I went to #台灣未來祭 last weekend. If you count TBW as well, this is my fourth time attending. From the beginning where I had to buy my own ticket to enter, to this year becoming one of the creators, that identity shift is still quite amazing. Thank you, Josephine, for remembering me.
This year, not only did the expo move to a new venue, the theme also became more diverse. And the lineup of speakers invited by the organizers, as well as the stage themes they planned, were truly excellent. So even though I didn’t have any badminton matches on the second and third days, I still went early to check in at the main hall—just in case.
This year was really fun to explore. All the stage areas and booths are in the same building, so if there are any important talks or activities I want to attend, I can get there quickly. I spend a lot of time at the badminton courts, but whenever I have time, I still end up wandering around.
Time really flies—it went by so fast. The talks and workshops had so much rich content. For example, the fireside chat with Zhou Zhou and Ni Da—through that, I got to hear their discussion about the crypto market and AI. That was one of the few talks I was able to listen to on my first day.
I also attended a few workshops, and I hope they’ll come in handy in the future. There was also a special little twist: during one session, the teacher told me she actually remembered me! I mean, I only attended a small offline gathering last time, and at that time I didn’t interact with the teacher at all. Her memory is really impressive.
It’s clear this year the conference places a lot of emphasis on sports and entertainment. There wasn’t only badminton and gyro competition on-site—there were also basketball machine and boxing machine activities. Next to the stage, there were fitness running and ice bath experiences as well. Not far outside the main hall, there were even pickleball activities.
Unfortunately, for some of the booths with extremely long lines, I never got to participate until the very end. A few talk sessions had scheduling conflicts, or I simply forgot, so I ended up only participating about half of the events—or even missing the entire session. I heard some of the surrounding activities outside the venue were also great, but I didn’t have the chance to join.
Still, I’m really grateful for all the people and things I encountered those days. Besides catching up with old friends, I also met new ones. I gained some unexpected takeaways and memories too. Even if some people are only in your life for a season, that’s totally okay.
In the AI era, things change fast, and there’s so much more to learn and do. No matter what theme and activities the next Taiwan Future Festival has, I hope everyone can gather again next year in an even better way.
This year, not only did the expo move to a new venue, the theme also became more diverse. And the lineup of speakers invited by the organizers, as well as the stage themes they planned, were truly excellent. So even though I didn’t have any badminton matches on the second and third days, I still went early to check in at the main hall—just in case.
This year was really fun to explore. All the stage areas and booths are in the same building, so if there are any important talks or activities I want to attend, I can get there quickly. I spend a lot of time at the badminton courts, but whenever I have time, I still end up wandering around.
Time really flies—it went by so fast. The talks and workshops had so much rich content. For example, the fireside chat with Zhou Zhou and Ni Da—through that, I got to hear their discussion about the crypto market and AI. That was one of the few talks I was able to listen to on my first day.
I also attended a few workshops, and I hope they’ll come in handy in the future. There was also a special little twist: during one session, the teacher told me she actually remembered me! I mean, I only attended a small offline gathering last time, and at that time I didn’t interact with the teacher at all. Her memory is really impressive.
It’s clear this year the conference places a lot of emphasis on sports and entertainment. There wasn’t only badminton and gyro competition on-site—there were also basketball machine and boxing machine activities. Next to the stage, there were fitness running and ice bath experiences as well. Not far outside the main hall, there were even pickleball activities.
Unfortunately, for some of the booths with extremely long lines, I never got to participate until the very end. A few talk sessions had scheduling conflicts, or I simply forgot, so I ended up only participating about half of the events—or even missing the entire session. I heard some of the surrounding activities outside the venue were also great, but I didn’t have the chance to join.
Still, I’m really grateful for all the people and things I encountered those days. Besides catching up with old friends, I also met new ones. I gained some unexpected takeaways and memories too. Even if some people are only in your life for a season, that’s totally okay.
In the AI era, things change fast, and there’s so much more to learn and do. No matter what theme and activities the next Taiwan Future Festival has, I hope everyone can gather again next year in an even better way.
