The Third Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference will be held at Seoul National University, Korea on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October 2012.
Conference Host: Professor Keun Lee, Seoul National University
APIC 2012 Timetable
DAY 1 - October 13 (Sat.)
08:00 - 08:30 Registration
08:30 - 08:45 Conference Opening Keun Lee, Seoul National University
Welcoming Remark Beth Webster, University of Melbourne
08:45 - 09:55 Plenary Session 1
Chair: Jaeyong Song, Seoul National University
- Open or Informal Innovation Networks, and Capability Building in Multinational Firms John Cantwell, Rutgers Business School
- The Globalization of R&D
Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University
10:15 - 11:45 20th Seoul Journal of Economics Symposium (Session 1)
Chair: Elias Sanidas, Seoul National University
- Why Don't Poor Countries Do R&D?
William Maloney, World Bank
- Knowledge and Detour for Sustained Catch-up: Schumpeterian Recipe to Move beyond the Middle Income Trap
Keun Lee, Seoul National University
- Do Economic Reforms Affect What You Export?
Namsuk Choi, Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI)
Special Session: Innovation in China, Korea, and Japan
Chair: Hong Hwang, National Taiwan University
- Industrial innovation in China: national-led vs. global-led
Xielin Liu, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Patent Productivity of Korean Inventors
Jinyoung Kim, Korea University
- Standards and Innovation
Reiko Aoki, Hitotsubashi University
11:45 - 13:05
Lunch
- Luncheon Speech (Chair: Jun-Byoung Oh, Inha University)
Apple v. Samsung Patent Disputes and Global IP Strategy
Kyung-Han Sohn, Korean Intellectual Property Society
13:05 - 14:35
20th Seoul Journal of Economics Symposium (Session 2)
Chair: Sokbae Lee, Seoul National University
- Technology Trajectories and Firm Patenting Strategy
John Walsh, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Discovery Process in Science: Findings from the US and Japan Scientists Survey
Sadao Nagaoka, Hitotsubashi University
- Type of Assignees and Patent Transfer: The Role of Non-Practicing Entities
Jong-Rong Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
STEPI Session: STI Capacity Building and International Cooperation
Chair: Sungchul Chung, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)
- Korean ODA on STI
Jeong Hyop Lee, STEPI
- The Enhancement of Korean Science and Technology ODA
Jin Sang Lee, Korea University
- Leveraging empirical evidence to identify potential S&T collaborations
Daniel Fink, Embassy of Brazil in South Korea
14:35 - 14:55 Break
14:55 - 16:25 Parallel Session 1A-1E
16:25 - 16:40 Break
16:40 - 17:40 Parallel Session 2A-2E
17:40 - 17:55 Break
17:55 - 19:05
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Sadao Nagaoka, Hitotsubashi University
- Trading and Enforcing Patents
Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics
- Data Transparency as a Public Good
Stuart Graham, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
19:20 - Dinner
- Dinner Speech (Chair: Keun Lee, Seoul National University)
Science and Technology Policy in Korea
Jong-Guk Song, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)
DAY 2 - October 14 (Sun.)
Time Schedules
08:30 - 10:00 Parallel Session 3A-3E
10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 - 11:50 Parallel Session 4A-4E
11:50 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:10
Plenary Session 3
Chair: Tomohiko Inui, Nihon University
- New Evidence on Academic Patent Licensing
Brian Wright, University of California, Berkeley
- Trust, Incomplete Contracts and the Market for Technology
Beth Webster, University of Melbourne
14:10 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session 5A-5E
16:00 - 16:20 Break
16:20 - 17:50 Parallel Session 6A-6E
18:00 - Dinner
- Dinner Speech (Chair: Jina Kang, Seoul National University)
Innovation-driven Growth for the Korean Economy: Challenges and Prospect
Byung-il Choi, Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI)
