The 17th International Conference of Organizational Innovation ICOI 2026

Thursday 23 July 2026 | Phuong Dong University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Important Dates

Conference Date July 21–23, 2026
Paper submission deadline May 11, 2026
Acceptance Notification May 25, 2026

(Notification of results can be expedited if there is an urgent requirement.)

Registration & Payment

Registration & Payment Deadline Jun 15, 2026

Purpose

It is the goal of the International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI) to have the International Conference of Organizational Innovation (ICOI) become a world-class conference. The ICOI conference has entered its sixteenth year. The IAOI would like to thank the experts and scholars who have participated in the conference over the past ten years. The IAOI also appreciates the assistance of the sponsoring universities, especially the hosting ones. The IAOI will continue its efforts in seeking the best universities to work cooperatively on future conferences.

The purpose of the conference is to serve as a primary channel of knowledge sharing and the promotion of innovation internationally. The conference encourages experts and scholars all over the world to share their research and best-practice outcomes through presentations and IAOI publications. An important goal of the conference is to promote learning from each other by exchanging ideas and views, and building networks. The conference encourages submissions for paper presentations from all interested professionals. In order to reach the goals of sharing and exchanging experiences in both theoretical developments and applications, these presentations may focus on either research studies or case studies of best practices on a wide variety of topics.

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SCHEDULE & AGENDA

Conference Schedule

Detailed program timeline for conference activities.

📍 Phuong Dong University, Hanoi, Vietnam 🗓️ July 2026
DAY 1

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Program schedule for the conference day

08:30

Start of today’s program

at Phuong Dong University, Hanoi, Vietnam

08:30–09:00

Participants Registration

Name Tag, Conference Manual

09:00–09:20

Opening Ceremony

by Dr. Fred Dembowski (President of IAOI)

09:20–09:40

Welcome Address

by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Cuong, Acting president of Phuong Dong University

09:40–10:30

Conference VIPs’ Welcoming Addresses

5–10 minutes per speaker

10:30–11:00

Coffee Break and Networking Session

11:00–12:30

Keynote Speeches

02 keynote speakers, 50 minutes each

12:30–13:30

Lunch Break

13:30–15:00

Paper Sessions 1

15:00–15:15

Coffee Break and Networking Session

15:15–17:00

Paper Sessions 2

18:00–21:00

Welcome Gala Dinner and Awarding Ceremony

21:00

End of today’s program

Hội nghị Khoa học Quốc gia năm 2026

Honorable Conference Chairs

Dr. Fred Dembowski
President of the International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI), USA
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Huu Cuong
Acting President of Phuong Dong University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Dr. Sri Gunawan
Faculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

Conference Chairs

Assoc.Prof. Tran Thi My Dieu
President of Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Assoc.Prof. Phung Thai Minh Trang
Vice President of Binh Duong Economics and Technology University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Prof. Dr. I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama
President of Universitas Dhyana Putra, Bali, Indonesia
Dr. Alex Maritz
Vice President of the International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI), USA
Dr. Fernando Cardoso de Sousa
Founder and Director of the Marketing Research Office (GAIM) and the Portuguese Creativity and Innovation Association (APGICO)
Dr. Tomáš Tichý
Professor, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dr. Ridong Hu
Dean, Institute of Quantitative Economics, HuaQiao University, China
Dr. Khun J. Chenwang
Professor, Southeast Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Ing. Barbara Cimatti
DIEM Department (Mechanical, Nuclear, Aviation, Metallurgical Engineering), University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Giampaolo Campana
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering (DIN), University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Indrianawati Usman
Faculty of Financial and HRD, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Dr. Harold G. Kaufman
Professor, Technology Management & Innovation, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, USA
Dr. Sydney Engelberg
Faculty, Schwarz Program in Non-Profit Management and Community Leadership & Management Program, The Hebrew University
Dr. Bal Kishan Dass
Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi, India
Dr. Pranav Dass
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College, Delhi, India
Dr. Denis S. Ushakov
International College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Nai-Chieh Wei
School of Management, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China
Dr. Jyh-Rong Chou
Dean of Communication and Design, I-Shou University, Taiwan
Dr. Chun-Ming Hsieh
Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, China
Dr. Marius Potgieter
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Dr. Anton de Waal
Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, New Zealand
Dr. Sergey Ivanov
Professor, University of the District of Columbia, USA
Dr. Chih Yuan Huang
Former Vice President of Fortune University, Taiwan
Dr. Pawan K. Dhiman
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
Dr. Nasser Alomaim
Riyadh College of Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sheng-Kai Yin
Department of Digital Multimedia Design, Cheng-Shiu University, Taiwan (ROC)

Conference Vice Chairs

Dr. Katsumasa Tanaka
Faculty of Business Administration, Bunkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Ding-Hau Huang
Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
Dr. Chi-Hung Lo
Department of Industrial Design, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Dr. Harvey T. Ong
Decision Sciences and Innovation (DSI) Dept., Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Wilson Cordova
San Beda University (Graduate School), Manila, Philippines
Dr. Manuel R. Tanpoco
Decision Sciences and Innovation (DSI) Dept., Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Prof. Datin Shamshubaridah Ramlee
Chairperson, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Madeline Berma
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. I-Ying Chang
Department of Tourism and MICE Management, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
Dr. Wan-Yu Chang
Department of Tourism and MICE Management, Chung Hua University, Taiwan

Conference Committee Chair

Dr. Chich-Jen Shieh
Institute of Quantitative Economics, HuaQiao University, China
Dr. Aria Auliandri
Faculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Ms. Tsu-En Wang
Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Ms. Hsin-Ming Hsieh
Department of Management and Marketing, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia

Executive Secretaries

Ms. Vickie Chang
International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI), USA
Prof. Wen-Hwa Cheng
Department of Multimedia Design, National Formosa University, Taiwan
Dr. Yi Chung Wang
Department of International Business, Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan
Dr. Shu-Han Jiang
Department of International Business, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Phuong Dong University

171 Trung Kinh, Yen Hoa, Hanoi, Vietnam

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171 Trung Kinh, Yen Hoa, Hanoi, Vietnam