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General Chairs
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Prof. Liping Wu
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Professor of Economics (Level 3), certified expert of the Ministry of Education, currently Vice president of Guangdong University of Science and Technology, in charge of teaching and research. Professor Wu presided over a National Social Science Funding Project and also participated in a National Social Science Funding Project; She presided over 6 provincial scientific research and teaching projects; Professor Wu has published 56 academic papers in national and provincial academic journals. She has authored and edited 7 books and textbooks. Professor Wu has won three first prizes and one second prize of Provincial Teaching Achievement Award (Higher Education). She enjoyed the special talent allowance of the Heilongjiang provincial government and was elected as a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions in Harbin. Professor Wu has been awarded as Harbin Model Worker for two consecutive times, and won the title of excellent Communist Party Member of Heilongjiang Province. She was awarded as the Excellent Teacher of Guangdong Province.
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Prof. Leung Wai Keung
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, China
"Dr. Leung Wai Keung currently serves as the Associate Vice President (Knowledge Exchange) and Director of ICAPE at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. He was formerly the Dean of SCOPE at the City University of Hong Kong, and held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and the Director of the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) Program for over two decades. From 1993 to 2001, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong. Additionally, from 1997 to 2000, he concurrently served as the Deputy Director of Innovative Industrial Information Technology. Throughout his over three-decade teaching career, Dr. Leung has been recognized with the 8th Outstanding Teaching Award from the City University of Hong Kong and has received the Student Learning and Development Excellence Award five times. He holds a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Doctorate in Education from the University of Bristol, and a Master's degree in Computer and Information Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States."
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Prof. Erik Bohlin
Ivey Business School, Canada
Erik Bohlin is an expert in telecommunications policy, an inter-disciplinary topic concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. Erik holds the Ivey Chair in Telecommunication Economics, Policy and Regulation. Its purpose is to enhance Ivey’s research in the area of economic, policy, regulatory, and investment environments of Canada’s digital and telecommunication market. He is Editor-in-Chief of Telecommunications Policy, a premier journal in the field. He is on leave as Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. His graduate degree is in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics (1987) and his Ph.D. is from Chalmers University of Technology (1995). He is a Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering, and Past Chair of the International Telecommunications Society, an inter-disciplinary professional society convening conferences on the evolving digital society and policy needs. The Chair is funded by the Ivey Business School as well as by support, from Bell Canada and TELUS, to Western University.
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Prof. Dr. Xiao Tan
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Prof. Dr. Xiao Tan is a doctor of law and a postdoctoral fellow in economics. He currently works as Dean of the School of Management of Guangdong University of Science and Technology, legal professor and master's supervisor of the Law School of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. He is also a doctoral supervisor of the Faculty of Business of City University of Macau, and master's supervisor of the School of Business Administration of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, an arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission and a mediator of Guangzhou International Trade and Commercial Mediation Center, specially Appointed Mediation Expert of Shenzhen Civil and Commercial Mediation Center, member of the Observer Expert Group of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, lawyer of Beijing Dentons (Guangzhou) Law Firm. He ever served as the Deputy Director of the Institute of Economic Law at Ningbo University, the Director of the Department of Law and Politics of Guangzhou University Sontan College, Professor at the Law School of Henan University.
The main research fields of Prof. Tan are commercial law and corporate governance. He has published 9 academic works and over 80 academic papers in this field. He has led and completed more than 10 national and provincial level projects, and served as an arbitrator or lawyer in over 200 legal cases. He was selected as a provincial-level training target for the "Talents Project" in Guangdong Province and a high-level talent in Guangzhou Municipality. He has been nominated as one of the top ten outstanding young and middle-aged jurists in Guangzhou, and awarded as an "Outstanding Teacher in Southern Guangdong" in Guangdong Province.
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Program Chair
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Prof. Jinliang Wang
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Jinliang Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Senior E-commerce Specialist, Vice President of Research, Management College in Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Chairman of Labor Union, Secretary of Teaching Staff Party Branch, Master's Supervisor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Deputy Secretary General of Guangdong Cross-border E-commerce Industry and Education Union, Director of Guangdong Logistics Industry Association, Expert of Science and Technology in Dongguan . He has published more than 20 papers, including 4 Chinese core papers, 1 SCI and 6 EI papers. He has presided over 1 collaborative education project of the Ministry of Education, 7 provincial education department projects, and 3 social science projects of Dongguan City. As a main member, he has participated in 5 projects of the National Social Science Foundation and Provincial Social Science Foundation.
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Prof. Gavin Chau
Co-Director of HQSAM
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Prof. Gavin Chau is currently the Associate Dean in the Faculty of Business, City University of Macau. He is a Certified Management Accountant and Chartered Engineer (CEng) together with his Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees awarded from the UK and Australia respectively. Dr Chau has more than 15 years of industry experience in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the USA. His research interests are Sustainability, Innovation and Operations Management. He has published more than 70 articles in major international academic journals.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruirui Hou
Hong Kong Guoxin Education Technology Co., Ltd., China
Dr. Hou is in charge of Nambo Group in Hong Kong, General Manager of Hong Kong Guoxin Education Technology Co., Ltd., Deputy Director of the Greater Bay Area Industry-Education Alliance, former Executive Dean of the Digital Economy College at Dongguan City College. Dr. Hou has previously held executive or directorial positions in financial institutions. With 16 years of teaching experience, she has been honored with multiple "Excellent Teacher" awards, authored three textbooks, and published over 20 academic papers. Her research areas include Digital Economy, Corporate Investment and Financing, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Economics. She serves as a director or consultant for multiple companies such as East Group, Tongguan Stock, and Fuqu Education.
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Organizing Chairs
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Dr. Xiaoxiao Liu
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Dr. Liu Xiaoxiao, Lecturer， a backbone member of the School of Management at Guangdong University of Science and Technology, holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from City University of Macau and a Master's degree from Macau University of Science and Technology. Her primary research interests encompass Digital Economy, Technological Innovation, and Fintech Services. Over the past three years, she has led and participated in seven research projects, published six academic papers, including four in SSCI/SCI-indexed journals, and contributed two book chapters. Dr. Liu conducts exploratory research by integrating technological innovations such as virtual reality (VR) and blockchain with disciplines like finance, healthcare, and smart elderly care, dedicated to examining the development of smart wellness and digital economy in the Greater Bay Area from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Prof. Dr. Ki Wai Lianne Lam
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Lam began her career in Hong Kong with marketing and public relations roles from the Far East Group of Companies and the Palm Island Resort (China) before setting up her own public relations firm handling integrated marketing for clients. In 2003, she was approached by the Cogitoimage Group to become a partner, managing the firm’s Hong Kong and China “Space Branding” business. After graduated from her doctoral degree in 2013, she puts her research into practice and set up Hong Kong Sustainable Society - a non-profit organization dedicated to engage positive thinking to promote sustainable development in Hong Kong. Dr. Lam currently appoints as Professor of Practice at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Dr. Jingfu Lu
Guangdong University of Science and Technology,China
Dr. Lu Jingfu graduated with a Ph.D. from South China University of Technology and spent time as a visiting scholar at the University of Montreal in Canada during his doctoral studies. After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Lu pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in economics at South China Normal University. His primary research interests focus on the digital transformation of industries, particularly the digital transformation of the media industry. He specializes in conducting mixed empirical research on digital transformation using both quantitative methods based on big data and qualitative methods based on case studies.
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Dr. Sheng Peng
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Dr. Peng Sheng is a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology from Sun Yat-sen University, followed by a Master's in Software Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Data Science from City University of Macau, his scholarly journey spans both Guangdong and Macau. In recent years, Dr. Peng has spearheaded pivotal projects that have significantly bolstered cross-border information systems within the Greater Bay Area. Notably, he led the "Key Technology Research on Cross-Border Information Compliance Mutual Trust Calculation between Zhuhai and Macau," as well as initiatives such as "Macao Vehicles Entering Mainland China via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge". These endeavors have been instrumental in facilitating seamless information flow across borders in the region.He received accolades like the Young Industrial Talent Award and the Innovation Star of Zhuhai.Dr. Peng is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of data scientists. Concurrently, he continues to advance research in the critical area of cross-border information compliance within the Greater Bay Area.
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Dr. Wenjing Cui
Guangdong University of Science and Technology, China
Wenjing Cui, Ph.D., is currently an academic backbone member in the Faculty of Management at Guangdong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Wenjing's academic achievements include a postdoctoral fellowship in Theoretical Economics at Shenzhen University, a Doctorate Degree in International Tourism and Management from City University of Macau (CITYU), a Master's Degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management from CITYU, and a Bachelor's Degree in Art Design from China Academy of Art (CAA).
Dr. Wenjing's main research specialisms include tourism economic resilience, tourism geography, regional security, industrial economic structure, destination marketing, sharing economy, and social media. Dr. Wenjing has led/participated in several provincial-level scientific research projects during her doctoral and postdoctoral period. Additionally, in the past three years, Dr. Wenjing has published 12 academic papers, including three SSCI papers and one SCI paper, based on her research findings. As a young scholar, Dr. Wenjing has conducted various exploratory research by combining subjects such as art design, cultural tourism, geographic information systems, and economics. Dr. Wenjing is committed to studying the development of rural tourism and the digital economy in Dongguan, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Guangdong province from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Publication Chair
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Prof. Dr. Andrew W. H. Ip
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Prof. Andrew W. H. Ip received his PhD from Loughborough University (U.K.), MBA from Brunel University (U.K.), MSc in Industrial Engineering from Cranfield University (U.K.), and LLB (Hons) from the University of Wolverhampton (U.K.). Dr Ip was awarded in 2015 “Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury” and “Thailand Award for Best International Invention” in the 43rd International Exhibition of Geneva, and he was awarded the “Natural Science Award” in 2013 Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards by the Ministry of Education of Mainland China. Dr. Ip is distinguished and visiting professor of various China mainland universities, and Honorary Industrial Fellow of the University of Warwick, Warwick Manufacturing Group. He is Professor Emeritus and adjunct professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan and senior research fellow of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a chartered engineer, senior member of IEEE and member of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and members of various professional bodies in mechanical and electrical engineering. He is Editor in Chief of the journal of Enterprise Information System (SCI index), Taylor & Francis; Founder & Editor in Chief of International Journal of Engineering Business Management (ESCI & SCOPUS index), SAGE; International journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence, IGI Global.
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International Advisory Chairs
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Prof. Brij B. Gupta
Asia University, China
Prof. Brij B. Gupta is working as Director of International Center for AI and Cyber Security Research and Innovations, and Full Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE), Asia University, Taiwan. In more than 19 years of his professional experience, he published over 500 papers in journals/conferences including 35 books and 12 Patents with over 25,000 citations. He has received numerous national and international awards including Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship (2009), Faculty Research Fellowship Award (2017), MeitY, GoI, IEEE GCCE outstanding and WIE paper awards and Best Faculty Award (2018 & 2019), NIT KKR, respectively. Prof. Gupta has been recognized as a Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (top 0.1% globally) in Computer Science for both 2022 and 2023. Additionally, he has been ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University for four consecutive years (2020-2024). He is also an IEEE Senior Member (2017) and also selected as 2021 Distinguished Lecturer in IEEE CTSoc. Dr Gupta is also serving as Member-in-Large, Board of Governors, IEEE Consumer Technology Society (2022-2024). Prof Gupta is also leading IJSWIS, IJSSCI, STE and IJCAC as Editor-in-Chief. Moreover, he is also serving as lead-editor of a Book Series with CRC and IET press.
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Dr. Justin Zuopeng Zhang
University of North Florida, USA
Dr. Justin Zuopeng Zhang is a faculty member in the Coggin College of Business at University of North Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration on Management Science and Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University, University Park. His research interests include economics of information systems, knowledge management, electronic business, business process management, information security, and social networking. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Information Management, an ABET program evaluator, and an IEEE senior member.
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Session Chairs
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Prof. Felix Chan
Macau University of Science and technology, China
Prof. Felix Chan received his BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brighton University, UK, and obtained his MSc and PhD in Manufacturing Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, UK. Prior joining Macau University of Science and technology, Prof. Chan has many years of working experience in other universities including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Hong Kong; University of South Australia; University of Strathclyde. His current research interests are Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Production and Operations Management, Distribution Coordination, Decision Making, AI Optimisation. To date, Prof. Chan has published over 16 book chapters, over 460 SCI/SSCI refereed international journal papers and over 330 peer reviewed international conference papers. His total number of citations > 22,650, h Index= 75. Prof. Chan is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong. Furthermore, based on a recent research group of Stanford University about the impact of scientists (Top 2% listed), Prof. Chan has been ranked Top 2% worldwide, in 4 consecutive years (2020-2023).
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Dr. Huawen Shen
City University of Macau, China
Dr. James H.W. Shen is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Tourism and Management, City University of Macau. He is a Certified Hospitality Educator and has received his his MA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, his MSc and his doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been teaching hospitality, tourism, event and ESP related subjects. And his research interests are tourism studies, consumer behavior and China hotel and tourism development. Dr. James Shen has around 20 years of both industry and teaching experiences in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
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Prof. Brian TO
Senior Fellow, Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania
Brian is a graduate of Harvard, HEC Paris, Oxford, John F. Kennedy, INSEAD, Wharton, CMU, and holds a Masters in Management (MM), Master in Science (MSc) and a Master in Public Management (MPM) along with Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). In 2004, he received a Doctorate (DUniv) from Middlesex University and in 2010 has completed a Doctorate in Chinese Business and Management (DProf). Prof. Brian TO is the recipient of the OBE，Global Private Management Consultant and Advisor Professor of Leadership and Strategy, HEC Paris，Senior Fellow, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania Hepresently teaches Leadership and Strategy to the State Owned Enterprise Leaders and CEO’s in Beijing and Shanghai, China and Staging for China Business to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the Advanced Master’s program; Singapore, USA, and several other countries.
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Dr. Xiaojun Liu
Shenzhen City Polytechnic, China
Liu Xiaojun, PhD candidate and associate professor, currently serves as the Dean of the School of Business and Trade and the Director of the Library at Shenzhen City Polytechnic. Recognized as a Pengcheng Peacock Talent in Shenzhen, he has been awarded the Guangdong May 1st Labor Medal. He has published over 30 academic papers in domestic and international core journals, two of which have been fully reprinted by the People's University of China Press. Additionally, he has authored five research reports, two of which have been adopted by the Ministry of Education and recognized as outstanding research reports celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up in Guangdong Province. Dr. Liu has presided over eight research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial levels.
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Dr. Wei Li
Dongguan City University, China
Dr. Li embarked on his career in 2008 at Shenzhen Sinzhoubang Technology Co., Ltd., before transitioning to academia in 2013, where he specialised in innovation and entrepreneurship education. Upon obtaining his Ph.D. in 2024, he applied his research to practice, contributing to the advancement of innovative educational programmes. He possesses multiple professional qualifications, including that of a Senior Human Resource Management Specialist and an IFA certification. Currently, Dr. Li is appointed as a Lecturer at Dongguan City University, where he continues to inspire and educate the upcoming generation of innovators.
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Dr. Fei Wang
Guangzhou Xinhua College, China
Wang Fei is an Associate Professor at Guangzhou Xinhua College, holding a PhD from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. She has been a Visiting Scholar at Hong Kong Baptist University and is recognized as one of the "Hundred Key Teachers". Her research fields include International Trade and Regional Economics. She has published 28 papers, among which 3 are SCI-indexed, and multiple others have appeared in international conference journals. She leads a provincial first-class course, has hosted one social science project in Guangdong Province, participated in three projects funded by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, and led one industry-academia-research project funded by the Ministry of Education. She has authored two textbooks. Dr. Wang has been honored with titles such as "Model of Teacher Ethics" and "Annual Excellent Teacher of the University", and led her team to win the first prize at the provincial level of the Challenge Cup competition.
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Finance Chair
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wu Chun Ho, Jack
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, China
Dr Wu excels in his role with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a researcher with more than a decade of professional experience. Having held numerous roles with the university previously, his expertise precedes him. Previously, he was a project fellow for the RFID Solutions Laboratory, and a visiting lecturer for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU, and the Department of Supply Chain and Information Management, Hang Seng Management College. Over the years, Dr Wu worked closely with many industrial partners such as Towngas Telecommunications Co Ltd, Leo Paper Bags Manufacturing (1982) Ltd, Dr Kids Education Group Ltd, and Photon Int. Ltd, to support and contribute to the formulation of their business strategies, operations improvement and new product development. Dr Wu was the recipient of the Big Data Analysis Award from the China & Hong Kong Enterprise Market Development Association in 2014, and the Best Reviewer Award for a journal entitled Internet Research in 2016. In 2015, his biographical profile has been selected for inclusion in the Marquis Who's Who in the World(R) 2016.
Dr Wu holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. He also holds a six sigma black belt certification from the Hong Kong Society of Quality and he contributes regularly to research papers in the areas of Internet of Things, Engineering Optimisation and Business Intelligence. In collaboration with several scholars at PolyU, Tianjin University, Sun Yat-sen University, The University of York, etc, his project works and research outcomes have been presented in 10+ international conferences and published in 30+ international refereed journals, such as Information Science, Internet Research, Expert Systems with Applications, Enterprise Information Systems, Industrial Management and Data Systems. He is also one of the authors of IoT: The Basic, Applications and Case Studies (in Chinese; ISBN: 978-986-925-960-6), and System Design and Technology of Biomedical Internet of Things (in Chinese; ISBN: 978-986-84784-7-3). To stay at the top of his field, Dr Wu is a member of IEEE and the British Machine Vision Association & Society for Pattern Recognition, and a senior member of the Hong Kong Society of Quality. Additionally, Dr Wu serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Engineering Business Management, and Enterprise Information Systems. As he looks to the future, Dr Wu intends to continue researching in the field of smart logistics and manufacturing.
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