The Asia Pacific Innovation Network was formed in January 2010, to bring together scholars in the Asia Pacific region interested in the Legal, Managerial and Economic aspects of innovation.
APIC conducts regular workshops, conferences and events in the region focusing on research in innovation.
To learn more about APIC, visit our About page.
APIC Conferences
Member organisations take turns to organise the Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference, a peer-reviewed academic conference that also includes speakers and participants from around the world.
The inaugural conference was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2010. It was called the Pacific Rim Innovation Conference. Please visit that website for the Conference Program and other details.
The 2011 APIC conference was planned for Tokyo, Japan. However due to the crisis in Japan, it was held instead in Singapore, thanks to the teamwork and cooperation by our members in both countries. Please visit the 2011 page for further details.
The 2012 APIC Conference was held in Korea at the Seoul National University. Please visit the 2012 page for further details.
The 2013 APIC Conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 and 7 December 2013. Please visit the 2013 page for further details.
The 2014 APIC Conference was held in Sydney, Australia on 27, 28 and 29 November 2014. Please visit the 2014 page for further details.
The 2015 APIC Conference was held in Hangzhou, P.R. China on the 19th, 20th and 21st of November 2015. Please visit the 2015 page for the conference program.
The 2016 APIC Conference was held in Fukuoka, Japan on the 18th-20th November 2016. Please visit the 2016 page for more information.
The 2017 APIC Conference was held in Wellington, New Zealand on the 30th November to the 2nd of December 2017. Please visit the 2017 page for more information
The 2018 APIC Conference was held in Delhi, India on the 13th-14th of December 2018. Please visit the 2018 page for more information
The 2019 APIC Conference was held in Beijing, China on the 10th-11th of October 2019. Please visit the 2019 page for more information
The 2020 APIC Conference was held in Incheon, South Korea on the 16th-17th October 2020.
The 2021 APIC Conference was held in Nanjing, China from the 3rd-4th December 2021.
The 2022 APIC Conference was held in Incheon, South Korea, from the 28thto 29th of October 2022.
The 2023 APIC Conference was held in Ahmedabad, India from the 19th to the 21st of October 2023.
The 2024 APIC Conference will be held in Manila, Phillippines from 3 to 5 October, 2024.
About APIC
The 1st Asia Pacific Region Innovation Conference was held in University of Melbourne in January 2010. Given a rapidly growing number of scholars in the Asia-Pacific region interested in innovation issues, we envisage that we will host such conferences regularly, rotating among Asia-Pacific countries.
APIC 2024
The 14th annual APIC Conference will be hosted by De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines) from October 3 to 5, 2024. The Call for papers is extended to June 30th, 2024 via the Oxford Abstracts platform.