Entrepreneurship and its ecosystem (Chairs: Yanli Zhang, Sunny Li Sun, Anu Basu)

Formation and Growth of Technology-based Startups

Business model innovation (Platform-based, cloud-based, SaaS, etc.)

Financing your innovation (VC, Angel, Crowd-sourcing, etc.)

Corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venture capital

Startup incubators

Management of Innovation (Chairs: Joel West, Alberto Di Minin, Xudong Gao)

Open Innovation and Collaboration in Technology Management

Management of Innovation Processes

Networked innovation

New product development processes

Innovation in emerging markets

Innovation and computer security

Technology Management (Chair: Tugrul Daim)

Technology Planning and Forecasting

Technology Assessment and Selection

Technology Roadmapping

Technology Adoption and Diffusion

Engineering Management (Chairs: Jason Hui, Leon Pretorius)

Structuring Engineering Organizations

Project Management

Resource Management and Staff Distribution

Management of Engineering Systems

Engineering Economics>

Strategy and global market (Chairs: Max von Zedtwitz, Jiang Wei, Xielin Liu, Lutao Ning)

Globalization of Research & Development

Technology alliances

Differing product strategy for different markets

Marketing through social media

Role of Silicon Valley and other technology centers in the World

Intellectual property rights across national borders

Standard Strategy in the Global Market

New manufacturing and supply chain systems (Chairs: Taeho Park, Ming Zhou,Md. Mamun Habib)

3D printing and its business applications

Technology development through the supply chain

Total quality management

Global supply chain operations

Operations strategy

Information Technology and the Internet (Chairs: Jerry Gao, Zhiwei Peng, Subhankar Dhar)

The Internet of Things

Network Security

Big Data Management and Analytics

E-government and Smart Cities

Social Media Impact

Biotech and healthcare innovation (Chairs: Chun-Hsien Wang)

Digital health

Biometrics Technologies and applications

Hospital and clinics management: EMR and other IT facilitators

Innovation in pharmaceutical industries

Medical device innovation

Social issues and sustainability (Chairs: Joseph Sarkis, Chunguang Bai)

Social innovation

Project management with a social consciousness

Management of and planning for green technology

Corporate social responsibility

Engineering Management and Climate Change

Responsible innovation

People and organizations (Chair: Peter Love)

Employee to manager challenges

Rethinking leadership and motivating employees

Opportunities and challenges of employee work from home

Healthy organizational culture

Education in Technology Management

Global virtual teams

Management of Engineers, Scientists and Technologists