⇒ Basic Information

ABCP2025 poster

Dates: 12-13 September 2025 (Friday and Saturday)

Venue: University of Surrey, Stag Hill, University Campus, Guildford GU2 7XH

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Theme: ABCP 2025 is themed “Partnership, Confidence, and Prosperity“, highlighting our commitment to fostering collaboration, strengthening trust, and driving sustainable success.

⇒ Registration Forms

Free Registration for ABCP Members (login required) 👉 Click here

Paid Registration for Non-Members 👉 Click here

Deadline (extended and firm): 31st August

⇒ Call for Talks

AI and Cyber Security Track (deadline: 28th August)

Social Science and Humanities Track (deadline: 28th August)

Life Science and Health Track (deadline: 28th August)

⇒ Programme

📅  Friday, 12 September 2025 (hybrid meeting)

Join the morning plenary sessions online (please register to get the link to MS Teams webinar)

08:30-9:30 Registration and Refreshments (Venue: Innovation for Health Lobby)

09:30-10:00 Opening Ceremony Venue: 6G Innovation Centre Seminar Room/TBA [Online])

Welcome speeches by

  • Lord John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, Chair of ABCP International Advisory Board (IAB)

  • Professor Lisa M. Collins, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation, University of Surrey

  • Professor Hongbiao Dong FREng, President of ABCP & Professor of Materials Engineering, Deputy Head of School of Engineering, University of Leicester

Co-Chairs: Professor Lynda Jiwen Song (Vice-President & Secretary-General, ABCP; Professor of Management, Head of Management Division,  Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds) and Professor Hua Zhao FREng (Chair of ABCP Council; Pro Vice Chancellor Research, Brunel University London) Professor Tao Chen (Vice-President for External Communications and Engagement, ABCP; Associate Vice-President, International and Professor in Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey)

10:00-11:00 Plenary Session 1: Partnership, Confidence and Prosperity (Venue: 6G Innovation Centre Seminar Room)

Co-Chairs:  Professor Li Wei FBA MAE FAcSS (Executive Vice-President, ABCP; Professor in Applied Linguistics, Director and Dean, Institute of Education (IOE), UCL) and Professor Shujun Li (Vice-President for IT & Governance, ABCP; Professor of Cyber Security, Director of Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent)

  • Professor Sir Keith Burnett, CBE FRS FLSW FInstP,  Chair of the Nuffield Foundation, President of Institute of Physics, UK
  • Professor Zhanfeng Cui, FREng, Co-chair of ABCP IAB, University of Oxford, UK
  • Dr Jen Bardsley, Head of Enabling Research and Science, British Council, UK
  • Dr Gongqi Shi, Vice President of Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), China
  • Ms Claire Urry, Chief Commercial Officer, The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), UK
  • Professor Ziqiang Zhu, FREng, University of Sheffield, UK

11:00-11:20 Group Photo followed by Tea & Coffee (Venue: Innovation for Health Lobby)

11:20-12:15 Plenary Session 2: Presentations from ABCP Institutional Members & Sponsors (Venue: 6G Innovation Centre Seminar Room)

Co-Chairs: Professor Huiliang Li (Vice-President for Industry Liaison & Fundraising, ABCP; Professor of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, UCL) and Professor Qihai Huang (Vice-President for Finance, ABCP; Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, Head of Management, University of Huddersfield)

  • Wei Wang, Chairman of East & West International Education Group, China
  • Jianping Fan, President, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, China
  • Wei Yao, president, Shanghai Institute of IC Materials Co., Ltd., China
  • Congcong Wang, Head of Operations, TusPark UK
  • Hector Liu, General Manager, Beijing Prepare Education and Technology, China
  • Zhe Liu, Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation, China
  • Xiao Wang, Managing Director, Bosideng Retail Ltd, UK
  • (Short video), Changshu HR Management Service Centre, China 

12:30-13:30 Lunch (Venue: Teaching Block Lobby)

13:40-15:00 Parallel Thematic Tracks 

Coordinator: Professor Hongming Xu (Vice-President for Speciality Committees, ABCP; Chair in Energy and Automotive Engineering, University of Birmingham)

15:00-15:30 Refreshments (Venue: Teaching Block Lobby)

15:30-17:00 Parallel Thematic Tracks 

Coordinator: Professor Hongming Xu (Vice-President for Speciality Committees, ABCP; Chair in Energy and Automotive Engineering, University of Birmingham)

Note that some tracks may not run on both dates. Please wait for the final programme to see what tracks will run on what date(s).

17:30-18:00 ABCP Annual Conference Award by EastWest Scholars Hub & Tea/coffee/networking (Venue: Teaching Block 10)

18:30-21:00 Conference Dinner, ABCP Distinguished Award – by ABCP Council (pre-registration required)

📅  Saturday, 13 September 2025 (hybrid meeting)

Join the morning plenary sessions online (please register to get the link to MS Teams webinar)

09:00-09:45 Annual General Meeting (AGM) (Venue: Teaching Block 6)

Chair: Professor Lynda Jiwen Song (Vice-President & Secretary-General, ABCP; Professor of Management, Head of Management Division,  Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds)

09:45-10:00 Tea & Coffee Break (Venue: Teaching Block Lobby)

10:00-11:00 Plenary Session 3: Partnership, Confidence and Prosperity (Venue: Teaching Block 6)

Chair: Professor Shujun Li (Vice-President for IT & Governance, ABCP; Professor of Cyber Security, Director of Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent)

11:00-12:15 REF 2029 Impact Case Studies / Road Show / Invited Talk (Venue: Teaching Block 6)

Co-Chairs: Professor Henry Yi Li (Vice-President for Events, ABCP; Professor and Chair of Textile Sci and Engineering, University of Manchester) and Dr Wen Wang (Co-Chairs and Non-Voting Members of Standing Management Committee, ABCP; Associate Professor in HRM Data Analytics and Interpretation, University of Leicester)

  • (11:00-11:15) REF2029: What’s new and different? Professor Wei Li, FBA MAE FAcSS, Professor in Applied Linguistics, Institute of Education (IoE), University College London (UCL), UK
  • (11:15-11:45) Transforming Understanding of Workforce Inequalities: Insights from the UK-REACH Study, Professor Manish Pareek, Clinical Professor in Infectious Diseases, University of Leicester, UK 
  • (11:45-12:15) Industrialization of Research Innovations for Creating Global Social Economic Impact, Professor Henry Yi Li, Professor and Chair of Textile Sci and Engineering, University of Manchester, University of Manchester, UK 

12:15-13:00 Lunch (Venue: Teaching Block Lobby)

13:00-16:00 Parallel Thematic Tracks

16:00-16:15 Tea & Coffee Break (Venue: Teaching Block Lobby)

16:15-16:20 Concluding Remarks (Venue: Teaching Block 6)

Professor Li Wei FBA MAE FAcSS (Executive Vice-President, ABCP; Professor in Applied Linguistics, Director and Dean, Institute of Education (IOE), UCL)

⇒ More Venue Information

⇒ Organisers

Co-Chairs of Organising Committee

Other Members of Organising Committee

Members of Local Arrangement Committee

⇒ Collaboration Partners

Scholars Hub Boteng

⇒ Sponsors
Zhejiang Talent Development Group BICI
Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang
 
 

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