U.S.–Taiwan “MVP” Most Valuable Partnership Conference

Join us for this inaugural conference focused on the U.S. - Taiwan relationship and to celebrate this "most valuable partnership."
About this Event

DATES: November 16-17, 2026

The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and the College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University invite you to join a two-day conference as part of our growing institutional collaboration to strengthen policy dialogue, academic engagement, and strategic discussion between the United States and Taiwan on shared interests.

Monday, November 16

• 2:45 p.m. – Registration
• 3:15 p.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks
• 3:30–5:00 p.m. – U.S. - Taiwan MVP in Texas/SouthWest
  -Alexander Gray, Former NSC COS
  -Brandon Chen, University of California, Berkeley
  -Brandon Willadsen, Texas A&M University
• 5:00–6:30 p.m. – A Taste of Texas Welcome Reception

Tuesday, November 17

• 10:30 a.m. – Registration and Light Breakfast

• 11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. – U.S.-Taiwan in the World/Indo Pacific
  -Brent Christensen, Former AIT Director
  -John Dotson, Global Taiwan Institute
  -Szu-Chien Hsu, National Taiwan University

• 12:00–1:00 p.m. – Conference Luncheon

• 1:00–2:00 p.m. – U.S. Taiwan - Shared Technological Policy
  Challenges
  -Hans Hanpu Tung, National Taiwan University
  -Charles Wu, University of South Alabama
  -Dimitar Gueorguiev, Syracuse University
• 2:00–3:00 p.m. – U.S. Taiwan - Shared Foreign, Security, and
  Economic Policy Challenges
  -Sean King, Former DOC Sr. Official
  -Dennis Weng, Sam Houston State University
  -Shen Kai Hsun, University of Wollongong
• 3:00–4:00 p.m. – U.S. Taiwan - Shared Foreign, Security, and
  Economic Policy Challenges
  -Michael Salazar, Microsoft Security
  -Bryce Barros, INDSR, Taiwan
  -Yao-Yuan Yeh, University of St. Thomas
• 4:00–4:30 p.m. – Coffee/Networking Break
• 4:30–5:30 p.m. – Plenary Session Featuring Minister of Foreign
  Affairs Lin Chia-lung

• 5:30–5:45 p.m. – Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Signing
  Ceremony

• 5:45–7:00 p.m. – Taiwan Night Market Experience

*Schedule subject to change.

To register for this free event, select "Check Availability" on the right and sign up for the dates you are able to attend for this two-day conference.

*Events are free and open to the public. Registration is required.