The First International Conference on Audit and Supply Chain Risk Management (ASCRM2023)

Prof. Dr. Albert Tsang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China  
  Biography:  
Professor Tsang is a Chair Professor of Accounting at SUSTech Business School of Southern University of Science & Technology, Changjiang Chaired Professor, pioneer of ESG and CSR research in the field of accounting, recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award presented by the American Accounting Association for his contribution to academic research in corporate social responsibility during the past 15 years. Before joining SUSTech, he was a tenured professor of Schulich School of Business, Canada and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  
Professor Tsang initiated research examining the capital market implication of CSR reporting in 2008, and his academic papers have been cited more than 8,000 times. During the past 10 years, he has published about 50 papers in leading academic journals, 20 of which on CSR/ESG. Two of his CSR papers have been ranked No. 1 and No. 9 worldwide, respectively in terms of numbers of citations among all financial papers published since 2010. Moreover, he keeps a record of publishing an article on the Journal of Financial Economics for 24 successive days, one of the most impressive publication records in top financial journals worldwide.  

Prof. Dr. Jun Zhang, Dean of the School of Accountancy, Beijing Wuzi University, China  
  Biography:  
Professor Zhang is currently the dean of the School of Accountancy of Beijing Wuzi University, doctoral supervisor of Beijing Jiaotong University, chair professor of Linyi University, special researcher of the Center for China's Governmental Auditing Research (CCGAR), director of the Beijing Audit Society, director of the China Commercial Accounting Society, and executive director of the China Economic and Social System Engineering Commission.  
Professor Zhang’s research focuses on audit, risk management and supply chain management. He has led and participated in more than 20 research projects such as National Social Science Fund projects, the Ministry of Education projects, and others, and published several academic works.  
Professor Zhang has published more than 30 papers in Accounting Research, Audit Research, Economic Perspectives, Public Finance Research, Finance & Economics, Reform of Economic System, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, etc. He is a reviewer of such journals as Accounting Research, Audit Research and Financial Research, etc. Professor Zhang is a winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Social Science Foundation Conscientious and Responsible Appraisal Expert and other honors. His course “Government and Non-Profit Organization Accounting” is rated as Beijing Quality Course for Undergraduates.