Speakers

Prof.Xiongfeng Pan

Dalian University of Technology, China

Research Area: He mainly focuses on how to make regional innovation more effective, how the energy economy develops, and environmental economic management. In simple terms, he studies how to make economic development greener and more sustainable through technological innovation.Dual Carbon Goals‌: He closely follows the country's "dual carbon" strategy, researching how the new energy industry can innovate, how the energy economy operates, and especially the planning and development of the hydrogen energy industry. Spatial Economy‌: He is skilled in using GIS visualization tools to analyze how regional industrial innovation radiates and evolves spatially.

Brief introduction: Xiongfeng Pan, a Ph.D. in Management, is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology. He is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate, a Highly Cited Scholar by Elsevier China, and ranks among the top 2% most influential scientists globally according to the lifetime impact list released by Stanford University's research team. He serves on the editorial board of the SSCI journal *International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management*. Pan is also an Innovation Talent in Liaoning Province's higher education institutions and a key talent for local urban development in Dalian. He has led over 50 research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Foundation, the Doctoral Program Fund of the Ministry of Education, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education, and has published more than 100 academic papers in both Chinese and English.

Prof. Shigui Tao

Nanjing Normal University, China

Research Area: International finance, financial system, rural finance, technology finance.

Brief introduction: Shigui Tao, male, born in Donghai, Jiangsu Province. From 1987 to 2000, he worked at the Lianyungang Branch of the People's Bank of China. From 2001 to 2002, he worked at the Nanjing Branch of the People's Bank of China. Since August 2002, he has been employed at the School of Business, Nanjing Normal University. In 2009, he graduated with a doctoral degree in Law from the School of Public Administration, Nanjing Normal University.

Professor Tao has long dedicated himself to research in international finance, financial systems, rural finance, and technology finance, achieving fruitful results. He has published over 200 academic papers in journals such as *Economic and Financial Studies*, *Financial Research*, and *International Financial Research*, with 20 of these papers being fully reprinted by the Information Center of Renmin University of China. He has authored one monograph published by the People's Publishing House and co-edited four textbooks. Additionally, he has undertaken one National Social Science Fund project, four research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Provincial Government, and nearly 10 applied research projects, generating significant economic and social benefits. Several of his papers have received awards.  Professor Tao Shigui was awarded the 10th Teaching and Mentoring Award by Nanjing Normal University, recognized as an "Outstanding Graduate Advisor" for the 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 academic years, and honored as an "Outstanding Supervisor for College Student Social Practice Activities" in 2010.

Professor Tao serves as a council member of the Chinese Society for the Study of Foreign Economic Theories, a council member of the China Soft Science Research Association, the vice president of the China Human Development Economics Society, a standing council member of the World Economic Development Society, a council member of the Jiangsu Provincial Finance Association, a council member of the Jiangsu Provincial International Finance Association, a member of the Expert Committee of the China Local Finance Research Institute, a council member of the Jiangsu Market Economy Research Association, a member of the Financial Professional Construction Steering Committee of Jiangsu Vocational University of Economics and Trade, and a member of the Academic Committee of Nanjing Normal University.