The Korean Society for Innovation Management and Economics (KOSIME) and Institute for Government Studies, Korea University, together with the RADMA and the R&D Management, invite you to our inaugural R&D Management Workshop 2026 in Seoul.

The Republic of Korea, the land of the calm morning, is called one of the four tigers of Asia and has established itself as a country that has successfully achieved economic growth based on technological innovation. Korea has developed a unique model of technological innovation that has attracted the attention of both developed and developing countries and has actively engaged in exchanges with technological innovation scholars from Asia and around the world, contributing to strengthening in-depth academic discussions in the fields of technological innovation and R&D management. This workshop aims to connect and develop this scholarly community in Korea, Asia and over the world and create visibility and accessibility for R&D Management for scholars in the region.

In terms of scholarly content, this R&D Management Workshop attempts to address the challenges, dynamics and trends of R&D management in Korea, Asia and the world. The goal is to better understand the progress of R&D and innovation management, strategy, and policy by addressing key issues in research and practice. These bear significant implications for scholars, practitioners and policymakers alike. The two-day workshop will include both a scholarly a social program, including a variety of sessions, as well as lunches, coffee breaks, and a joint workshop social dinner.

We look forward to connecting with all of you in Seoul!

Joon Mo Ahn, Korea University
Program Chair

Theme 1. R&D Management in the era of AI

• How is AI reshaping R&D and innovation processes across industries?
• How does AI transform the role of human expertise in R&D and innovation management?
• What organizational structure do we need to cope with AI transformation?
• What ethical and regulatory challenges emerge with AI?

Theme 2. AI application and industrial AI

• How does AI enhance productivity?
• What are the barriers and enablers of AI adoption and diffusion in firms?
• What organizational capabilities are required to scale industrial AI?

Theme 3. How to open R&D? – New R&D collaboration among the technology sovereignty

• How does open innovation accelerate frontier technologies (e.g., quantum, AI, biotech)?
• How can international R&D collaboration be balanced with national technology sovereignty?
• How do firms navigate geopolitical tensions in cross-border R&D collaboration?

Theme 4. New Industry – Beyond dichotomy of Manufacturing and Service

• How do AI and digital technology blur the boundary between manufacturing and service?
• What new value chains emerge in industries combining physical and digital outputs?
• How does AI accelerate the convergence of manufacturing and service into new industry modes?

Theme 5. Transformative innovation policy

• What governance approaches support and/or discourage transformative innovation in the era of AI?
• In what ways can AI and digital technologies be embedded into transformative policy frameworks?
• How can innovation policy drive societal transformation in the AI era?

(1) Extended Abstract

Extended abstracts (1,000 words (max. 2,000), excluding references etc.) must be submitted by Feb 28, 2026 to rnd.seoul.2026@gmail.com.
Each author may submit up to two extended abstracts.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by Mar 24, 2026.

(2) Presentation file

Authors with accepted abstract need to submit a presentation file (e.g., PPT, PDF etc.) by May 20, 2026
Please submit presentation file to rnd.seoul.2026@gmail.com

(3) Full paper (optional)

Authors with accepted abstract are invited to submit a full paper (2,500~4,000 words, including references) by May 10, 2026
Please note that only submissions with a full paper will be eligible for consideration for the Best Paper Awards
Papers should be submitted as PDF file and must include a 150-word abstract (including max. 7 keywords)
Full papers will be automatically accepted, provided that at least one author registers for the conference
Please submit full paper file to rnd.seoul.2026@gmail.com

• Congratulatory Remarks

  Dr. Kyung-hoon Bae
  Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Science and ICT

• Keynote Speaker

  Prof. Tim Minshall
  University of Cambridge

• Keynote Speaker

  Dr. Woohyung Lim
  Head of LG AI Research

• Editor-in-Chief R&D Management Journal

  Prof. Alberto Di Minin
  Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

• President of KOSIME & Associate Editor R&D Management Journal

  Prof. Joon Mo Ahn
  Korea University

• Associate Editor R&D Management Journal

  Prof. Letizia Mortara
  University of Cambridge

• Editor Research Policy Journal

  Prof. Keun Lee
  Chung-Ang University

• Editor Research Policy Journal

  Prof. Kazuyuki Motohashi
  University of Tokyo

• Editor-in-Chief Technovation Journal

  Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke
  University of Antwerp

• Department Editor IEEE TEM

  Prof. Yuan Zhou
  Tsinghua University

• Editor-in-Chief Technological Forecasting and Social Change Journal

  Prof. Mei-Chih Hu
  National Tsing Hua University

• Associated Editor Journal of Engineering and Technology Management

  Prof. Sungjoo Lee
  Seoul National University

• Editor Science and Public Policy Journal

  Prof. YoungJun Kim
  Korea University

• Former Editor Science and Public Policy Journal

  Prof. Jeong-Dong Lee
  Seoul National University

DAY1

Time	Programme
9:00~9:30	Arrival and Registration, Korea University
9:30~11:00	Opening Remark (Prof. Joon Mo Ahn) Congratulatory Remarks (Dr. Kyung-hoon Bae, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT) Overview (Prof. Alberto Di Minin) “Introduction of R&D Management Journal” Keynote Speech 1 (Prof. Tim Minshall, University of Cambridge) “Manufacturing innovation in the era of AI: People will always be at the heart of how we make things” Keynote Speech 2 (Dr. Woohyung Lim, LG AI Research) “Evolution of industrial ecosystems driven by artificial intelligence”
11:00~11:15	Coffee Break
11:15~12:30	Parallel Session 1
12:30~13:30	Lunch
13:30~14:45	Parallel Session 2
15:00~16:15	Future of R&D Management Journal (Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Alberto Di Minin) Meet the Editors (R&D Management, Research Policy, Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Science and Public Policy, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, IEEE TEM)
16:30~17:45	Parallel Session 3
18:00~	Dinner and Networking, Award (Best Paper, Best Innovator)

DAY2

Time	Programme
9:00~10:15	Parallel Session 4
10:30~12:00	Parallel Session 5
12:00~12:30	Summary of R&D Management Workshop in Seoul
12:30~	Culture Exploration (Invitation Only)

Important Dates

Date	Event
Oct, 2025	Call for Paper
Feb 28, 2026	Submission Deadline for Extended Abstract
Mar 24, 2026	Notification of Acceptance & Registration Opens
Apr 15, 2026	Early-bird registration ends
May 1, 2026	Final date for workshop registration (mandatory)
May 10, 2026	Full paper for Best Paper Awards (optional)
May 20, 2026	Deadline for presentation materials submission (mandatory)
May 29~30, 2026	R&D Managment Workshop

Special Issue - R&D Management

The Non-Human Innovator: Agentic AI, Physical AI, and the Transformation of R&D Management

Human–AI Delegation, Autonomous Agency, Organisational Capabilities, and AI Inventorship

Submission Information

This Special Issue is partially associated with the R&D Management Workshop 2026 (Seoul) and KOSIME summer conference (Jeju, Korea). Participation in the workshop is not a prerequisite for submission; however, a paper development workshop (PDW) session will be held, offering authors presenting at the workshop the opportunity to discuss their drafts and enhance manuscript quality. We welcome conceptual, empirical, and methodological contributions from management, organisation science, and innovation studies.

Key Dates

• 29~30th May 2026: Paper Development Workshop (PDW) at R&D Management Workshop, Seoul, Korea
• 2~4th July 2026: Paper Development Workshop (PDW) at KOSIME summer conference, Jeju, Korea
• 1st December 2026: Special Issue submission open
• 30th June 2027: Deadline for Special Issue submission
• 1st July 2028: Publication of Special Issue articles

Review Process

All submissions will undergo a standard double-blind peer review process in line with R&D Management journal guidelines.

This is also posted on the R&D Management website.

Special Issue – R&D Management

Korea University

Korea University Anam Campus is located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. For directions from Incheon International Airport or Seoul Station to Korea University, please refer to the Transportation information below. The workshop will be held at multiple venues, including the locations below.

• Address 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
• Website https://www.korea.ac.kr/sites/ko/index.do

Transportation

From Incheon Airport (Terminal 1 / Terminal 2) → Seoul Station

• AREX (Airport Railroad Express) (https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro) Express train (40 minutes) or All-stop train (60 minutes)
• Airport Limousine Bus (40~60 minutes)

From Incheon Airport (Terminal 1 / Terminal 2) → Korea University

• Subway Airport Railroad → Transfer to Line 6 at Gongdeok → exit at Anam or Korea University
• Airport Limousine Bus Take Bus No.6101 or 6102 → get off at Korea University

From Gimpo Airport → Korea University

• Subway Airport Railroad → Transfer to Line 6 at Gongdeok → exit at Anam or Korea University
• Airport Limousine Bus Take Bus No.6101 → get off at Korea University

Map service

• Naver Map (https://map.naver.com/)
• Google Map (https://www.google.com/maps/place/seoul) For more detailed information on tourism, please refer to Visit Seoul (https://English.visitseoul.net/) and Visit Korea (https://English.visitkorea.or.kr/)

Accommodations

Participants are strongly advised to book accommodation early, as hotel rates may rise closer to the event. Please note that R&D Management Workshop in Seoul does not provide booking service, so participants should arrange their own reservation individually.

Near Korea University (Venue)

• Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels & Residences
• JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul
• Nine Tree by Parnas Seoul Dongdaemun
• Uljiro Coop Residence Dongdaemun
• Hotel Skypark Dongdaemun Ⅰ
• Hotel Skypark Kingstown Dongdaemun

Near Seoul Station

• Fraser Place Namdaemun Seoul
• Fraser Place Central Seoul
• Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station
• Ramada Hotel and Suites Seoul Namdaemun

City Centre

• Westin Josun Seoul Hotel
• Le Meridien Seoul Myeongdong
• Hotel President
• Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong
• Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun Myeongdong
• Hotel The Botanik Sewoon Myeongdong
• Travelodge Myeongdong Euljiro
• The Plaza Seoul

RADMA is focused on the needs of researchers, practitioners and students of research technology and innovation management. It is closely associated with the R&D Management Journal and conferences. RADMA also supports R&D Today, its outreach website, highlighting useful research, tools and case-studies for practitioners and R&D managers https://www.rndtoday.co.uk/
RADMA and the R&D Management organize an international R&D Management Conference every year. In 2025, it took place in Pisa (Italy) and in June 2026, it will take place in Manchester (UK). The conference hosted over 750 scholars and practitioners in Stockholm(2024) and around 600 in Pisa(2025).

Over the last 30 years R&D Management Conferences have been held in number of venues mainly in European countries but also, for example, India, Amsterdam, New Zealand, Taiwan and Canada. The conference is well respected and provides a valuable means of communication and exchange of ideas as well as quality papers, which authors are encouraged to submit for publication through the usual refereeing procedures of the R&D Management Journal as well as other leading journals in the field.
RADMA has supported R&D Management Workshops that aim to strengthen relations within national and regional communities of R&D researchers and practitioners beyond Europe, where the main conference is usually held. Most participants in these workshops come from the organizing country or region, although some travel from further afield.

In 2026, the R&D Management Workshop is organised in collaboration with Korea University and KOSIME (The Korean Society for Technology Management & Economics).

Korea University is the first private comprehensive higher education institution in Korea, founded in 1905. With over 33,000 students from across Korea and around the world, the university comprises 18 colleges and 18 graduate schools.
Facts and Figures:
· 61st Top universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2026)
· 3rd in Korea (Business & Management Studies and Social Policy & Administration)
· Est. 1905. The oldest comprehensive university in Korea
· 370,000+ university alumni worldwide

The Korean Society for Technology Management & Economics (KOSIME) was founded on June 23, 1992, to foster academic advancement through interdisciplinary research on technological innovation, to develop and disseminate new theories and knowledge, to propose effective management strategies for industrial technology innovation, to contribute to the formulation of national science and technology policies and technology development strategies, and to promote science- and technology-driven social transformation.