—— Keynote Speakers ——
Prof. Wei-Bin Zhang

Prof. Wei-Bin Zhang

School of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Speech Title: On Complexity of Digitalization and Management Innovation in the Light of Complexity Theory and the General Economic Theory

Abstract: To be updated

Biography: Wei-Bin Zhang, Ph.D. (Umeå, Sweden), has been a Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University since 2000. He graduated in 1982 from Beijing University. He got a master’s degree and completed the Ph.D. course at the Department of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University, by September 1987. He completed his dissertation on economic growth theory in Sweden by April 1989. Since then, he researched at the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm for 10 years. His main research fields are complexity theory in economics (nonlinear economic dynamics, chaos theory, synergetic economics), a general economic theory, different fields of economics, ancient Chinese thought, American civilization, and the economic development and modernization of Chinese societies and Japan. He single-authorized 490 academic articles (240 in international peer-reviewed journals), 33 academic books in English by well-known international academic publishing houses available on Amazon, and two books of poetry (in Chinese) by a prominent publisher in the field. He is an editorial board member of 12 peer-reviewed international journals. He was ranked 5th in the world among 73401 registered authors in economics in NJP by August 2025 (the address below). Prof. Zhang is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Models in Economics (in two volumes) as a part of the unprecedented global effort, The Encyclopedias of Life Support Systems, organized by UNESCO (the address below).
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 Prof. Hongyi Sun

Prof. Hongyi Sun

Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Speech Title: To be updated

Abstract: To be updated

Biography: Prof. Sun has been working for 27 years in the Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. He is an adjunct professor in Shantou University. He is the programme director of the Engineering Doctorate programme in Engineering Management, EngD(EM). His teaching and research areas include the management of technological innovation, supply chain management, manufacturing/operations strategy, quality management, and innovation education. He resides on the editorial board of TECHNOVATION, the International Journal of Learning and Changes and International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (IJQRM). He has published about 100 papers in international journals, google citation=7666, h-index=47 and i10-index=95.
Prof. Sun was listed in the Stanford global top 2% full career in Business and Management. He has twice been the winner of the Teaching Excellence Award at the City University of Hong Kong, European Excellence award in innovation and entrepreneurship education, IEOM global engineering education award, etc. His cross-disciplinary PIPE model, 3333 model, BMMB model, VIP model etc. motivate students to actively acquire a broad range of new knowledge along the innovation and entrepreneurship process. His teaching methods and models, reported in academic conferences and journals, have become widely recognized. He has become a regular speaker on innovation education and management workshops and conferences.



Prof. Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Prof. Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Professor of Macroeconomics at Hannan University, Osaka, Japan
Speech Title: To be updated

Abstract: To be updated

Biography: Yoshihiro Hamaguchi received his PhD from Osaka University in March 2020 and currently serves as Professor of Macroeconomics at Hannan University, Osaka, Japan. His research aims to identify the mechanisms of sustainable development, utilising macroeconomic theories of economic growth and analytical methods from international and political economics. His research to date has elucidated how environmental policies can lead to pollution reduction and economic growth through innovation and he has applied his findings to the pollution haven hypothesis, sustainable tourism and sustainable finance. He has received several research grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), reported his research at numerous peer-reviewed international conferences and published in the Journal of Macroeconomics, Tourism Economics, Transport Policy, Frontiers in Marine Science, China & World Economy, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Some of these papers were commended for obtaining the highest number of citations in a year. He is currently actively pursuing collaborative research with researchers around the world.



 Dr. Adela Lau

Dr. Adela Lau

Deputy Director of HKU SAAS Data Science Lab, Division of Statistics and Actuarial Science, School of Computing and Data Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Speech Title: Using Ontology, Distributed AI and Blockchain Web Services for Ubiquitous Education in Metaverse

Abstract: To be updated

Biography: Dr. Adela Lau is the Deputy Director of HKU SAAS Data Science Lab, Division of Statistics and Actuarial Science, School of Computing and Data Science of the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lau published over 60 journal and conference papers and funded over 50 research and industrial collaboration and consultancy projects in the area of machine learning, business intelligence, text analysis, network analysis, social media and big data analytics, AI and Mixed Reality in metaverse, intelligence applications, risk management, information system adoption, ontology/taxonomy building, business process re-engineering, portal design, knowledge management, e-learning, public/community health studies, healthcare systems and nursing clinical quality control & assessment. She gained several awards including NANDA Foundation Research Grant Award (USA), Faculty Merit Award in Services (HK), and Inaugural Teaching and Learning Showcase Award (HK). She was the former director of Center for Business Development at Madonna University in USA, and the co-director of the Center for Integrative Digital Health at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and leaded the IT team for healthcare product innovation. Dr. Lau was an active committee member of Knowledge Management Research Center at PolyU and Data Science Center at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in which she initiated and developed industrial applied-research consultancy projects. She was also the UG coordinator of the Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program at HKUST, and was responsible to lead, execute, and coordinate the program works including curriculum design, enrichment programs, and administration across three schools of business, science, and engineering.



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