NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Department of Foreign Languages, Storytelling Workshop, November 27 – Taichung
  7. 2019 TAIWAN EXTERNAL TRADE AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Taipei World Trade Centre, "Trade Exhibitions Seminar", November 13 – Taipei
  8. 2019 TAINAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Dept. of Design, Conference Hall, Tainan Technical University, 55th Anniversary, Design Industry Seminar, "Trends in International Design Practice", Keynote, October 25 – Tainan
  9. 2018 NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, Department of Foreign Languages, Auditorium, Travel on a Budget, Interpreting and Translation Conference, "Traveling is learning to translate between oneself and the world", November 18 – Taichung
  10. 2018 TAIPEI WORLD TRADE CENTRE, ART TAIPEI, "The Enigmatic Museum", October 25 – Taipei
  11. 2018 AUSTRALIAN DESIGN CENTER, VIVID SYDNEY, "Design and Tea Culture: Taiwan/Australia", May 218 – Sydney
  12. 2017 PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY, Luking Library Auditorium, “Think Different” Lectures, November 3 – Luking
  13. 2017 ASIA PACKAGE DESIGN CONFERENCE, Songshan Culture Park, “Storytelling for branding & marketing”, October 29 – Taipei
  14. 2017 ART TAIPEI, TAIPEI WORLD TRADE CENTRE, "Global Publics: Art and Diplomacy", October 23 –Taipei
  15. 2017 TERRADA, ARCHITECTURE GALLERY, Asia Design Platform Press Conference, "Cross the line", October 11 – Tokyo
  16. 2017 TAINAN CREATIVE CENTRE, CREATIVITY+, “The Gift of Storytelling”, September 9 – Tainan
  17. 2017 TAOYUAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CITY IMMIGRATION MUSEUM, “Immigrants Storytelling Workshop”, September 6 – Taoyuan 
  18. 2017 CENTER FOR INNOVATION, TAIWAN TRAVELTON, “Development of cultural design guides for tourism”, August 28 – Taipei
  19. 2017 TAIPEI ARTIST VILLAGE, Anchor Taiwan, “Treasure Island, On Taiwanese Indigenous Culture & Design Thinking”, June 13 – Taipei
  20. 2017 TEDxTAIPEI, ATT for FUN Concert Hall, “My 700-day journey into Taiwanese design”, May 20 – Taipei
  21. 2017 TAIPEI WORLD TRADE CENTRE,  Giftionary : Design Trends & Business Pathways, “The Gift of Community - marketing strategies for the gift industry”, April 23 – Taipei
  22. 2017 WORLD TRADE CENTRE CLUB, Roma Rotary Luncheon, February 24 – Taipei
  23. 2016 XUEXUE INSTITUTE, Pecha Kucha Taipei, December 10 – Taipei
  24. 2016 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, “Taiwan by Design: local ideas, global impact", Entrepreneurs Conference, Keynote, November 24 – Taipei
  25. 2016 ANZ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Australia-Taiwan Business Award, award acceptance speech, Shangri-La Hotel, November 23 – Taipei
  26. 2016 SONGSHAN CULTURE AND CREATIVE PARK, “Taiwan by Design”, Taiwan Graphic Design Association, November 17 – Taipei
  27. 2016 TAIPEI NEW HORIZON, Taipei City International Startup Week Conference, "Attentive Design” November 16 – Taipei
  28. 2016 MADISON TAIPEI, “Creative Living in a Chaotic World”, New York University, Taiwan Alumni Forum, October 29 – Taipei, Taiwan
  29. 2016 TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, “700 Days of Discovery: Taiwan by Design”, International Conference on Design Histories & Studies, Roundtable, October 27 – Taipei
  30. 2016 CHIANG KAI SHEK MEMORIAL HALL, “Taiwan by Design: stories worth sharing with the world” International Forum on Culture & Creative Industries, Ministry of Culture, October 18-19 – Taipei
  31. 2016 HOME HOTEL DA.AN CONFERENCE HALL, “700 days journey into Taiwanese design”, September 5 – Taipei
  32. 2016 ASIA UNIVERSITY, Department of Design, “Media Arts Curation and Exhibition Practices”, April 15 – Taichung
  33. 2015 TAOYUAN CITY ANIME Festival, Taoyuan City Hall, "Art & Tech" keynote, 5 July 2015
  34. 2014 NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, “The Independent Curator as an Agent of Cultural Diplomacy”, March 27 – Tainan
  35. 2014 CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, Dept. Commercial Design, “Do Good, Design”, March 17 – Taoyuan
  36. 2013 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, “Design is Difference”, November 8 – Taipei
  37. 2013 TAIWAN DESIGN CENTRE, “Enterprise of Self in the Global Cultural Economy", September 2 – Taipei
  38. 2013 TAIPEI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, “Back from the future", June 11 – Taipei
  39. 2013 XINYI ESLITE AUDITORIUM, NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM FORUM, Digital Art Museums, “Back from the future”, May 24 – Taipei
  40. 2013 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, Taipei “Why interaction? How interaction?”, April 11 – Taipei
  41. 2013 HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY, “Ancient medium, New form: crossing-over glass art, science and technology”, April 10 – Hsinchu
  42. 2013 TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, “Media Art Exhibitions Research & Practice”, March 28 – Taichung
  43. 2013 CHINI GALLERY, "JOE HSIEH, artist retrospective lecture", March 18 – Taipei
  44. 2012 HSINCHU INTERNATIONAL GLASS FESTIVAL, “Ancient medium, New form: crossing-over art, science and new technology” Hsinchu Glass Art Museum, December 22 – Hsinchu
  45. 2012 NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY, “Creativity @ Science + Technology”, December 11 – Taipei
  46. 2012 NEW TAIPEI CITY CONFERENCE HALL, International Museum Industry Conference, “NEW FRONTIERS How Technology is Transforming the Arts & Museum Culture", Keynote, October 5 – New Taipei City
  47. 2012 RMIT UNIVERSITY, Colliding Ideas Symposium, "Ambivalent Truths: the practice of art and science collaborations", 3 July – Melbourne
  48. 2012 TAIPEI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, "The Curator’s Noodle Bowl", May – Taipei
  49. 2012 SHERATON Conference Hall, Young Art Taipei Forum, “Contemporary Australian Art”, May 10 – Taipei
  50. 2012 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TAIPEI, "Around Australia in 8 Museums", February 18 – Taipei
  51. 2011 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TAIPEI "Changing Climates: Art in the Age of Climate Change”, April 25 
  52. 2011 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TAIPEI "Changing Faces: Portraiture in the Media Era”, March 19 – Taipei
  53. 2010 ART TAIPEI Art Salon, Taipei World Trade Centre, “HYBRID MIX emerging trends in Australian media art”, September 10 – Taipei
  54. 2010 THE HYATT CONFERENCE HALL, ART TAIPEI MARKET FORUM, "Creative Business/Intellect Art", September 8 – Taipei
  55. 2010 NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA, "The Future Museum", June – Canberra
  56. 2008 UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS, "Through the looking glass: Art & Science partnerships"– Aarhus
  57. 2006 QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY, "Media Arts and the Chinese Market"– Brisbane
  58. 2006 ZENDAI MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, "What makes Art & Science collaborations work?"– Shanghai
  59. 2005 ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, The Mercury Cinema, "Interactive Media", February – Adelaide
  60. 2005 THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM, d_factory  , "Crossing Borders: Art, Design & New Media" – Sydney
  61. 2005 CHINA MILLENNIUM MONUMENT MUSEUM, "Unnatural Selection: Art & Science Practices" – Beijing
  62. 2005 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION IT AND THE ARTS, National Digital Content Conference – Canberra
  63. 2003  NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, La Salle-SIA College, "Curating Variable Media" – Singapore
  64. 2003 CENTRE POMPIDOU, Tour du monde du Web, l'Australie, June 19th – Paris
  65. 2003 ARTS MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP, "Digital media and copyright" – Melbourne
  66. 2000 CAST Gallery, "Nordic Lights, digital media from Finland" – Hobart