The 18th CEA Europe and 37th CEA UK Annual Conference took place at University<\/p>\n\n\n\n
College Dublin from 3 to 4 August 2026, on sustainable finance, artificial<\/p>\n\n\n\n
intelligence and the circular economy, alongside the Asian Economic Panel's summer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 120 scholars from Europe, Asia and North America attended. The conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n
was jointly organised by Heriot-Watt University, University College Dublin and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the University of California, Davis, and hosted by UCD's Irish Institute for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Irish Institute for Chinese Studies marked its twentieth anniversary during<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the conference. Founded in 2006, the institute has worked on China research and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese-language teaching and on educational, cultural and academic exchange<\/p>\n\n\n\n
between Ireland and China. The conference and the Asian Economic Panel meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
were the flagship events of its anniversary programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opening took place at UCD's O'Reilly Hall on the morning of 3 August, with<\/p>\n\n\n\n
addresses from the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Zhao Xiyuan, the CEA president<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shi Yukun, and the director of the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies, Wang<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keynote speakers included Heather McGregor, principal of Heriot-Watt University's<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dubai campus, who examined the skills shortages, talent supply and female<\/p>\n\n\n\n
leadership questions that circular-economy transitions tend to leave out of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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