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Name: 廖肇弘 John Liao
Discipline: TechMgt
TEL: 03-4638800 ext.
Email: johnliontw@gmail.com
https://drjohnliao.org/

Title

Adjunct Associate Professor-level Professional and Technical Personnel

Speciality

AI Talent Development Generative AI and Enterprise AI Transformation Learning Technology / Educational Technology (EdTech) Digital Transformation and Digital Economy Systems Thinking and Talent Technology (TalenTech) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management Talent Development and Digital Learning

Academic BG.

  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Leeds Beckett University, UK, 2016
  • MBA, Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 1997

Experience

  • Founder & CEO, AI TalenTech Labs (Apr. 2026–Present)
  • Chief Digital Learning Officer, ITRI College, Industrial Technology Research Institute (Nov. 2019–Apr. 2026)
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, National Tsing Hua University (Sep. 2024–Present; per Apr. 2026 faculty qualification record)
  • Executive Director, Executive Yuan AI Civil Service Talent Development Office PMO (Jul. 2025–Apr. 2026)
  • Executive Director, DIGI+Talent Program Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mar. 2017–Apr. 2019)
  • Director, Innovation Learning Center, Institute for Information Industry (Apr. 2016–Aug. 2018)
  • EMBA Professor, HEC Liège University (Feb. 2014–Jan. 2018)
  • Executive Director, U-START Entrepreneurship Program Office, Ministry of Education (Apr. 2009–Apr. 2016)
  • Executive Director, Incubation and Innovation Center, Chinese Culture University (2004–2016)
  • Professional Consultant, Huawei Technologies (Jan.–Dec. 2014)
  • Executive Director, Asia Management Research Center (AMRC) (Jan. 2004–Dec. 2009)
  • Project Manager, Technology Licensing Office / ITRI College, ITRI (Jan. 2002–Aug. 2004)
  • Manager, Education and Training Division, Institute for Information Industry (Jul. 1998–Jul. 2003)
  • Software Consultant, Microsoft (1995–1998)
  • Founder & CEO, Epoch System Corp. (1994–1998)

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