Anchor Roundtable: Circular City

Circular City: Architecture x Energy x Blockchain

Have you thought of how circularity can be incorporated into the urban system? Can our buildings, communities and cities be more circular? From construction materials, spatial design, to smart grid energy platform on blockchain, what’s Taiwan’s unique advantage in creating a leading model of circular cities?

Together with C-Hub from NCKU, Anchor Taiwan presents you "Circular City: The Intersection of Architecture, Energy and Blockchain," an Anchor signature roundtable gathering trailblazing industry thought leaders. Chat along with multi-disciplinary professionals, find opportunities to collaborate, and explore the unbound possibilities of circularity.

* 20-30 people salon style roundtable.
* By invitation. Limited spots open for public, please apply via RSVP form.
* Venue info will be released to those invited/approved.
* Cost: minimum order at the venue (drink and/or meal).

📌 RSVP: https://forms.gle/3jCzkW1Rfj54EkkaA


📌 Spotlights:

▧ Shuenn-Ren Liou, CEO of C-Hub and Professor of Department of Architecture, NCKU
劉舜仁, 國立成功大學建築系教授暨C-Hub成大創意基地 執行長

Shuenn-Ren Liou is Professor at the Department of Architecture and CEO of the C-Hub, National Chung Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. At C-Hub, Professor Liou believes, similarly as IDEO, that “The next big thing in design is circular.” With a theme around circular economy, he spearheaded the International Pavilion - Betwin Ocean for the 2017 Taiwan Design EXPO. In 2018 he led the Taiwan International Circular Economy Forum (TWICE). His specialties include material innovation, design methodology and the urban system based on material flow. Prof. Liou received his B.S. in Architecture from NCKU, M.Arch (with High Distinction) and D.Arch from the University of Michigan, USA.


▧ Corey Lien, CEO of DOMI and Chairman & Co-Founder, B Lab Taiwan
連庭凱, DOMI執行長暨B Lab Taiwan創辦人

A serial entrepreneur and investor, now a Social Ecosystem Builder, Corey Lien has developed wide-ranging business expertise for over 20 years. He has bought, built, and sold companies in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to fashion, including a successful IPO of the medical B2B e-commerce company that he had driven to a global top 50 ranking. Combining his previous experiences, in 2014 he launched DOMI Energy, the first B Corp company in Taiwan, providing programs and services around green energy to alleviate impact on climate change. Corey holds an EMBA from the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago.


▧ Lman Chu, CEO & Co-Founder, BiiLabs Co., Ltd.
朱宜振, BiiLabs共同創辦人暨執行長

Lman has more than 20 years of experience in open source, IoT and embedded markets. He is well experienced in product strategy & team building, serving as a mentor at accelerators such as MOX/South Star Xelerator as well as a consultant for Business Next Media Corp. He founded BiiLabs in 2017 to focus on the IoT & Distributed Ledger Technology especially with IOTA Tangle. So far BiiLabs has applied its solutions with smart grid,home energy management system, car insurance, and other smart city related initiatives. Lman holds an MBA from National Chengchi University and an EMBA from NCKU.



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🚩 Event Partner: 成大C-Hub | C-Hub 成大創意基地

C-Hub@NCKU is a creative hub, power the innovation of University, Industry and City, driven by design. We believe designer is a change agent in Circular Economy, in order to develop the circular urban system, C-Hub is dedicated to establishing the cooperation system between designers and manufacturers. Find out more: https://c-hub.ncku.edu.tw/

「C-Hub成大創意基地」是隸屬於國立成功大學規劃與設計學院的創意中心，透過設計思考與跨領域創新，提供大學、產業、與城市創新的驅動力。C-Hub自2017年開始深入循環經濟議題，我們相信設計師是驅動循環經濟的重要角色，致力於建構設計師與製造業共同合作的機制，以逐步發展推進循環城市所需的各項研究與設計創新。



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