The Digital Shift: Redefining Global Value Chains in a Connected World
📅 20-21 April 2026 | 📍 Seminar Room (LI-6301), CityUHK
Conveners: Prof. He Tianxiang (CityUHK), Prof. Li Shu (EUR)
Conference Theme
The advent of big data, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies marks our current era as one of significant digital transition. This transition presents society and the legal landscape with both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges, particularly in the context of global value chains (GVCs).
For instance, the integration of digital technologies can enhance efficiency and transparency in GVCs, but it also raises questions about data governance, intellectual property rights, and cross-border compliance. Additionally, this digital transition can interact with other policy objectives, such as sustainability, in ways that are either mutually reinforcing or competing.
Regulatory approaches to digital transition and GVCs differ across countries and regions, reflecting diverse legal frameworks and priorities and highlighting the necessity to solve cross-border issues under a coordinated framework. This workshop aims to explore the complex implications of the digital transition within legal contexts, examining how laws and regulatory strategies are evolving in response to the digital shift and its impact on global value chains.
Hotel Information
CityU Lodge
- Academic Exchange Building, 81 Tat Chee Avenue
- Kowloon Tong Station, Exit C2
- 5-minute walk to CityUHK campus
- Email: info@lodge.cityu.edu.hk
Royal Plaza Mong Kok
- Offer: Early bird 43% off / 21-day 28% off
- 193 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon
- Directly atop MTR Mong Kok East Station
- Special Conference Rates Available
Transportation Guide
✈️ From Hong Kong International Airport
- MTR: Airport Express → Tsing Yi → Lai King → Prince Edward → Kowloon Tong (Exit C2)
- Travel Time: Approximately 1 hour
- Bus: Route A23, alight at Shek Kip Mei Park
- Taxi: Approximately HK$320 (including tunnel/luggage fees)
🚄 From High-Speed Rail (West Kowloon Station)
- MTR: Austin Station → Hung Hom → Kowloon Tong (Exit C2)
- Travel Time: Approximately 30 minutes
- Bus: Route 3C from Austin Bus Stop
- Taxi: Approximately HK$100
🌉 From Shenzhen Port (Luohu / Lok Ma Chau)
- MTR: East Rail Line directly to Kowloon Tong Station
- Arrival: Take Exit C2 and follow signs to CityUHK
Speakers
