The PolyU Digital Finance Symposium 2026

The School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce that the PolyU Digital Finance Symposium 2026 will be held on 19 - 20 March 2026. 

Roundtable (for AF members and symposium speakers only)
Date: 19 March 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 pm-6:00 pm (Registration starts at 2:00 pm)
Venue: Room 1937, Level 28, Hotel ICON

Symposium
Date: 20 March 2026 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 am-5:30 pm (Registration starts at 8:45 am)
Venue: M1603, 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, Poly U

The Symposium aims to provide a platform for leading scholars to present cutting-edge research on digital finance and related topics. The programme will feature paper presentations, keynote addresses, and roundtable discussions, fostering dialogue among distinguished academics and practitioners.

Each paper presentation will be followed by a discussion. We are honoured to have invited the following professors as our presenters/discussants:

Keynote Speaker
Lin William Cong (The Rudd Family Endowed Chair Professor of Management & Professor of Finance, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business)

Other Spekers/Discussants (in alphabetical order)

• Charles Cao (Yang Ju Mei Professor of Finance, Chairman of Department of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Darwin Choi (Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Jungsuk Han (Associate Professor of Finance, Seoul National University)
• Alan Kwan (Associate Professor of Finance, University of Hong Kong)
• Philipp Krüger (Professor of Finance,University of Geneva (GSEM) and Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI), Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI))
• John Kuong (Associate Professor, Department of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Daniel Rabetti (Assistant Professor of Accounting, National University of Singapore)
• Yang Song (Associate Professor of Finance, Norman J. Metcalfe Endowed Professor in Finance, Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington)
• Huan Tang (Assistant Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
• Chaojun Wang (Assistant Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
• Gloria Yu (Assistant Professor of Finance, Singapore Management University)

Tentative Programme

Registration
Registration for the symposium begins on 23 February 2026. Due to limited capacity, registration was accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. No registration fee will be charged for this event. Participants are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements. 
For PolyU AF Faculty members, please register (Here) 
For PolyU AF PhD students, please register (Here) 
For Guests, please register (Here)

For enquiries, please contact Ms Mandy Chan at mlokchan@polyu.edu.hk.

Symposium Organising Committee

Prof. Nancy Su, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Chi-shen Wei, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University