HKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Symposium
22 June 2024 | 08:45 – 17:10
Location: HKU iCube, Central, Hong Kong
Organizer: Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), HKU Business School
The HKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum, organized by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the HKU Business School, is a vibrant platform that fosters creativity, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among aspiring entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and academics. With a primary focus on inspiring, educating, and empowering individuals in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, the forum provides a space for stimulating discussions and valuable networking opportunities to accelerate the growth of innovative ideas and ventures. Featuring engaging speeches, interactive panel discussions, and informative poster sessions, the forum is dedicated to cultivating a dynamic ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurial spirit, propels economic growth, and promotes sustainable innovation both locally and globally.
Event details are as follows:
Date: | 22 June 2024 (Saturday) |
Venue: | HKU iCube, Rooms 4005-07, 40/F, Two Exchange Square, Central |
Language: | English |
Format: | Face-to-face |
Registration: | Please register HERE. Registration will be closed on 18 June 2024 (Tuesday) HKT. Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email before the event day. |
Kadas T’90 Distinguished Professor
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, NBER & CEPR
Bio
Professor Bernard is an expert in international trade and investment and specializes in firm responses to globalization. In recent papers, he has documented the emergence of factory-less goods producers in the US, revisited traditional views of deindustrialization and explored the dynamics of new exporters and the role of intermediaries in global trade. His current research focuses on the evolution of global (and domestic) production networks and the consequences for firm performance.
Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies
Chair of the International Development Area
Harvard Kennedy School
Bio
Rema Hanna is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies and Chair of the International Development Area at the Harvard Kennedy School. She serves as the Faculty Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at Harvard University’s Center for International Development and is the co-Scientific Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South East Asia Office in Indonesia. In addition, Professor Hanna is a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and an affiliate of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD).
Professor Andy BERNARD
Kadas T’90 Distinguished Professor
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, NBER & CEPR
Professor Rema HANNA
Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies
Chair of the International Development Area
Harvard Kennedy School
Day 1: May 8, 2023 (Monday) – Applied Micro
08:15 – 08:50
Registration
08:50 – 09:00
Welcome Speech by Professor Hongbin Cai, Dean of HKU Business School
09:00 – 10:00
Keynote Speech by Professor Michael Greenstone (via Zoom), University of Chicago
“Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India”
10:00 – 10:20
Coffee Break and Group Photo
Session 1: Environment
10:20 – 11:10
Yu-Hsiang Lei, Yale-NUS College
“Dams, International Rivers and Climate Change: The Impacts of Chinese Dams on the Mekong River”
11:10 – 12:00
Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
“Green financing and politicians’ incentives: Evidence from proprietary loan assessment data”
joint with Meng Lyu, George Y. Yang, Hongqi Yuan
Hongbin CAI
Chair of organizing committee
Dean
Chair of Economics
HKU Business School
Quoc Dat Trinh
Chair of local organizing committee
School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
International University – VNU HCMC
Professor of Economics and Management & Strategy
HKU Business School
HKU Business School
Bingjing LI
Associate Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Yanhui WU
Associate Professor of Economics and Management & Strategy
HKU Business School
Hongsong ZHANG
Associate Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Xiaodong ZHU
Area Head of Economics,
Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Please contact the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at cieinfo@hku.hk for enquiries.