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It was a bit manic this week with the FinGeo Forum sessions as well as helping out with Durham Geography's virtual open day events, but very happy to see how things all came together for FinGeo's first virtual event, and brilliant co-organising it with Dariusz Wójcik. It was great to see many new and familiar... Continue Reading →
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Royal Geographical Society, London, 1-4 September 2020 Unpacking Geographies of FinTech Sponsored by: Economic Geography Research Group Session convenors: Karen Lai (Durham University) karen.lai@durham.ac.uk Reijer Hendrikse (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) reijer.hendrikse@vub.be FinTech, short for ‘financial technology’, operates at the intersections of the financial and technology sectors where big technology firms and start-ups... Continue Reading →
This year's conference back in August 2019 was rather special; it was the first work event that I attended with my new affiliation at Durham University, having just moved from Singapore less than 2 weeks before that. The last time when I attended the RGS-IBG Conference was 2 years ago. It was lovely meeting up... Continue Reading →
Posted on behalf of Sarah Hall (University of Nottingham) The Political Economy of Brexit: Impact on Sectors, Regions and implications for Policy. A workshop for early career researchers (ECRs) organised by Sarah Hall (University of Nottingham) and David Bailey (University of Birmingham) in conjunction with The UK in a Changing Europe University of Nottingham, 21... Continue Reading →
A rather overdue post but I wanted to jot down some reflections on the AAG meeting that happened at last month in Washington DC. This was quite a special AAG for me given the location. The last time when AAG was held in DC, I was not able to attend because I would have been... Continue Reading →
On 28 February 2019, I will be speaking at a webinar organised by the Young Scholars Initiative, Urban and Regional Economics Working Group (part of the Institute for New Economic Thinking). In the presentation, I will discuss how regulatory history and regional dynamics shape investment banks, financial networks and Asian financial centres. The findings are... Continue Reading →
On 10 & 11 December 2018, I was delighted to host a workshop on 'Emerging Production Networks of FinTech' at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The 2-day workshop was funded by the Global Production Networks Centre (GPN@NUS), with further support from FinGeo. Fintech, a shorthand for ‘financial technology’, brings together firms and actors from... Continue Reading →
Last month, I visited Guangzhou, China, for a forum on global city development organised by Guangzhou University (10th & 11th November 2018). I had never visited Guangzhou before and it was a good opportunity to visit one of the largest and most historically important city in China outside of Beijing and Shanghai. On a personal... Continue Reading →
A long overdue update on the 5th Global Conference on Economic Geography (GCEG) that took place in Cologne, Germany at the end of July. Other than the extraordinary weather (36-37 degrees Celsius all week!!!), lasting memories are of the stimulating sessions, fruitful discussions and excellent company of fellow economic geographers from many different parts of... Continue Reading →
Some self-promotion here about two sessions that I am organising at the 5th Global Conference on Economic Geography happening next week in Cologne. The first is a panel session co-organised with Dariusz Wojcik, reflecting on key issues for economic geographers to consider as we approach the 10-year mark after the Global Financial Crisis. We had... Continue Reading →
Karen P.Y. Lai 