Category Archives: Events

Digital Transformation and Smart Manufacturing: The Odyssey of a PhD-turned-CDO

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Dr. Zhe Shi, the Chief Digital Officer of Foxconn Technology Group, who has been devoted to strategic planning and practice of digital transformation and intelligent manufacturing. As a recognized expert in the field, Dr. Shi has played a key role in promoting the implementation of lighthouse factories, digital platforms, and industrial internet. From his personal growth and practical experience, he will share with us how he transitioned from a student entrepreneur to a CDO and explore the challenges and future of digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of the manufacturing industry.

Makerspace: Hack Your Ideas Into Reality

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Tianyi Zhang, Changbai Li, Leyis, and Hao Rong to talk about how to bring your ideas to life by leveraging tools in creative ways and how hackerspaces like Xinchejian provide the incubating environment and nurturing community for ideas to be realized. Get ready to hack your ideas into reality!

Embracing the Power of Podcast & Humorous Narration in Arts

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Lijun Huang (Stage name: Yiru Fan) who is the host of “Eye on East Asia” and “Media Talk”. He will share his journey regarding the podcast shows as well as his perception of this industry. In addition, in order to explore the current situation in the Media Art industry, the development of the art ecology system, and the underlying logic of art history, Mr. Huang invited Mr. Luo Yier, who is the founder of Art Talk Show and the curator of Art KOL. Apart from podcast-related topics, they will also discuss the current situation of young artists and well-educated people in the post-pandemic era and how to upgrade to epic players in this field.

DKU InE 2023 Dii Fair is coming!

Want to be an entrepreneur? Want to turn a whimsical idea into reality? Want to build a team to make an impact? Want to start your own company in college? See you on the Feb 6, 2023 Dii Fair.

INNOVATION: Design + Technology + Market

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Keren Chen, who received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Parsons School of Design, to share with us the innovative method of combining design, technology, and market, including the process from entrepreneurial idea to entrepreneurial achievement, and her unique understanding of the industrial design.

2023 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative Info Session

This InE Info Session will focus on forecasting 2023 InE projects, the participation criteria, and the execution system. Meanwhile, we will also share secret tips for applications. We warmly welcome you to attend!

2022 Fall Duke Kunshan University Social Innovation Forum

In Fall 2022, the Social Innovation Lab will initiate its first Social Innovation Forum. This forum will bring influential social innovators, entrepreneurs, and new generations to exchange minds about critical issues for social changes via policy, technology, design, and entrepreneurship. It aims to promote the idea of business for good across different sectors in China and inspire young entrepreneurs to dive deeply into the social innovation domain with a dynamic, systematic, and futurist perspective.

Entrepreneurship from 0 to 1: How to Grasp the Opportunity of the Times

In this ESS, we are very honored to invite Kehan Dong, the investment and operation manager of Miracle Plus, a Forbes 30U30 serial entrepreneur, who has directly participated in the investment of more than 20000 startup companies. He will share how entrepreneurs can grasp the opportunities of the times, including the process of turning an entrepreneurial idea into a venture-backed enterprise, as well as his personal experience in the process of studying abroad and working at Miracle Plus.

2022 U-Corp Fall Symposium: Learning from the REAL World; Learning with the REAL World; Learning for the REAL World

Autumn is coming to an end, and the seven projects launched by U-Corp also embrace their harvest season. This symposium is not only the ultimate challenge for project participants, but also a precious opportunity to present their insightful results. With the combined support between InE and cooperated companies/organizations, participants could conduct in-depth research in fields they are interested in and provide new directions…

To Young Entrepreneurs: Look at Early-Stage Fundraising from a VC Perspective

For this ESS, we invited three senior VC analysts/managers from Orbit Startup to provide unique insights on fundraising for early-stage entrepreneurs.