Are you looking to grow your business in Taiwan through expansion of your sales, R&D, regulatory or partnership activity to the US? If so, please join Montgomery County Maryland County Executive and other County leaders for a networking tea 2-4 p.m. on March 18th at the Howard Plaza. During the tea, you will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and also to learn about the advantages of growing your organization through collaboration and/or expansion to Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County is the largest County in Maryland, and is next to the nation’s capital. 16% of the County’s 1 million residents are Asian American, with many having families in Taiwan. Our county’s population is highly diverse and one of the most highly educated in the country. We are very accessible--only a one-stop flight to Taipei and a half-day’s drive or flight to the rest of the US market. Our government has a $6.3B budget which helps to support a great quality of life, including a top US ranked K-12 school system, award-winning parks, and leading climate change and transportation policies.
Industry-wise, we are the center of the 3rd largest bio-health cluster and 4th largest technology talent pool in America. We are home numerous U.S. federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a new University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing focused on big data, AI/VR, pharma and population health; nine colleges in the University of Maryland System; and many advanced technology businesses, private and nonprofit research organizations.
If you are a business or university leader in the biotech, medtech, cybertech, AI/VR, clean tech, CHIPS, or other advanced technology field and want to learn more, please join us using this link to register by March 15th: https://tinyurl.com/
Montgomery County, Maryland 2024 Trade Mission Delegation:
- Marc Elrich, County Executive, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
- Kate Stewart, Vice President, Montgomery County Council, Maryland, USA
- Jon Monger, Director, Dept. of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
- Judy Costello, Special Projects Manager – Business, Innovation & Econ Dev, Office of the County Executive Montgomery County, Maryland
If you have any questions, or if you cannot join us but would like to learn more, please email: Judith.Costello@