Category Archives: Events

Delivering Good Growth for Brands in Today’s China

In this ESS, we are honored to have Benjamin Condit, the pioneer in digital marketing and strategy in China, as the guest speaker. As the CEO of Mindshare China, Ben will share his experience of leading digital marketing and the field over the past 20 years. He will discuss how to foster innovation and breakthroughs in order to deliver good growth for brands in today’s China – for example, how to facilitate clients to achieve breakthroughs in the market, how to build an efficient and creative team, and how to cope with the challenges and opportunities brought to the digital marketing and strategy industry by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Building on the Soil: SYN Architects’ Reflections and Practices on Rural Revitalization

For this ESS, we are honored to have Yingxi Zou, an expert in the planning and design of new urbanization in China, as the guest speaker. As the founder of one of the earliest design companies to enter the rural field in China, Mr. Zou will share his trials and errors in rural practice over recent 10 years, as well as why his business gradually evolved from a single design to a full industrial chain model of planning, designing, and operating.

Print out of Box: Introduction to 3D Printing and Exploration of Printing Culture

The workshop will be held on March 26th (Sunday) from 11 AM to 6 PM on both the campus and Shanghai. Lunch will be provided for participants. In addition, the winner of the workshop design competition will receive corresponding prizes (the competition will be held during the workshop)!

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.