Mr. Chen currently serves as Regional Lead, Policy and Insights for ACCA China. In this capacity, he has overall responsibility for ACCA’s policy, research and insights work across China, working with his team members in mainland China and Hong Kong. This work seeks to enhance ACCA’s brand, reputation and knowledge sharing in the public interest.

By connecting cutting-edge developments in the international accountancy arena with China's unique development model, he develops, oversees and advocates forward-looking insights and policy recommendations. He is responsible for a range of areas pertinent to the accountancy profession including for example, sustainable development (including green finance, carbon accounting, ESG strategy etc.), AI and digital transformation, talent and skills among others.

He has represented ACCA in dialogues with industry leaders at various high-end forums and summits, putting forward suggestions for industry development. In addition, he also engages regularly with National Accounting Institutions via knowledge sharing sessions and joint research.

Before joining ACCA, he provided strategy consulting services for 10 years, in the areas of sustainable investment, green finance, and ESG strategic consulting among others, to international and domestic institutions across banking, securities, insurance investment, medical devices, food and beverage, etc.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nottingham in Finance Accounting and Management and graduated with distinction in a master’s degree from University of Exeter in Financial Mathematics. He holds a certificate in Sustainability Essentials for Business from the University of Cambridge, UK, and is also a certified senior data asset operations manager.

Ms. Ying DING is the Founder and General Manager of Voyager Carbon Co., Ltd. With over 25 years of professional experience in environmental protection, renewable energy, and climate policy. She has played an important role in shaping carbon market mechanisms and low-carbon development strategies in China and beyond.
Ms. Ding has served in senior leadership and advisory roles across international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, and WWF China, where she advised on green finance strategies. She has extensive expertise in emission reduction project development, carbon finance, and stakeholder engagement across public and private sectors.

A Chevening Scholar recognized by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ms. Ding holds an MBA in Public Service from the University of Birmingham. She is also a member of the Expert Committees on Climate Finance and Emissions Trading under the Chinese Academy for Environmental Sciences.

Katherine Morton is the Schwarzman College Professor of Global Affairs. She is also an External Associate of the Oxford China Centre and an Associate Professorial Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Her research focuses on China and International Relations with a particular emphasis upon the domestic and international motivations behind China’s changing role in the world and the implications for foreign policy and the study of International Relations. Prior to her appointment at the Schwarzman College she held the positions of Chair in China’s International Relations at the University of Sheffield and Associate Dean for Research at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. Professor Morton is a regular participant in policy dialogues on China and international affairs. She has been awarded two Senior Memberships to St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and visiting fellowships to Peking University, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, China Foreign Affairs University, and Columbia University. She has published widely on global governance, the environment and climate change, food security, and maritime disputes in the South China Sea.

Daisy Shen has 22 years’ experience with KPMG, including a long term secondment to KPMG’s Global Chairman’s Office and the KPMG Energy Centre of Excellence based in London, where she gained invaluable international experience in executive management and cross border M&A transactions. Daisy is specialized in Strategy, M&A, Energy Transition, ESG and decarbonisation Advisory, providing advice to corporates and governments in climate change, energy transition, low carbon investment, ESG and decarbonisation strategy. Daisy is a member of the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, dedicated to promoting trade, investment and economic development between China and the UK. She is also a frequent speaker at women leadership forums and mentorship programs.