2022 BizTech Forum – Dive into the Future

How will emerging technologies reshape traditional industries
HUB Room 250 (Metaverse), HUB Room 145 (E-commerce)
Feb. 26th, Saturday, 5:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PST

Event Context

In the year just passed, the entire world was dramatically impacted by Covid-19. Besides the threats that many industries confronted in the past year, the pandemic also uncovered unexpected new opportunities for us to explore in the post-covid era. Based on the situations, TBA aims to invite professionals working in various emerging fields to share their unique insights with our student participants. Our annual International Biz-Tech Forum is dedicated to guiding students to detect up-to-date trends in technology and business-related fields as well as helping them better prepare for their career paths.

Our Goals

Foresee

Spotlight the ground-breaking innovations in the past year and forecast the upcoming opportunities in technology and business-related fields

Engage

Create a welcoming environment for you to learn, explore new fields and career paths, share unique perspectives, and exchange ideas with peers and industry professionals

Connect

Provide a networking platform for you to build connections with excellent peers & experienced professionals

Topic 1: Metaverse

Entertainment

How will metaverse enhance living experience, through creating immersive entertainment platforms?

Sample Video Info: Video from Meta: Gaming in the metaverse

Social Networking

How will people create connections through remote gatherings and hangouts?

Sample Video Info: Video from Meta: Social in the Metaverse

Productivity

How will metaverse improve remote collaboration and productivity in workplaces?

Investment

How will selling and buying of digital assets work in the metaverse?

Sample Video Info: Investors Buy Up Metaverse Real Estate in Virtual Land Boom | WSJ

Topic 2: E-commerce

E-Payment

How will advanced payment methods make transactions faster and more convenient in a paperless era?

Sample Video Info: Electronic Payments 101

E-Supply Chain Management

How will e-supply chain management facilitate inventory tracking and warehouse administration?

Sample Video Info: Digital Supply Chains

Social Commerce

How will brands leverage social media and algorithms to reach consumers and build authentic relationships?

Visual Commerce

How will AR, video, visual effect, ads creatives enrich product content and enhance customer experience?

Dinner, Networking & Prizes

In this session, we will invite not only guest speakers from the two above sessions but also recruiters from the industry, providing our student participants a platform to build their professional network, further go in-depth into various industries, and learn about respective career paths from our 30+ guest speakers. With light dinner, refreshments, prizes, and more surprises to come, we aim to create a relaxing environment for further learning and connection building.

Raffle Prizes

1st Prize

VR Headset

2nd Prize

Airpod 3rd Generation

3rd Prize

HomePod Mini