Director-General, Water Resources Agency, MOEA

Yuan-Peng Lin

Director-General Lin Yuan-peng, a graduate of the National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, has served in Taiwan's water resources sector for over 30 years. He has held key positions including Deputy Director-General and Chief Engineer of the Water Resources Agency.

Since becoming Director-General in March 2025, he has focused on three core goals: New Water Governance, New Water Supply, and Reduced Water Leakage. He is also a strong advocate for using AI to build a more resilient and sustainable water management system for Taiwan.

Vice Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Chien-Hsin Lai

Dr. Chien-Hsin Lai, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has over 30 years of public service and engineering leadership. Starting at the Water Resources Agency (WRA) in 1992, he served as Director-General from 2016 to 2024. He holds a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Conservation from National Chung Hsing University, and completed programs at UC Berkeley and Harvard Kennedy School. A licensed hydraulic and soil conservation engineer, Dr. Lai has led major national initiatives, including Taiwan’s net-zero strategy, renewable energy development, and critical drought responses in 2021 and 2023. His reforms to the Water Act and promotion of nature-based solutions highlight his commitment to resilience and sustainability. Recognized with the Presidential Innovation Award and Civil Service Outstanding Contribution Award, Dr. Lai also elevated the WRA to global leadership in carbon reduction, securing PAS 2080 certification. His vision and dedication continue to shape Taiwan’s sustainable future.

Board of directors, Executive Management, International Water Association

Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy

Dr. Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy is a globally recognized expert in water resource management, specializing in urban water systems. With a strong engineering background and extensive international experience, he has worked closely with major organizations such as the World Bank, UN-Habitat, UNESCO, and the EU, leading numerous urban water projects worldwide.

Prior to leading the International Water Association, he was Deputy Director General at the International Water Management Institute and founding Dean of the Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida. He has held academic positions at the University of Birmingham, UNESCO-IHE, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at IIT Madras.

President and Chair Professor, National Cheng Kung University

Meng-Ru Shen

Professor Meng-Ru Shen is currently the President of National Cheng Kung University and an Attending Physician at National Cheng Kung University Hospital.

He also serves as Chairman of the Taiwan Institute of Sports Science (TISS), Director of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan, and Board Member of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI).

Professor Shen has long focused on research in oncology and drug development. In recent years, he has been committed to advancing innovative applications of artificial intelligence in medicine, actively nurturing talent across generations and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, creating an inclusive and mutually supportive environment, and fulfilling the university’s commitment to social responsibility.

Senior Vice President, GPU Technologies and Engineering, AMD

David Wang

David Wang is Senior Vice President of GPU Technologies and Engineering at AMD, overseeing GPU architecture, IP, software, and SoC engineering for graphics, data center GPU, client, and semi-custom products.

With more than 30 years of graphics and silicon engineering experience, he has held senior roles at Synaptics, AMD, ATI, ArtX, and Silicon Graphics.

Wang earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.