The US-China trade dispute is escalating, particularly in the semiconductor sector. Amidst this, a forum has been organized to share the current status and discuss the outlook, focusing on three key East Asian semiconductor industries: South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.

International trade advisory firm Mavek announced that it will be working with SAP to highlight the semiconductor industries of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, as well as their governments' diplomatic and industrial policies, in the third part of its Global Semiconductor War and the Future series on the 8th of next month.

This webinar will feature speakers including Masahisa Sato, Member of the House of Councilors (Upper House), Yang Hyang-ja, Member of the National Assembly of Korea, Hsieh Fa-dah, former Vice Minister of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, Jun Okamoto, Leader of Manufacturing Industry at KPMG, Noh Geun-chang, Head of Research Center at Hyundai Motor Securities, Ming Chen, Leader of TMT at Deloitte, and James Khoo, Partner at Maverick.

Masahisa Sato, a three-term member of the Japanese House of Councilors, currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Affairs Department and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018. A leading opinion leader in Japanese diplomacy, he discusses Japan's diplomatic situation and the direction of international cooperation. South Korean lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja, a semiconductor expert and former Samsung Electronics executive, will explain the South Korean government's semiconductor industry support policies and diplomatic issues surrounding semiconductors.

In this webinar, Maverick will introduce the diplomatic efforts of the governments of South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, which are playing key roles in the global semiconductor supply chain amid the US-China conflict. The webinar will also discuss the current state of the semiconductor industry in each country, as well as the trends, strategies, and future prospects of major semiconductor companies.

“Amid the deepening US-China conflict and economic slowdown, South Korea’s economy, which is heavily dependent on trade and memory semiconductors, is taking a hit,” said Partner James Koo Mabek. “We hope this webinar will provide insights to the South Korean semiconductor industry.”

Meanwhile, Mavek has been hosting a four-part series titled “Global Semiconductor War and the Future” since February of this year, with key global institutions and scholars participating as speakers to share insights on specific topics, and said that decision-makers from 300 companies and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region are watching.