Asia Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC 2023)

The Centre for Technology Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER) and Ahmedabad University are pleased to host the 13th Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference.

The conference aims to foster an inter-disciplinary exchange of knowledge related to innovation, intellectual property rights, and science and technology policy. Sessions will include contributed papers, keynote presentations and panel discussions. Continuing with the APIC tradition, we look forward to the participation of scholars from all disciplines and practitioners interested in the economic, legal, managerial, and policy aspects of innovation.

Conference Host: Centre for Technology Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER) and Ahmedabad University (Conference Chair: Professor Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University)
PhD Workshop Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Conference Date: Friday-Saturday, October 20-21, 2023
Conference Venue: Ahmedabad University (Commerce Six Roads, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India)

About Ahmedabad University

Ahmedabad University is dedicated to rigorous academic pursuit with a focus on building inquiry as a value through interdisciplinary learning. The University promotes an environment where students, working professionals, researchers and scholars explore resolution of complex problems with the faculty through hands-on approach rooted in data and discourse. Often, this learning process is mediated by projects, field work and a belief that good theory leads to good practice.

Ahmedabad University, located in India's first UNESCO World Heritage City, offers programmes across its four schools and four centres at bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels. Established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society, an 87 years old foundation, the University comprises eminent founders, a congregation of inspiring leaders, engaging scholars, industry experts and a talented pool of highly motivated faculty members.

About CTIER

The Centre for Technology Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER), based in Pune, has been incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 in India. CTIER is completely autonomous and works with some of India’s leading industry and academic experts in the field of innovation and technology policy. It aims to facilitate high quality economic research, provide a platform to inform policy making and impact higher education in India.

CTIER has been contributing towards improving the timeliness and quality of data, assessing the impact of policy measures introduced to promote R&D and identifying ways to create systemic change in India's R&D and innovation system. The Centre intends to raise the level of debate and awareness amongst policy makers, industry and students about the essential role of technical capability in economic development, and how it is best fostered. Please visit www.ctier.org for further information.

Call for Papers

Full papers or extended abstract must be submitted via [email protected].
The paper must be sent as PDF or MS word format in English, along with your CV.
Please indicate the name of the presenter and his/her contact details (affiliation and email).
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the conference’s scientific committee, and decisions will be intimated by August 25, 2023.
Submission Deadline Extended: August 20, 2023 (Email notifications have been sent out to all papers accepted so far).

Themes and Topics

We invite submissions on all innovation and IP-related topics, including but not limited to:
Innovation and Inequality
Innovation and Job creation/Unemployment
Innovation Policy and Intellectual Property Rights
Innovation at the Data Driven Economy
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Machine, and Digital Transformation
Health Care Innovation and Bio Ethics in the Bio Economy
Workforce and gender in science
Entrepreneurship and Startups
Innovation and Industry Evolution
Management of Technology and Market for Technology
Competition through R&D and Innovation
Innovation and Regional Innovation System
University Research, Technology Transfer, and University-Industry Collaborations
Research and Innovation funding
Social Innovation
Innovation for de-urbanisation
Innovation in Education
Innovation in the MSME sector

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Registration Details

The conference will be held in English.
Early registration fee covering conference registration, lunches, drinks, and the conference dinner on or before September 7 will be USD 200 or equivalent per person. A student whose paper has been accepted is eligible for a discounted registration fee of USD 100 or equivalent (upon furnishing an ID). After September 7, the increased registration fee will be USD 250 or equivalent per person and USD 125 for students.
The registration fee is non-refundable.

Registration Link

Thursday, October 19, 2023
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM	Registration at Gate 10, Ahmedabad University
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch at The Gulmohar, University Centre
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Workshop for PhD Scholars Speakers: Ben Martin, Paul Nightingale, Jeremy Kent Hall, Daniele Rotolo, Chirantan Chatterjee Title: Future of STI Studies Grand Challenges in STI Getting Published Research Ethics Innovation Analytics & ChatGPT Disruption Text Mining & Technological Evolution Research Venue: 400, School of Arts and Sciences
4:30 PM	Coffee Break
Friday, October 20, 2023
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration at Gate 10, Ahmedabad University
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Welcome Address by Ahmedabad University and CTIER Venue: University Auditorium, GICT Building
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM	Plenary Keynote Address Speaker: Dr Naushad Forbes Venue: University Auditorium, GICT Building
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Panel Discussion: The Need for India’s 1991 Moment for Science and Technology Reform? Speakers: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, T N Ninan, Pankaj Chandra Chair: Dr Naushad Forbes Venue: University Auditorium, GICT Building
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM	Group Photo/ Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Parallel Session 1 Session 1.1: Human Capital, R&D and Innovation 1.1A: Rituparna Chatterjee, Ipsita Roy: Role of R&D and Higher Educational Institutions in Regional Innovation System: Evidence from the Selected Indian States 1.1B: Jason Alinsunurin: Mapping Human Capital and Educational Tracking: Unraveling the Philippines' STEM Labor Markets and its Linkages on Industrial Growth 1.1C: Alellie B. Sobreviñas, Janne Bemelmans, Novee Lor Leyso: Impact of International Labor Migration on Education of Children Left Behind: Evidence from the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Data in the Philippines Venue: 101, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Paul H Jensen Session 1.2: FDI, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 1.2A: Anshu Singh: Regional Competitiveness: Role of FDI, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Activities 1.2B: Russell Thomson, Nguyen Ngoc Dieu Le: Foreign Direct Investment and the Emergence of Chinese Brand Exporters 1.2C: Russell Thomson, Nguyen Ngoc Dieu Le: Do Local Firms lose out to Multinational Expansion? Evidence of an Exclusion Effect on Spillovers to Chinese Firms Venue: 102, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Sunil Kanwar Session 1.3: Leadership in Knowledge Creation 1.3A: Le Thai Phong, Nguyen Minh Chau: The Role of Transformational Leadership in Knowledge Creation: the Mediation Effect of Work Engagement of Vietnamese Gen Z Employees 1.3B: Pramendra Singh Tank, Amit Karna: Leading to Innovate: Exploring the link between a Leader’s Promotion Focus and Firm Innovation Performance 1.3C: Giang Thi Huong Vu, Phung Thu Giang, Doan Khanh Linh, Nguyen Hoang Ha: Perceived Organizational Support, Transformational Leadership and Work Innovative Behavior: Mediating effect of Work Engagement Venue: 103, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Krista Rantasaari
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch at The Gulmohar, University Centre
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Plenary Session 2 Title: Measurement, Evidence for Thoughtful Science and Innovation Policy Making to Spur Economics Growth in the Developing World Speaker: Paul Nightingale Venue: 113, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Sunil Mani
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM	Parallel Session 2 Session 2.1: Innovation Policy and the Academic Sector 2.1A: Takashi Hirao, Yusuke Hoshino: Impact of Innovation Policy on the Academic Sector: Evidence from Japan 2.1B: Divya Sebastian: Global Democratization of Science & Engineering: A Strategic Opportunity or Challenge? Venue: 101, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Elizabeth Webster Session 2.2: Health Policy Innovations 2.2A: Sawan Rathi: Digital Health for All: An Endowment-Dissemination Perspective 2.2B: Dinar Kale, Theo Papaioannou: The Politics of Health Innovations: Unpacking the Role of Industry Associations in the Development and Diffusion of Health Innovations Venue: 102, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Russell Thomson Session 2.3: Innovation Aspects of the Firm 2.3A: Nguyen Thi Hanh, Nguyen Phuong Hoa: Roles of entrepreneurial mindset and business model innovation to product innovation of tech-based firms 2.3B: Do Huong Giang, Nguyet Minh Nguyen: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Commitment and Compassion at Work: The Case of Joint Stock Commercial Banks in Vietnam 2.3C: Le Thi Thu Ha, Trang Thi-Dai Luong, Kien Trung Dao, Minh Quang Vu: Intellectual Property Management and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam Venue: 103, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Debdatta Saha
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM	Closed door - APIC Board Meeting Venue: 101, School of Arts and Sciences
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Reception Dinner Venue: Hyatt Regency Note: A bus shall be provided to ferry participants from Ahmedabad University to Hyatt Regency for the Reception Dinner. The bus shall leave from Ahmedabad University at 6:45 PM.
Saturday, October 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Plenary Session 1 Title: The effects of university-industry collaboration subsidies on firm performance Speaker: Paul H Jensen Venue: 113, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Ranjan Banerjee (TBC)
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Parallel Session 3 Session 3.1: Innovation and International Trade 3.1A: Trevor Kollmann, Alfons Palangkaraya, Russell Thomson, Elizabeth Webster: Innovation and networking influences on the decision to enter export markets 3.1B: Ridwan Ah Sheikh, Sunil Kanwar: Does Host Country Intellectual Property Protection Matter for Technology-Intensive Import Flows? Venue: 101, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Takashi Hirao Session 3.2: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep-Tech 3.2A: Debdatta Saha: Investigating the role of Anti-Trust Legislation in Innovation in the era of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 3.2B: Radhika Agarwal, Abhishek Malhotra, Suma Athreye: The Analysis of the Indian Deep-tech Ecosystem from an International Comparative Perspective 3.2C: Xuan Binh Hoang, Hoang Phu Ly, Tran Tram Anh Hoang: Blockchain technology: Challenges and opportunities for Vietnamese Agricultural section Venue: 102, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Aranya Chakraborty Session 3.3: Patents 3.3A: Wenjun Wang, Brian Wright: Patent Value and Grant Lags 3.3B: Krista Rantasaari: Patent Valuation and Sustainability from Start-ups and Growth Companies’ Point of View 3.3C: Carsten Fink, Julio Raffo, Clement Sternberger: What is behind India’s patenting rise? Venue: 103, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Sunil Mani Session 3.4: Firms and Innovation 3.4A: Ashish Gosain: Innovation in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: A Coopetition Perspective 3.4B: Ruchi Sharma, Puneet Gupta, Janak Nabar, Madan Dhanora, Tanmay Sharma: Exploring Indian Firms’ Patenting Behaviour 3.4C: Keerthi Sagadevan, Apurva Sanaria, Ashita Gupta: Impression Management: Past, Present, and Future Venue: 116, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Jason Alinsunurin
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Plenary Session 2 Title: The need of the hour: Multidisciplinary approach to innovation Speaker: Vikas Trivedi Venue: 113, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Pankaj Chandra
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Parallel Session 4 Session 4.1: Novelty in Science and Research 4.1A: Anubha Shokhand, Nilam Kaushika, Satyam Mukherjeeb: Industry involvement and novelty in science 4.1B: Anoushka Dave, Giulio Giacomo Cantone, Paul Nightingale: Managing and evaluating interdisciplinary research: A new taxonomy and framework to guide research funders and policy makers 4.1C: Charu Rastogi, Srivardhini K. Jha: Reconfiguring Capabilities in response to an Environmental Jolt: A Process Model Approach Venue: 101, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Brian Wright Session 4.2: Some Aspects of Innovation in India 4.2A: Parvathi A.R: Clean Energy Transitions and Automobile Value Chains in India 4.2B: Vimal D Kumara, Deepthimol N Ka, Pradeep Kumar K, Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudib: Pathways to Equitable Prosperity: Investigating the Relationship between Innovation and Income Inequality 4.2C: Nimita Pandey: Regional Innovation, Global Linkages and Sustainable Development: A Case of Biotechnology Cluster in Hyderabad Venue: 102, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Dinar Kale Session 4.3: Eclectic Themes in Innovation 4.3A: Swati Joshi, Janak Nabar, Rohan Atrawalkar: Can India’s defense and space sector act as an aggregator to boost innovation potential? 4.3B: Ngoc Tien Dao, Vu Thi Phuong Mai: Revisiting the relation between HDI and entrepreneurship Venue: 103, School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Rahul Singh
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Deep tech startups in India at APIC 2023 Speakers: Arvind Chinchure, Anand Anandkumar, Ashish Bhat (TBC), Vasant Kumar Jain Chair: Tanvi Rangwala Venue: University Auditorium, GICT Building
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Closing Remarks Venue: University Auditorium, GICT Building

PRESENTER AND CHAIRPERSON AFFILIATIONS

Anshu Singh, National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Alellie B. Sobreviñas, De La Salle University
Anand Anandkumar, Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd.
Anoushka Dave, University of Sussex
Anubha Shokhand, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Apurva Sanaria, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Aranya Chakraborty, Ahmedabad University
Arvind Chinchure, Deshpande Startups
Ashish Bhat, ideaForge Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Ashish Gosain, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Ben Martin, University of Sussex
Brian Wright, University of California Berkeley
Charu Rastogi, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Chirantan Chatterjee, University of Sussex
Clement Sternberg, World Intellectual Property Organization
Daniele Rotolo, University of Sussex
Debdatta Saha, South Asian University
Dinar Kale, The Open University
Divya Sebastian, Duke University
Do Huong Giang, Foreign Trade University
Elizebeth Webster, Swinburne University of Technology
Giang Thi Huong Vu, Foreign Trade University
Hoang Phu Ly, Foreign Trade University
Janak Nabar, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research
Jason Alinsunurin, De La Salle University
Jeremy Kent Hall, University of Sussex
Keerthi Sagadevan, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Krista Rantasaari, University of Eastern Finland
Le Thai Phong, Foreign Trade University
Le Thi Thu Ha, Foreign Trade University
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India
Naushad Forbes, Forbes Marshall; Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research; Ahmedabad University
Nguyen Ngoc Dieu Le, Swinburne University of Technology
Nguyen Thi Hanh, Foreign Trade University
Nimita Pandey, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Pankaj Chandra, Ahmedabad University
Parvathi A R, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Paul H Jensen, University of Melbourne
Paul Nightingale, University of Sussex
Pradeep Kumar K, Kerala University of Digital Sciences
Pramendra Singh Tank, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Radhika Agarwal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Rahul Singh, Ahmedabad University
Ranjan Banerjee, BITS School of Management
Ridwan Shiekh Ah, Delhi School of Economics
Rituparna Chatterjee, National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Russell Thomson, Swinburne University of Technology
Sawan Rathi, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Sunil Kanwar, Delhi School of Economics
Sunil Mani, Centre for Development Studies
Swati Joshi, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research
T N Ninan, Former Chairman And Editor, Business Standard
Takashi Hirao, Kyoto Tachibana University
Tanmay Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Tanvi Rangwala, Ahmedabad University
Vasant Kumar Jain, Myelin Foundry Pvt Ltd
Vikas Trivedi, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Vu Thi Phuong Mai, Foreign Trade University