Integrating Industry and Education
Creating and Sharing the Future
2026 Industry-Academia Collaboration and Technology Transfer Exchange Event
Event Background
The event focuses on “Technology Introduction and Achievement Transformation”,
promoting industry - academia - research collaboration.
Organizational Structure
Host: Shimmer Center, Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory; IMD Center, UESTC
Supporting: Chengdu Opening-up and International Cooperation Center; Sichuan Promotion Association for Belt and Road Initiative
Supporting: Chengdu Opening-up and International Cooperation Center; Sichuan Promotion Association for Belt and Road Initiative
Distinguished Guest Lineup Revealed
Prof. Pedro Antonio Valdés-Sosa
Vice Director for Research, CNEURO
Academician, Cuban Academy of Sciences
Distinguished Professor, UESTC
Academician, Cuban Academy of Sciences
Distinguished Professor, UESTC
Prof. Arup Neogi
Distinguished Professor & PhD Supervisor, UESTC
Optica Fellow
Chinese Government Friendship Award
Optica Fellow
Chinese Government Friendship Award
Prof. Iickho Song
Distinguished Professor & PhD Supervisor, UESTC
Professor, KAIST
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Professor, KAIST
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Prof. Roberto Mulet
President, Cuban Physical Society Professor, University of Havana
Prof. Dariusz Wanatowski
Professor and Pro-Dean SWJTU-Leeds Joint School,
University of Leeds, UK
University of Leeds, UK
Prof. Tan Kok Chuan Bobby
Professor & PhD Supervisor, UESTC
Sichuan High-level Foreign Talent
Sichuan High-level Foreign Talent
Prof. Tim Leydecker
Professor & PhD Supervisor, UESTC
Sichuan High-level Foreign Talent
Sichuan High-level Foreign Talent
Prof. Lakshminarayana Polavarapu
Permanent Full Professor, University of Vigo, Spain
Project Leader, LMU, Germany
Project Leader, LMU, Germany
Prof. Kenya Hashimoto
Professor, UESTC
IEEE Life Fellow
Chairman of Committee 150 of Japan Academic Revitalization Association
IEEE Life Fellow
Chairman of Committee 150 of Japan Academic Revitalization Association
Prof. Udayabhaskararao Thumu
Professor & PhD Supervisor, UESTC
Sichuan High-level Foreign Expert
Sichuan High-level Foreign Expert
Dr. Jérémie Courtois
Distinguished Research Fellow, Chengdu University
Sichuan High-level Foreign Expert
Sichuan High-level Foreign Expert
Dr. Jamie F. Townsend
Associate Reasercher and Lecturer, Southwest Jiaotong University
Participating Countries
As of now, the event has brought together more than 160 participants from 23 countries worldwide, including Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Latvia, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Agenda
14:00 - 14:30
Registration + Mini Exhibition
Transformable technology achievements display, free networking
Transformable technology achievements display, free networking
14:30 - 14:40
Opening Remarks
Leadership remarks;
Representative remarks from coorganizers/co-hosts;
Group photo
Leadership remarks;
Representative remarks from coorganizers/co-hosts;
Group photo
14:40 - 15:00
Welcome Address
Distinguished guests
Distinguished guests
15:00 - 15:15
Platform Introduction
Introduction of overseas channels by organizations including
Chengdu Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese,
Chengdu Opening-up and International Cooperation Center,
Chinese Returnees International, etc.
Introduction of overseas channels by organizations including
Chengdu Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese,
Chengdu Opening-up and International Cooperation Center,
Chinese Returnees International, etc.
15:15 - 15:30
Roundtable Forum
Theme: "New Pathways for Industry-Academia Collaboration and Technology Transfer"
5-6 panelists (representatives from universities, enterprises, investment institutions, and foreign experts)
Theme: "New Pathways for Industry-Academia Collaboration and Technology Transfer"
5-6 panelists (representatives from universities, enterprises, investment institutions, and foreign experts)
15:30 - 15:50
Project Roadshow
3-4 industry-academia cooperation /
technology transfer projects (5-7 minutes each)
3-4 industry-academia cooperation /
technology transfer projects (5-7 minutes each)
15:50 - 16:00
Strategic Signing Ceremony
Strategic cooperation signing ceremony
Strategic cooperation signing ceremony
16:00 - 16:30
Free Networking + Coffee Break
One-on-one discussion in technology demand docking area, networking session
One-on-one discussion in technology demand docking area, networking session
16:30
Event Closing
Media interviews;
Shimmer Interview;
Free discussion
Media interviews;
Shimmer Interview;
Free discussion
Registration
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