Prof. Asad Khalil
Southwest University of Political Science & Law, China
Research Area: Economics, education, law
Brief: Professor Assad Khalil skillfully integrates academic and practical experience in the fields of education, management, law into his teaching and management roles. His work in teaching, training and management, as well as his professional collaborations, is a testament to his commitment to the practical application of advanced knowledge. Professor Khalil has been recognized in several fields, including obtaining a Chinese work permit from a high-level expert. His alma mater, Chongqing University, has proudly included him in the Alumni Honor List. He has been named the most popular foreign teacher in China, which is a testament to his influence. In addition, he has also received the prestigious Chinese cultural award, Light of Civilization, as well as several other national awards.
Professor Assad Khalil is currently writing his forthcoming book, Global Diplomacy, which promises to be another important addition to his extensive work. His research interests include the Belt and Road Initiative, culture and education, international law, politics, and international relations, reflecting his broad and inclusive approach to global issues and academia.
A. Prof. Yahua Xu
Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Research Area: Asset Pricing (Empirical), Derivatives Markets, Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Quantitative Analysis, Option Pricing, Energy Finance
Brief: Yahua Xu is an associate professor of Finance in Central University of Finance and Economics. Her main research interests include asset pricing, empirical derivatives market risk management, quantitative analysis of financial models, and option pricing. She has published many papers in high-quality journals in the fields of quantitative finance, derivatives and energy finance such as Journal of Futures Markets, Energy Economics, Economic Modelling, Applied Economics, International Review of Economics and Finance and so on, and she also served as an anonymous referee for several academic journals.
Title: Intraday Return Predictability in the Crude Oil Market: The Role of EIA Inventory Announcements
Abstract: We study the impact of the announcements released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) crude oil storage every Wednesday at 10:30 ET (the beginning of the third half-hour interval) on intraday return predictability, that is, intraday momentum. Our results indicate that returns on both the first half-hour and third half-hour on EIA announcement days can significantly and positively predict the returns in the last half-hour, whereas, on non-EIA announcement days, only returns in the first half-hour have significant predictability. The dominant source of prediction in the first half-hour return also differs between EIA announcement and non-announcement groups, the market open and overnight component, respectively. EIA announcements contribute to intraday momentum because they attract more informed traders and because the period surrounding their release is often associated with a reduction in liquidity. Substantial economic gains can be made by using efficient intraday predictors as trading signals.
Prof. Kittisak JERMSITTIPARSERT
University of Cyprus, The Republic of Cyprus
Research Area: Political Science, Public and Private Management, International Political Economy, and Social Research.
Brief: Kittisak Jermsittiparsert is a Full-Professor at Faculty of Education, University of City Island, Cyprus, an Adjunct Professor at Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Administrasi Abdul Haris, and an Adjunct Research Professor at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sinjai, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar & Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia. Previously, he was a Full-Professor of Public Administration at Huanghe Business School, Henan University of Economics and Law, China, a Lecturer at Faculty of Political Science, Rangsit University & College of Innovative Business and Accountancy, Dhurakij Pundit University, a Researcher at Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute, Thailand, and an Adjunct Researcher at Ton Duc Thang University & Duy Tan University, Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. (Social Sciences), M.A. (Political Science) & B.A. (Political Science) from Kasetsart University, Thailand. Additionally, he earned M.B.A. & M.P.A. from Ramkhamhaeng University and B.Pol.Sc. (International Relations and Comparative Governments and Politics) from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. His areas of expertise are Political Science, Public and Private Management, International Political Economy, and Social Research. He is the editor of many famous journals in the world, such as Sustainability, Energy Engineering, Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications, and Asian Academy of Management Journal. He is named in the world’s top 2% of scientists list by Stanford University, USA since 2020. Up to now, he has published more than 450 Scopus/WoS indexed documents. His h-index is 51 with more than 9000 citations.
Title of Keynote Speech: Impact of Innovation Climate, Innovation Process, Management Innovation, And Team Innovation on Product Development in Thailand.
