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PROGRAM TAIPEI 2026
We believe in the power of knowledge and the importance of staying informed about the latest trends and advancements in the composites market. That’s why we present our program, which aims at being regularly updated as speakers confirm their participation.
Looking ahead to 2026, the JEC Forum in Taipei will focus on four key themes designed to highlight the region’s strengths and strategic opportunities:
🔹 Market Insights & Supply Chain Strategies
🔹 Sustainability & Circularity in Composites – Southeast Asia (Session sponsored by Swancor)
🔹 Mobility & Lightweighting Solutions
🔹 Sporting Goods & High-Performance Materials
These pillars will structure a rich program of keynote presentations, expert panels, and startup pitches to foster meaningful exchanges across the composites value chain.
DAY 1 - TUESDAY JUNE 23, 2026
OPENING CEREMONY
10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
Plenary Open stage
Welcome to the Opening Ceremony! Get ready to dive into the innovative world of composites in Southeast Asia.
Conference Session 1: Market Insights & Supply Chain Strategies
10:30-11:30 Conference Session 1: Market Insights & Supply Chain Strategies
Plenary Open stage
In an era where semiconductors underpin everything from AI to electric vehicles, the materials enabling their production have never been more critical. This session, featuring leading voices from SAMPE Japan, Taiwan Glass, and Formosa Plastics, shines a spotlight on the indispensable role of glass fiber in supporting Taiwan’s and the global semiconductor ecosystem, where performance, precision, and supply reliability are non-negotiable. It also uncovers how Japanese fiber manufacturers have become deeply embedded across global supply chains, their technologies quietly present in countless high-performance composite applications. At the same time, the discussion will confront growing carbon fiber and glass fiber market instability: from petrochemical-driven cost volatility to the rapid rise of Chinese fiber producers reshaping competitive dynamics.
Key Asia Composite Figures Speakers Introduction
Moderator: Mr Thibaud Brunel – Founder, TB Solutions
Importance of Glass Fiber in the Critical Taiwan and Global Semi-conductor Industry
Mr Richard Lin – General Manager, Taiwan Glass
The Japanese Composite Ecosystem in the Global Supply Chain
Mr Jun-ichi Yanagihara – CEO & Chief Designer, Japan Composites Materials
The challenges of Carbon Fiber Market in the instable petrochemical environment
Mr Chung Yang Chou – Marketing Manager, Formosa Plastics
Where is the growth in advanced materials in Southeast Asia?
Dr Sanjay Mazumdar – CEO, Lucintel
Conference Session 2: Sustainability & Circularity in Composites – Southeast Asia
16:00-17:00 Conference Session 2: Sustainability & Circularity in Composites – Southeast Asia
Plenary Open stage
Sponsored by Sustainability Sponsor Swancor
As sustainability becomes a defining priority for industries worldwide, Asia is leading the charge in transforming composite materials through circularity and recycling. In this session, Swancor will lead a discussion with Liux Vehicle, Siemens Gamesa, and Hankuk Carbon to explore the cutting edge of composite recyclability. From Siemens Gamesa’s real-world applications and lessons learned in integrating recycled materials into windmill manufacturing, to Hankuk Carbon’s Global vision for sustainability and circularity from Korea, and the critical role of collaboration in advancing recycled composites for the LSEV (Lightweight Small Electric Vehicle) sector. This session will propose a clear view of current industry practices and ongoing initiatives.
Speakers introduction
Mr Shawn Cheng – Sales Manager, Swancor
Challenges and Lessons Learnt about usage of recycled material in the windmill industry
Mr Niels Steenberg – Chairman and Managing Director APAC, Siemens Gamesa
Hankuk Sustainability and Circularity Vision and Solutions
Mr Bill Cho – CEO, Hankuk Carbon
The importance of Collaboration on Recycled Composite in the LSEV sector
Mr Antonio Espinosa – CEO, Liux
Swancor Positionning in Circularity
Mr Aden Tsai – CEO, Swancor
DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY JUNE 24, 2026
Conference Session Session 3: Mobility & Lightweighting Solutions
9:30-10:30 Conference Session Session 3: Mobility & Lightweighting Solutions
Plenary Open stage
In a context where aerospace and mobility are being reshaped by digitalization, lightweighting, and scalable advanced manufacturing, this session brings together key players including Airbus CTC, AIDC, COBRA Thailand, Cetim, and PEI Group, under the moderation of the Taiwan Composite Association Secretary General.
The discussion will explore composite innovation trends within the Airbus ecosystem and the importance of cooperation with Asia, illustrated through concrete examples. It will also highlight AIDC’s AIxWare initiative and how AI is adding value to composite manufacturing operations, alongside key developments in the Asian UAV sector. Finally, the session will address the ongoing transition from R&D to mass production of thermoplastic composites, a major step toward scalable aerospace and mobility applications.
The Taiwan Composite Ecosystem, Speakers Introduction
Mr Joe Chao – TCA General Secretary, Taiwan Composites Association
Mr Paul Marks – Chairman, Argosy International
The Composite Innovation Trends in the Airbus Ecosystem and the Importance of Cooperation with Asia (& example)
Mr Marc Fette – CEO, CTC Airbus
Mr Sven Karras – Head of Cluster Assembly Technologies, CTC Airbus
Mr Jim Yu – Deputy Director of Engineering, AIDC
AIDC Top Management
UAV sector in Asia: trends and concrete examples
Mr Danu Chotikapanich – CEO, Cobra International
From R&D to Mass Production: the on-going journey of Thermoplastic Composite
Mr Clement Callens – Advanced Materials & Components Engineering Department Manager, CETIM
Mr Laurent Poisson – Business Development Manager, PEI Group Asia Pacific
Conference Session Session 4: Sporting Goods & High-Performance Materials
15:30-16:30 Conference Session Session 4: Sporting Goods & High-Performance Materials
Plenary Open stage
In a market where performance, sustainability, and brand identity increasingly define competitiveness, this session brings together leaders in high-performance sports materials and composites to explore how the industry is evolving. Featuring TOPKEY, global leader in Composite Manufacturing consumer goods, it will share how vertical integration and diversification have supported its growth across multiple applications, including in aeronautics.
The discussion will also look at how DUMA-BEAR premium golf club brand is working with eco-design office Tweener to differentiate their products and create added value through eco-design, process and materials choices. It will further explore the challenge of combining elite performance with lower environmental impact, illustrated by initiatives such as the Fairmat collaboration, presented by Decathlon.
The session will be moderated by the CTO of COREX, offering a technical perspective on how engineering needs to be integrated in the material selection.
The need of Engineering Integration for Thermoplastic Composites, Speakers Introduction
Mr Pierre Coat – CTO, COREX Materials
Vertical Integration, Multisector Diversification: the TOPKEY Success Story
Mr Alan Chen – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Industrial Products Business Unit, TOPKEY
The importance of Brand positionning and Differentiation in Eco-designed high performance GOLF CLUBS: how cooperation with Eco-Design Offices bring value
Mr Vincent Tsai – CEO, DumaBear Golf
Mr Antoine Chapelet – Technical Leader, Tweener Taiwan
High Performance, Low Impact: Balancing Elite Materials with Renewable Innovation (the Fairmat Project)
Mr Yvan LeBozec – Leader, Decathlon Composite Engineering Center (online)
DAY 3 - THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2026
ALL DAY – Join the JEC Forum Southeast Asia Composites Tour!
The Composites Tour is an all-inclusive day of visits designed to offer participants exclusive insights into Taiwan’s composites ecosystem and industrial expertise. The tour will include visits to AIDC (Taichung) & HOCHENG (Taipei).
Everything is organized for you including the shuttle and the lunch. Limited to 50 participants that must be registered to JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026. Registration is free and based on a first come-first served basis.
Delegate Benefits
Gain access to a wide range of content over two full days, including informative conferences, supplier workshops.
Connect with industry professionals, experts, and potential business partners during the event’s networking sessions, including breaks, lunches, and the Evening Networking Event.
Purchasing a delegate pass does not include access to the business meeting program. However, if you have a supplier profile, take advantage of our various sponsorship packages and tabletop opportunities. With these packages, you’ll gain access to a dedicated schedule of business meetings and our exclusive business meeting platform. Elevate your presence and engagement by exploring our supplier packages for a more tailored and impactful experience at the event.
Attend conferences and workshops to acquire valuable insights into the composites market and learn from industry leaders and innovators.
Explore specialised composites sites on the third day.
Schedule
Departure from AVANI + Riverside
8:00 am
Composites Tour at Cobra International
9:27 am
Lunch and Composites Tour at Qarbon Aerospace
12:00 pm
Composites Tour at Carbon Magic (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
3:35 pm
Back at the AVANI + Riverside
7:50 pm
Cobra group of companies (“COBRA”) is one of the world’s largest OEM manufacturers of composite products. With its heritage in Watersports, it has developed a strong reputation in the core markets of Windsurfing, Surfing, Stand up Paddle (SUP), and Wing Foil. Throughout its history, COBRA has continued to innovate and has expanded its product range beyond Watersports, to become a world-class manufacturer of selected high-end composite parts across a range of specialized market sectors, including Automotive, Drone, UAV, Architecture/Construction, Marine, and Luxury Accessories.
COBRA is the ideal manufacturing partner for high end fiber-reinforced products and components. With solutions tailored to specific needs, but always with a focus on being Strong, Light, and Beautiful, COBRA manufactures a myriad of components for customers worldwide.
With optimized processes and cutting-edge equipment, Low-cost products are stably mass-produced.
To provide carbon composite molded products that are lighter and stronger than metallic products with stable quality at as reasonable prices as possible, we established Carbon Magic Thailand. Various molded products for aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, and industrial equipment are developed, designed, and prototyped in Japan and mass-produced in Thailand. To meet the increasing demand for the mass production of composite products. Aiming at improvement of productivity and stabilization of quality. Use of cutting-edge equipment allows us to further reduce the costs of high-precision products for stable mass production that cannot be achieved domestically. We meet customer needs by pursuing the business model of speedy development in Japan and effective mass production in Thailand.
Qarbon Aerospace is a premier manufacturer of cutting-edge composite components and assemblies at all levels of complexity, with products installed on the industry’s most advanced commercial and military aircraft.
The Thailand facility produces various hand lay composite components used in flight control surfaces, wing & empennage structures, and engine fan cases for the A320, A330, A350, B787 and Trent engine families.
Visitors will be invited to have lunch in the facility. Following the lunch, visitors will receive a safety briefing and company introduction, followed by a tour of the facility including the clean room and finishing areas where visitors will gain a sense of the manufacturing practices deployed in today’s generation of commercial aircraft.