Academia International Conference on Economic and Financial Cooperation:

 Hong Kong and the world under the Belt and Road Initiative

Organisers

Central Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region                            

Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Venue 1, Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building

 

Venue 2, Cho Yiu Conference Hall

15 December 2016 (Thursday)

08:30–09:00 Registration (Venue 1)

09:00–09:15 Welcome Messages (Venue 1)

Prof. Fanny M. Cheung

 

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Prof. K. C. Chan

 

Acting Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

 

09:15–09:30 Group photo (for invited guests)

09:30–12:15 Plenary Session: Keynote Speeches (Venue 1)

 

Moderator: Prof. Fanny M. Cheung Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Next Wave of Globalisation under the Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities for Innovation

Dr Victor K. Fung

 

Group Chairman, Fung Group

Keys to the Successful Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative

Prof. Mingkang Liu

BCT Distinguished Research Fellow, Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Belt and Road Initiative as a Grand Strategy

Dr William H. Overholt

Senior Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center

The Belt and Road Initiative: Outbound Investment and Domestic Reforms

Prof. Jianye Wang

 

Managing Director, Silk Road Fund Co., Ltd.; Professor of Economics, NYU Shanghai

12:30–14:00 Lunch (for invited guests)

15 December 2016 (Thursday) Thematic Discussion

14:30–15:50 Session 1: Development Strategies and Policies (Venue 2)

Moderator: Prof. Stephen W. K. Chiu   Co-Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

 

Progress on the Belt and Road Initiative: A Three-Year Evaluation

 

Prof. Wen Wang

 

Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, China

 

Indonesia’s Development Strategies in the Face of a Global Economic Slowdown: The Role of Domestic Demand and International Development Partners

 

Prof. Ari Kuncoro

 

Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

 

Sri Lanka-Hong Kong Economic Relationship: Trends and Prospects

 

Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake

 

Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

Dr Priyanga Dunusinghe

 

Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Colombo, SriLanka

 

On the Role of Hong Kong in the Construction of a “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” between China and Southeast Asia

 

Prof. Baoyun Yang

 

Instructor, ASEAN Studies Program, Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University, Thailand

 

15:50–16:10 Networking break

16:10–17:30 Session 2: International Investment and Finance (Venue 2)

Moderator: Prof. Kalok Chan   Dean of CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Recent Global Financial Crisis, Financial Development and Firms’ Performance and Leverage: Evidence from Developed Countries and Emerging Markets

 

Prof. Rami Zeitun

 

Head, Department of Finance and Economics, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Qatar

 

Prof. Akram Temimi

 

Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Qatar

 

Prof. Karim Mimouni

 

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Qatar

 

Finance as Worship: A Survey of Research on Islamic Finance

 

Dr Mohammed Alzahrani

 

Dean, College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

 

Prof. William L. Megginson

 

Professor and Price Chair in Finance, Price College of Business, Division of Finance, The University of Oklahoma, USA

 

Belt and Road Investment Opportunities and the Challenges for Hong Kong

 

Prof. Youfa Liu

 

Guest Research Fellow, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, China

 

Hong Kong as an Equity Financing Centre for the Belt and Road Countries

 

Prof. Kevin C. K. Lam

 

Associate Professor, School of Accountancy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

18:00–20:00 Welcoming dinner (for invited guests)

16 December 2016 (Friday) Thematic Discussion

09:00–10:20 Session 3: Energy Economics (Venue 2)

Moderator: Prof. Yuan Xu   Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Meeting Energy and Climate Challenges: Opportunities for International Cooperation

Prof. Ambuj Sagar

Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Innovation and Technology in the Singapore Miracle

Dr Christopher H. Lim

Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Stimulating Innovation for Sustainability under the Belt and Road Initiative: The Role of Japan in International Cooperation and Collaboration

Prof. Masaru Yarime

Project Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan

China’s Grand Transition in the International Transfer of Environmentally Sound Energy Technologies under the Belt and Road Initiative

Prof. Zheng Li

 

Dean and Professor, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Mr Tianxiao Li

PhD student, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Yuan Xu

 

Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

10:20–10:40

 

Networking break

 

10:40–12:00 Session 4: E-commerce and Information Technology (Venue 2)

Moderator: Prof. Chi-yue Chiu Dean of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

New Requirements and New Opportunities for Multilingual Information under the Belt and Road Initiative

Prof. Wushour Silam

 

Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering, Xinjiang University, China

Digital Financial Inclusion towards Inclusive, Equitable, and Sustainable Development: The Bangladesh Case

Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam

 

Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thailand’s Journey to Digital Transformation

Dr Kasititorn Pooparadai

 

Senior Director, Policy Research Division, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand

Dr Kasama Kongsmak

 

Researcher, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand

Dr Sumavasee Salasuk

 

Researcher, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand

Bridging the Belt and Road Digital Divide: A Comparative Study on the Information Capacities of Partner Economies along the Belt and Road

Prof. Kam-fai Wong

 

Director, Centre for Innovation and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

12:20–13:40 Lunch (for invited guests)

16 December 2016 (Friday) Thematic Discussion

14:00–15:20 Session 5: Infrastructure and Facilities (Venue 2)

Moderator: Prof. Ying-yi Hong Choh-Ming Li Professor of Marketing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Connectivity and Market Integration in the Belt and Road Region: Introducing the Central Asian Perspective

Dr Roman Vakulchuk

Country Director for Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, Central Asian Development Institute, Kyrgyzstan

The Belt and Road Initiative and Cambodia’s Infrastructure Connectivity Development: A Cambodian Perspective

Mr Lak Chansok

 

Lecturer, Department of International Studies, Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dr Chandarith Neak

 

Director, Cambodia 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Infrastructure Linkage between China and Malaysia: Cases in Malacca and Kuantan

Dr Chow-bing Ngeow

 

Deputy Director, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia

A Comparison of Investment Strategies between China and Japan in ASEAN’s Infrastructure Projects

Dr Cheung-kwok Law

 

Senior Research Fellow, Global China Research Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Derek Yuen

 

Lecturer, Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

15:20–15:40 Networking break

 

15:40–17:00  Session 6: Logistics and Supply Chains (Venue 2)

 

Moderator: Prof. Waiman Cheung Director, Asian Institute of Supply Chains and Logistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Huaxia Community: A Free Trade Agreement and a New Architecture for the Global Economic System

Prof. Jiandong Ju

Dean and Professor, School of International Business Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

 

Mr Zhe Lu

 

PhD student, University of Maryland, USA

Prof. Lixin Tang

Assistant Professor, School of International Business Adminstration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

 

Prof. Xinding Yu

 

Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics, China

Maritime Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region

Mr Jai Acharya

 

Managing Director, International Shipping Bureau (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: “How Silky Smooth is the Pathway on the Silk Route and Can Sri Lanka Spice Up the Route?”

Mr Diren Hallock

 

Chairman and Managing Director, DRH Logistics International (Pvt.) Ltd., Sri Lanka

Iran: Jewelry on the Silk Road

Dr Mojtaba Soleimani Sedehi

Chief Executive Officer, Amadgaran Business Chain Management Institute, Iran

16 December 2016 (Friday)

17:00–17:50 Roundtable Discussion and Closing Remarks (Venue 2)

Mr Sin-por Shiu

Head, Central Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Prof. Fanny M. Cheung

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

18:10–20:10 Farewell dinner (for invited guests)