Introduction

Exploring the Future of Engineer Cafe

What is the Possibility of Future Engineer and Community?

We aim to brainstorm together with guests and participants from both Japan and abroad to create the future of engineers, engineer communities, and the Engineer Cafe!

We are pleased to share that the Engineer Cafe is increasingly being used by overseas engineers!

We feel that this development presents an opportunity for the Engineer Cafe to support our users—the engineers and engineer communities centered around Fukuoka—by facilitating the expansion of new skills and connections through interactions with overseas engineers.

Therefore, in this event, focusing on Taiwan—which we recently visited on the "Taiwan Tour 2024" with the Engineer Cafe—we will invite guests from overseas involved in product development from software to hardware. We will openly learn together about various themes such as key areas in each country, differences in engineer communities and event cultures, and together with all participants. Let's envision the future of the Engineer Cafe and Fukuoka's tech scene!

There’s no need to fear language barriers. The common language of engineers is source code. ^^

We hope that through the engineer friends and communities you connect with at this event, you will be excited about the future of engineers and the Engineer Cafe.

Guest

KK

Taiwan Digital Nomad Association
Since 2014, KK has been working as an engineer and actively participating in various engineering communities in Taiwan, including establishing his own. In 2018, he began his journey as a digital nomad, traveling to over 20 countries and gaining insights into the engineering ecosystems in different regions. During this time, he also founded a co-working café & bar in Taiwan, specifically designed to serve the needs of digital workers.

Qiu Shiwei

JPASS
Originally from Taiwan, he came to Japan in 2016 with the goal of creating services that would bridge the gap between Taiwan and Japan. In 2019, he founded ALION Inc., a system development company. In 2021, he expanded into Taiwan with a cross-border e-commerce business offering subscription-based Japanese souvenirs. The following year, he launched "SWise," a service aimed at reducing communication costs for engineers, and established SWise Inc. This year, he founded JPass Inc., a company dedicated to supporting business expansion between Taiwan and Japan. Currently, he is developing various projects to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

Yuanlin Lin

Zeabur
A native of Taiwan, who graduated last year with a degree in Information Engineering from Zhejiang University. He is currently the founder and CEO of Zeabur, a PaaS startup that enables developers to deploy any programming project or database service to the cloud with just one click. Zeabur began as his graduation thesis project, addressing pain points he faced as a freelance full-stack developer. The project secured Y Combinator China pre-seed funding before his graduation and became the first Taiwanese startup to top ProductHunt rankings with over a thousand votes. As a full-stack engineer exploring the digital nomad lifestyle, he aims to travel while helping developers worldwide create valuable products more affordably and easily.

Vivian Chen

Taiwan Tech Arena Senior Director
Deputy Business Director of Taiwan Tech Arena, a support hub for Taiwan's technology startups. Launched by the National Science and Technology Commission in 2018, Taiwan Tech Arena's vision is to build a vibrant international startup ecosystem in Taiwan. It fosters entrepreneurship and innovation by serving as a platform that connects technology, talent, markets, and capital.

lovee

Works at Yumemi Inc., working on iOS app development. A member of both HAKATA.swift and Mobachiki. Due to personal beliefs, he only writes code in Swift and refrains from using other programming languages. My experience as a programmer equals the age of Swift. I prefers a clean, readable coding style. A Chinese national who has spent half of my life in Japan. My hobbies include driving. This will be his first time attending Taiwan COSCUP.

Program

Date and Time: 2024/10/22 [Tue] 4 PM – 9 PM
Venue: Engineer Cafe
Participation Fee: Talk sessions are free / Networking party includes one drink and snacks. (Free for students / 500 yen for working professionals)
Target Audience: Anyone can participate in this event.

We are recruiting LT (Lightning Talk) speakers on the following themes! Please join us:

• What you are doing to expand overseas as an engineer
  
• Recommendations and lessons learned from actually expanding overseas as an engineer
  
• Recommendations for digital nomads
  
• Ideas for initiatives to connect overseas with the Engineer Cafe (looking for ideas)
  
• Etc.
  
  

Application: Please apply via the form! We are also recruiting LT presenters here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1x54KkTrqDOpT9raIUaZJ5569d_cRcblNhS0gx5umuVHTiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Schedule

16:30 〜 17:10

Emerging Future Trends and Business Models Open Source and the Cloud:
Guest : lovee /
Griffiths Laurie / Yuanlin Lin
Open source has taken over the world of software, from small niche libraries to multi-million line projects. But not every open source project is equal. Corporate interests can control a nominally open source project, supply chain attacks threaten the open contribution model and businesses profit from close-source empires built on open source tools.

In this session we will talk through all the thorny problems that open source faces in the modern world of business, with contributions from open source contributors and entrepreneurs in the space.

16:30 〜 17:10

Introducing Zeabur - Painless Cloud Deployments
Guest: Yuanlin Lin / lovee
Moderator: Griffiths Laurie (Engineer Cafe Community Manager)
Yuanlin Lin will talk us through how his company uses open source tooling to provide painless cloud deployments as a service. He will touch on how this can simplify infrastructure and cloud deployment while reducing overall cloud costs.

17:15 〜 17:50

Building a Bridge between Engineer Communities: Engineer Cafe × Emoji Cafe
Guest: KK
Moderator: Kosuke Shimada (Engineer Cafe Community Manager)
A special talk session exploring the future of engineer communities. KK, an engineer and owner of Emoji Cafe & Bar, will share insights gained from engineering ecosystems worldwide, connecting Emoji Cafe & Bar and Fukuoka Engineer Cafe.

17:55 〜 18:30

The Potential of Japan through the Eyes of a Taiwanese Engineer-Entrepreneur: Bridging Technology and Business from an Engineer’s Perspective
Guest: Qiu Shiwei
Moderator: Kosuke Shimada (Engineer Cafe Community Manager)
In this session, Taiwanese engineer entrepreneur 邱 世偉 will discuss the potential of Japan through his story, including the development of the virtual office tool "SWise" and his insights into bridging the gap between Taiwan and Japan’s engineer markets.

18:35 〜 19:10

Infinite Possibilities for Engineers Woven by Taiwan Tech Arena as a Hub for Technology and Global Startups
Guest: Vivian Chen
Moderator: Kosuke Shimada
A must-listen session for engineers looking to bring their products to the world! Vivian Chen will introduce Taiwan Tech Arena's international startup ecosystem and explore potential collaborations with Fukuoka engineers.

19:15 〜 19:55

What is the Possibility of Future Engineers and Community?
Guest: KK / Qiu Shiwei / Vivian Chen
A special talk session to create the future of Engineer Cafe together! Together with guests invited from Japan and abroad and participants at Engineer Cafe, we will explore the future of Engineer Cafe and the possibilities of future engineers and communities. Let's openly learn about the hot topics, engineering communities, and cultural differences of engineer events in each country. Let's imagine the future of Engineer Cafe and create it together!

19:55 〜 20:30

Brainstorming & Networking Party & Lightning Talks
■Brainstorming & Networking Session - Exploring the Future of Engineer Cafes - What is the Possibility of Future Engineer and Community?

Let’s enjoy some food and drinks while casually brainstorming around these themes with guests and participants from both Japan and overseas. Together, we aim to create a future vision for engineers, engineer communities, and EngineerCafe! (Whiteboards and sticky notes will be available.)

■Brainstorming Session We are also accepting topics for Lightning Talks (LT)! Please feel free to participate by signing up through the registration form.

Some suggested topics include: • Efforts you are making to expand overseas as an engineer. • Tips and lessons learned from actually expanding overseas as an engineer. • Recommendations for the digital nomad lifestyle. • Ideas for collaborations with Engineer Cafes that connect with overseas initiatives.