Dates：May 16-17, 2026

Venue:Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Official Website:https://giip.info/

Co-organizers:

Changqi Wu

Peking University

Minyuan Zhao

WashU

Organization Committee:

Jianjun Zhang

Peking University

Weiguo Zhong

Peking University

Co-sponsors:

• McDonnel International Scholars Academy, WashU

• Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

• Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation, WashU

• Institute of International Business and Management, Peking University

• Institute of Strategic Research, Peking University

• Olin Business School, WashU

Conference Background

Global competition is increasingly defined by rivalry for technological leadership, where firm performance and institutional strength are closely intertwined. Across sectors such as healthcare, AI, and electric vehicles, firms navigate fast-changing environments shaped by active state involvement. Thus, the coordination and competition among public and private actors across nations will shape the future trajectories of the global markets.

It is in this context that we call for participation in this conference, hosted by Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, and co-sponsored by the McDonnel International Scholars Academy, the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation, the Olin Business School at WashU, and the Institute of International Business and Management, the Institute of Strategic Research, Peking University.

Guests of honor

Karin Beukel, University of Copenhagen
Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University
Xavier Castaner, HEC Lausanne
Mark Cohen, University of California, Berkeley / The Asia Society
Waverly Ding, University of Maryland
Daniel Elfenbein, Washington University in St. Louis
Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and University of Cambridge
Javier Gimeno, INSEAD
Wenlong He, Renmin University of China
Joachim Henkel, Technical University of Munich
Can Huang, Zhejiang University
Kenneth Huang, National University of Singapore
Jeho Lee, Seoul National University
Michael Leiblein, The Ohio State University
Atul Nerkar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nikolaos Papageorgiadis, University of Liverpool
Grazia Santangelo, Copenhagen Business School
Wolfgang Sofka, Copenhagen Business School
Tony Tong, University of Colorado Boulder
Yanbo Wang, The University of Hong Kong
Brian Wu, University of Michigan
Mingtao Xu, Tsinghua University
Aks Zaheer, University of Minnesota
Sri Zaheer, University of Minnesota
Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota
Todd Zenger, The University of Utah
Yanfeng Zheng, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Conference Agenda

GIIP 4

Saturday, May 16

08:00-08:30 Registration

08:30-08:40 Opening Remarks / Group Photo

08:40-09:50 Session 1. Innovation from Emerging Markets

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Grazia Santangelo(Copenhagen Business School)

Reverse Innovation—15 years Later

Ravi Ramamurti(Northeastern University)

When Institutions Build Firm Capabilities: Patent Reforms and Outward Innovation from Emerging Markets

Aks Zaheer(University of Minnesota), Pankaj Kumar (Virginia Tech), Xiaojin Liu (Virginia Commonwealth University)

The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership

Philipp Boeing(Goethe University Frankfurt), Loren Brandt (University of Toronto), Ruochen Dai (Central University of Finance and Economics), Kevin Lim (University of Toronto), Bettina Peters (ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research)

09:50-10:40 Session 2. Global R&D Distribution and Network

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Yanfeng Zheng(The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

AI Inventions: US and China

Hanming Fang(University of Pennsylvania and University of Cambridge), Xian Gu (Durham University), Hanyin Yan (Tsinghua University), Wu Zhu (Tsinghua University)

Global R&D Networks as Innovation Engines: Evidence from Leading U.S. Multinationals

Lee Branstetter(Carnegie Mellon University), Britta Glennon (University of Pennsylvania), J. Bradford Jensen (Georgetown University)

10:40-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-12:10 Session 3. Geopolitics and R&D Reconfiguration

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Yanbo Wang(The University of Hong Kong)

Realignment of Innovative Knowledge-Sourcing Strategy in Response to Geopolitical Sanctions

Waverly Ding(University of Maryland), Fenmian Wang (University of International Business and Economics), Shi Chen (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Fiona Yao (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jun Xia (The University of Texas at Dallas)

When Global R&D Becomes Liability: Geopolitical Tensions and the Disruption of MNE Internal Linkages

Yaxuan Qi(City University of Hong Kong), Chong Chen (Central University of Finance and Economics), Jane Wenzhen Lu (City University of Hong Kong), Bohui Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen)

Geopolitical Tension and Immigrant Inventor Employment- Evidence from the U.S.-China Conflict

Huiyan Zhang(Tsinghua University), Victor Cui (University of Waterloo), Anthea Zhang (Rice University)

12:10-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:20 Session 4. Technology Transitions

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Brian Wu(University of Michigan)

Technology Transitions in the Presence of Uncertainty in Learning Curves

Michael Leiblein(The Ohio State University), John Chen (Baylor University), Mike Lenox (University of Virginia), Hart Posen (Dartmouth College)

When and How Complementors Destabilize a Dominant Ecosystem: Mechanics Behind the Fall of Intel and its Ecosystem

Jeho Lee(Seoul National University), David Chung (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Sanghyun Park (National University of Singapore)

14:20-15:10 Session 5. Technology Transfer and Licensing

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Kenneth Huang(National University of Singapore)

Value Capture through Patent Licensing: Strategic Selection of Licensing Target in the Value Chain

Joachim Henkel(Technical University of Munich), Adrian G?ttfried (Technical University of Munich)

Patent Management and Licensing in China: New Evidence from Field Surveys

Xia Liu(Tongji University), Lucy Xiaolu Wang (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Xinmiao Yu (Tongji University), Dietmar Harhoff (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany)

15:10-15:30 Tea Break

15:30-16:40 Session 6. Value Appropriation

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Mingtao Xu(Tsinghua University)

Discarded! But not Forgotten: An Empirical Analysis of Non-Renewed Patents

Atul Nerkar(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Liuqing Wang (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Why Firms Make When They Can Buy? Evidence from Patent Prosecution and Litigation

George Chondrakis(Esade Business School), Raana Bagheri (Esade Business School), Eduardo Melero (Carlos III University of Madrid)

Growing into Protection: Firm Expansion under Supranational Intellectual Property Institutions

Dan Prud’homme(University of St. Gallen), Anthony Howell (Arizona State University), Marco Duenas (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa), Daniel Andrews (Georgia State University), Walter Park (American University), Mercedes Campi (University of Buenos Aires), David Yoon (University of York)

16:40-17:00 Blitz Session for Poster Papers

Poster themes and assignments will be detailed in the section that follows the agenda.

17:00-18:30 Networking Reception and Poster Session

18:30-20:00 Dinner for all registered participants

GIIP 4

Sunday, May 17

08:00-08:10 Welcome Back

08:10-09:00 Session 7. University Innovation

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Shaker Zahra(University of Minnesota)

For What They Know, Not Just What They Own: University Associated Transfer and the Lemons Problem in University Technology Transfer: Evidence from NSFC Patents in China

Haw Feng Pang(Zhejiang University), Can Huang (Zhejiang University), Huijun Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

Patent Enforcement in Complex Institutional Environments: Evidence from University Patent Litigation

Sam Horner(University of Liverpool), Nikolaos Papageorgiadis (University of Liverpool), Wolfgang Sofka (Copenhagen Business School), Irene Margaret (University of Liverpool)

09:00-09:50 Session 8. Open Innovation, Platforms, and Innovation Ecosystems

Chaired by: TBD

Discussant:Tony Tong(University of Colorado Boulder)

Code Beyond Borders: How Open-Source Engagement Decouples Global Learning from Overseas Expansion of Emerging Market Firms

Wenlong He(Renmin University of China), Mingyao Lyv (Renmin University of China), Qian (Cecilia) Gu (Georgia State University), Wei Yang (China Europe International Business School)

Beyond the Firm: Platform Identity Structures and the Rise of Ecosystem-Based Internationalization

Xuecheng Yang(Peking University), Jiangyong Lu (Peking University)

09:50-10:10 Tea Break

10:10-11:10 The Academic Perspective

Panelists (tentative):Xavier Casta?er(HEC Lausanne),Daniel Elfenbein(Washington University in St. Louis),Javier Gimeno(INSEAD),Sri Zaheer(University of Minnesota),Todd Zenger(The University of Utah).

11:10-11:50 The Policy Perspective

Panelists (tentative):Mark Cohen(University of California, Berkeley / The Asia Society)

11:50-12:50 Lunch

12:50-13:50 The Business Perspective

Panelists (tentative):Karin Beukel(University of Copenhagen),Kane Xu(Vast Blue Starry AI Technology)

13:50-14:50 The Legal Perspective

Panelists (tentative):Hao Chen(W&H Law Firm),Jia Gu(Hankun Law Firm),Lijun Du(Shanghai International Arbitration Center)

14:50-15:00 Closing Remarks

Poster Themes and Assignments

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Theme 1. IP Strategies

Trademarking Aftermath Brand Exit: Evidence from the Russian Apparel Market

Alexander Krasnikov (Nazarbayev University), Vera Rebyazina (HSE University)

Obfuscation as Protection: Firm’s Strategic Behavior in Patent Disclosure Quality

Ning Wang (Tsinghua University), Xibao Li (Tsinghua University)

Guardians or Vendors? The Signaling Effect of Intermediary Turnover on Patenting Outcomes

Wen Zheng (ShanghaiTech University), Yang Ye (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Zhaoxin Hao (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Guangwei Li (ShanghaiTech University)

Beyond Pecuniary Incentives: How Openness-Preserving IPR Shapes Cumulative Innovation

Jiahua Sun (Singapore Management University), Nianchen Han (Nanyang Technological University), Shaoqin Tang (University of Colorado Boulder), Liang Chen (Singapore Management University)

Theme 2. IP Institutions

In the Fast Lane, on Thin Ice: How Patent Litigation Strategy Responds to Judicial Efficiency

Charlie An (University of North Carolina)

Algorithmic Silos: The Paradox of Trust, Ambiguity, and the Erosion of Interpersonal Knowledge Sharing in Patent Examination

Yanbo Song (INSEAD), Kangyi Liu (Yale University)

Patent Protection in Developing Economies: The Role of Market Power and Technology Access

Weili Chen (Jinan University)

Theme 3. Learning and Knowledge Spillover

What Drives Innovation Collaboration? Insights from Supply Chain and Ownership Networks

Xiaole Wu (Fudan University), Hanyi Tao (ShanghaiTech University), Baolong Liu (ShanghaiTech University)

Leveraging Foreign Customers for Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Niche Leaders

Liu Huang (Zhejiang University), Linan Lei (Zhejiang University), Siyi Shen (Zhejiang University)

Evolving Global Supplier Networks and Buyer Innovation: A Spatio-Temporal Configurational Analysis

Ping Lv (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Waner Xu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Digital Leadership, Trust, and Ethical Behavior in Distributed Work

Julia Shipitsyna-Buchholz (BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia)

Theme 4. Global Strategy

Navigating Geopolitical Shocks: How EMNEs Reconfigure Global R&D Networks for Innovation Resilience

Zaiyang Xie (Zhejiang University of Technology), Liang Wang (University of San Francisco)

Bilateral Uncertainty and Global Patenting Location Choices: A Real Options Perspective

Yuxuan Zhao (Tsinghua University), Minyuan Zhao (Washington University in St. Louis), Zhenzhen Xie (Sun Yat-sen University), Donghong Li (Tsinghua University)

The Patent Litigation Risk of Multinationals: IPR Protection Distance Effect

Huilin Shao (Zhejiang University), Yutong Liu (Zhejiang University), Jian Du (Zhejiang University)

Theme 5. Venture Financing

Governing Innovation through Labor Contracts: Non-Compete Agreements and Corporate Venture Capital

Ali Mohammadi (Copenhagen Business School), Pooyan Khashabi (ESSEC, Paris)

Beyond Capital Injection: How Strategic Orientation and Sequential Signaling Shape the Interplay of Public and Private Venture Capital

Daxin Sun (Nanjing University), Jiuqi Meng (Nanjing University)

Gold or Green Finger? Government Involvement in Venture Capital Investments and Target Firms’ Green Innovations

Michelle Xiaomin Fan (Nanjing University of Science and Technology), Kenneth Huang (National University of Singapore)

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