Speakers

Prof. Yanlin Zhang

Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China

Research Area: Exhibition management, tourism culture, health tourism, tourism economy, resources and environment management.

Brief: She is a doctor of management, professor and master tutor of the Technical University of Freiberg in Germany, and currently the deputy Director of the Tourism Department of the Business School of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. Editor-in-chief of the Proceedings of the Eurasian Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (ISTP/ISSHP Search); Managing Editor of Journal of Environmental Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (ISSN 2194-3559); Member of the G200 Alliance Committee; Assistant Director of Culture and Tourism Bureau, Heping District, Tianjin (temporary post); Member of Expert Committee of Tourism Think Tank, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province; Member of Tianjin Jizhou Homestay Association; Journal of China Tourism Research; Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism; Current Issues in Tourism; The Service Industries Journal; Reviewer for Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. He has presided over and participated in a number of domestic and foreign tourism management and cultural heritage tourism topics, published ten monographs (Chinese and English) in related aspects, and published 52 papers in domestic and foreign core journals.

Speech Title: The protection and value of urban cultural heritage

Abstract: In this speech, we first discussed the protection of urban cultural heritage, including the protection of cultural relics and monuments, the protection of historical buildings, the protection of ancient cultural sites, the protection of historic blocks, the protection of buildings, urban and natural landscapes and the protection of historical and cultural traditions; The protection methods of different types of urban cultural heritage are quite different. Then, taking the Ersch/Kruchner Mountain mining area, which was approved as a World cultural Heritage in 2019, as an example, we try to explore the formation and evolution mechanism of German urban cultural heritage with the development of mining industry in the past 700 years, as well as the main values of urban cultural heritage, namely emotional value, cultural value and use value.

By making people aware of the protection and value of urban cultural heritage, we can better cherish and protect the cultural heritage of mankind, so that it can be passed on to future generations and sustainable use, because this is the historical responsibility of contemporary people.

Prof. Liyan Zhang

Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China

Brief: Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin Polytechnic University, MBA from Oklahoma City University, PhD in Management from Nankai University, currently serves as doctoral supervisor of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. Vice President of Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing and Equipment Maintenance Technology Association. She was the head of the World Bank-InfoDev Project and the Technology Innovation Project of the United Nations Asia-Pacific Technology Transfer Center (APCTT) in China. Chaired the National Nature Foundation, the National Social Science Foundation, the International Development Research Center of Canada, Singapore Li Guangqian Research Award projects; He has chaired the Asian Scholars Foundation for three times; Advisor to the World Bank; Keynote speech on innovation at the Presidential Palace of India (2016, 2017); Keynote speech at the Davos Summer Forum (Tianjin) Young Scientists Leading Forum; Responsible for a large number of government project review, innovation and entrepreneurship competition judges; Conducted research in more than 20 countries; He has long taught at IIMA, India's number one business school; Served as the innovation and entrepreneurship expert of Guangxi Project and Yunnan Project of Asian Development Bank; He has served as an independent director and external director of several companies; Responsible for the policy planning of more than ten enterprises; He has published a large number of papers, published 1 entrepreneurship textbook, and presided over the compilation of 9 series of works on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Speech Title: Scientific management, management science and practical tools

Abstract: This lecture first introduces three practical tools, which are the two policy tools of scientific management, the score table and the declaration; And the framework of measurement and analysis in management science. On this basis, the following suggestions are put forward: First, young researchers should pay attention to mature tools in literature review; Second, the scientific management of enterprises should make full use of the policy-based evaluation table, declaration and other tools; Third, the management of government departments should make full use of the tools of management science and the logic of analyzing problems, scientific management and scientific decision-making.

A. Prof. Pengwen Hou 

Nankai University, China

Introduction: Professor Hou presides over one Young Scientist Fund supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under research, and presided over the completion of a number of funds such as the Youth Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education. His research interests include supply chain channel strategy, blockchain technology, platform supply chain, global supply chain and other topics, and he has published two papers in POMS, and more than 20 articles in high level journals such as EJOR, IEEE-TEM, TRE, IJPR, etc. Currently, he serves as an editorial board member of Decision Sciences, the flagship journal of the American Society for Decision Sciences, and as an anonymous reviewer for more than 10 domestic and international core journals, including POM, EJOR, IEEE-TEM, TRE, and IJPR.

Speech Title: To Cooperate or Not: Blockchain adoption in a platform supply chain with upstream competition and environmental sustainability

Abstract: Countless copycats pose threats to the manufacturers. Innovating quality can improve manufacturers’ competitiveness and anti-copycatting, which may be environmentally friendly or polluting. The manufacturers deploy blockchain to promote treaceability since the unreliable information delivery mechanism makes it challenging to gain consumer trust. Product innovation and blockchain adoption costs much, but their environmental impacts are often ignored in recent literature. From the financial and environmental perspective, we propose a supply chain including a manufacturer, a copycat, and an online platform and explore three scenarios about blockchain: 1) None; 2) only the manufacturer; 3) the manufacturer cooperates with the platform. The result shows that the manufacturer adopts blockchain facing with high level of consumer distrust or the not very environmentally friendly innovation. Blockchain adoption can provide an all-win situation for the supply chain members and environment.

Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon

Asian Institute of Technology; Thailand

Introduction: Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon is a Professor of Urban Innovation and Sustainability Program, Department of Development and Sustainability, and a former Dean of School of Environment, Resources and Development, at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He is also a Visiting Professor of Faculty of Environment, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology. He has an academic background in engineering, economics and systems management, with a PhD degree from the University of Pittsburgh, USA.  He has worked for both academic and private sectors (in industrial and consulting business), as well as non-profit organizations. He has therefore been contributing to the development and management of several research projects from conception to completion, especially in infrastructure development and environmental management, at international, national and local scales – under UNEP, UNESCAP, WB, ADB, USAID, CIDA, SIDA, MOFAID, MRC, and JICA, etc.

His areas of specialization and research interest include systems approach and management, urban competitiveness and resilience, climate change and urbanization, waste recycling and management, strategic and sustainable infrastructure development, sustainable tourism, and sustainability and impact assessment. He is editorial board members of several international journals and has published more than 100 articles in international journals and conference papers and book chapters – incl. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Resource Conservation and Recycling, Waste Management, Desalination, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Habitat International, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Tourism Review, Remote Sensing, Sustainable Cities and Society, Advances in Climate Change Research, and Journal of Environmental Management.

Speech Title:  Urban Innovation and Sustainability: Systems Perspective

Abstract: Urban sustainability issues faced by developing cities include air pollution, solid waste and plastic pollution, transportation, clean water supply, wastewater, unsustainable resource use, health and the urban environment, energy and climate change. Innovation refers to development of new technologies such that they denote physical objects (e.g. products, services) and knowledge systems (e.g. methods, systems), and sustainability transition aims to meet socio-ecological system needs in ways that promote healthy ecosystems, human well-being, and viable economies. The Asian and the Pacific cities are among the most vulnerable to a wide range of natural disasters, with many informal settlements located in fragile environmental areas on shorelines and major river basins. Also, there are multifaceted environmental opportunities provided by cities towards sustainable development comprising economies of scale and proximity for infrastructure and services, water reuse or recycling, reduce the demand for land relative to population, reduced heating/cooling, reduce motor vehicle use, pollution control and management, funding environmental management, etc. It is important to analyze these challenges and opportunities from a systems perspective for enhancing  urban innovation and sustainability  including applications of systems approach and solutions, as well as top-down and bottom-up approaches, synergies or co-benefits (e.g., climate change mitigation/adaptation with different development objectives) and good potential for partnership and networking, with trans-boundary concerns, natural and anthropogenic factors and interactions, multi-scale/governance, multi-sector/disciplinary, multi-theme/long-term goals, and multi-stakeholders/decision makers/users.