Chi Huang

Dean and Professor of School of Foreign Languages, Chengdu University of Information Technology

Biography: Chi Huang is a professor at the School of Foreign Languages, a master’s supervisor in translation and international Chinese education, and serves as a member of both the Sichuan Provincial Foreign Language and Literature Teaching Guidance Committee and the New Liberal Arts Teaching Guidance Committee. She also holds the positions of council member of the Sichuan Provincial Association for Foreign Language Studies and vice president of the Sichuan Provincial Cognitive Linguistics Research Association.

She earned her degrees from Sichuan International Studies University and Sichuan University, and furthered her studies at Western Oregon University in the United States. With extensive experience in tertiary English education, she has taught a wide range of courses including College English, Intercultural English, Graduate English, Comprehensive English for English majors, Advanced English, Survey of English-speaking Countries, British and American Literature, Biblical Literature, Women’s Literature, and Selected Readings of Shakespearean Plays.

Her primary research interests include British and American literature and culture, women’s literature, and intercultural communication. She has authored over 30 academic papers published in various domestic and international journals and has guided students in publishing more than 40 research articles. To date, she has completed over 10 research and teaching reform projects, including initiatives funded by the Sichuan Provincial Social Science Association, provincial new liberal arts development programs, and the Ministry of Education’s "China Foreign Language Education Fund." Additionally, she has published six monographs, edited volumes, and textbooks, supervised seven provincial- and university-level innovation and entrepreneurship projects for undergraduates, and has been awarded multiple first, second, and third prizes for teaching achievements by her institution.

She is also the lead instructor and developer of a provincial-level first-class undergraduate course and a provincial-level curriculum ideological and political demonstration course.

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John O’Regan
Vice Dean and Professor of UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society

Biography:Professor John O’Regan is Vice-Dean and Professor at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, where he also serves as International Lead. He previously worked as a long-term trainer in intercultural communication for the Council of Europe. He is former Co-Chair of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) and former Editor of the journal Language and Intercultural Communication.His research interests include Global Englishes, intercultural communication, and critical discourse analysis. He has published extensively in leading international journals such as Applied Linguistics, Globalisation, Societies and Education, Language Sciences, and Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. He is the author of Global English and Political Economy (Routledge, 2021) and a co-editor of Language in a Globalised World: Culture, Communication and Translation (2014), Intercultural Dialogue: Questions of Research, Theory and Practice (2016), and Education and Global Neoliberal Discourses (2021).

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Yi Dai

Professor of Faculty of Education, City University of Macau

Biography: Dr. Yi Dai, a Senior Secondary Teacher and Senior Engineer, is currently the Ph.D. Program Director and Doctoral Supervisor at the Faculty of Education, City University of Macau. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Technology from South China Normal University, completed postdoctoral stint at Beijing Normal University, and was a visiting scholar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He also holds Distinguished Professor/Researcher positions at South China Normal University, Wenzhou University, and Shinawatra University (Thailand).

Formerly the Director of the Zhuhai Educational Technology Center and an Educational Inspector for the Zhuhai Municipal Government, Dr. Dai is a recognized expert in teacher IT capacity building in Guangdong Province and serves as the Associate Editor-in-Chief for the Guangdong IT textbook series.

His research revolves around IT-driven teacher professional development and AI in education. He has led or completed over 10 high-level projects (including Macao FDCT and Guangdong-Macao joint funds), published 70+ papers, secured 5 national invention patents, and authored over 10 books. He is a three-time recipient of the Second Prize of the Guangdong Teaching Achievement Award and has won the Guangdong Educational Innovation Award.

Speech Title: Screen-Based Smart Learning for Mitigating Nearwork Myopia Risk

Abstract: Against the backdrop of digital transformation in education and rapid advancement in smart terminal technologies, intelligent learning devices have become essential tools supporting precise learning and personalized development for primary and secondary school students. However, a side effect of this progress—the rising rate of myopia among adolescents—has evolved into a global public health challenge. Particularly in East Asia, environmental factors such as prolonged exposure to electronic screens at close range, increasing academic burdens both inside and outside school, and insufficient outdoor activities have combined to push adolescent myopia rates above 80%. China has become one of the regions with the highest myopia prevalence globally, exhibiting a significant trend toward younger onset and more severe cases. Faced with the dual demands of "enhancing learning effectiveness" and "protecting visual health," this report aims to present research findings from the cutting-edge field of "smart education | smart healthcare," grounded in fundamental optical principles and educational big data algorithms.

Nurul Farhana Jumaat

Associate Professor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biography: Dr. Nurul Farhana binti Jumaat is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, with expertise in Educational Technology. Her research focuses on online learning design, instructional strategies in online and blended learning, and the effective integration of technology to enhance learner engagement and learning outcomes. In addition to her active research and postgraduate supervision, she serves as an Editor for the Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Innovative Teaching and Learning Journal, contributing to the quality and dissemination of educational research. Dr. Nurul Farhana is also actively involved as a researcher and member in international collaborative projects, including ICTeEfS, which focuses on research related to the use of ICT in education and teacher professional development, and the DX.SEA Erasmus+, which supports digital transformation, online learning innovation, and capacity building in higher education across Southeast Asia.

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Shiming Li

Associate Professor of Sichuan Technology and Business University

Biography: Dr. Shiming Li, a graduate of the University of Science and Technology of China, holds a Ph.D. and is currently an Associate Professor. He served as a Visiting Scholar at the School of Government, Peking University. His teaching and research primarily focus on business administration, public administration, and big data. He has published 21 academic papers, authored 1 monograph, and co-authored 1 textbook. He has led 6 research projects at various levels. He holds 3 patents and 4 software copyrights. In October 2013, he received a commendation from the Chengdu Municipal People's Government for outstanding contributions to employment and entrepreneurship initiatives. In September 2017, he was recognized as an Outstanding Trainee by the Sichuan Provincial Teacher Training Center for Higher Education Institutions. In November 2017, he was awarded the Third Prize in the Teaching Competition by the School of Economics and Management at Sichuan Technology and Business University. Also in November 2017, he was selected into the inaugural batch of the Ministry of Education's "National Top 10,000 Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentors Talent Pool."

Report Topic: Carbon Disclosure and Corporate Value Reengineering from an ESG Perspective

Main: Under the dual impact of global climate change and economic downturn, humanity's reflection on harmonious coexistence with nature has deepened. The ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management philosophy, which emphasizes sustainable development, has gradually become a global consensus. The value creation of enterprises is no longer confined to the traditional economic perspective but extends to broader external environmental and social value domains. ESG requires enterprises to consider their social and environmental impacts while pursuing economic benefits and transparently disclose relevant information to meet the needs of various stakeholders. Carbon information, as a key indicator of future environmental conditions, is not only crucial for enterprises in managing carbon footprints and achieving emission reduction targets but also serves as an important tool for government environmental regulation. The quality of its disclosure directly affects the effectiveness of policy decisions and the scientific nature of macroeconomic regulation. Although China has introduced multiple regulations to standardize carbon information disclosure, in practice, due to external pressures, carbon information disclosure often exhibits a "half-hearted" phenomenon, making it difficult to fully realize its value and dampening corporate motivation. Information quality is the core of information value, and scientific evaluation criteria are key to quality assessment. Currently, China lacks clear and unified standards for carbon information quality evaluation, leading to a tendency to prioritize quantity or simply apply accounting information quality characteristics during the evaluation process. To promote sustainable development and enhance corporate value, we must address the issues of "insufficient internal motivation" and "incomplete external regulations" in carbon information disclosure.