Innovation and Technology Management Conference

InnoTech 2026

Innovation and Technology Management Conference 2026创新与技术管理大会

22-24 May 2026 | Renaissance Beijing Haidian Hotel, Beijing, China 2026年5月22-24日 | 中国北京中关村东升科技园万丽酒店

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InnoTech 2026: Innovation and Technology Management Conference, under the theme ‘Managing Innovation and Technology in the Digital and Intelligent Age’, is a premier event bringing together the global research community to advance understanding in innovation and technology management.

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Best Poster Paper Award

Honourable mentions

Does artificial intelligence exacerbate the green innovation decoupling tendency? Evidence from a mixed-method study Authors: Jingyi Li, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Program code: P1.06
Data driven generation of driving forces in scenario planning: A comparison between a patent- and publication-based workflow Authors: Laura Berensmeier, University of Bremen Program code: P2.27
Knowledge coupling-driven mechanism for building enterprise digital innovation ecosystems: a longitudinal case study of CATL Authors: Yabin Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology Program code: P2.44

Prize winners

3rd Prize

Digital network embeddedness and innovation performance: evidence from China's equipment manufacturing enterprises Authors: Zixin Weng, Sichuan University Program code: P3.18
Punctuated transitions in ambidextrous innovation: Evidence from a government recognition shock to innovative SMEs Authors: Zhang Mengmeng, Chongqing University Program code: P1.26
How policy collaboration drives corporate digital and green innovation: evidence from a textual analysis of 'dual synergy' policies Authors: Xiangyu Li, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Program code: P1.30

2nd Prize

Managing innovation and technology in the digital and intelligent age: a framework for reconfiguring industrial policy instruments in smart cities Authors: Cosimo Carpentiere, Polytechnic University of Bari Program code: P3.21

1st Prize

Dynamic capabilities and innovation opportunity capture: evidence from global enterprises Authors: Boqing Zhang (P1.12 — Priority Programme), Politecnico di Milano and Tsinghua University Program code: P1.12

The Poster Award Evaluation Committee warmly congratulates all finalists and, above all, every author who submitted a poster to InnoTech 2026. The standard of research on display is a powerful testament to the vitality of the innovation and technology management community. We look forward to celebrating the award winners at the conference closing ceremony.

InnoTech 2026: Innovation and Technology Management Conference, under the theme ‘Managing Innovation and Technology in the Digital and Intelligent Age’, will take place on 22-24 May 2026 at the Renaissance Beijing Haidian Hotel, Beijing, China. It will bring together leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how innovation systems, organizational strategies, and technology governance are being reshaped by accelerating digital transformation.

As digital platforms, AI, and sustainable technologies disrupt established industrial and institutional logics, managers and researchers alike are confronted with the question of how to build innovation capabilities and ecosystems that are both agile and resilient in a fragmented global order.

This first edition of InnoTech offers a platform for critical dialogue across disciplines, sectors, and continents. With strong participation from Elsevier’s leading journals in innovation and technology studies, InnoTech 2026 will feature a rich program including:

Keynote addresses by internationally recognized scholars and thought leaders.
Academic sessions showcasing cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research.
Interactive “Meet the Editor” sessions and “How to Get Published” panels which will support both early-career and established researchers in navigating the scholarly publication landscape.

With these initiatives, InnoTech 2026 aims to foster dialogue, collaboration, and visibility across disciplines and regions, making it a vibrant gathering at the intersection of innovation, technology, and societal transformation.

Conference topics

大会主题：

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1. AI in Innovation: Augmentation, Automation, and Ethics 1. 创新过程中的人工智能：增强、自动化与伦理

Engaging with how artificial intelligence is changing R&D, design, forecasting, and innovation decision-making—and raising new ethical and governance issues.

2. The Platformization of Industry: Ecosystem Strategy and Value Reconfiguration 2. 产业平台化：生态系统战略与价值重构

Understanding how digital platforms orchestrate ecosystems, reshape industries, and create new power structures in the global economy.

3. Open Innovation in the Post-Platform Era 3. 后平台时代的开放创新

Investigating the evolving logic of open innovation in complex multi-actor settings, including platform ecosystems, regional clusters, and public-private partnerships.

4. User-Driven and Community Innovation in Digitally Mediated Contexts 4. 数字时代的用户驱动与社群创新

Exploring grassroots innovation, citizen science, maker movements, and online communities as sources of technological and social innovation.

5. Mission-Oriented Innovation and Societal Challenges 5. 使命导向型的技术创新与社会挑战

Analyzing how innovation systems are being reoriented toward grand challenges—climate, health, mobility—through public missions, partnerships, and policy instruments.

6. Strategic Foresight and Technological Forecasting in Innovation Management 6. 创新管理中的战略预见与技术预测

Deep-diving into methods and applications of foresight, Delphi studies, roadmapping, and horizon scanning across sectors.

7. Dynamic Capabilities and Innovation Capture in Global Firms 7. 全球企业的动态能力与创新机会捕获

Understanding how multinationals manage R&D and innovation investment amid turbulence, including geopolitical stress.

8. Sustainable Futures: Innovation for Environmental and Social Resilience 8. 可持续未来：面向环境与社会韧性的技术创新

Examining the interplay between technological innovation, environmental transitions, and inclusive development at the firm, ecosystem, and policy levels.

9. Reinventing Industrial Policy for the Digital Age 9. 数字时代产业政策的重构

Critically evaluating how governments and supra-national bodies shape innovation trajectories through strategic investments, regulation, and ecosystem building.

10. Global South Innovation Pathways and Alternative Models of Development 10. 全球南方崛起的创新路径与替代性发展模式

Investigating innovation trajectories and ecosystem models emerging from the Global South, especially amid shifting global power dynamics.

11. Quantitative Technology Forecasting and Scouting Mechanics 11. 定量技术预测与技术侦察机制

How firms deploy data driven scouting, text mining and extrapolation models to detect emerging industrial technologies and guide R&D investment strategies.

12. Cyber physical Systems & Smart Manufacturing Management 12. 信息物理系统与智能制造系统的技术管理

Study of managing IoT enabled manufacturing systems, digital twins, and smart factory operations to optimize technical performance and production agility.

13. Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty in Engineering Projects 13. 重大工程项目深度不确定性下的决策机制

Application of robust scenario planning and adaptive frameworks (DMDU) to manage engineering and technology investments amid highly uncertain futures.

14. Supply Chain Digital Technologies and Innovation Capability 14. 供应链数字技术与创新能力

Exploration of how digital tools (e.g. blockchain, analytics, automation) enhance innovation capability within supply chain engineering and operations.