Annual Asian Electronics Overview

MONDAY 18 JULY 2005 (Paying Seminar)
ASIA-PACIFIC ELECTRONIC SEMINARS
"3rd Annual Overview of Asian Electronics"
Sponsored by ARM Holdings
(updated 12 July 2005)

Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 14.00 - 18.00 pm

Background
This is the 3rd Annual Overview of the Asian Electronics Industry. It is designed to give a series of snapshots of the key developments across the region. In the course of the afternoon, we will identify those themes which can be built into seminars during the coming year.

Co-Chairs:
Peter Bacon Managing Director, Electronic Links Asia

Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network

Speakers: Jane Buenaventura, Analyst, Asia-Pacific, Pyramid Research "Developments in Japan"

Dr Simon Duan, International Technology Promoter - China and Asia-Pacific, DTI Global Watch Service "Developments in China: the optoelectronic sector"

Dr Yongjiang Shi, Senior Research Fellow and Research Director, Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge "Chinese developments: corporate strategy and manufacturing trends"

Jim O'Reilly, Business Development Manager EMEA, iPark London (Korea) "Developments in Korea"

Ling Li, Unit for Strategic Studies in Nanotechnology (USSN), Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London "Developments in Taiwan"

Antony Corel, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey "Legal issues to do with Asia's move to 4G"

Frank Boyd, Policy Development Manager, Creative London "Reflections on the Region's experience in Games"

Peter Bacon
Director, International Operations, Electronic Links Asia
Peter W Bacon established ELA in June 1996, opened Yokohama office January 1998. ELA effectively grew upin the shadow of JEBA (Japan Electronics Business Association) which the British Government set up in 1991as a means to develop a stronger network of UK component and technology suppliers committed to meeting the requirements of Japanese electronics manufacturers. This led to the organization of several 'design in' missions to Japan from 1994 to 1998. In turn, these evolved into 'high tech' missions since 1999, toi ntroduce UK companies with advanced technology into Japan. The missions were a great success, and the UK suppliers who participated reported new business in excess of 40 Million pounds per year. Japanese industry and government (JETRO) saw the benefits and gave their full support. In fact, the President of JETRO called the initiative 'epoch making' in his speech to welcome the missions in 1998

Frank Boyd
Frank is a specialist in creative development and innovation, especially in content and applications for new media. He has been Director of the European Multimedia Labs, a series of rapid prototyping workshops for new media since 1995. The Labs have involved some the most talented new media creatives in Europe, Australia and the US in developing innovative products for digital media. Recently Frank designed the first Cross Media Lab in Sydney, and co-ordinated InterAction, a collaborative workshop between the American Film Institute’s Enhanced TV Workshop, the BBC and BAFTA. In December 2004 he facilitated the first Mobile Games and Applications Lab in Oulu, Finland for the European Commission’s Media Programme. As Director of Creative Development for BBC Learning and Innovation, Frank designed the BBC’s programme of Interactive Television Labs and worked with producers in television, radio and new media to create new concepts for TV, radio, and online. Previously he set up the Arts Technology Centre, the first independent centre in the UK dedicated to creative applications of digital technology. Artec's programmes included production and research as well as vocational training and educational projects. Frank was a founder member of the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Committee and is a regular jury member for the Australian Interactive Media Awards. He was organiser of the UK's Digital Media Alliance (DMA), the precursor of the Digital Content Forum, and has been an adviser on new media to the UK government’s Trade and Cultural ministries, the European Commission and the Council of Europe. He is currently working with the London Development Agency to establish Creative London, a programme to encourage the growth of creative industries in the city.

Jane Buenaventura
Based in London, Jane is responsible for tracking the communications, media and technology markets in Japan, Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. Previously, Jane worked in economics research in Japan for several years. Her research contributions have been acknowledged in several publications. Jane attended the University of Tsukuba for her International Relations in Economics degree. She then went on to attend the London School of Economics for her Master's degree in Management focused on game theory and business strategy. Jane is fluent in Japanese. mPyramid Research is the growth strategy expert for the Communications, Media and Technology (CMT) industries and the area where these markets converge. Since 1986, Pyramid Research has been the global leader in helping service providers, manufacturers, equipment vendors, regulatory authorities, and financial institutions within the CMT industries create business strategies that respond to changing needs and evolving expectations.

Antony Corel
Antony Corel is a partner at the international law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP . www.ssd.com. Since 1992 Antony.s practice has focused on serving clients in the communication and media sectors. He has been involved in a wide range of matters for private and public sector clients in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Recent 4G articles authored by Antony have appeared in Traffic Technology International, Total Telecom, Intermedia and Wireless Europe. Recent 4G presentations have includede vents in China, Europe and the Middle East including presentations at ITU Asia in Hong Kong and Korea.

Simon Duan
Simon is one of team members of DTIs International Technology Promoters focusing on China and Asia Pacific. He has responsibility of providing direct assistance to UK companies in order to raise awareness of, and provide access to, technology-based opportunities in Asia Pacific region and forging technology based partnership between UK and Asia Pacific companies.
Simon has more than 20 years working experience in the UK encompassing both technological development and multi-national, multi-discipline project management in advanced materials and material processing technologies.
Simon was born and completed his first two degrees in China before coming to the UK, where he gained a Ph.D in materials science from Cambridge University.

Ling Li
2003 – To date PhD Researcher, Unit for Strategic Studies in Nanotechnology (USSN), Centre for Technology Exploitation and Management, Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London “Nanotechnology Strategy for the Taiwanese Electronics Industry” (working title)
His research explores the technological, economic, managerial, business and strategic aspects of nanotechnology and their implications to the Taiwanese electronics industry. The answer is crucial because technology is the dominant driver of competitive landscape in the electronics industry. The conclusion could help to better understand the significance of nanotechnology and to recommend strategic responses that the industry may adopt to gain competitive advantage.

Jim O'Reilly

Jim's background lies in telecommunications, software applications, internet technology and venture start-ups, with almost 20 years experience in Blue Chip IT consultancy, business and technical development and project management (Including Rover, Landrover, BMW, AT&AT). Jim has been involved with Korean high technologies for six years , three year's running his own IT venture business while in Korea. Currently, Jim is the Alliance and Partner Manager at iPark, London. iPark London is the European support centre for the globalisation of the Korean IT industry, promoting and supporting the excellent Alliance and partner opportunities for Korean IT and Telecom companies .iPark has a number of global centres that deal with Government, commercial and R&D channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Communication, iParks' services are free to European and Korean partners. iPark London's mission is to bring a portfolio of more than a thousand Korean IT and Telecom technology organizations and together with European partners to forge mutually profitable or beneficial partnerships. iPark London provides research and support services for Korean and Europe partners and organizes events and meetings to promoting emerging and mass market cases from Korea IT and match making the partners' requirements and the Korean' respective interests. The groups' multi-cultural business expertise is a key element in this process.

Dr Yongjiang Shi

Dr Yongjiang Shi is the research director and a senior research fellow of the Centre for International Manufacturing in Cambridge University. He has been studying international manufacturing network configurations and global capability development for over ten years. His recent research has covered manufacturing strategy, system design and technology transfer in the contexts of intra-company and inter-company alliances.

Before joining Cambridge Manufacturing Group, Yongjiang Shi taught Production and Operations Management at the School of Economics and Management in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research and consulting work in China involved manufacturing strategy, MRP II system development and new product introduction strategy in high-tech SMEs. He gained his first degree in mechanical engineering and Masters degree in management engineering from Tsinghua University.

Louis Turner
Louis Turner is Chief Executive and co-founder of the Asia-Pacific Technology Network. During the last twenty years, he has organised nearly 30 High Technology Forums with Japan and, more recently, China and Korea. These Forums are executive-led, but many of them have also involved Ministers of Science or Commerce. Before founding APTN, Louis was an academic and, then, a policy researcher at Chatham House. He has written 11 books or monographs on various aspects of the International Business environment. He has just been granted a Japan Society award for Services to UK-Japanese understanding.

For the purpose of this talk, he will be drawing on the proceedings at the 20th UK-Japan High Technology Industry Forum