CAFR Special Issue Conference 2025

Frontier research in accounting and finance plays a vital role in developing new knowledge and guiding practice. Amid unprecedented technology transformation and a growing global focus on sustainability, this special issue dedicates to the growing need to understand innovation, sustainable development and their intersections with traditional accounting and finance research. This special issue offers a forum for evidence-based discussions on the following topics: 

• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics;
• Climate finance and biodiversity finance;
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML);
• Big and unstructured data (e.g., voice and facial recognition) in accounting and finance;
• FinTech (e.g., Blockchain and Bitcoin); and
• Other contemporary accounting and finance issues.

The China Accounting and Finance Review (CAFR) Special Issue Conference 2025, jointly organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, will be held at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics in Kunming on 29 November 2025. International presenters and discussants may be entitled to two nights’ accommodation and a maximum of USD 3,900 for reimbursing airfare and travel expenses. Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong presenters may also be entitled to reimbursement. We particularly encourage submission of theoretical and empirical papers that contribute to the above cutting-edge topics in accounting and finance. We also welcome papers on other contemporary accounting and finance issues. Accepted papers will be published in CAFR (subject to satisfactory revision).

Conference Details

Date:  29 November 2025 (Saturday)
Venue:  Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China
Theme:  Frontier Research in Accounting and Finance
Keynote Speaker:  Professor Yan LIU (Chair Professor and Executive Dean, Institute of Innovation Management at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School; Chair Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University)

Conference Programme

Please click HERE to view the conference programme.

Conference Registration

To register for the conference, please send the following information to CAFR2025@163.com on or before 15 November 2025:

(1) Full name in both Chinese and English;

(2) Affiliation(s);

(3) Email address; and

(4) Phone number.

Please note that seats are limited and registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Successful registrants will receive further information about the conference by 20 November 2025 via email.

For enquiries, please contact Dr. Yan CHEN (Yunnan University of Finance and Economics) at chenyan_1107@126.com.

There is no registration fee for conference attendance, however, registrants are responsible for arranging their own transportation and accommodation.

Guest Editors

Conference Organising Committee 

Prof. Nancy SU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Qiang WU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Wei ZHOU, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics
Prof. Yunxian LI, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

Organisers

School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
School of Finance, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics