The Research Hub is pleased to announce our call for papers for our jointly organised conference with participation of scholars from the University of Cambridge, National Tsinghua University, Taipei Medical University and National Sun Yat-sen University
Navigating Technological Futures: Power, Resilience, and Strategy in a multipolar world
You can find all information on our dedicated conference website including:
- Submission guidelines
- Conference tracks
- Conference theme tracks
Track A: Future and impact of AI (Alexandru Marcoci)
Track B: Technology, Industry and Innovation System (Chan-Yuan Wong)
Track C: Resilience of Biotechnology and Medicine Supply Chain (Elsa Hsu and Stephen Timmons)
Track D: Geopolitics in technological supply chain (Momoko Kawakami and Chun-yi Lee)
- Conference fees
- All relevant Contact information
Technology, politics, economic development, and military strategies are increasingly interconnected, shaping a highly unpredictable landscape.Leading innovation powers, such as the United States, demonstrate a profound synergy between government initiatives and major technology corporations, propelling society into uncharted territories. Emerging contenders like China have rapidly advanced alternative technological solutions—exemplified by the swift development of competitive AI models — despite ongoing challenges in critical areas such as advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Beyond the U.S. and China, nations worldwide are prioritising the creation of resilient technology supply chains. Efforts to mitigate vulnerabilities have led states to construct visible and invisible technological barriers across various sectors.
These developments raise several urgent questions: What new forms of economic or geopolitical power might emerge from rapid technological advancements? How will accelerated innovation reshape global alliances or exacerbate rivalries? What unforeseen societal impacts could arise from swiftly implemented, low-cost technological solutions? And importantly, how should different societies, which include advanced technology hegemons, rising middle powers and emerging small powers prepare for, manage, and regulate such transformative changes?Fundamentally, this conference aims to critically examine the key actors driving technological transformations impacting society. Are states, corporations, or other entities at the forefront? What power dynamics emerge, and how are these continually reshaped amidst rapid technological advancement?
In order to explore all these questions with global scholars, Taiwan Research Hub at University of Nottingham, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University, Institute of Technology Management at National Tsinghua University, Taipei Medical University and Centre for Strategy and Human Capital Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University will work together to hold this interdisciplinary and geo-diversified conference from 22-24 June 2026 at University of Nottingham.T
The conference organisers aim to publish selected conference papers on (but not limited to) Geopolitics, Eurasian Geography and Economics, China Information.
Keynote speakers Prof Keun Lee from School of Economics at Chung-Ang University Republic of Korea
Best wishes
Taiwan Research Hub Conference Organisers
Posted on Friday 3rd October 2025