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WANG Jue is Associate Professor of Public Policy at NTU. She received her PhD in Public Policy from Georgia Tech. Prior to NTU, she was a research fellow in Fraunhofer Institute for System and Innovation Research (ISI) in Germany and an assistant professor of public administration at Florida International University in USA. She does research in the field of research and innovation policy, and has published in Nature, Research Policy, Science and Public Policy, Small Business Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.
Wang JueProf
Nanyang Centre for Public Administration
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
WANG Jue is Associate Professor of Public Policy at NTU. She received her PhD in Public Policy from Georgia Tech. Prior to NTU, she was a research fellow in Fraunhofer Institute for System and Innovation Research (ISI) in Germany and an assistant professor of public administration at Florida International University in USA. She does research in the field of research and innovation policy, and has published in Nature, Research Policy, Science and Public Policy, Small Business Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.
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Professor Ong holds a B.A. in Mathematics (1984, Triple First), a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (1985, Distinction) from Trinity College, University of Cambridge; and a PhD in Computer Science (1988) from Imperial College, University of London. He joined NTU as a Distinguished University Professor in August 2022 and was Vice President (Research) from January 2023 to April 2024. In May 2024, Professor Ong was appointed Vice President (AI and Digital Economy) and Founding Dean of the College of Computing and Data Science. Professor Ong is the Chief Scientist of AI Singapore and is responsible for AI Singapore’s fundamental research into Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining NTU, he was Lecturer then Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford (1994-2022); Fellow of Merton College, Oxford (1994-2022); and Prize Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge (1988-1994).
Professor Ong's research in computing is broad, ranging across semantics of computation, programming languages, verification, logic and algorithms. He is known for his solution to the Full Abstraction Problem in the semantics of programming languages, and pioneering contributions to higher-order model checking in algorithmic verification. His current research interests include security, Bayesian statistical probabilistic programming and AI Safety.
Professor Ong was General Chair (2013-2015) of the ACM / IEEE Logic in Computer Science (LiCS). He is the joint winner of the ACM / EATCS Alonzo Church Award 2017 for Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Computation. He is a recipient of the President of the Republic of Singapore Scholarship (1981).
Luke OngProf
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Vice President of AI & Digital Economy
Professor Ong holds a B.A. in Mathematics (1984, Triple First), a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (1985, Distinction) from Trinity College, University of Cambridge; and a PhD in Computer Science (1988) from Imperial College, University of London. He joined NTU as a Distinguished University Professor in August 2022 and was Vice President (Research) from January 2023 to April 2024. In May 2024, Professor Ong was appointed Vice President (AI and Digital Economy) and Founding Dean of the College of Computing and Data Science. Professor Ong is the Chief Scientist of AI Singapore and is responsible for AI Singapore’s fundamental research into Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining NTU, he was Lecturer then Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford (1994-2022); Fellow of Merton College, Oxford (1994-2022); and Prize Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge (1988-1994).
Professor Ong's research in computing is broad, ranging across semantics of computation, programming languages, verification, logic and algorithms. He is known for his solution to the Full Abstraction Problem in the semantics of programming languages, and pioneering contributions to higher-order model checking in algorithmic verification. His current research interests include security, Bayesian statistical probabilistic programming and AI Safety.
Professor Ong was General Chair (2013-2015) of the ACM / IEEE Logic in Computer Science (LiCS). He is the joint winner of the ACM / EATCS Alonzo Church Award 2017 for Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Computation. He is a recipient of the President of the Republic of Singapore Scholarship (1981).
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Gianluca Misuraca is the First Executive Director of the Master on Artificial Intelligence in public services (AI4GOV) led by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Politecnico di Milano and he is a renowned scholar in the area of Digital governance and Artificial Intelligence in the public sector.
Gianluca is also the founder and Vice President on Technology Diplomacy of Inspiring Futures (IF), a global consultancy network with headquarters in Lausanne and Seville, which provides strategic advisory services to several International Organizations and public and private institutions worldwide.
From 2009 to 2020 Gianluca was Senior Scientist at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, leading future-oriented research in Digital Governance, Social Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.
Gianluca MisuracaMr
Master on Artificial Intelligence in public services (AI4GOV)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Gianluca Misuraca is the First Executive Director of the Master on Artificial Intelligence in public services (AI4GOV) led by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Politecnico di Milano and he is a renowned scholar in the area of Digital governance and Artificial Intelligence in the public sector.
Gianluca is also the founder and Vice President on Technology Diplomacy of Inspiring Futures (IF), a global consultancy network with headquarters in Lausanne and Seville, which provides strategic advisory services to several International Organizations and public and private institutions worldwide.
From 2009 to 2020 Gianluca was Senior Scientist at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, leading future-oriented research in Digital Governance, Social Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.
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Professor WU Xun is a professor at Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China.
Professor Wu is a policy scientist with a strong interest in the linkage between policy analysis and public management. His research interests include science and technology policy, policy innovations, water resource management, health policy reform, and anti-corruption. He is a co-editor of the Cambridge Elements in Public Policy and Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning.
He has been involved extensively in consultancy and executive education. He has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UNEP, International Vaccine Institute, and numerous government agencies on a variety of topics, such as infrastructure planning and development, environmental and social impact assessment, design and implementation of randomized control trials (RCTs), and Public-Private Partnership.
Wu XunProf
Innovation
Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Professor WU Xun is a professor at Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China.
Professor Wu is a policy scientist with a strong interest in the linkage between policy analysis and public management. His research interests include science and technology policy, policy innovations, water resource management, health policy reform, and anti-corruption. He is a co-editor of the Cambridge Elements in Public Policy and Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning.
He has been involved extensively in consultancy and executive education. He has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UNEP, International Vaccine Institute, and numerous government agencies on a variety of topics, such as infrastructure planning and development, environmental and social impact assessment, design and implementation of randomized control trials (RCTs), and Public-Private Partnership.
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Kazuyuki Motohashi is the head of department, Interdisciplinary Advanced Studies , Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center of Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. He is as services as a faculty fellow of RIETI (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry), as well as a visiting scholar of NISTEP (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) in the Japanese Government. He is affiliated also with Tongji University, Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property Right as a guest professor. Until this year, he had taken various positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Japanese Government, economist at OECD.
His research interest covers a broad range of issues in economic and statistical analysis of innovation, including economic impacts of information technology, international comparison of productivity, national innovation system focusing on science and industry linkages and SME innovation and entrepreneurship policy. He leads an international research team on the project of green innovation in Asia, involving over 10 scholars in China, India and ASEAN countries. He has published several papers and books on above issues, including Global Business Strategy: Multinational’s Venturing Into Emerging Economies, by Nature-Springer (2014).
URL: http://www.mo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Kazuyuki MotohashiProf
Interdisciplinary Advanced Studies
Graduate School of Engineering and Research
Center of Advanced Science and Technology
Kazuyuki Motohashi is the head of department, Interdisciplinary Advanced Studies , Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center of Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. He is as services as a faculty fellow of RIETI (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry), as well as a visiting scholar of NISTEP (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) in the Japanese Government. He is affiliated also with Tongji University, Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property Right as a guest professor. Until this year, he had taken various positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Japanese Government, economist at OECD.
His research interest covers a broad range of issues in economic and statistical analysis of innovation, including economic impacts of information technology, international comparison of productivity, national innovation system focusing on science and industry linkages and SME innovation and entrepreneurship policy. He leads an international research team on the project of green innovation in Asia, involving over 10 scholars in China, India and ASEAN countries. He has published several papers and books on above issues, including Global Business Strategy: Multinational’s Venturing Into Emerging Economies, by Nature-Springer (2014).
URL: http://www.mo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
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Head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy
Rainer finished a business training in wholesale and import/export trade. After this, he studied social science at the University of Mannheim. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Since October 2000 he is employed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe. From 2008 till June 2019, Rainer Frietsch was Deputy Head of the Competence Center Policy – Industry – Innovation and Coordinator of the Business Unit Innovation Indicators. Since July 2019 he is Head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy.
His work focuses on patent statistics, bibliometrics, economic and social indicators, performance of research systems and research organizations, knowledge and technology transfer, science-industry collaboration.
Rainer Frietsch Dr
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Germany
Head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy
Head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy
Rainer finished a business training in wholesale and import/export trade. After this, he studied social science at the University of Mannheim. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Since October 2000 he is employed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe. From 2008 till June 2019, Rainer Frietsch was Deputy Head of the Competence Center Policy – Industry – Innovation and Coordinator of the Business Unit Innovation Indicators. Since July 2019 he is Head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy.
His work focuses on patent statistics, bibliometrics, economic and social indicators, performance of research systems and research organizations, knowledge and technology transfer, science-industry collaboration.
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Wu Alfred M. is an Associate Professor in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore and a Co-Editor in Chief of Public Administration and Development (SSCI-Indexed). He is a China expert by training. He has published 50 journal articles and book chapters and has been engaged in funded research projects with support from the Ministry of Education of Singapore and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. His research interests include public sector reform, central-local fiscal relations, corruption and governance, and social protection in Greater China and Asia. He was a senior journalist in China before he became an academic.
Alfred WuProf
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor
Wu Alfred M. is an Associate Professor in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore and a Co-Editor in Chief of Public Administration and Development (SSCI-Indexed). He is a China expert by training. He has published 50 journal articles and book chapters and has been engaged in funded research projects with support from the Ministry of Education of Singapore and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. His research interests include public sector reform, central-local fiscal relations, corruption and governance, and social protection in Greater China and Asia. He was a senior journalist in China before he became an academic.
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Jinghan Zeng is Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University. His research delves into China's domestic and international politics with a current focus on AI governance and Belt and Road Initiative. Professor Zeng has been named in the World's Top 2% Scientists list by Stanford University and Elsevier for four consecutive years since 2021. He is the author of several books including Artificial Intelligence with Chinese Characteristics: National Strategy, Security and Authoritarian Governance (2022), Slogan Politics: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Concepts (2020) and The Chinese Communist Party's Capacity to Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and Party Cohesion (2015). He is also the co-editor of One Belt, One Road, One Story? Towards an EU-China Strategic Narrative (2021). Professor Zeng has published over thirty refereed articles in leading journals of politics, international relations and area studies including The Pacific Review, International Affairs, JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, and Third World Quarterly. As a leading international politics expert, Professor Zeng has testified before the UK Parliament and advised United Nations, the British government (including Cabinet Office and Foreign & Commonwealth Office) and major FTSE 100 corporates. He regularly appears in TV and radio broadcasts including the BBC, ABC Australia, Al Jazeera, Asharq News, China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Voice of America. He has written op-ed articles for The Diplomat, BBC (Chinese), The Conversation, Nikkei Asia, Policy Forum, Korea on Point among others. Before embarking on his academic career, he worked for the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York City.
Zeng JinghanProf
China and International Studies
Lancaster University
United Kingdom
Jinghan Zeng is Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University. His research delves into China's domestic and international politics with a current focus on AI governance and Belt and Road Initiative. Professor Zeng has been named in the World's Top 2% Scientists list by Stanford University and Elsevier for four consecutive years since 2021. He is the author of several books including Artificial Intelligence with Chinese Characteristics: National Strategy, Security and Authoritarian Governance (2022), Slogan Politics: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Concepts (2020) and The Chinese Communist Party's Capacity to Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and Party Cohesion (2015). He is also the co-editor of One Belt, One Road, One Story? Towards an EU-China Strategic Narrative (2021). Professor Zeng has published over thirty refereed articles in leading journals of politics, international relations and area studies including The Pacific Review, International Affairs, JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, and Third World Quarterly. As a leading international politics expert, Professor Zeng has testified before the UK Parliament and advised United Nations, the British government (including Cabinet Office and Foreign & Commonwealth Office) and major FTSE 100 corporates. He regularly appears in TV and radio broadcasts including the BBC, ABC Australia, Al Jazeera, Asharq News, China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Voice of America. He has written op-ed articles for The Diplomat, BBC (Chinese), The Conversation, Nikkei Asia, Policy Forum, Korea on Point among others. Before embarking on his academic career, he worked for the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York City.
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Emanuela Girardi is the founder and president of Pop AI, a non-profit organization dedicated to making artificial intelligence accessible to everyone. She also serves as the President of Adra, the European association for AI, Data, and Robotics, which is the partner of the European Commission in the AI, Data, and Robotics Public-Private Partnership. Additionally, Emanuela is a member of the industrial board of AIxIA, the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence and the Advisory Board of CAIRNE the Confederation of Laboratories in AI research in Europe. She is part of the expert group on artificial intelligence at the Ministry of Economic Development, which developed Italy's first AI strategy. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in tech in Italy.
Emanuela Girardi Ms
ADRA
the European AI
Data and Robotics Association
Emanuela Girardi is the founder and president of Pop AI, a non-profit organization dedicated to making artificial intelligence accessible to everyone. She also serves as the President of Adra, the European association for AI, Data, and Robotics, which is the partner of the European Commission in the AI, Data, and Robotics Public-Private Partnership. Additionally, Emanuela is a member of the industrial board of AIxIA, the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence and the Advisory Board of CAIRNE the Confederation of Laboratories in AI research in Europe. She is part of the expert group on artificial intelligence at the Ministry of Economic Development, which developed Italy's first AI strategy. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in tech in Italy.
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Dr. Hanzhi YU is a tenured associate professor at the School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Dr YU holds a Ph.D. in public policy and management from Tsinghua University. Prior to joining Zhejiang University, Dr YU was a post-doctoral fellow in the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Her research field is global governance and international public policy, specifically focusing on the multi-actors’ participation in global public affairs, and the governance of emerging technologies. Her research has been published in journals like International Affairs, Global Governance, Global Policy, PNAS, Science and Public Policy, Journal of Chinese Governance, Sustainable Development and Social Science in China (in Chinese). She is the author of book titled Evolution of Regime Complex in Global Governance: A Case Study on Human Genetic Information (China Social Sciences Press, 2020)
Yu HanzhiProf
School of Public Affairs
Zhejiang University
China
Dr. Hanzhi YU is a tenured associate professor at the School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Dr YU holds a Ph.D. in public policy and management from Tsinghua University. Prior to joining Zhejiang University, Dr YU was a post-doctoral fellow in the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Her research field is global governance and international public policy, specifically focusing on the multi-actors’ participation in global public affairs, and the governance of emerging technologies. Her research has been published in journals like International Affairs, Global Governance, Global Policy, PNAS, Science and Public Policy, Journal of Chinese Governance, Sustainable Development and Social Science in China (in Chinese). She is the author of book titled Evolution of Regime Complex in Global Governance: A Case Study on Human Genetic Information (China Social Sciences Press, 2020)
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Li TANG is a Professor of Public Policy at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Her research focuses on research integrity, science and innovation policy, and program evaluation. As a principal investigator, Dr. Tang has led several research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund of China, and the Ministry of Education of China. Her work has been published in leading journals, including Science and Nature.
Tang LiProf
School of International Relations and Public Affairs
Fudan University
China
Li TANG is a Professor of Public Policy at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Her research focuses on research integrity, science and innovation policy, and program evaluation. As a principal investigator, Dr. Tang has led several research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund of China, and the Ministry of Education of China. Her work has been published in leading journals, including Science and Nature.
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Liang Ma is a Professor at the School of Public Administration and Policy and a Research Fellow at the National Academy for Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China, China. He received his doctoral degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. Before joining RUC, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include digital governance, innovation, and performance management. His research has appeared in many journals in English and Chinese. He regularly contributes op-eds to international and Chinese outlets. He is the Editor of International Journal of Public Administration, an Associate Editor of Chinese Public Administration Review and International Social Science Journal. He is the Chair of the Section of Chinese Public Administration (SCPA) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
Ma LiangProf
School of Public Administration and Policy
Renmin University of China
Professor
Liang Ma is a Professor at the School of Public Administration and Policy and a Research Fellow at the National Academy for Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China, China. He received his doctoral degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. Before joining RUC, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include digital governance, innovation, and performance management. His research has appeared in many journals in English and Chinese. He regularly contributes op-eds to international and Chinese outlets. He is the Editor of International Journal of Public Administration, an Associate Editor of Chinese Public Administration Review and International Social Science Journal. He is the Chair of the Section of Chinese Public Administration (SCPA) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
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Professor Wenxuan Yu, is the Dean of School of Public Affairs at Xiamen University. He obtained his doctoral degree in public administration from Rutgers University-Newark, U.S.A. His research interests include digital governance, performance management, government transparency and comparative public administration. He has been published extensively in international academic journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Journal of Public Management, Public Performance & Management Review, Administration & Society, and Public Money & Management. Besides being an academic, he is also a public opinion influencer. His Op-Ed articles have been extensively published by major news outlets in China, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Yu WenxuanProf
School of Public Affairs
Xiamen University
China
Professor Wenxuan Yu, is the Dean of School of Public Affairs at Xiamen University. He obtained his doctoral degree in public administration from Rutgers University-Newark, U.S.A. His research interests include digital governance, performance management, government transparency and comparative public administration. He has been published extensively in international academic journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Journal of Public Management, Public Performance & Management Review, Administration & Society, and Public Money & Management. Besides being an academic, he is also a public opinion influencer. His Op-Ed articles have been extensively published by major news outlets in China, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Xueyong Zhan is Associate Professor of Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD in public administration and an MPA from the Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California. His current research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation, regulation and public policy, philanthropy and nonprofit management.
Zhan XueyongProf
Management
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
China
Xueyong Zhan is Associate Professor of Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD in public administration and an MPA from the Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California. His current research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation, regulation and public policy, philanthropy and nonprofit management.
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Alex Jingwei He is Associate Professor in the Division of Public Policy at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he also serves as Acting Director of the Institute of Public Policy. He received his PhD degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore. Dr He specializes in public innovation and entrepreneurship, health policy and governance, and social welfare reforms. He has been ranked by Stanford as among the world’s top 2% most cited policy scientists for three consecutive years. He is Associate Editor of Policy and Society and Journal of Asian Public Policy.
He Jingwei, AlexProf
Division of Public Policy
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
China
Alex Jingwei He is Associate Professor in the Division of Public Policy at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he also serves as Acting Director of the Institute of Public Policy. He received his PhD degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore. Dr He specializes in public innovation and entrepreneurship, health policy and governance, and social welfare reforms. He has been ranked by Stanford as among the world’s top 2% most cited policy scientists for three consecutive years. He is Associate Editor of Policy and Society and Journal of Asian Public Policy.
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Dr QIAN Jiwei is Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He is the co-editor of Innovation and China’s Global Emergence (with Erik Baark and Bert Hofman, NUS press, 2021). He currently serves as the secretary of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and is the Co-editor of the Palgrave book series 'Social Policy and Development Studies in East Asia' (with Ka-Ho Mok). His current research interests include innovation policy, social policy, digital economy, among others. His most recent book is The Political Economy of Making and Implementing Social Policy in China (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). He has published widely in journal outlet such as China Quarterly, Cities, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Social Policy, Policy and Society, Policy Studies Journal, Public Choice, Social Policy & Administration and Social Science & Medicine among others.
Qian JiweiDr
East Asian Institute
National University of Singapore
Senior Research Fellow
Dr QIAN Jiwei is Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He is the co-editor of Innovation and China’s Global Emergence (with Erik Baark and Bert Hofman, NUS press, 2021). He currently serves as the secretary of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and is the Co-editor of the Palgrave book series 'Social Policy and Development Studies in East Asia' (with Ka-Ho Mok). His current research interests include innovation policy, social policy, digital economy, among others. His most recent book is The Political Economy of Making and Implementing Social Policy in China (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). He has published widely in journal outlet such as China Quarterly, Cities, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Social Policy, Policy and Society, Policy Studies Journal, Public Choice, Social Policy & Administration and Social Science & Medicine among others.
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Taehyun Jung is a Professor at the Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management at Hanyang University and is affiliated with the Division of Interdisciplinary Industrial Studies. He teaches courses in innovation strategy and theory, intellectual property rights, and entrepreneurship, among others. Before joining Hanyang University in 2013, he spent three years as an Assistant Professor at Lund University in Sweden and one year at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. from the Joint Public Policy Program between Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, USA, in 2009, with a dissertation focused on patent commercialization. He also studied Economics at Yonsei University and Physics at Seoul National University. His recent research interests include innovation systems, innovation in public procurement, innovation indicators and metrics, patent and commercialization strategy, and the dynamics of venture firms and venture capital.
Taehyun JungProf
Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management
Hanyang University
Korea
Taehyun Jung is a Professor at the Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management at Hanyang University and is affiliated with the Division of Interdisciplinary Industrial Studies. He teaches courses in innovation strategy and theory, intellectual property rights, and entrepreneurship, among others. Before joining Hanyang University in 2013, he spent three years as an Assistant Professor at Lund University in Sweden and one year at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. from the Joint Public Policy Program between Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, USA, in 2009, with a dissertation focused on patent commercialization. He also studied Economics at Yonsei University and Physics at Seoul National University. His recent research interests include innovation systems, innovation in public procurement, innovation indicators and metrics, patent and commercialization strategy, and the dynamics of venture firms and venture capital.
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Yanto Chandra (蔡振榮) is Associate Professor at the Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, and Director of the Technology, Policy and Law Laboratory. His research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation in the social and public sector, as well as the impact of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, on policy and civil society and how to better govern them. His work has appeared in esteemed journals such as Public Management Review, Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, American Review of Public Administration, as well as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies. He serves as a Co-Guest Editor for a special issue on AI at the Journal of Business Venturing (FT-50 journal) 2024-2026, and as Associate Editor for Journal of Business Venturing Insights and several other journals. He was a winner of Best Paper Award in the Academy of Management 2024 Chicago on “finetuning AI”, the Kooiman Best Paper 2021 awarded by IRSPM, and included in the Stanford Top 2% Scientist 2024. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Leeds (UK) and University of Amsterdam (NL).
Yanto Chandra Prof
Department of Public and International Affairs
City University of Hong Kong
China
Yanto Chandra (蔡振榮) is Associate Professor at the Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, and Director of the Technology, Policy and Law Laboratory. His research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation in the social and public sector, as well as the impact of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, on policy and civil society and how to better govern them. His work has appeared in esteemed journals such as Public Management Review, Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, American Review of Public Administration, as well as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies. He serves as a Co-Guest Editor for a special issue on AI at the Journal of Business Venturing (FT-50 journal) 2024-2026, and as Associate Editor for Journal of Business Venturing Insights and several other journals. He was a winner of Best Paper Award in the Academy of Management 2024 Chicago on “finetuning AI”, the Kooiman Best Paper 2021 awarded by IRSPM, and included in the Stanford Top 2% Scientist 2024. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Leeds (UK) and University of Amsterdam (NL).
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Dr. Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk is an Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs at NTU’s School of Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Birmingham, and has taught modules on e-government, healthcare, ageing, and crisis leadership. She is the leading contributor to the UNESCAP report on “Evolution of Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development: The Experiences of China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore.” In 2019, she was invited by UNESCAP to train government officials on science, technology, and innovation policies for sustainable development. She was invited by Asian Productivity Organization (APO) as a resource person for a 2023 workshop on digital government on inclusive public service delivery and a 2024 Productivity Talk on digital innovation. In 2024, Dr. Luk gave training sessions on smart nations and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Chongqing government officials and lectures on smart nations, artificial intelligence and digital innovation to undergraduate and graduate students from China. In summer 2024, Dr. Luk and her team members ran a two-day workshop on Effective and Ethical Ways to Write Literature Reviews Using Generative AI (GenAI) Tools. She has also co-authored a book chapter on Adaptive Governance in Higher Education, which examines ways to ensure the ethical and responsible use of GenAI tools and how the development of an adaptive governance framework can balance GenAI’s innovative potential with the risks it poses in higher education.
Sabrina Luk Ching YuenDr
Public Policy and Global Affairs
School of Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk is an Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs at NTU’s School of Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Birmingham, and has taught modules on e-government, healthcare, ageing, and crisis leadership. She is the leading contributor to the UNESCAP report on “Evolution of Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development: The Experiences of China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore.” In 2019, she was invited by UNESCAP to train government officials on science, technology, and innovation policies for sustainable development. She was invited by Asian Productivity Organization (APO) as a resource person for a 2023 workshop on digital government on inclusive public service delivery and a 2024 Productivity Talk on digital innovation. In 2024, Dr. Luk gave training sessions on smart nations and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Chongqing government officials and lectures on smart nations, artificial intelligence and digital innovation to undergraduate and graduate students from China. In summer 2024, Dr. Luk and her team members ran a two-day workshop on Effective and Ethical Ways to Write Literature Reviews Using Generative AI (GenAI) Tools. She has also co-authored a book chapter on Adaptive Governance in Higher Education, which examines ways to ensure the ethical and responsible use of GenAI tools and how the development of an adaptive governance framework can balance GenAI’s innovative potential with the risks it poses in higher education.
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Professor Wilson Wong is the Founding Director and Associate Professor of Data Science and Policy Studies (DSPS) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a senior research fellow at the School of Management, UCL, and a fellow at the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University. In 2024-25, he will be a visiting fellow at the Ostrom Workshop at the Indiana University Bloomington, and a research fellow at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Previously, Professor Wong has served as a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and Harvard University. His primary research areas include AI and Big Data, social data science, digital governance, ICT and innovation, and disruptive technologies. Leveraging his expertise, he currently holds the position of Lead Area Editor at Data & Policy, a flagship journal published by Cambridge University Press focusing on the impact of data-policy interactions. Additionally, he serves as an associate editor at Springer Nature and PLOS One, and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Review of Administrative Sciences and the Journal of Asian Public Policy. Furthermore, Professor Wong is an expert member of The Committee on Data at the International Science Council (CODATA).
Wilson Wong Prof
Data Science and Policy Studies (DSPS) Programme
Faculty of Social Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Wilson Wong is the Founding Director and Associate Professor of Data Science and Policy Studies (DSPS) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a senior research fellow at the School of Management, UCL, and a fellow at the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University. In 2024-25, he will be a visiting fellow at the Ostrom Workshop at the Indiana University Bloomington, and a research fellow at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Previously, Professor Wong has served as a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and Harvard University. His primary research areas include AI and Big Data, social data science, digital governance, ICT and innovation, and disruptive technologies. Leveraging his expertise, he currently holds the position of Lead Area Editor at Data & Policy, a flagship journal published by Cambridge University Press focusing on the impact of data-policy interactions. Additionally, he serves as an associate editor at Springer Nature and PLOS One, and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Review of Administrative Sciences and the Journal of Asian Public Policy. Furthermore, Professor Wong is an expert member of The Committee on Data at the International Science Council (CODATA).
