The tough role of keynote speaker was filled by Harvard's Professor Michael E. Porter. A well-known business strategist, he is also an independent supervisor at TSMC. But the title of his address, "Redefining Health Care: Implications for Taiwan," seemed to have nothing to do with semiconductors or the IT industry.
重頭戲的專題演講主講者，是哈佛大學商學院教授邁可波特，他是著名的策略大師，也是台積電的外部董監事，但這場演講的題目居然是「重新定位醫療保健：對台灣的涵義」，似乎與半導體或資訊產業沾不上邊。