Submission due date: 24th October 2025
Conference date: 2 November 2025 — 3 November 2025
1. Introduction
During the transition period of technological revolution and industrial transformation, digital technology, as the core engine driving the development of this technological revolution, continues to permeate all sectors of the social economy at an unprecedented pacebybecoming a pivotal force in reorganizing global resources, reshaping the global economic structure, breaking through cutting-edge technologies, and altering the global competitive landscape. The deep integration of digital technology with the real economy is empowering international investment and financing throughchannels such as digital finance and inclusive finance, as well as the digital transformation of innovation systems. This further changes the structure of global industrial chains and ultimately influences the trajectory of the global economy and political landscape. The world economy is thus facing two majorchallenges: how digital empowerment reshapes the boundaries of cross-border capital allocation andenterprise performance, and how to designchannels for proper and profitable international investment and financing under data constraints. Scholars and enterprises attempt to solve these challenges in the age of digital intelligence.
The Technological Innovation and International Investment & FinancingConference hosted by Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance will focus on academic exchanges and discussions on topics closely related to the development of digital technology and international investment and financing innovation, including financial stability and regulation driven by digital technology, the digital transformation of innovation systems, and the internationalization strategies of digital platform enterprises. This conferenceaims to provide a cross-border academic exchange platform for experts in the fields of digital economy and cross-border investment and financing, offering innovative suggestions on how to leverage digital technology to enhance the development of cross-border investment and financing.
The conference will present keynote speeches, multifaceted sessions and face-to-face meetings between editors and authors. The keynote session will bepresented by renowned experts and scholars in the fields of global digital economy and international investment and financing. The conference will focus ontrending topics in the digital economy and cross-border investment and financing.
The conference welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide, and sincerely welcomes experts, scholars, and young doctoral students from both domestic and international universities and institutions. Editors of high-level SSCI journals will be invited to participate in on-site review and guidance, to provide a platform for communication and presentation foreveryone attending the forum.
2. Information About the Conference
Conference Theme：Technological Innovation, International Investment and Financing in the Digital Age
Date：2 November 2025 —3 November 2025
Location：Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (Zhongshan West Road), Shanghai Xuhui Zhongshan West Road 2230.
Host University：Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
Host School：International Finance College; Research Center for High-quality Development of Specialized and innovative Enterprises
3. Guest Speakers
Professor Sushanta Mallick, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Professor Keith Pilbeam, City, University of London, UK
Professor Roger Strange, University of Sussex, UK
Professor Sabri Boubaker, EM NormandieBusinessSchool, France
Professor Yong Yang, Shanghai Polytechnic University, China
Professor Maoliang Bu, Nanjing University, China
Professor Hao Jiao, Beijing Normal University, China
Senior Associate Professor Bin Hao, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Professor Jiangfeng Ye, Anhui University, China
Associate Professor Xuan Zhang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
4. Call for Papers’ Topics (including but not limited to)
Financial Stability and Regulation in the Digital Age
Multinational Corporate Decision-making and Cross-border Capital Flows in the DigitalAge
Governance Framework for Inclusive Finance and International Comparisons
Digital Inclusive Finance and Rural Revitalization
Digital Finance, Green Finance, and ESG Principles
Digital Transformation Pathways of National Innovation Systems
Impact of Data Property, Circulation, and Sharing on Research Collaboration and Innovation Performance
AI-driven R&D and Management Model Innovation
Impact of Corporate Digitalization on its Global Value Chain Position and Supply Chain Resilience
Internationalization Strategies of Digital Platform Enterprises
Host Country Digital Regulatory Environment and Multinational Corporate Performance
Digital Currencies and Transformation of the International Monetary and Financial System
5. Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts should be written following internationally accepted editorial standards, must be original research papers not previously published in academic journals or conference proceedings, and can be submitted in either Chinese or English. The first page should include the paper title, an abstract (no more than 300 words), and author information (name, affiliation, title/position, research field, mailing address with postal code, phone number, and email address). Author information must not appear in the main body of the paper, and submissions must be in PDF format.
6. Important for Submission
In youremail subject, please include "First author + affiliation + paper title". Please send your conference paper as an email attachment to the submission email address.
Submission deadline: October 24, 2025
Submission email: dongting1985@163.com; 20240050@lixin.edu.cn
Acceptance notification: October 26, 2025
Conference dates: 2-3 November, 2025
Additional notes: Selected papers may be recommended for submission to journals. Recommended papers will still undergo the journal's double-blind peer-review process. Authors are responsible for submission fees and relevant expenses.
7. Registration
There is no registration cost or fee; you should cover your own travel and accommodation costs.
8. Contact
Phone：Mr. Song 130-5229-5963
Email：dongting1985@163.com; 20240050@lixin.edu.cn
Honorary Chairman of the Conference
Professor Chen Yin
Deputy Party Secretary, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
Conference Co-chairs
Professor Yong Yang
School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Polytechnic University
Professor Bin Hao
School of Industry and Finance Integration, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Professor Yunqiao Wu
International Finance College, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance