Dr. Denis Simon, the new executive vice chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, attended the U.S.-China Innovation Dialogue meeting held in Washington D.C. on June 22, 2015. During the Innovation Dialogue, senior representatives from Chinese and American governments, research institutes and enterprises discussed the two countries’ technology innovation, intellectual property protection, smart city construction and other related topics.
The U.S.-China Innovation Dialogue is part of the Strategic & Economic Dialogue between the U.S. and China focused on addressing critical issues in the bilateral relationship. Dr. Simon is a member of the U.S. Experts Group that helps support the Dialogue, which is organized by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the White House and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology.