Dr. Owen Jia Named EAES Academician to Advance Eurasian Digital Innovation & ArTech Cooperation
China, 3rd Aug 2026 – Dr. Lijun (Owen) Jia, founder of the International Entrepreneurs, Creatives & Innovators Association (IECIA) and the ECI AWARDS, has formally been inducted as an academician of the Eurasian Academy of Engineering Sciences (EAES). The official accreditation certificate was presented by EAES President Academician Alla Yesypenko on the sidelines of the ongoing ECI Global Innovation Tour held in Hangzhou.
Dr. Jia also holds multiple senior academic posts at a private California university in the U.S., serving as Board Trustee, Vice Chancellor, Dean of the School of Innovation and tenured professor. The prestigious appointment recognizes his trailblazing cross-disciplinary research spanning brand aesthetics, intelligent marketing and ArTech (Art & Technology), alongside decades of hands-on work advancing global digital innovation and cross-border industrial cooperation between China and overseas markets. With this induction, he becomes one of EAES’ standout Chinese academicians focused exclusively on digital innovation.
A leading independent non-governmental academic body with reach across Eurasia, EAES brings together elite engineers and digital scientists from more than 30 nations. Its academician cohort includes Nobel laureates, national academy fellows and top industry innovators hailing from Russia, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, China and other Eurasian territories.
Built around the core tenet “Connect Civilizations through Science, Foster Peace via Innovation”, EAES operates as a neutral hub for cross-border academic exchange backed by rigorous, competitive academician selection criteria. EAES academician status is widely regarded as a top global academic distinction reserved for scholars and industry leaders who build original academic frameworks and deliver lasting impact on international innovation partnerships.
With over 20 years dedicated to interdisciplinary digital innovation research, Dr. Jia has developed a fully proprietary academic framework. His published works include the title Brand Aesthetics , Intelligent Marketing and Nine Strategies for Top-Tier Brand Marketing, while his upcoming monograph ArTech: Theory, Practice and the Future is slated for publication in the near term.
He pioneered a two-way research model that bridges theoretical scholarship and real-world industry application, drawing on on-the-ground commercial insights to continuously refine academic theories. As Global Jury Chair of Effie Worldwide and chief operator of the ECI global innovation platform, Dr. Jia has long facilitated cross-border dialogue within creative tech and the broader digital economy. His induction positions him as EAES’ primary Chinese representative specializing in digital innovation, ArTech and global brand development, creating a vital bridge between the academy’s think tank network and the Asia-Pacific digital innovation landscape.
During the induction ceremony, EAES and IECIA signed a landmark long-term strategic partnership agreement, outlining four core pillars to align global resources and accelerate joint Eurasian innovation initiatives:
- Co-host high-level international academic summits including the Eurasian Academician Innovation Forum, ECI Global Innovation Tour and International Innovation Dialogue Summit. Joint research will dive into frontier topics such as AI deployment, ArTech applications, the low-altitude economy and cross-border corporate expansion strategies.
- Launch joint cross-border think tanks to deliver forward-looking research projects and publish industry whitepapers covering digital innovation, brand globalization and new productive forces. Both sides will jointly explore viable cross-border industry-university-research commercialization pathways for artificial intelligence and computing infrastructure.
- Roll out reciprocal academic talent exchange and honor credential frameworks. Regular bilateral academician visits and annual induction ceremonies will be organized, while the ECI Young Innovation Laureate Awards will identify and nurture emerging innovators across the globe.
- Unlock two-way industrial market access for Eurasian and Asia-Pacific stakeholders. The alliance will collaborate with BRICS cooperation mechanisms, industrial parks and market-leading enterprises to build dedicated matching channels for cross-border technology licensing, brand expansion and capital flow. The partnership will support Chinese firms in global tech-driven expansion while scaling Eurasian technological breakthroughs across the Asia-Pacific region.
EAES President Academician Alla Yesypenko offered high praise for Dr. Jia during the event.
“Dr. Jia has established an original academic paradigm for ArTech and digital brand innovation, and spent years building interconnected global innovation exchange networks. His forward-looking mission aligns perfectly with EAES’ founding goal of cross-civilizational dialogue and technology for collective good. We look forward to co-setting a new benchmark for Eurasian innovation collaboration.”
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Jia emphasized that the pan-Eurasian academic honor belongs to the broader global digital innovation community of academics and industry practitioners.
“For years, IECIA and ECI have leveraged digital innovation to narrow regional development divides and enable equitable dialogue between diverse civilizations. This recognition is a tremendous boost for our entire team. Moving forward, ECI Academy will deepen ties with EAES to unlock full bidirectional circulation of industrial, academic and youth innovation resources across Eurasia. We will break down cross-regional cooperation barriers powered by innovation, and keep contributing to inclusive global growth and shared prosperity for all civilizations.”
Supplementary Brief: ECI Global Digital Innovation Ecosystem
ECI AWARDS (International Digital Innovation Awards)
Dubbed the “Nobel Prize of Digital Innovation”, ECI AWARDS was launched in the United States back in 2014. It stands as the world’s first international innovation award built around a single core evaluation standard: measurable innovation impact.
Administered by IECIA, a non-profit organization operating in alignment with the principles of the UN Charter, the body has established its new global headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Grounded in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Global Digital Compact, IECIA runs a full-stack global empowerment platform covering award recognition, academic research & education, professional certification, international innovation festivals and industrial incubation. Guided by its core mission “Bring Innovation to Life”, the organization works to cultivate a balanced, harmonious human-machine digital future.
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