SPE Industry Roundtable on Academia–Industry Dialogue

 

      SPE successfully convened its Spring Industry Partnership Roundtable on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at JM Café and Bistro on NTU’s main campus. The event brought together leading industry partners and academic leaders for an evening of substantive exchange, which reinforces SPE’s commitment to sustained dialogue at the intersection of academia and industry.

 

NTU President Wen-Chang Chen

 

The roundtable opened with remarks by NTU President Wen-Chang Chen and SPE Dean Spyros Maniatis, who both emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary engagement and long-term collaboration with industry in addressing increasingly complex global challenges.

 

SPE Dean Spyros Maniatis

 

      The program featured two keynote presentations by SPE faculty. Professor Tao-yi Wang presented “The Private Solution Trap in Collective Action Problems Across 34 Nations,” a comparative analysis of how private responses can, under certain conditions, undermine collective outcomes. This was followed by Professor Jau-er Chen’s talk, “Causal Targeting on Digital Platforms,” which examined emerging analytical frameworks that shape decision-making in digital environments. Both presentations sparked engaged discussion among participants, with conversations extending across domains such as public policy, financial systems, and digital transformation. The exchange underscored the growing relevance of academic research in informing real-world decision-making and industry practice.

 

Professor Joseph Tao-yi Wang (left)and Professor Jau-er Chen (right)

 

      The evening concluded with a networking session, where a more informal setting continued the dialogue to strengthen institutional relationships. Through initiatives such as this roundtable, SPE continues to position itself as a convening platform for collaboration, innovation, talent cultivation, and research with real-world impact.