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Metropolitan Innovation Systems

on the Eurasian Continent in the 21st Century

 

22nd - 23rd September 2020

 

With estimated two thirds of world’s population living in urban areas by 2050 the future of mankind’s problem-solving capacity lies in the metropolises. This holds true for Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the other parts of the world. Based on their schools of thought and professions the distinguished speakers in this conference session therefore take stock of the state-of-play. Exploring the development opportunities of metropolitan innovation ecosystems in a national and international context new insights will emerge how to unleash and nurture the hidden innovation potential.

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Against this backdrop this conference session contributes to the ongoing dialogue between China and Europe - representing the historical orient and occident - with peoples living on the same landmass, the Eurasian continent.

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Organized jointly by CDA and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in Beijing this conference/conference session was part of the annual Beijing Humboldt Forum (BHF). This year BHF 2020 attracted around 100 international and Chinese speakers as well as more than 1500 participants (according to the main organizer - University of International Business and Economics, UIBE, in Beijing).  

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From 2020 onwards the CDA Autumn Conference will be an annual international CDA event in the second half of each year. It will be organized as an online event in collaboration with CDA partner institutions in China, Europe and in other parts of the world.

 

See the CDA-UCAS conference program 2020 here.

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The program was also published on the UCAS homepage here.

 

Below the organizers provide you with the presentations of the distinguished speakers who allowed us to publish their contributions:

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DAY 1: Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

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KEYNOTE: Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development

 

WONG Tsuen Yip, Chief of Technology and Innovation - Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific / UN ESCAP, Bangkok/Thailand

 

TRACK I: Metropolitan Innovation Systems (MIS) Systemic Evolution

 

Boosting the Green and Digital Transformation of Cities and Communities in the European Union

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Cristina MARTINEZ, Deputy Head of Unit Smart Mobility and Living, DG CONNECT, European Commission, Brussels/Belgium  

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Digitalization and the New Force of Regional Innovation in China

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LIU Xielin, Professor at School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing/PR China

 

DAY 2: Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

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TRACK II: MIS Healthcare Development

 

The Healthcare industry and Innovation in China

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Francesca SPIGARELLI, Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship and Technological Transfer, Associate Professor at University of Macerata, Director of the University of Macerata’s China Center, Italy

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Creating Value for Bayer’s early Product Pipeline from emerging Chinese Pharma Innovation Ecosystems

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Tom KINZEL, Vice President, Head of Open Innovation Center Europe, Bayer AG Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Wuppertal/Germany

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Transforming the Quality and Sustainability of Food and Beverages with Biotechnology

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WU Guifang, Director Asia-Pacific F&B Application Research, Novozymes (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Beijing/PR China

 

TRACK III: MIS Digital Transformation

 

Smart Manufacturing in Smart Cities - The Italian Perspective

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Sergio CAVALIERI, Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Technology-Transfer, Professor at University of Bergamo, Bergamo/Italy

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Six Observations about Firm Level Digital Transformation in China

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GAO Xudong, Professor at Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, School of Economics and Management (SEM), Tsinghua University, Beijing/PR China

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Disruptive Innovation in the 21st Century - Creative Metropolitan Clusters as Centers of Gravity for Design-Driven Digital Transformation

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Ingo ROLLWAGEN, Professorship for General Management, Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD)/Department of Design, University Fresenius (HSF), Berlin/Germany

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Manufacturing and the Future of Work

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WANG Jason, Secretary General of China Science and Technology Automation Alliance (CSAA), Beijing/PR China

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