2022 Annual Meeting of Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province

& International Symposium on Future Finance Held in Soochow

The “2022 Annual Meeting of Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province & International Symposium on Future Finance” hosted by the Business School of Soochow University and Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province was successfully held on September 24thand 25th. The conference was held online and on-site, and the opening ceremony was held at Soochow University. Xu Honglin, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance of Jiangsu Province, Li Xiaofeng, Vice President of Soochow University, Xie Shanhong, Director of the Suzhou Local Financial Supervision Bureau, Wang Kunpeng, Deputy Director of the Financial Department of the Department of Finance of Jiangsu Province, Yang Chuandong, President of Standard Chartered Bank Shanghai Branch, and Feng Bo, Dean of Business School Soochow University, attended the opening ceremony. More than 200 experts, scholars, teachers and students from universities around the world participated online and offline. The opening ceremony was presided over by Xu Tao, Vice Dean of Business School Soochow University.

Li Xiaofeng welcomed the guestson behalf of Soochow University at the opening ceremony, and introduced the recent development of Soochow University. He said that the theme of this seminar, "Future Finance", is of great significance. In recent years, the financial technology development in China has made remarkable achievements, and has become the core driving force of financial digital transformation.The Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province has played an important role in the financial development of Jiangsu Province and will make more contributions to this in the future.

Xie Shanhong briefed on the financial development of Suzhou City. He said that Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province has broad space for development, and the Suzhou Local Financial Supervision Bureau will provide strong support and carry out more long-term cooperation and exchanges with Soochow University and its Business School in the future.

Feng Bo welcomed all the guests on behalf of Business SchoolSoochow University, and introduced the development process of the Business School in the past 40 years and the connection with the Suzhou Local Financial Supervision Bureau. She said that over the years, our school has achieved fruitful results in education and scientific research in the field of Finance, and Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province has also achieved a considerable number of excellent results since its establishment. In the future, the School and the Center will integrate forces from the Department of Finance of Jiangsu Province and the Suzhou Local Financial Supervision Bureau to make more achievements in Future Finance.

After the opening ceremony, more than ten experts and scholars in the field of Finance from China, Hong Kong China, Australia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and other countries and regions reported at the conference. Professor Xunyu Zhou of Columbia University, Professor He Dexu of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Yang Chuandong, President of Standard Chartered Bank Shanghai Branch, respectively delivered keynote speeches with the latest research results, their understanding of "Future Finance", and the actual practice of green finance and sustainable finance in the industry.

The Conference was organized and held by Business School Soochow University and the Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province. In order to better solve the new problems arising in the development of Finance and to serve the needs of financial development in Jiangsu Province, the Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province was established in 2019. By condensing the high-quality resources of the Business School of Soochow University, the Finance Department of Jiangsu Province, and the National Academy of Economics Strategy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Center integrates the research strength of domestic financial circles and the actual work departments in Jiangsu Province, and implements the "government, industry, university, research and application" collaborative research, think tank consultation, and platform operation. Since the establishment of the Center, it has actively served the development of the finance industry in Jiangsu Province through think tank reports, undertaking projects, hosting forums and lectures, and publishing academic papers.

The Conference has established an academic exchange platform for scholars in China and other countries worldwide. It will enhance the international exchanges in academic research and provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for the future development of Finance. Meanwhile, the Conference will further promote the construction and development of Modern Finance Research Center of Jiangsu Province, and enhance the international influence of Soochow University.