The IAFOR Global Innovation and Value Summit 2018

Dear Colleague, On behalf of IAFOR and J. Walter Thompson, it is my great honour to invite you to submit an abstract to The IAFOR Global Innovation and Value Summit 2018 (GIVS-Tokyo2018), October 5th to 7th 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. This Summit will weave together concepts of Innovation and Value creation from multiple perspectives, industries and domains to arrive at new insights for practitioners and researchers. We are proud that some of Japan's and the world's leading innovators have committed to participate, including: Dr John C. Beck, President, North Star Leadership Group Oki Matsumoto, Managing Director and Chairman, Monex Group Yuzaburo Mogi, Honorary CEO and Chairman, Kikkoman Dr Sachio Semmoto, Executive Chairman, Renova Inc. GIVS welcomes high-quality, high-impact abstracts for presentations that will deepen and broaden the discussions during the Global Innovation and Value Symposium on October 5th. We are looking forward to your submission. ***GIVS Summit Theme: "The Spirit of Innovation" The IAFOR Global Innovation and Value Summit 2018 Tokyo, brings together leaders who drive business in Japan. The conference will raise questions of innovation and value and answer them looking at the innovation ecosystems at the global, regional and local levels in Japan. The Summit opens with a powerful one-day symposium and then continues to explore through a two-day academic conference. Our distinguished and accomplished Keynote Symposium Speakers will set the scene by speaking to the theme of the conference. Then, four plenary panels will examine questions of innovation and value. The first will look at Heritage companies in Japan. Heritage businesses, through their longevity, have proven their ability to adapt and survive in the face of exogenous and endogenous change. The summit seeks to explore what today's start-ups can learn from the way of heritage companies have leveraged innovation into long-term sustainability. Home to more than 50 percent of the world's companies over 200 years old, Japan offers excellent case studies of companies that had to innovate repeatedly to survive. The next two panels will offer contrastive insights and perspectives from both large enterprises and young start-ups. The final panel tackles policy from the sides of government and education. Delegates may choose to register for either the full GIVS Summit (GIVS Symposium and GIVS Conference), or the GIVS Symposium only. The GIVS Summit includes attendance at both the day one symposium and the two-day academic conference which follows. Delegates presenting at the conference must register for the GIVS Summit. Registering for the GIVS Summit provides delegates with three days of intensive networking, study, and professional development. You will meet leaders working at the cutting edge of industries in the public and private sector both in Japan and overseas. Day One offers unparalleled opportunities to learn from some of Japan's leading figures in industry, government, and education, as they discuss the big ideas surrounding innovation and value. On Days Two and Three we will unpack these ideas and dig deeper during the academic conference. See and listen, then engage and debate. Sincerely, Dr Joseph Haldane, Chairman and CEO, IAFOR ******************* EVENT DETAILS******************* ***Keynote Speakers GIVS-Tokyo2018 will bring together keynote speakers who are leaders in their fields to set the scene and speak to the theme of the conference. They will then continue as members of four plenary panels examining questions of innovation and value. For a complete list of speakers, please visit the website - givs-tokyo.iafor.org/speakers/ Dr John C. Beck, President, North Star Leadership Group H.E. Dr Toshiya Hoshino, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Oki Matsumoto, Managing Director and Chairman, Monex Group Yuzaburo Mogi, Honorary CEO and Chairman, Kikkoman Dr Sachio Semmoto, Executive Chairman, Renova Inc. – Moderators Marco Koeder, Digital Business Director, J. Walter Thompson, Japan Hiroko Koide, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Newell Brands Inc. David Hajime Kornhauser, Director, Global Communications, Kyoto University, Japan Ross Rowbury, President, Edelman Japan Dan Sloan, Founder, Nissan Global Media Center – The GIVS Conference 2018 Advisory Board Frank Bauer, Global Business Director, J. Walter Thompson Dr John C. Beck, President, North Star Leadership Group Takako Ebata, Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Johnson and Johnson, Japan Frank Foley, Managing Director, HarperCollins, Japan Dr Joseph Haldane, Chairman and CEO, IAFOR H.E. Dr Toshiya Hoshino, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Hiroko Koide, SVP, Brand and Advertising Development, Newell Brands Oki Matsumoto, Managing Director and Chairman, Monex Group Ross Rowbury, President and CEO, Edelman Japan Haruko Satoh, Professor, The Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan Dr Sachio Semmoto, Chairman, RENOVA, Inc. Dr Philip Sugai, Professor, Doshisha University, Graduate School of Business, Japan Megumi Takayama, Unit Chief, Office of Global Communications, Prime Minister's Office, Japan Douglas Woodruff, Lecturer, Stanford University Bing Overseas Studies Program and Columbia Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies Kiyo Machida Woodruff, CEO, Miscellany Ltd. – The GIVS Conference 2018 Organising Committee Dr Will Baber, Professor, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Management, Japan Dr Sarah Louisa Birchley, Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Toyo Gakuen University, Japan Dr Grant Black, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan Dr Joseph Haldane, Chairman and CEO, IAFOR Dr Tom Houghton, Director MBA (Oil and Gas), Curtin Graduate School of Business, Australia Marco Koeder, Digital Business Director, J. Walter Thompson, Japan Dr James W. McNally, Research Scientist, University of Michigan, USA and NACDA Program on Aging, USA Ted O'Neill, Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University, Japan Haruko Satoh, Professor, The Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan Dr Philip Sugai, Professor, Doshisha University, Graduate School of Business, Japan ---------- ***Key Information – Venue: Tokyo, Japan – Dates: Friday, October 05, 2018 to Sunday, October 07, 2018 – Conference Theme: "The Spirit of Innovation" – Final Abstract Submission Deadline: July 20, 2018 – Registration Deadline for Presenters: August 15, 2018 ---------- ***Call for Papers Innovation has been defined as invention brought to market, which in turn generates value for a firm and its key stakeholders including its customers, clients, partners, society and the planet. While the models of innovation that have captured the attention of the global media tend to celebrate technical innovation and growth, other models and modes of innovation are equally if not more compelling in their scope and impact. The focus of this conference then is to push the limits of our understanding of Innovation within both local and global contexts, the mindset that drives Innovation within organisations, communities and countries, and the value outcomes that grow out of these efforts. Specifically, this conference will generate discussion and explore answers around the following six streams: The Innovation Mindset Organisational Innovation Customer Innovation Value System Innovation Social Innovation Energy and Environmental Innovation SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT: givs-tokyo.iafor.org/call-for-papers/ ------------- ***Join IAFOR at GIVS-Tokyo2018 to: – Present to a global audience – Hear about the latest interdisciplinary research in innovation and value – Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event – Take part in interactive audience sessions – Network with international colleagues Please see the registration page for details: givs-tokyo.iafor.org/registration/ *If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer additional discounts in appreciation of your support. 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Authors are not required to pay submission or publication charges of any sort. Journal editors and Editorial Board members do not receive financial remuneration for their contributions. **Conference Proceedings After having your abstract accepted and presenting your research at the conference, you are encouraged to submit a full paper for inclusion in the official Conference Proceedings. Our Conference Proceedings are Open Access research repositories that act as permanent records of the research generated by IAFOR conferences. Further details are available here: givs-tokyo.iafor.org/final-paper-submission/ ------------- ***About IAFOR The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a research organisation, conference organiser and publisher dedicated to encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness and promoting international exchange, principally through educational exchange and academic research. To learn more about IAFOR, please visit iafor.org