May 23rd, 2008
Eberhart discusses Japanese corporate governance reforms
On May 14, SPRIE visiting scholar Robert Eberhart spoke about his current research assessing the effect of Japanese corporate governance reforms and the question of whether the corporate system in Japan will ultimately be converging with the Western model. 
Audio transcript available 
presentation, flyer available
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April 25th, 2008
Michael Korver speaks on venture capital in Japan
Venture capitalist, attorney, and educator Michael Korver opened SPRIE's spring seminar series on new post-bubble patterns of entrepreneurship in Japan. Korver, a managing partner in Japan's Global Venture Capital, spoke on how he has seen venture capital evolve there in light of his own firm's experiences. Audio transcript available presentation available
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March 28th, 2008
SPRIE Co-Director William Miller profiled on Forbes.com
In the News: Forbes on March 19, 2008While the Stanford community may know him as former provost, professor emeritus, and co-director of SPRIE, William Miller is also chair and co-founder of Redwood City's Nanostellar, a start-up using innovative methods and new technologies to dramatically increase the efficiency of catalytic converters. Read more »
February 8th, 2008
New Patterns and Paradigms in Global Innovation Networks
Presentations and select audio files are now available for SPRIE's recent forum on innovation.
A Global Perspective on Regional Innovation Indicators
Presentations and select audio files are now available for SPRIE's recent academic workshop on regional innovation indicators.
January 30th, 2008
John Hagel and Henry Chesbrough deliver keynote addresses at "The Shape of Things to Come" conference
John Hagel, co-author of The Only Sustainable Edge , and Dr. Henry Chesbrough, author of Open Innovation, were keynote speakers at "The Shape of Things to Come: New Patterns and Paradigms in Global Innovation Networks." The keynotes bookended the forum, which included sessions on internet services in China and venture capital's role in network building, and featured speakers and participants from the U.S., Asia and Europe. Read more »
December 18th, 2007
Rafiq Dossani speaks on India's arrival in IT
In 1990, India's information technology sector had only around $100 million in exports. Today, it has become a major force in IT. So how did India's arrival in information technology happen?
On November 27, Rafiq Dossani spoke at a SPRIE seminar on his new book, India Arriving. Using the IT sector as an illustration, he discussed the impact of political change in India. Audio transcript available flyer available
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November 29th, 2007
The Highest Value-add is Face-to-Face
In the News: The Mercury News on November 25, 2007Marguerite Hancock, SPRIE Associate Director, quoted in "How Globalization Strengthens the Tech Economy," The Mercury News 
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They Are Still...Doing a Lot of Copying and Process Innovation
In the News: The Mercury News on November 26, 2007William Miller, SPRIE Co-Director, quoted in "Valley's Edge: Success is Hard to Copy," Mercury News article. Read more »
October 12th, 2007
Min Zhu seminar and SEN launch kick off SPRIE's fall quarter
In the News: San Jose Mercury News on October 12, 2007SPRIE kicked off the fall quarter with two special events: first was a seminar on October 9 presented by Min Zhu, co-founder of WebEx, who spoke on "Beyond Beijing and High Tech: Chinese Entrepreneurship on the Edge"; then, on October 10, Martin Eberhard, Tesla Motors' Co-Founder and President of Technology, spoke at the launch of the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network, a federation of organizations, including SPRIE, that focus on entrepreneurship across the Stanford campus. Read more »
October 4th, 2007
Min Zhu and SEN launch kick off SPRIE's fall semester
AnnouncementSPRIE is excited to announce two upcoming events to kick off the fall semester. First, Min Zhu, Co-Founder of WebEx, will be presenting "Beyond Beijing and High Tech: Chinese Entrepreneurship on the Edge," a seminar on Tuesday, October 9; then on Wednesday, October 10, Tesla Motors' Co-Founder and President of Technology Martin Eberhard will be speaking at the launch event for the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network. Read more »
September 1st, 2007
SPRIE co-director Henry Rowen examines "The Curious Life of Clusters"
In the NewsWriting in the Far Eastern Economic Review, SPRIE co-director Henry Rowen discusses the formation of information technology clusters and how governments in Asia may help or hinder them. His piece, "The Curious Life of Clusters," argues that success for Asian clusters needs "national rules that encourage entrepreneurship, openness to foreign connections of various kinds and support for research."
April 18th, 2007
HP's Richard Walker discusses globalization and the PC business
Richard Walker, vice-president and general manager of consumer desktop PCs at Hewlett-Packard, presented an informative seminar on the "Impact of Globalization on HP's PC Business." 
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March 1st, 2007
Stanford alumni discuss entrepreneurial challenges in China
On February 26, 2007, as part of Stanford University's celebration of Entrepreneurship Week USA, three Stanford alumni, leading entrepreneurs in China, held an animated discussion on their successes, failures and key lessons learned, and on the challenges and pitfalls of startups in China. Read more »
February 12th, 2007
Three groundbreaking Stanford alumni to share their experiences and insights on entrepreneurship in China
AnnouncementAs part of Entrepreneurship Week USA at Stanford University (February 24 - March 3, 2007), SPRIE and the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) will be sponsoring a special event: "Global Entrepreneurship: Stanford Trailblazers in China." Leading entrepreneurs in China will discuss how they got started, challenges they are facing, and their outlook for entrepreneurs in China. Read more »
December 1st, 2006
SPRIE announces the publication of "Making IT"
Press ReleaseNow available from Stanford University Press, Making IT: The Rise of Asia in High Tech is the product of an intensive international collaboration among experts from seven countries and regions. Read more »
November 30th, 2006
Sustainability of high tech regions focus of recent SPRIE workshop
On November 13-14, 2006, SPRIE and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) together with the School of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University, co-sponsored "High Tech Regions 2.0: Sustainability and Reinvention," a workshop at Stanford University. Read more »
China leadership report: the new generation of high tech leaders
Press ReleaseSPRIE's joint research project with Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Consulting has just released "Getting Results in China: How China's Tech Executives are Molding a New Generation of Leaders."
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October 21st, 2006
Jack Gao and Michael Zhao speak on leadership in Chinese high tech
At a SPRIE seminar on September 20, Autodesk's Jack Gao and Array Networks' Michael Zhao spoke on the challenges of creating leaders in China's high tech firms. Audio transcript available flyer available
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June 20th, 2006
"Shanghai Starts Up": Leonard Liu's company Augmentum focus of Newsweek article
In the News: Newsweek on June 12, 2006SPRIE benefits from the experience and knowledge of its Advisory Board, and one member of the Board and his company were recently the focus of a Newsweek article called "Shanghai Starts Up," a look at how some Chinese software firms are fighting to "jack up outsourcing to a new level." Read more »
June 1st, 2006
SPRIE workshop examines "Greater China's Innovative Capacity: Progress and Challenges"
On May 20-21, 2006, the Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and the China Institute for Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) of Tsinghua University co-sponsored an international workshop in Beijing, China. More than 70 academics, industry leaders and government policy makers attended this event, and more than twenty papers were presented. Read more »
April 7th, 2006
Douglas Fuller on complacency toward China's challenge to U.S. science and technology lead
Op-ed: The Mercury News on April 7, 2006SPRIE Fellow Douglas Fuller points out that a recent Duke University report--one that downplays concerns about the low number of U.S. science and engineering graduates compared to those produced in China and India--does not tell the whole story about the threat to the U.S. lead in science and technology. Complacency based on this assumption would be, Fuller cautions, "a grave mistake." Read more »
January 12th, 2006
The Globalization Strategies of Companies from China, India and Other Rapidly Developing Economies
On January 11, David Michael of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) discussed recent research into the globalization strategies of companies from China, India and other rapidly developing economies during SPRIE's kickoff seminar for 2006 and the winter quarter.
For full details on this presentation, go to The Globalization Strategy of Companies from China, India and Other Rapidly Developing Economies event page and download the report from The Boston Consulting Group. Read more »
November 30th, 2005
MNC R&D Labs in China -- IP Protection and Innovation for the Global Market
On November 29, 2005, SPRIE Fellow Dr. Xiaohong (Iris) Quan presented "Multinational Corporations' Research and Development Labs in China--Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation for the Global Market," a seminar on her study of the research and development done by multinational corporations in China. presentation available
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November 6th, 2005
The Development and Future of China's Semiconductor Industry
A delegation from the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) headed by its president, Mr. Zhongyu Yu, visited Stanford University on November 5, 2005. As part of its visit on campus, the delegation was invited to speak at SPRIE's seminar series on the rise of China's innovation competence. Mr. Yu and his colleagues shared with the audience the latest developments in China's integrated circuit (IC) industry as well as their understanding of the underlying driving forces, the level of competency, the role of the government and China's integration into the global innovation system. Read more »
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