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EU-Taiwan 6G Joint Workshop – Advancing EU-Taiwan Collaboration through Technical Exchange

September 22 @ 9:30 - 12:00

Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Time: 09:30–12:00 CEST / 15:30–18:00 Taiwan Time (GMT+8)

Organised by: 6G-IA and the Taiwan 6G Industry Forum (6GIF), as part of the international engagement activities of SNS CO-OP

Europe and Taiwan are both moving from 6G research towards large-scale validation, and both bring complementary strengths to that transition, from advanced semiconductors and photonics to AI-native network design, spectrum innovation and experimental infrastructures. Following the recent Memorandum of Understanding between 6G-IA and 6GIF, the two associations are jointly organising the EU–Taiwan 6G Joint Workshop on 22 September 2026, ahead of the Taipei 6G Summit.

The workshop brings together the European and Taiwanese 6G research and innovation communities for a focused technical exchange. Rather than two separate sets of presentations, the programme is built around four jointly agreed topics, with experts from both regions presenting on the same theme back-to-back and then discussing together. The aim is a genuine exchange of status, results and insights (and a clear view of where the strongest opportunities for EU–Taiwan cooperation lie).

Speakers are drawn from the SNS JU and 6G-IA Working Groups on the European side and from industry, academia and ITRI on the Taiwanese side, giving participants a broad picture of ongoing activities in both regions.

Main topics will cover:

  • Chips, microelectronics and photonics
  • AI-native functions for 6G, AI-RAN and related developments
  • Spectrum utilisation and new bands
  • Large-scale 6G trials and pilots, experimental facilities

Programme

Opening remarks | DG CONNECT, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (DoIT), 6G-IA, 6GIF

Keynote: European 6G research update | 6G-IA

Keynote: Taiwan 6G research update | 6GIF / ITRI

Technology Insights Exchange Session | EU and Taiwanese experts across the four topics above

Open discussion and Q&A

Closing remarks | 6G-IA and 6GIF

 

Who should attend

The workshop is open to all interested participants. It is particularly relevant to representatives of industry, academia and research organisations, network operators, system integrators, semiconductor companies and equipment vendors, and to members of the European and Taiwanese 6G communities looking for partners for future joint activities.

Beyond the technical programme, the workshop is intended as a matchmaking opportunity: participants are encouraged to use the discussion slots and the networking around the event to identify potential collaborators and to lay the groundwork for strong bilateral consortia.

 

Agenda:

Agenda ItemTime (CET)PresenterOrganization
Opening remarks09-30 - 09.40Miguel Gonzalez Sancho
(Head of Unit “New Connectivity Systems” at EC)

Raffaele De Peppe (6G-IA Vice-chair)		DG CONNECT



6GIA
Keynote: European 6G research update09.40 – 09.50Alex Kaloxylos
(6G-IA Executive Director)		6G-IA
Keynote: Taiwan 6G research update09.50 – 10.00Jen-Yuan Hsu
(6G IF SIG1 WG2 Leader)		6GIF

Technology Insights Exchange Session
Chips, microelectronics, photonics10.00 – 10.12



Luís Manuel Pessoa Or Alexis Birbas
(SNS JU JW WG co-chair)		SNS JU – HW WG
10.12 – 10.24Alex HsuMedia Tek
AI native functions for 6G, AI-RAN10.24 – 10.36Luis Miguel Contreras Murillo
(SNS JU SW WG co-chair)		SNS JU – SW WG
10.36 – 10.48Jenq-Shiou Leu (TBC)
(Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering)		National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST)
Spectrum Utilization & new bands10.48 – 11.00 Maria Teresa Aparicio Pena
(6G-IA Spectrum WG chair)		6G-IA – Spectrum WG
11.00 – 11.12 Keith Wu
(6G IF SIG3 WG2 Leader)		6G IF SIG3
Large Scale 6G Trials & Pilots & Experimental facilities11.12 – 11.24
Carles Anton Haro
(6G-IA Trials WG chair)		6G-IA – Trials WG
11.24 – 11.36

Jane Chiu
(6G IF SIG2 WG2 Leader)		6G IF SIG2
Q&A11.36 – 11.55Kostas Trichias
(6G-IA, moderator)		ALL
Closing Remarks11.55- 12.00ALL6G-IA & 6GIF

 

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