French Tech Night 2026 : 10 Years of France–Taiwan Innovation Cooperation

French Tech Night 2026 took place on June 4th at Taiwan Tech Arena, alongside COMPUTEX and InnoVEX, gathering entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and institutional stakeholders from France and Taiwan.

This special edition marked a milestone: ten years of structured cooperation between the French and Taiwanese innovation ecosystems. The evening reflected both the maturity and the continued acceleration of this bilateral dynamic, particularly across semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, digital transformation, deep tech, and sustainable innovation.

The event also highlighted how collaboration between both ecosystems is increasingly moving from exploratory exchanges toward concrete industrial partnerships and co-development initiatives, supported by complementary strengths in research, engineering, and market deployment.

We extend our sincere thanks to the French Office in Taipei, represented by Antoine Aubel, Head of the Economic Department, for its continued support to the French innovation ecosystem in Taiwan.

We also thank our co-organizer Business France, represented by Vanessa Facon, as well as the leadership of La French Tech Taiwan, represented by Cerise Phiv, for their essential role in making this edition possible.

Special thanks are also due to our sponsors Dassault Systèmes and L’Oréal Taiwan, as well as to all speakers, startups, partners, and participants whose contributions shaped the success of the evening.

From Collaboration to Co-Development: Panel Discussion Highlights

A central moment of the evening was a panel discussion focused on real-world France–Taiwan collaboration cases, with an emphasis on financing mechanisms, industrial partnerships, and co-development strategies.

Moderated by Amy Lu, the discussion brought together perspectives from AI, semiconductor innovation, silicon photonics, luxury technology, and deep tech, with a strong focus on operational experience rather than theory.

Panelists included Jonathan Siboni (Luxurynsight), James Lin (Raytek Semiconductor), Carlo Guareschi (NcodiN), and Dr. Hunyi Chen (StyTrix).

The conversation first explored how cross-border collaborations are initiated and structured. Speakers emphasized that successful partnerships are rarely accidental: they typically emerge from pre-existing ecosystem linkages, shared technological interests, and clearly aligned strategic needs. Complementarity between French and Taiwanese partners, particularly between upstream innovation and industrial-scale execution, was identified as a key enabling factor.

The discussion then turned to execution across two distinct ecosystems. Panelists highlighted the operational realities of working between France and Taiwan, including differences in development cycles, communication styles, and market expectations. At the same time, they stressed that these challenges are often outweighed by strong synergies in engineering depth, manufacturing capability, and application-driven innovation. Sustained alignment, regular technical exchange, and trust-building were identified as critical success factors.

Looking ahead, the panel identified strong potential for further cooperation in AI-enabled industrial applications, advanced semiconductor packaging, silicon photonics, luxury technology and data intelligence, as well as deep tech commercialization pathways. Speakers also emphasized the importance of structured collaboration frameworks that enable pilot projects and early-stage validation.

Across all interventions, a common conclusion emerged: successful France–Taiwan partnerships depend on long-term alignment, operational discipline, and complementary industrial strengths.

French Pavilion Startup Showcase

The event also featured a startup pitch session showcasing companies from the French Pavilion at InnoVEX and COMPUTEX, presenting a broad range of technologies across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, quantum computing, photonics, advanced materials, energy systems, industrial software, IoT, and sustainable technologies. Participating companies included:

The session provided Taiwanese stakeholders with direct access to a concentrated overview of France’s deep tech and industrial innovation landscape. It also enabled concrete discussions around partnerships, co-development opportunities, investment engagement, and market expansion strategies.

We thank all participating companies and attendees for their engagement and contribution to strengthening France–Taiwan innovation cooperation.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported this forum.