Call for Participation ¡ª¡ªAccounting and Finance Research and Education in the Era of Rapid Technological Advances

You are invited to participate in the conference titled ¡°Accounting and Finance Research and Education in the Era of Rapid Technological Advances.¡± The event will be held on September 3¨C4, 2025, at the International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), Xi¡¯an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.

The conference aims to explore cutting-edge research and developments in technology and their implications for accounting, finance, education, and related business disciplines.

Conference Highlights

Keynote Speakers

• Lin William Cong

Professor of Finance and Rudd Family Professor of Management, Cornell University; Director of the FinTech Initiative at Cornell; Finance Editor, Management Science.

Presentation topic: AI for Economics: Causal Human+Machine Learning.

• Nancy Lixin Su

Head and Professor of Accounting, School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Co-Editor, Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics.

Presentation topic: Embracing Digital Technologies in Accounting Research : A Review.

¡°Meet The Editors¡± Session

The conference will feature a ¡°Meet The Editors¡± Session, providing participants with the opportunity to engage with editors of internationally renowned journals and discuss the publication process and journal updates. Participating journals include:

China Accounting and Finance Review

China Finance Review International

Journal of Business Ethics

Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

(Others may be added)

Date and Venue

Date: September 3¨C4, 2025

Venue: Xi¡¯an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

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Registration Fees and Visa Information

In-Person Attendance: 2,000 CNY / 280 USD (includes conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and gala dinner)

Online Attendance: 1,200 CNY / 180 USD (includes full access to the conference program)

The registration link for non-XJTLU participants:?https://xjtlu.mike-x.com/sWznL

XJTLU Faculty and Students: Registration fee waived

The registration link for XJTLU participants:?https://xjtlu.mike-x.com/pVKfZ

At present, we have selected 32 high-quality papers for presentation at the conference. The authors come from renowned universities such as Tsinghua University, Renmin University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Xiamen University, Central University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Stockholm University, University of Manchester, National University of Singapore, City University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Macau, etc. The conference programme will be uploaded at the conference website: Accounting and Finance Research and Education in the Era of Rapid Technological Advances - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

BEST PAPER AWARD AND BEST DISCUSSANT AWARD

There will be two best paper awards(CNY 4,000 each) and one best discussant award(CNY 1,000). The best papers will be selected from among the papers presented at the conference and chosen by a panel of experts.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AGENDA

The programme consists of six sessions, three on 3^rd (Wednesday) and three on 4^th (Thursday) of September. Since all sessions are equally important, attendance by participants in all sessions is strongly encouraged. We would very much appreciate your cooperation. Each paper is allocated within 45 minutes. The presentation is expected not to exceed 30 minutes and the rest 15 minutes is for discussion.

For inquiries related to the conference, please contact: CAFRE2025.IBSS@gdsqbz.com.