The International Conference for Graduate Education 2025 (ICGE 2025) was held on 8 December 2025 under the theme "Enhancing Collaboration for Inclusive and Sustainable Futures: From Business to Policy Perspectives.” SMU Dean of College of Graduate Research Studies and Janice Bellace Professor of Strategic Management Heli Wang delivered a keynote on Firm Responses to China’s Digital and Environmental Pilot Policy. Prof Wang outlined how China’s dual-goal pilot policies have prompted varied responses from domestic and foreign firms. Her findings shed light on why policies that target both digitalisation and environmental sustainability often face trade-offs and may fall short of producing substantive outcomes.
