Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Economics, Zhejiang University; Chief Professor at the Private Economy Research Center of Zhejiang University; Expert Receiving the Special Government Allowance of the State Council. Member of the Advisory Committee of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province; Vice President and Director of the Expert Committee of the Zhejiang Economic and Management Research Association; Chairman of the Pan-Yangtze River Delta Economists Forum. Former Director of the Institute of International Economics, Zhejiang University; Former Director of the China and Global Economic Policy Research Center (jointly established by Zhejiang University and the University of Nottingham).

Served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College, UK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of Münster (Institute of Regional Economics, Germany); and as a Visiting Professor or Visiting Researcher at Kobe University, Ritsumeikan University, and the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (REITI) in Japan.

Research interests cover international economics, spatial economics, and foreign economic history. To date, nearly 300 Chinese and English academic papers have been published in journals such as the Journal of World Trade, Economic Research Journal, and Management World, alongside over 300 academic essays. Authored or edited 19 books, including Intervening in Markets and Ten Lectures on Advanced International Trade.

Academic Honors and Recognition:

Outstanding Academic Contribution Award (Zhejiang Provincial Government, 2010)

Outstanding Social Science Popularization Expert (Zhejiang Federation of Social Sciences, 2013)

Top 50 Most Influential Papers in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) in Chinese Universities (Academic Zhi, since 2018)

Ranked 27th among Top 100 Most Influential Scholars (Economics) (Economist Magazine Ranking, 2019)

Top Three Most Influential Humanities Scholars (Economics) at Zhejiang University (Ranked by Zhejiang University Academy of Social Sciences, since 2015)

Mr. Hao Shangkun, Product Manager of the Polyester Division at CCFGroup, overseeing PX, aromatics, and PTA product information. With nearly two decades of industry experience, he has managed upstream and downstream products across the polyester industrial chain, including recycled polyester, polyester staple fiber, PTA, IPA, and PX, accumulating extensive expertise in comprehensive analysis of the industrial chain. He has led or participated in organizing multiple influential industry conferences such as the "China Hangzhou Chemical Fiber Forum," "Aromatics Conference," "China Polyester Staple Fiber Industrial Chain Summit," and "Polyester Industry Summit."

He has been frequently invited to industry associations, salons, the India Petrochemical Conference, corporate annual meetings, and other events to deliver keynote reports. Among the products he oversees, the PTA Price Index serves as a key settlement benchmark for PTA-related contracts in China. He has also provided market feasibility analysis reports and consulting services to over thirty domestic and international enterprises and institutions. Reports such as the Domestic IPA Market Operation Report, Supply and Demand Reports on PX/PTA, Impact of Integrated Refining and Chemical Development in the Polyester Industry, and Development Outlook for PX/PTA in China During the 14th Five-Year Plan Period have received positive market feedback.

Mr. Du Qunlong, Director of Client Relations at Koch Engineered Solutions, joined Koch in 2004 and has served in various roles within INVISTA Advanced Technologies and Koch Technology's PTA technology licensing business. Currently also responsible for licensing Koch’s polyester technology in China.

Sam You, currently serving as Deputy General Manager of the PET bottle chips sales center at Yisheng Petrochemical, possesses over 15 years of PET industry experience. Previously held leadership roles including PET domestic sales, international sales, and materials division management at Far Eastern Industries (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., as well as Sales Director of the International Department at Yisheng Petrochemicals.

Mr. Zhou Yuhan currently works as Business Manager of the Polyester Products Group at XIAMEN ITG PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. Specializing in the bottle-grade chips sector with a spot-focused approach complemented by futures tools, he is dedicated to industrial services and well-versed in trading strategies such as futures-spot hedging.

Dr. Zhao Jun has long been engaged in strategic research and investment in energy, chemical and materials, mainly covering the Changes in the energy trends under carbon neutrality, global natural gas, coal chemical, petrochemical, ethane, propane and butane, ethylene and propylene, green hydrogen, green ammonia/methanol, methanol-acetic acid-vinyl acetate-EVA, NH3-urea,Liner alpha olefins and POE, EO-EG/PO-PG, fluorine chemical, PVC, ABS, Nylon 6/66, degradable materials, DMC/EMC, DMF, DMAC, and chemical logistics such as liquid chemical tanker, gas tanker, container carrier, terminal storage tank, tank container, etc.

Dr. Zhao Jun has rich practical experience in strategic planning and investment, strategic organizational performance and customer value management in the area of energy, chemical industry and logistics.

Dr. Zhao Jun is a strategic transformation consultant for many large enterprises, a special guest speaker at the 5th Shanghai CIIE, also the VIP speaker at international and domestic energy and chemical conferences, roadshow guest for financial institutions, and a contributor to many chemical magazines such as China Chemical News, China Petroleum and Chemical Magazine, and China National Chemical Information Center.

Chen Canzhong is the Deputy General Manager of Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd., where he has been responsible for procurement and sales since 2023. Prior to joining Wankai, he gained extensive experience in sourcing PX raw materials and managing the trade of aromatic products at several large PTA plants in China. He possesses a deep understanding of the price system across the polyester industry chain and has rich insights and experience in industrial transactions.

Mr. Xu earned his bachelor's degree from Jiangsu University and a master's degree in International Trade major from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.

He began engaging in import-export trade in 1992. Since 2001, he has worked in a major Chinese PET bottle chip manufacturing plant overseeing export operations. In 2004, Mr. Xu joined G.S.I and took charge of managing the company’s business operations in China.

Mr. Charles Guo is currently a Lead Analyst in the polyester product group at CCFGroup. Since 2011, he has been engaged in the analysis and consulting of bottle-grade PET chip and overseas market information, possessing a unique analytical perspective within the bottle chip industry chain and establishing a significant influence in the industry. He has organized and participated in numerous domestic and international industry conferences and customized training for enterprises, completing multiple consulting projects for globally recognized companies. The industry conference he led, the "International PET Industry Forum" has successfully held 12 sessions, receiving favorable reviews from the industry.