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Asian Economic Development Conference 2026 -- Call for Papers
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Asian Development Bank Institute, in collaboration with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will co-host the 5th Asian Economic Development Conference on 13-14 June 2026 in Hong Kong, China, supported by the IEMS. We invite researchers to submit their original ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/conference/2025/adb-2026
Beyond Carbon: Nature, biodiversity, and the financial risks shaping global markets
Corporate sustainability reporting has traditionally focused on carbon-related disclosures, while considerations of nature and biodiversity have remained relatively underexplored. However, ecosystem services contribute to more than half of global GDP, and their rapid decline is increasingly creating material financial ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2026/ewan-jones-beyond-carbon
粵港澳應優勢互補 追求「1+1+1>3」系統效能 (Chinese Version Only)
Prof. WU Xun, HKUST(GZ) Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust, stated at the Renmin University of China's roundtable session that optimizing talent policies requires a shift from competition to collaboration, from subsidies to ecosystems, and from fragmentation to integration. Prof. WU Xun commented ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/wu-xun-twkk
从“单点突破”到“系统协同” 粤港澳大湾区如何以政策创新激活国家治理现代化？(Chinese Version Only)
Prof. WU Xun, HKUST(GZ) Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust, stated at Renmin University of China's Shenzhen forum and a GBA policy round-table last Friday that optimizing talent policies requires a shift from competition to collaboration, from subsidies to ecosystems, and from fragmentation to ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/wu-xun-eeo
Fintech RE in Hong Kong: Opportunities and Challenges for Green Finance and Decentralised Energy
Financial instruments must be designed to attract investors and support renewable energy (RE) systems to sustain micro-scale distributed systems. Fintech RE presents an opportunity to bridge actors in the energy transition, finance, and digital industries, but challenges exist, particularly related to ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/delina-fintechre-in-hong-kong-opportunities-challenges-green-finance-decentralised-energy-tlb83
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