“Global R&D in China”

 

An International Forum

 

Nanjing China

 

May 28-29, 2005

 

Host:

·        Nanjing Municipal Government

 

Sponsors:

·        Nanjing Development and Reform Commission

·        Research and Development Management Association

·        The journal R&D Management

·        China Geography Specialty Group, The Association of American Geographers

 

Organizers:

·        Nanjing Development and Reform Commission

·        Nanjing Science & Technology Bureau

·        Dr. Yifei Sun, Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge

·        Dr. Denis Fred Simon, Provost and Vice President, The Levine Graduate Institute, State University of New York

·        Dr. Max Von Zedtwitz, Professor, Tsinghua University

 

         

 

 

 

Agenda

 

Date		Agenda	Location
May 26		Arrival and registration for academics
May 27	All day	Tour for academic participants
		Arrival and registration for corporate participants
	18:00-20:00	Reception Banquet	Fu-Zi-Miao: Gui-Bin-Lou
May 28	9:00-9:30	Opening ceremony	International Exhibition Center (IEC)
	9:30-12:00	Open forum	IEC Multipurpose room (south)
	14:00- 17:00	Global R&D in China Sessions I and II	Yangtse Room JinLing Hotel
	17:00-18:00	Introduction of R&D Investment Environment in Nanjing	Yangtse Room JinLing Hotel
	20:00-21:30	Variety Show	Nanjing Culture and Art Center
May 29	8:00-8:30	Nanjing city official meeting with conference participants Group picture taking	Zhongshan Room   JinLing Hotel
	8:30- 12:30	Global R&D in China Sessions III and IV	Yangtse Room JinLing Hotel
	14:00-16:30	Closing session	Yangtse Room JinLing Hotel
	18:00-19:30	Banquet	Zhongshan Room JinLing Hotel

 

 

Friday, May 27^th

 

8:30                 Gathering at the front door of Jinling Hotel

 

8:30 – 11:30    East Nanjing Scenic Area

 

11:30               Back to Jinling Hotel

 

12:00 – 13:30 Buffet Lunch at Jinling Hotel (Jin’s café, 1^st floor)

 

13:30               Gathering at the front door of Jinling Hotel

 

13:30 – 16:30  Jiangning Economic Development Zone

 

17:00 – 18:00  Tour around Fu-zi-miao Historic Area

 

18:00 – 20:00 Nanjig City Government Reception Banquet (Gui-bin-lou at Fu-ji-miao)

 

20:00               Back to Jinling Hotel

Saturday, May 28^th

 

8:00                 Gathering at the front door of JinLing Hotel and take the shuttle to Nanjing International Exhibition Center for the Open Forum

 

9:00 – 9:30      Opening Ceremony

 

 

Open Forum:       Globalization of R&D and China

 

Chair:              LI Qi, Director, Nanjing Development and Reform Commission

           

Location:        The Multi-Purpose Room (South), 3^rd floor, Nanjing International Exhibition Center

 

10:00 – 10:10    Welcome speech from Nanjing City Official

 

10:10 – 10:30   Zhang Jing’an, Secretary in Chief, Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC

                        Head, China Science and Technology Daily

                        - “Internal Innovation and Globalization of R&D”

 

10:30 – 10:50  Denis Simon, Professor and Provost, The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, State University of New York, USA

                        - “Globalization of Technology and Implications for China”

 

10:50 – 11:10  Jeffrey Butler, Research Fellow, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, England

Editor, R&D Management

-“Innovation and learning in R&D management: trends in practice”

 

11:10 – 11:30  Peter Liou, Director, Channel Software Strategy and Programs,

                       Channel Software Organization, Intel Corporation  (Previously the

                       Director of Intel China Research Center)

-“Evolution of Intel R&D in China and Strategic Implications to the Future”

 

11:30 – 11:50  XUE Lan, Professor and Executive Associate Dean

School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

- “Globalization of R&D by MNCs: the Case of Beijing”

    

12:00               Gathering at the front door of International Exhibition Center and take the shuttle to JinLing Hotel

 

12:00 –13:30  Luncheon  (Jin’s Cafe-1^st floor, Jinling Hotel)

 

 

Session I:    Drivers and Dynamics of Foreign R&D in China

 

Chair: Richard P. Suttmeier, Professor, University of Oregon, USA

 

Location:        Room Yangtse, JinLing Hotel

 

14:00 -14:50: Presentations

 

·        Deependra Moitra,  Associate Vice President, General Manager of Research, InfoSys Technologies, India

- “Determinants of Success in Global R&D: Lessons from India's IT Industry”

 

·        Gary Jefferson, Professor and Chair, Economics Department, Brandies University, USA

- “Science and Technology Takeoff in China? Historical and Theoretical Perspectives”

 

·        Erik Baark, Associate Professor, Division of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

- “R&D in China: Historical and Institutional Perspectives”

 

·        Kathleen Walsh, Consultant, The Henry L. Stimson Center, USA

- “Foreign R&D in China:  Drivers, Dynamics, and New Directions”

 

·        Cong CAO, Research Associate, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Oregon

- “R&D by Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China: Myth and Reality”

 

14:50 – 15:20: Discussion

 

15:20 – 15:30 Coffee Break

 

Session II: Location Decisions of Foreign R&D in China

 

Chair: XUE Lan, Professor and Executive Associate Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

 

Location:        Room Yangtse, JinLing Hotel

 

15:30 – 16:20: Presentations

 

·        Joe Tam, R&D Director, Lucent Technologies

-  “Lessons Learned in Transition Software Projects from US to China”

 

·        Haila Wang, Chief Technology Officer, France Telecom Beijing R&D Center

- “France Telecom’s R&D in China”

 

·        Pete Suttmeier, Professor, University of Oregon, USA

- “National Innovation Systems and Research Outsourcing”

 

·        John Medcof, Professor, Professor and Associate Dean, The Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, Canada

- “Technology Upgrading in the Development of Regional Economies”

 

·        Yifei SUN, Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge, USA

- “Over-concentration of Foreign R&D in Beijing and Shanghai: Implications for Second Tier Cities in China”

 

16:20 -16:50   Discussion

 

16:50 -17:00   Coffee Break

 

Introduction of R&D Investment Environment in Nanjing

 

Chair: Huang Yuyin, Deputy Director, Nanjing Development and Reform Commission

 

Location:        Room Yangtse, JinLing Hotel

 

17:00 – 17:30   Jin Daoqiang, Deputy Mayor, Nanjing Municipal Government

              -“Introduction of R&D Investment Environment in Nanjing”

 

17:30 – 17:50   Jenlie Ho, Director, Lucent Technologies’ R&D Corporation in Nanjing

              -“Lucent Technology R&D in China and Nanjing”

 

18:00 – 19:30   Dinner (Jin’s Cafe-1^st floor, Jinling Hotel)

 

Sunday, May 29^th, 2005

 

Session III:  Challenges for Managing R&D in China I

 

Chair: Yifei Sun, Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge, USA

 

Location:        Room Yangtse, JinLing Hotel

 

8:30 – 9:30: Presentations

 

·        Ramalingam Hariharan, Country Manager, Nokia Research Center, China

- “Nokia’s R&D in China”

 

·        Simon Lee, Leader, China R&D Center, Dow Chemical

- “Dow Chemical’s R&D in China”

 

·        Albert Guangzhou Hu, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

- “A Great Wall of Patents: What is Behind China’s Recent Patent Explosion?”

 

·        WEN Ke, Assistant Professor, Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- “Barriers for Foreign R&D in China: Evidence from Foreign R&D Investment in China”

 

·        Andrew Huw, PRTM Principal

- “How to make Money- From Operational Excellence in Global R&D”

 

9:30 – 10:15: Discussion

 

10:15 – 10:30: Coffee Break

 

Session IV: Challenges for Managing Foreign R&D in China II

 

Chair: Erik Baark, Associate Professor, Division of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Location:        Room Yangtse, JinLing Hotel

 

10:30 – 11:30:            Presentations

 

·        Li Gong, Director, Sun Engineering and Technology Institute, China

- “Cultural Challenges in Participating in Worldwide R&D from China”

 

·        Jun Li,  Director of Technology, G&D R&D Beijing

-  “G&D R&D in China”

 

·        LENG Min, Associate Professor, Institute of Policy and Management, CAS

- “More Stimulations for MNC R&D Center, or for Associated R&D Activities?”

 

·        Prasada Reddy, Senior Research Fellow, Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Swden

- “Globalization of R&D: Policy to Attract and Embed Global R&D Activities”

 

11:30 – 12:30:   Discussion

 

12:30 – 13:30:   Luncheon (Jin’s Cafe-1^st floor, Jinling Hotel)

 

Closing session:   Implications and Recommendations for Nanjing

 

Co-Chairs: Huang Yuyin, Deputy Director, Nanjing Development and Reform Commission &

Denis Simon, Professor and Provost, The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, State University of New York, USA

           

Location:        RoomZhongshan, Jinling Hotel

 

                       

14:30 – 14:45              Meeting with Mayor Jiang Hongkun

 

14:45 – 15:00              Max von Zedtwitz, Professor, Tsinghua University

                                     -“Summarizing the meeting and recommendations for Nanjing

                                    to attract foreign R&D”

 

15:00 – 15:15              Signing ceremony for foreign R&D in Nanjing

 

15:15 – 15:30              Closing remarks by Nanjing city official

 

18:00 – 19:30               Banquet  (Room Zhongshan, Jinling Hotel)