APEC Sports Policy Network
Annual Workplan
Roundtable Meeting
Newsletter Sharing
Talent Cultivation
Economy | Sports-related authorities / organizations |
|---|---|
Australia | Australian Sports Commission / Australian Institute of Sport |
Canada | Department of Canadian Heritage / Sport Canada |
Chile | The Ministry of Sports |
Indonesia | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
Japan | Japan Sport Council / Japan Sport and Tourism Alliance (JSTA) |
Korea | Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) |
Malaysia | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) |
Philippine | Philippine Sports Commission |
Singapore | Sport Singapore |
Chinese Taipei | Sports Administration, Ministry of Education / IAPS |
Thailand | Sports Authority of Thailand / Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau |
Vietnam | Sports Authority of Vietnam |
ASPN Ecosystem
Japan
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Korea
Indonesia
Australia
Canada
Philippine
Papua New Guinea
Chile
ASPN annual roundtable meetings
and policy dialogues
Year | Venue |
|---|---|
2016 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
2017 | Ha Noi, Vietnam |
2017 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
2018 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
2018 | Tokyo, Japan |
2019 | Manila, Phillippines |
2020-2022 | ASPN Virtual Roundtable Meeting |
2023 | Tokyo, Japan |
2024 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
2025 | Yokohama, Japan |
ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator
Building an Asia-Pacific Sports Tech Innovation Ecosystem
🎯 Accelerated 130 startups from 25 different countries
💸 Created more than 33M USD worth of investment and business values for startups
🤝 Connecting startups with international companies in similar fields (Ex: Decathlon, Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.), and creating POC chances.
🎓 Establishing an Eco-system chain of industry-academia cooperation.
💡 Provide 1-on-1 Sessions with 100+ Expert Mentors from around the world
Corporate Partners
Mentors
DEMESTIC
國內
Max Huang 黃志遠
Founder
ACG Capital 亞聯資本
Darren Chua 蔡佳峻
Director
The Ideal Venture Studio
Harvey Ma 馬翰韋
Founder
Aedge Ventures
Tim Liu
Manager
Institute for Information Industry Digital Transformation Research Institute - IDEAS for the future Section Manager
David Wu 吳德威
Partner
Acorn Pacific Ventures
FOREIGN
國外
Paddy TAN 陳立涵
Co-Founder
BlackStorm Consulting
Peggy Tng
Regional Lead, APAC
Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC)
Amy Crosland
COO
Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN)
Hidenori Dino Suzuki
Sports Marketing Expert, University Teacher
Former Tokyo 2020 Games Ticketing & CRM Head
Iris Córdoba
General Manager
Global Sports InnovationCenter (GSIC)
Milestone
2018
● September – IAPS and HYPE officially signed a partnership agreement in Tokyo, Japan.
● October – The HYPE SPIN 1st Cycle Program was officially launched.
2019
● May–July – The HYPE SPIN 2nd Cycle Program began recruiting international startup teams.
2020
● July – (Results) Across 1–4 Cycle, the program has nurtured 44 domestic and international startups, raised over NT$300 million, and helped startups connect with partners such as Decathlon, Wei Chuan Dragons Professional Baseball Team, and various overseas markets including Japan and Germany.
2021
● Since November 2020 – In response to the pandemic, the program integrated online and offline resources and was renamed HYPE GVA Taiwan.
2022
● May – (Results) Over seven cycles, the program has accelerated 85 startups from 20 different countries, generating more than NT$500 million (US$16.7 million) in investments and business outcomes. It successfully facilitated collaborations between startups and global corporations such as Decathlon and Taiwan Mobile, and established an industry–academia ecosystem with the National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU). A robust mentor network has been built, comprising hundreds of experts from diverse industries and academic backgrounds worldwide.
2023
● February – The Demo Day of 9th Cycle was held overseas for the first time, taking place in Tokyo.
● August – (Results) Since 2018, HYPE GVA Taiwan has completed 10 accelerator batches, nurturing 104 startups from 22 countries, and generating over NT$800 million (US$28 million) in investments and business achievements.
● August – The five-year collaboration with HYPE Sports Innovation (Israel) concluded successfully as the partnership agreement reached completion.
● October – Launch of the ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator Batch 1.
2024
● August – ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator Batch 1 Demo Day concluded successfully.
● September – IAPS signed MOUs with ASTN (Australia), Science and Technology Park (India), ABSG (Hong Kong), TechShake (Philippines), Plug and Play Japan (Japan), BlackStorm Consulting (Singapore), BEYOND4 (Malaysia), NSTDA (Thailand), and HiG (India), linking regional resources across the Asia-Pacific.
● October – Launch of the ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator Batch 2.
2025
● July – IAPS signed MOUs with IBM APAC, SPORTEC (Japan), Leave a Nest (Japan), Social Consulting Group (Korea), and Techsauce (Thailand), further strengthening collaboration across the Asia-Pacific sports innovation ecosystem.
● July – ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator Batch 2 Demo Day was successfully held.
● July – ASPN Sports Tech Accelerator was invited to exhibit at SPORTEC 2025, Tokyo, Japan.
