Semi Impact Forum 2025
June 13, 2025 | The Royal Society | London, UK
AI Infrastructure to Support Innovation,
in Global AI Race
15:00 - 15:20 | Panel Discussion IV
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept—it is a present-day catalyst for technological advancement. As the global AI race intensifies, nations are increasingly prioritising data sovereignty and local AI ecosystems. The concept of Sovereign AI—where countries safeguard domestic data and develop independent AI infrastructure—is gaining momentum, challenging the dominance of US-based public AI platforms.
What are the implications for government policy and private sector innovation? How will strategies like the UK’s AI Growth Zone shape the landscape? Join our expert panel as we explore the evolving dynamics of AI infrastructure in a fragmented yet rapidly accelerating global environment.
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.
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.
Lawrence Lundy-Bryan
Partner | Lunar Ventures
Lawrence is a early-stage deep tech investor. He is a Partner for Research at Lunar Ventures and writes about investing in deep tech at State of the Future. He invested early in fetch.ai, ocean protocol, rain.ai, and charm therapeutics. He mostly cares right now about social and political impact of AI impact on jobs and education.
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
