Programme
8th Workshop on EU-China/Asia Relations in Global Politics
“Coping with Disruption: Dimensions of Digitalisation in European and Asia”
The Westin Singapore Hotel,Singapore
13-15 March 2019
DAY 1 – Wed, 13 March 2019 – The Westin Singapore
19.00 Reception – The Westin Singapore – 12 Marina View Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961
Welcoming Remarks
- Dr. Peter HEFELE, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP), Hong Kong SAR / PR China.
Opening Remarks
- H.E. Karsten WARNECKE, Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
- Prof. POON King Wang, Director Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
DAY 2 – Thu, 14 March 2019 – The Westin Singapore
08.30 Registration – Westin Singapore – 12 Marina View Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961
09.00 Introduction to Workshop & Method
- Maximilian RECH, Programme Director and Assistant Professor for International Affairs, ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai
09.15 Session 1 – Digitalisation of Energy and Resource Systems
- Dr. Maria FRANCESCH, Principal Consultant of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP)
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Dr. Giorgio CARIDI, LUMSA University. E-governance & Sustainable Management: How to Improve Consumption by Using E-Government Systems in Companies.
- Gabriela RADU, Independent Researcher. Cloud IoT Adoption in the Energy Industry.
- Meena BILGI, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (WOCAN). Natural Resources Management and Digitalization – A case for Women Farmers in India.
Questions & answers
- Felisa FALCON, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP). Improving Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of the Green Climate Fund Through Digitalization.
- Evangjelia SALI, Fudan University. The Geopolitics of Energy Digitalisation and the Implications for EU-China Relations
- Dr. WANG Xiaoguang, China University of Petroleum (Beijing). Riding the Wave of Digitalization – Chinese National Oil Companies’ Approaches.
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Session 2 – Digital Governance & Smart City Management (I)
- Dr. Detlef SPRINZ, Senior Scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany (PIK)
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Prof. XU Yang, Peking University. Public Transportation in Smart City Management based on Mass Customization.
- Dr. Ali CHESHMEHZANGI, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Smart City Governance and Divergence of Institutional Structures and Arrangements: The Case of China.
- Waltraut RITTER, Knowledge Dialogues and University of Hong Kong. Data Governance in Cities: The Politics of Urban Data Management.
Questions & answers
- Prof. XI Zhenyan, Sichuan University. The Construction of Smart Cities in China – A Case Study of Chengdu.
- Dr. Maria FRANCESCH, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP). Technological Innovation and Climate Resilience for the Greater Bay Area of China.
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Session 3 – Digitalisation of Financial Markets and Investment
- Dr. Sonia CHIKH M’HAMED, Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator at ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai.
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Prof. Jörn-Carsten GOTTWALD, Ruhr University Bochum. Managing Disruption: The EU, the PRC and the Fintech Revolution.
- Dr. SHENG Jin, National University of Singapore, Centre for Banking and Finance Law. Cryptocurrency and FinTech Related Financial Risk: An International Perspective.
Questions & answers
- Dr. Andrei RADULESCU, Macroeconomic Research of Banca Transylvania and Researcher at Romanian Academy. Digital Revolution and Equity Risk Premium – Recent Developments in China, Germany and USA.
- Prof. Harvinder SINGH, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad (India). Reviewing the Data Localisation Norms for Fin Tech companies in India and China
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
15.30 Coffee Break
16.00 Session 4 – Digital Manufacturing Strategies and the Internet of Things
- Prof. Jörn-Carsten GOTTWALD, Chair of East Asian Politics at Ruhr University Bochum.
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Dr. Frauke AUSTERMANN, ESSCA School of Management. Digitalisation and Agile Methods: A Question of Culture?
- Prof. ZHANG Junhua, European Institute for Asian Studies. Europe and Huawei’s 5G – The Implication of the Emergence of Two Digital Systems and Beyond.
Questions & answers
- Dr. ZHAO Wei, Institute for Pearl-River-Delta Reform & Development (IPRD) / Centre d’Economie de Paris Nord and Maximilian RECH, ESSCA School of Management. Manufacturing Strategies of Nations and the Varieties of Capitalism: Perspective on China Germany, Japan and the United States
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
17.30 Meeting in Lobby & Departure – Bus transfer to venue
18.00 Dinner Empress’ Restaurant
Venue: 1 Empress Place, #01-03, Asian Civilisations Museum,
Singapore, 179555.
Tel: +65 6776 0777
DAY 3 – Fri, 15 March 2019 – The Westin Singapore
08.30 Registration – Westin Singapore – 12 Marina View Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961
09.00 Session 5 – Digital Governance & Smart City Management (II)
- Dr. Peter HEFELE, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP), Hong Kong SAR / PR China.
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Dr. Nikola ZIVLAK, EMLyon Business School, Shanghai, China. Smart Cities along the Belt and Road – Digital China Education Town in Changle, Fujian
- Dr. Sonia CHIKH M’HAMED, ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai. Digitalisation and the Rise of Fintech in China: Implications and Regulatory Policies.
Questions & answers
- TSANG Ching Ka, Charles David ICASIANO, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University Singapore. and Mary Ann QUIRAPAS, National University Singapore. Public-Private Partnerships on Smart Surveillance in Singapore.
- Donasius PATHERA, Peking University. Managing Digitalised Smart Cities: The Case of China.
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
10.30 Coffee Break
10.45 Session 6 – Digital Governance & Smart City Management (III)
- Waltraut RITTER, Knowledge Dialogues and University of Hong Kong. Data Governance in Cities: The Politics of Urban Data Management.
Presentations (each 10 min)
- Dr. Una Aleksandra BĒRZIŅA-ČERENKOVA, Riga Stradins University China Studies Centre. The rise of the APP-based Medicine in China in the Context of the Yi/Li Debate (义利之辨)
- Prof. Andreea GRIGOROVSCHI, Strasbourg National School of Architecture. and Cristiana MAZZONI UMR AUSser 3329 (MC-CNRS). E-governance and exploratory scenarios for smart and liveable mobility projects.
Questions & answers
- Krithika SUBRAMANIAN, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Public Health Management – An analysis of the SARS Outbreak of 2003 in Beijing and the Impact of Digital Health Systems in Combating Future Outbreaks.
- HAO Nan, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Big Data + Poverty Alleviation: China’s Precisely Targeted Poverty Alleviation — A Case Study on Guizhou Province.
Moderated discussion with questions & answers
12:15 Concluding Remarks
- Dr. Peter HEFELE, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia Pacific (RECAP), Hong Kong SAR / PR China &
- Maximilian RECH, ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai.
12:30 Lunch & UACES Best Paper Award
- Dr. Frauke AUSTERMANN, Associate Researcher at the ESSCA EU-Asia Institute
14:00 Study Trip to the Info-Communications Media Development Authority.
Venue: 10 Pasir Panjang Road #03-01, Maple Tree Business City, Singapore 117438.
18.00 Farewell Dinner
20.00 End of Workshop & Departure of Participants