This is the web page of the Social Sciences and Humanities track of the 2026 7th ABCP Annual Conference, to be held on Friday 28th August 2026.

Track Chairs

  • Professor Qihai Huang — Vice-President for Finance, ABCP; Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, Strategic Lead for Research, School of Business, Education and Law, University of Huddersfield
  • Professor Lynda Jiwen Song — Vice-President & Secretary-General, ABCP; Professor of Management, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds

Programme

Friday 28th August 2026

13:45-14:50Session 1: Opening, Roundtable and Featured Presentation
13:45-13:50Welcome and Opening Remarks
Professor Qihai Huang, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, Strategic Lead for Research, School of Business, Education and Law, University of Huddersfield, UK; Vice-President for Finance, ABCP
Opening Remarks — 5 mins
13:50-14:35

Emerging Trends in UK Social Sciences: REF, EDI, and the Role of Chinese Scholars

Roundtable Discussion (45 min) with panel members: 

  • Professor Li Wei, Professor of Applied Linguistics, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK; Executive Vice-President, ABCP
  • Professor Tao Cheng, Professor of GeoInformatics | Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (CEGE), University College London (UCL), UK; Council Secretary, ABCP
  • Professor Qihai Huang, Strategic Lead for Research | School of Business, Education and Law, University of Huddersfield, UK; Vice-President for Finance, ABCP
  • Professor Yan Wu, Professor in Media and Communications Studies | College of Arts and Humanities, Swansea University, UK
14:35-14:50Tea & Coffee Break (15 mins)
14:50-15:50Session 2: Research Presentations I
14:50-15:05The Microfoundations of Digital Internationalization: A Process Model of Trait Activation, Managerial Cognition Renewal and Capability Building
Dr Sam Boran Li, Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
15:05-15:20When Hiding Hurts: How Stealth Use of Generative AI Resources Impairs Task Performance
Dr Peikai Li, Lecturer, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
15:20-15:35Leveraging Digital Technology to Enhance Engagement in Large Cohorts of Business Students
Dr Xiangping (Suzie) Du, Head of Postgraduate Curriculum, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
15:35-15:50Consumer Wellbeing in Digital Commerce: Insights from Online Grocery Shopping of Individuals with Diabetes
Dr Zhen Zhu, Senior Lecturer in Big Data Analytics, Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
15:50-16:00Tea & Coffee Break (10 mins)
16:00-17:00Session 3: Research Presentations II
16:00-16:15Inclusive Environmental Risk Communication: Identifying the Green and Digital Gaps
Professor Yan Wu, Professor of Media, Swansea University, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
16:15-16:30Digital Finance and Carbon Emissions Efficiency: Evidence of a U-Shaped Relationship and Competing Mechanisms
Dr Fangya Xu, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Reading, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
16:30-16:45Early-Stage Economic Evaluation of an Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Tool
Yi Sun, PhD Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins
16:45-17:00Cultural Organisation’s Management of Loneliness and Social Isolation for Chinese Senior Immigrants in the UK: A Sociological Translation Analysis
Dr Xunnan Li, Lecturer in Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK
Paper Presentation — 15 mins

Note: All times are British Summer Time (BST). Programme details are subject to minor changes.