The 8th CAMOT 2018 International Conference will be held in Helsinki and Savonlinna, Finland 18th – 20th September 2018.
Tuesday 18th September
Pre-Conference Event in Helsinki for International Conference Participants
12:00 – 13:00 Visit and introduction to the Finnish Social Insurance Institution (KELA) – Only for invited guests
Introductions:
Dr. Elli Aaltonen, Director General Welcome words by organizers and Pre-Conference chair
Prof. Richard Li-Hua, Founder of China Association for Management of Technology and Camot Innovation Academy Cambridge, England
14:00 – 16:00 Visit and Introductions to Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Espoo
Economic & Commercial Counsellor Sun Liwei and First secretary Chang Yun, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Finland, China
Director Anne Gustafsson-Pesonen, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Small Business Center, Finland
Keynote: Introducing the Networked International Technology Transferbased Innovation Systems Approach
Dr. Thorben Hänel, University of Sunderland, England
A GRID – Startup hub and one of Europe’s largest centers for growth companies
A GRID Community Manager Leigh Ewin, Finland
Cross Motion project
Project manager Jari Handelberg and RDI Specialist Mervi Rajahonka, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Small Business Center, Finland
16:00 Get together and buffet
17:00 Departure to Savonlinna by bus
22:00 Arrival to the City of Savonlinna
Wednesday 19th September
Conference location: South-Eastern University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), Savonniemi campus, Savonniemenkatu 6, 57100 Savonlinna
8:45 – 9:30 Registration of the participants and coffee/tee
9:30 Opening words by
– Mr. Jyrki Koivikko, Chairman of the Board, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
– Dr. Heikki Saastamoinen, President, CEO, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
– Prof. Richard Li-Hua, Founder of China Association for Management of Technology and Camot Innovation Academy Cambridge, England
10:00
Keynote: On Road to the Word: China’s Internationalisation and Innovation
Prof. Guy Liu, Head of Peking University HSBC Business School, Oxford Campus
Keynote: Leadership Challenges in the Finnish Social Insurance Institution for the Ensuring of the Wellbeing Services
Dr. Elli Aaltonen, Director General, KELA, Finland
Coffee break
Keynote: Innovations Creating Growth and Welfare
Mrs. Teija Lahti-Nuuttila, Executive Director at Business Finland, Finland
Keynote: Embracing Innovation: Leveraging Capacity Building in Global Higher Education
Prof. Richard Li-Hua, CAMOT
12:30 Lunch
13:30
Keynote: Metaphors in Resourcing Innovation Practices: The ResourceInnovative Innovator
Prof. William H. A. Johnson, Pennsylvania State University Erie, USA
Keynote: East Meets West
Prof. Yinshan Tang, Henley Business School, Reading University, England
14.30 Panel discussion – The New Innovation Imperative in the 21st Century – Competition, Coopetition or Source for Competitive Advantage
Chair Dr. Petteri Ikonen, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Dr. Tomi Heimonen, The Regional Council of South Savo, Finland
Dr. Thorben Hänel, University of Sunderland, England
Prof. Yinshan Tang, Reading University, England
Assoc. Prof. Dr. William H. A. Johnson, Pennsylvania State University Erie, USA
Prof. Richard Li-Hua, Founder of China Association for Management of Technology and CAMOT Innovation Academy Cambridge, England
Coffee break
16:00 – 17.00 Paper and poster sessions
Track Chairs: Prof. Shawn Carraher, University of Texas at Dallas, USA; Dr. Thorben Hänel, University of Sunderland in London, England, Dr. Marja-Liisa Kakkonen, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
18:30 – 19:30 Reception hosted by the City of Savonlinna
20:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner at the Olavinlinna Castle – Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thursday 20th September
8.30 Registration of the participants and coffee/tee
9:00
Keynote: Multi-sectoral Welfare and Health Promotion as a Basis for Public Health in Finland
Dr. Sirkka Jakonen, Director General, Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland
Keynote: Networked Innovation – Examining the Role of Creativity and Disruption
Dr. Thorben Hänel, University of Sunderland
Coffee break
10:30 Paper and Poster Sessions
Track Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Dr. William H. Johnson, Pennsylvania State University Erie, USA; Dr. Noora Talsi, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
11:30 Keynote: Cross-innovation – How Audiovisual Media Industries Start Co-Innovating with the Health Care Sector
Prof. Indrek Ibrus, Professor of media innovation, Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School (BFM), Tallinn University
Closing Remarks
Prof. Richard Li-Hua, Founder of China Association for Management of Technology and Camot Innovation Academy Cambridge, England
Prof. Shawn Carraher, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
12:15 Lunch
13.30 Visit to FiberLaboratory, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland