Can Electric Vehicles Become the Next Sacred Mountain？

“Net zero carbon emissions” has become a common goal pursued by the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions, many countries have clearly stipulated the sunset years of fuel vehicles. Therefore, electric vehicles have not only become a new blue ocean for digital transformation of automobiles, but also an industry that will become a market that countries compete to seize. In this century-long battle of electric vehicles, Taiwan has several favorable conditions for developing the electric vehicle industry, but also faces some difficulties. What are Taiwan’s advantages? What are the breakthroughs that must be made? How can we respond to trends, play to our strengths, and turn electric vehicles into Taiwan’s next “national treasure”? The Fair Winds Foundation has specially invited Dr. Du Zijun, former Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan, to give a lecture on this topic. Dr. Du has long served in the field of economic and industrial development, and has served as Director-General of the Industrial Bureau, Minister of Economic Affairs, and Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan. After retiring from public office, he served as the Chief Advisor of the General Chamber of Commerce and Vehicle Industry Association, and the Policy Advisor of the Electrical and Electronic Industry Association, continuing to assist Taiwan’s industrial upgrading and expansion of international markets.

Speaker: Woody Duh (Former Vice Premier; Chief Advisor of the General Chamber of Commerce and Vehicle Industry Association)

Topic: Can electric vehicles become the next national treasure? Time: Saturday, April 30, 2022 3 PM—5 PM

Venue: International Conference Hall, 3F, GIS MOTC Convention Center (No. 24, Sec. 1, Hangzhou S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100)

Organizer: Fair Winds Foundation Contact number: 02-27521700

Featuring attending the meeting Woody Duh (Former Vice Premier, Chief Advisor of the General Chamber of Commerce and Vehicle Industry Association) Dr. Du Zijun graduated from the Industrial Group of the Department of Forestry at National Taiwan University with a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree. He specializes in pulp and paper engineering and fiber chemistry. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Environmental Resources Engineering Institute of the State University of New York and has studied high-performance leadership at the International Management Development Institute (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He started as a grassroots government civil servant in 1983 and has long served in the field of economic and industrial development. He has served as Deputy Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Director-General of the Department of Commerce, Director-General of the Department of Technology, Director-General of the Industrial Bureau, Executive Deputy Minister, Political Deputy Minister, and Minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In 2015, he took over as the Executive Yuan’s political affairs commissioner and chairman of the National Development Council, and vice premier. In addition to his public duties, he has also served as an adjunct professor at Chinese Culture University, Shih Chien University, and Soochow University. After retiring from public office in 2016, he served as the Chief Advisor of the General Chamber of Commerce and Vehicle Industry Association, and the Policy Advisor of the Electrical and Electronic Industry Association, continuing to assist Taiwan’s industrial upgrading and expansion of international markets.