Overview

The First International Conference on “Transformative Effects of Emerging Technologies in the Modern World” (EmTech26) aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among economists, policymakers, industry leaders, innovation scholars, and practitioners, exploring the intersections of cutting-edge technologies, geoeconomics, and geopolitics. The rapid advancement of emerging technologies — including artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, advanced robotics, biotechnology, quantum computing, and space technologies – is fundamentally reshaping economies, societies, and governance structures worldwide. This conference examines these transformations through an explicitly socio-economic and policy-oriented lens at the micro-, macro-, and meso levels. It is oriented on economic systems rather than technical or engineering solutions.

By focusing on contextual, institutional, and territorial dimensions of technological change, the conference seeks to advance understanding of how new technological trajectories can promote development in the 21st century.

Submission Guidelines

All abstracts must be original and must not be submitted simultaneously to any other journal or conference. The best abstracts on the Belt and Road Initiative may be invited to be developed into full papers for possible publication in the scientific journal Hong Kong Review of Belt and Road Studies (https://oborjournal.org/index.php/journal), which is indexed via CrossRef.

List of Topics

• Track 1: Biotechnologies and the Future of Health and Bio- and Circular Economy
• Track 2: Quantum Technologies, Cryptography, and Cybersecurity
• Track 3: Robotics in Military and Civil Applications in a Fragmenting World
• Track 4: AgriTech, Food Security and Climate-Resilient Value Chains
• Track 5: The New Space Economy: From Orbits to Markets
• Track 6: The Technological Race of Microchips and Their Impact on Geoeconomics and Geopolitics
• Track 7: Artificial Intelligence and Its Influence on Society, Labor Market, and Education
• Track 8: Financial Innovation and Digital Infrastructure
• Track 9: Platform Economy

*Submissions should align with one or more tracks and may propose new topics for consideration. Track chairs will evaluate fit during the review process.

Language of the Conference. The conference will be conducted entirely in English.

Registration. This conference is free for all attendees: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=emtech26

Note for Presenters. Presenters who wish to attend the conference are responsible for covering their expenses, including travel and accommodation. The conference organisers cannot provide any financial support for attendees.

Committees

Program Committee

• Person 1. Natalia CHAPLYNSKA, Associate Professor, Ng Teng Fong . Sino Group Belt and Road Research Institute, Hong Kong Chu Hai College linkedin.com/in/natalia-chaplynska-9913692b9
• Person 2. Oleksandr Pidchosa, Associate Professor, Ng Teng Fong . Sino Group Belt and Road Research Institute, Hong Kong Chu Hai College

Venue

The conference will be held in Hong Kong Chu Hai College (Hong Kong SAR, China).

Contact

• Main Conference Site: https://obor.chuhai.edu.hk/emtech26_en/
• Institute Homepage: https://obor.chuhai.edu.hk/

All questions about submissions should be emailed to nsbrri.conference.4@chuhai.edu.hk