Demystifying China's Innovation Machine Chaotic Order

Marina Zhang, Associate professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology,Mark Dodgson, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland,David Gann, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford

Marina Yue Zhang is an associate professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Before her academic career, she worked for IBM and Ericsson and co-founded two technology start-ups in China. Her current research looks into innovation ecosystem,
technology entrepreneurship, and latecomer catch-up in innovation.

Mark Dodgson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, and Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, UK. His PhD is from Imperial College London. His previous roles include Executive Director of the National Graduate School of Management at the Australian National
University. He has been on the board of two multi-billion dollar companies and five start-ups. He has advised numerous companies and governments throughout Europe, Asia and North, and South America and has researched and taught in over 60 countries.

David Gann is Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Development and External Affairs, and Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, UK. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College
of Art, and Fellow of the City & Guilds Institute. He is a university and business leader with extensive international experience in innovation strategy and technology management, and has formed 5 companies, mentors start-ups, and advises boards on innovation and technology management. His research
explores why and how innovation happens, the ways it continually transforms the world we live in, and how it can be managed.