INNOVATE 2006: Shanghai & Osaka

Conference Guide: Complete conference guide for INNOVATE 2006 including conference itinerary, speaker and company profiles and delegate lists. Themes for INNOVATE 2006 included a) Management of Growth: China as the World's Factory; b) Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Intellectual Property; c) Japan’s Leading Automotive Technology; and d) Innovation and Consumer Electronics in Japan.

Company site visits and speakers for INNOVATE 2006 include the Shanghai Association of Science & Technology, Strait Ventures Olympic Inc., Sanmia-SCI, the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Fudan University, Microport Medical, and Texas Instruments in Shanghai and the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall & Motomoachi Manufacturing Plant, the ATSEM Kyoto Nanotechnology Cluster Office, and Masushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) in Kyoto.

Photo Slideshow: View photos of INNOVATE 2006. INNOVATE 2006 delegates who wish to submit additional photos to add to the slideshow should email innovate@rice.edu.

Webcasts & Syllabus: View archived webcasts of the Spring 2006 Topics in Global Leadership and Technology course that was jointly taught between Rice University and the University of Pittsburgh. To view a copy of the course syllabus click here.

2006 Course Topics & Webcasts
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INNOVATE 2006: Shanghai & Osaka
January 11, 2006 Comparative History of China & Japan Webcast
  "A Comparative History of China & Japan", Dr. Richard Smith, George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities, Professor of History, Rice University
  Related Website: "Japan & China: The Unforgotten War", Frontline World
  Related Video: "Japan's About Face", Wide Angle
January 18, 2006 Introduction to Globalization Webcast
  "Globalization", Dr. Jayant Rajgopal , Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  Related Video: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?", Frontline
  Related Video: "Growing Up Global", Wide Angle
  Related Video: "1-800 India: Outsourcing & the Global Economy", Wide Angle
January 25, 2006 Technology in a Global Economy Webcast
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Malcom Gillis, University Professor of Economics, Rice University, Profile
February 1, 2006 China & the Global Market Webcast
  "China in the Global Market", Sha Zhao, Principal Asia Synergy, LLC
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Wengfang Tang, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
  Related Video: "Young and Restless in China", Frontline
  Related Video: "To Have & Have Not: China Joins the WTO", Wide Angle
  Related Website: "China from the Inside", PBS
  Related Website: "China's Rapid Changes Part 1 - 4", BBC World
February 8, 2006 Japan & the Global Market Webcast
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Thomas G. Rawski, Professor, Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh, Profile
None
  "The Ford Institute for Human Security", Dr. Simon F. Reich, Professor, Political Science & International Affairs
February 15, 2006 China & Japan or China vs. Japan? Webcast
  "China and Japan", Dr. Steven Lewis, Professor of the Practice in the School of Humanities, Director of the Asian Studies Program, Senior Researcher at the Baker Institute, and Director of the Transnational China Project at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Profile
  Related Website: Transnational China Project Image Archive: "China's Public Advertising Culture: Spiritual Civilization, Local Development,
Privatization and Public Service"
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Goldstein, Professor, Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Profile
None
February 22, 2006 Engineering Ethics in a Global Market Webcast
  "Engineering Ethics: The U.S., Japan, and China", Dr. Larry Shuman, Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Profile
  Related Website: "Practical Engineering Ethics", Japanese Text with Extended English Synopsis
  Related Video: "Great Wall Across the Yangtze", PBS
  Related Video: "Up the Yangtze", POV
  Related Video: "Design Like you Give a Damn (Architecture for Humanity)", Frontline World
  Related Video: "The Cost of Yellowcake in India", Frontline World
  Related Video: "Black Money", Frontline
  Related Video: "Vietnam: Wheels of Change", Frontline World
March 1, 2006 Popular Culture in China & Japan Webcast
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Gabi Lukas, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, Profile
None
  Guest Speaker: Dr. Xinmin Liu, Assistant Professor, Chinese Literature, University of Pittsburgh
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March 29, 2006 INNOVATE Conference De-briefing Webcast
  INNOVATE 2006 Conference Guide & Itinerary
  INNOVATE 2006 Student Posters  
  INNOVATE 2006: A Conference on Globalization and the Role of Asia in Our World
Andrew Blank, Rice University & Ashley Leonzio, University of Pittsburgh
  Business Environment Affects on Technology in China and Japan
Jane Haven, University of Pittsburgh & Mark Little, Rice University
  The Ethics of Globalization
Shea Betz, University of Pittsburgh & Cody Cox, Rice University
  Critical Issues Confronting Industry Leaders: Conducting Business In The Global Environment
Leo Lu, University of Pittsburgh & Ike Akinwande, Rice University
  Cultural Influence on Asian Business Decisions
Laura Hansen, University of Pittsburgh & Yan-Xin Li, Rice University
  The Culture of Entrepreneurship in Japan, the United States, and China
Lindsay Edwards, Rice University & Christine Gallagher, University of Pittsburgh
  Impact of Social & Environmental Issues on Future Industrial Development in China
Meghan Donovan, University of Pittsburgh & Veena Padmanabhan, Rice University
  The Impact of Social and Environmental Issues on Future Industrial Development in Japan
Jennifer Dietrich, University of Pittsburgh & Josephine Wu, Rice University
  The Influence of Asia on the Global Technology Market
Christen Hydrean, University of Pittsburgh & Kush Mathur, Rice University
  Intellectual Property and US-China-Japan Business Relations
Eileen Garrison, University of Pittsburgh & Peijing Teh, Rice University
  Role of Technology in Global Business
Padraig G. Moloney & Qiang Zeng, Rice University