On November 2, Professor Jinichiro Yamada gave the opening keynote speech at The 19th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Economy & Global Management in Tainan City (Nantai University of Science and Technology International Conference Center). He delivered the opening keynote speech at the 19th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Economy & Global Management. The keynote address was entitled “Rediscovering University Ethos Amidst Academic Capitalism: Unveiling the Complexities of Regional Innovation Policies and Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship.” The keynote address was titled ”Rediscovering University Ethos Amidst Academic Capitalism: Unveiling the Complexities of Regional Innovation Policies and Entrepreneurship. This special invited opening session was interspersed with several Q&A sessions and was followed by a series of lively questions and answers from graduate students and researchers from Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. The two-day international conference was attended by more than 200-plus participants from more than 15 countries around the world.

Professor Yamada explained how the characteristics of urban cultures and entrepreneurship ecosystems with different historical characteristics, such as Sapporo and Kyoto in Japan, have been affected by policy interventions and stimulus packages from academic capitalist central and regional governments and related organizations. How human capital investment and relationships with local economic communities have led to current science and technology transfers and achievements, etc., were explained through theoretical frameworks and other means based on years of empirical research and longitudinal case studies. There were questions about comparisons with cases in Taiwan, Germany, France, and Southeast Asian cities, and a lively discussion ensued. The active discussion on the light and shadow of academic capitalism and knowledge economy through such an international academic event was a great opportunity for the related research institutions to discuss the issues of entrepreneurship and local economies in the global era of geopolitical instability. It is expected to accelerate closer research cooperation and exchange between related institutions.

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