Philippe Tzou is the Trade and Investment Commissioner for the regions of Wallonia and Brussels in Taiwan. Passionate about new technologies, he volunteers as a startup mentor in his free time supporting entrepreneurs in business and growth strategy. An experienced trilingual (French, English and Chinese) interpreter, Philippe worked in many sectors in Belgium, China and Taiwan - ranging from live show production, events management, hospitality, international trade, textile manufacturing to European policy analysis and social rights advocacy. Since 2014, Philippe is living and working in Taiwan permanently. A former senior trade advisor at Business France Taipei, he also spent three years at a successful IoT French-Taiwan startup UnaBiz as an ecosystem and public relations manager.
Executive, La French Tech Taiwan, Taiwan (2018 - 2021)
Principal Ecosystem Manager, UnaBiz, Taiwan (2017 - 2021)
Trade Consultant, Business France, Taiwan (2014 - 2017)
Project Coordinator, Vistaprint, China (2014 - 2014)
Technical Production Coordination, DragoneDragone, China (2013 - 2014)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Master in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Catholics University of Leuven, Belgium
Bachelor in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
Mandarin
English
French
Job Positions
Market Research & Digital Marketing Intern
1 Vacancy
Co-Supervisor Information
Aurélie OUYANG
歐陽暐婷
Institution
AWEX Taipei
Division/Department
Job Title
Assistant of Trade & Investment for the Regions of Wallonia and Brussels-Capital
Department Staff Number
- Less than 5 people
Internship Job Description
【Mostly Remote Work/Meet with mentor on a regular basis】
- Market studies in specific industries (biotechnology, software applications, circular economy)
- Organization of commercial prospecting operations
- Help in supporting Belgian export companies to enter Taiwan market
- Receive training in both Taiwan and Wallonia & Brussels industrial strengths and complementarity
- Animate and maintain social media (IG, FB, website)
Preferred Intern Education Level
- undergraduate students (third year and above) - Master students - Ph.D. students
Preferred Intern Skill Sets or Qualities
- Marketing research, business administration background prefered, other social science background or Chinese language major is OK too.
- Familiar with European culture
- Autonomous, do not require micro-management, able to do some of the work in remote work
- Belgian nationality a plus but not necessary
- Eager and curious to lean about different industries
- Strong research capacity, can find pretty much anything on the internet
- Good verbal and written skills in English
- If the intern has good command of French and/or Chinese will be additional advantages
Others
- Salaries (subsidies) not provided
- Benefits provided