Keynote Speakers

Robin Hang Luo joined ALHOSN University, UAE, as a Full Professor of Finance in August 2014. Prior to joining ALHOSN University, Professor Luo was a Full Professor of Finance at Wuhan University, Head of Research & Strategic Management, Deputy General Manager of Board Office, at Bank of Dongguan, Director of Research & Development at Moody's Affiliate - CCXI (the largest credit rating agency in China), Ph.D. Supervisor and Postgraduate Coordinator at La Trobe University in Australia and Senior Lecturer at AUT University in New Zealand. Professor Luo's research interests are in the regulation of banks and financial institutions, financial risk management, fixed income and credit rating, international finance and trade, financial market integration, quantitative and qualitative methods. He has published numerous articles in books and international peer-reviewed journals, including International Finance Review, Economic Modelling, Global Economy Journal, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Risk Management, Applied Economics Letters, Corporate Ownership and Control, Exchange Rate: Policies, Effects and Fluctuations, Model Risk: Identification, Measurement, and Management, among others. Professor Luo has received awards and recognition for his teaching and research excellence. He received AUT Business School Assessment Best Practice Award in 2006 for his excellence in student centered learning practice at AUT University where he taught various finance and economics subjects at both undergraduate and MBA levels. He has been invited to give keynote/plenary speeches at numerous international conferences and forums, including the high-profile Forum on Sino-Global Financial Risks and China-UK Credit Derivatives Seminar jointly organized by The People's Bank of China and British Embassy. Professor Luo holds adjunct professorial positions at top universities in China, including South China University of Technology, Nanjing University, and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM®), Fellow member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Financial Risk Management.  Professor Luo earned a Bachelor of Economics from Wuhan University of Technology, a Master of Economics from Wuhan University, China, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.