Topic: Innovation and Knowledge Management for the Modern Industrial System
Time: 31 October-1 November 2025
Place: International Academic Communication Center (1034 Hotel), Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
1. Conference Background
The 6th International Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management (iKM2025) will be held on October 31-November 1, 2025 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Co-organized by the Research Center for Technological Innovation of Tsinghua University, the Business School of Shenzhen Technology University, and Tongfang Knowledge Network Digital Publishing Technology Co., Ltd. The conference will invite more than 30 experts, scholars, and practitioners all over the world, such as Prof. Jin Chen from Tsinghua University, Prof. WB Lee and Prof. Eric Tsui from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Prof. Constantin Bratianu from Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, Prof. Aino Kianto from Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland, Prof. Jacky Fok Loi Hong from University of Macau, etc., to talk about the future of innovation and knowledge management. The International Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management has been held for five times from 2017 to 2023, with more than 400 participants in each time, providing an effective platform to promote the exchange of scholars and practitioners in knowledge management and innovation around the world.
2. Organizers: Research Center for Technological Innovation of Tsinghua University, Business School of Shenzhen Technology University, and Tongfang Knowledge Network Digital Publishing Technology Co., Ltd.
3. Academic support:
-English journals
Knowledge Management Research & Practice
International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies(There will be a special issue in IJKMS for iKM2025. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Sumbal from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Dr. Henri Hussinki from Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland are the special issue editors)
International Journal of Innovation Studies
Management & Marketing- Challenges for the Knowledge Society
-Chinese journals
Science of Science and Management of S.&T.
Innovation Science and Technology
Journal of Innovation Management
4. Topics covered for papers
(1) Practical wisdom and epistemology
(2) Data, artificial intelligence and knowledge management
(3) Knowledge creation and dynamic capabilities
(4) From efficiency-oriented organizations to knowledge-creating organizations
(5) Knowledge, innovation and learning society
(6) Open innovation, user Innovation and knowledge management
(7) Total innovation management, integrated Innovation and knowledge management
(8) Knowledge management in Industrial chain and innovation chain
(9) Intellectual property rights and transformation of academic spinoffs
(10) Knowledge management and innovation in multinational corporations
5. Requirements for submission
Submission deadline: 10 October 2025
Notice for acceptance: 20 October 2025
Langue for the paper: English
Submission email and conference enquiry: ikm@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Other notice: Please include title, names and affiliations of authors, abstract on the first page of the paper. High-quality papers will be recommended to publish on the special issue of iKM2025 in International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies.
