On Saturday, 25 April 2026, Aceolution Taiwan marked its third anniversary in fitting fashion, hosting the inaugural ACEX Summit on the 88th floor of Taipei 101 and bringing together over 150 professionals, NTU GMBA alumni, and thought leaders for a full-day immersion in artificial intelligence strategy and cross-border business development.

ACEX, which stands for Experience, Exchange, and Expansion, was designed as more than a corporate milestone. It was a deliberate statement about the kind of community Aceolution Taiwan has spent three years building: one that sits at the intersection of global ambition and local execution.

The day opened with The AI Frontier: Future-Proofing Your Career in the Age of Intelligence, a curated morning session for VIP guests and invited professionals. The program featured two standout guest lectures. Professor Sung Soo Eric Kim, a visiting professor at National Taiwan University’s GMBA program as well as faculty at Keio University Business School and Founder and CEO of Datacrunch Global, delivered a sharp, practitioner-level talk on AI strategy for business leaders, challenging attendees to move beyond experimentation and build genuine organizational capability. He was followed by Jan Hein Hoogstad, Founder of Rizom, whose lecture on ecosystem architecture offered a compelling lens for thinking about how companies adapt in the age of intelligent tools, framing organizations as living systems. Between lectures, structured small-group discussions gave participants space to reflect, debate, and connect around the themes that matter most to their careers.

The afternoon session, The Arizona Gateway, drew a diverse audience of entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals curious about US market expansion. Led by Alex Garcia, General Manager of Aceolution Taiwan and NTU GMBA alumnus, alongside Steven Hsu, Executive Director of Arizona Trade & Investment Office -Taiwan, and Allen Chen, CEO of Ascent Academy, the session offered a frank and practical briefing on what it actually takes for Taiwan-based companies to establish a presence in the United States. Arizona’s pro-business environment, talent infrastructure, and growing ties with Taiwan’s semiconductor and technology sectors made for a compelling case, and the interactive breakout format ensured participants left with more than just inspiration.

The day closed with The NTU GMBA Network: Keeping Human Networking Alive in the AI Era, hosted by the GMBA Student Council and GMBA Alumni Association. Fifty-one alumni and current students gathered for an evening of conversation, connection, and insight, a timely reminder that even as AI reshapes how we work, the relationships we build remain irreplaceable.

At the center of it all was Alex Garcia, an NTU GMBA alumnus (R11) who has spent the past three years growing Aceolution Taiwan into a trusted partner for companies navigating digital transformation. Beyond his role as General Manager, Alex recently founded the Taiwan Phoenix Hub, an initiative dedicated to building a business and cultural bridge between Taiwan and the United States, with Phoenix, Arizona as its anchor. ACEX was, in many ways, the public debut of that vision.

For the GMBA community, the summit was a reminder of what alumni are capable of building, and an open invitation to be part of what comes next.

撰文者／ GMBA辦公室