2026 Co-Innovate Platform Spring Project Showcase and Exchange Forum
Key Details
| Item | Details |
| Event | 2026 Co-Innovate Spring Project Showcase and Exchange Forum |
| Date and time | Sunday, April 12, 2026, 13:00-18:00 (dinner networking until 19:30) |
| Location | AB Ballroom, Duke Kunshan University (free buffet dinner) |
| Participants | Students, faculty, partners and friends interested in innovation, social impact and cross-sector collaboration |
| Registration | Scan the QR code in the post |
Summary
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Co-Innovate is DKU InE’s core collaborative platform, connecting companies and social organizations with DKU’s academic and talent resources. Through project-based learning, students tackle real business and social challenges while partners receive fresh youth perspectives.
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This event showcases outstanding Co-Innovate student projects, from social innovation practice to sustainable business solutions.
| Time | Session |
| 13:00-15:00 | Project showcase: meet student teams and hear about their research process and insights |
| 15:00-16:00 | Panel 1, “Into the Real World: Creating Social Impact on the Ground” |
| 16:00-17:00 | Panel 2, “Sustainability Dialogues: Bridging Ideas, People, and Practice” |
| 17:00-19:30 | Dinner and networking |
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Panel 1 guests: Na Fu (Lecturer in Political Economy, DKU; facilitator), Qing Cui (Program Manager, PEER), Jun Xi (Executive Dean, LIMP SPACE Industry and Innovation Research Center), Ran Li (Chair, Leren Public Welfare Development Center, Kunshan), Haixiang Huang (Rotating Chair, Xiao-X-Bao community, an AI + medicine open-source charity project), Yuhan Qiu (Founding member, REACH student club, DKU).
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Panel 2 guests: Zheming Xing (Founder, Taskforce Consultancy; facilitator), Zaoli Gu (R&D Lead, DIIS Shanghai; Director, DIIS Suzhou), Lallas Chen (Senior Programs Manager, Watson Institute), Khairul Rusydi (Founder and CEO, Reactor School), Coco Zhang (Chief Sustainability Officer, Student Leaders Board; President of Sustainable DKU).
