Semi Impact Forum 2025
June 13, 2025 | The Royal Society | London, UK
Changing Global Semiconductor Landscape and Taiwan, EU and UK’s Global Role
10:30 - 10:50 | Panel Discussion I
Building on insights from the keynote, this panel brings together leading semiconductor industry figures and policymakers from the UK and Europe to join Colley Hwang in a discussion on the evolving global semiconductor landscape. The conversation will explore how regions such as Taiwan, the EU, and the UK are repositioning themselves amid major supply chain shifts, increased geopolitical competition, and strategic national investments.
Panelists will offer diverse perspectives on regional strengths, emerging alliances, and the future role ofglobal collaboration in ensuring supply chain resilience and technological leadership.
Colley Hwang
Founder & President | DIGITIMES
Colley Hwang, the founder and Chairman of DIGITIMES Inc., a leading provider of tech industry insights since 1998. He also serves as Director of the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association and Adjunct Professor at National Chiao Tung University.
His career began at MIC/III, where he focused on Taiwan-South Korea competition, leading key projects like the Hsinchu Science Park. As CEO of DIGITIMES, he established Taiwan’s premier tech news platform. A respected speaker at global tech events, he has consulted for top firms including TSMC, Samsung, and Micron, shaping strategies for Taiwan’s ICT development.
Dr Jalal Bagherli CBE
Co-Chair UK Semiconductor Policy Advisory Panel
Dr. Bagherli was Dialog Semiconductor Plc’s CEO for 16 years. He led the company’s growth in mixed-signal power management for mobile and IoT devices, achieving $1.4bn in annual sales and culminating in its $5.8bn acquisition by Renesas in 2021.
Before that, he built a successful career in semiconductor product and business development with TI, Sony and Alphamosaic. In August 2023, he was elected Co-Chair of the UK Government Semiconductor Policy Advisory Panel. Dr Bagherli currently chairs the board of directors for PTSL ltd and Nanoco Group Plc in the UK and is an observer on the board of Salience Labs.
Sue Daley
Director, Technology & Innovation | techUK
Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work. This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy.
In 2025, Sue was honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Technology Industry in the New Year Honours List. She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame.
Josh Liu
Co-Founder & Director | Semi Ventures
– Founder of TechAdvocate Taiwan and Global Tech Advocate Semiconductor, connecting Taiwan to the global tech ecosystem
– Serial entrepreneur and Director at Koobe, a Foxconn company supporting hardware startups
