Special highlights include our opening plenary talk, "Language, Culture and Boundary-Spanning: Pushing the Frontiers of Research on Global Learning and Innovation," by Mary Yoko Brannen of Victoria University, our second day opening plenary, "Cross Cultural Research, Innovation and Design in 2050," by Apala Lahiri Chavan of the Institute of Customer Experience, and our closing plenary, "Evolution of Human Mind and Culture Viewed From the Study of Chimpanzees," by Tetsuro Matsuzawa of Kyoto University. 
