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Wilson-Wong

Wilson Kia Onn Wong

Associate Professor - Finance

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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK (2013)
  • Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK (2010)
  • Master of Business Administration, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK (2006)
  • Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, The Australian National University, Canberra (2000)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • ECONOMICS & FINANCE
  • INNOVATION, DECISION-MAKING & LEADERSHIP
  • E-COMMERCE & TECHNOLOGY
  • AI APPLICATIONS IN BANKING
  • FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
SUBJECT TAUGHT / STUDENT PROJECT MENTOR
  • Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions
EXPERIENCE

Academic experience

  • Visiting Associate Professor, CTBC Business School, Taiwan (2020-2022)
  • Acting Head of Finance Department, Assistant Professor, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong (2017-2020)
  • Director, Academic Affairs, Management Development Institute of Singapore (2014-2016)
  • Senior Lecturer (Business), Singapore University of Social Sciences (2012-2014)

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

  • Manager, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP (2007-2009)
  • Management Consultant, Automotive & Transportation Practice, Frost & Sullivan (2006-2007)
  • Project Manager, J.D. Power And Associates (2004-2005)
  • Senior Analyst, Automotive Industry, China Knowledge Consulting, Singapore (2003-2004)
  • Econometrics Analyst, Management Information Department, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (2000-2002)

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

  • Presented ‘China’s Commercial Aircraft Industry: Serious Contender or a Case of Overreaching Ambition?’ at the Cambridge Association for Political Economy of China at Cambridge University in February 2019.
  • Presented ‘The determinants of industrial structure in the global automotive components industry’ at the University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economy, PhD Seminar Day in February 2011.
  • Presented analysis of ‘China’s Commercial Aircraft Industry’ on 2 September 2011 at the EAI Weekly Seminar, National University of Singapore.
  • Participant at the Czech National Bank’s ‘Productivity and External Rebalancing’ conference on 20-23 April 2016, Prague.
  • Speaker and panelist at Asia Business Forum’s ‘Warehousing & Logistics Conference 2007’.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Affiliate Fellow, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute (PSEI), Lingnan University.

MEDIA APPEARANCES & COVERAGE

  • ‘China accelerates towards a driverless future as Hong Kong stalls’, Published by South China Morning Post, 25 October 2017.
  • ‘Hong Kong’s public housing should cater to the masses, as Singapore’s does’, Published by South China Morning Post, 9 November 2017.
  • ‘When private equity firms go on the prowl’ Published by The Straits Times, 9 September 2014.
  • ‘Aspire to develop skills’ Published by The Straits Times, 5 September 2014.
  • ‘Singapore’s Manufacturing Sector: Moving up the global value chain’ Published by The Straits Times, 6 November 2012.
  • Interviewed by Channel News Asia on Singapore's productivity rate in 2012.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • AI Applications in Business
  • Financial Technology and Innovation
  • Development Economics
  • Political Economy
  • Public Policy

SELECTED REFEREED ARTICLES

  • Wong, W.K.O. ‘First Strike hypersonic weapons: The end of the “MAD” doctrine and peace for our time?’ Pacific Focus, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp. 343-379, December 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/pafo.12199 (SSCI).
  • Wong, W.K.O. ‘Sino-Western Rivalry in the COVID-19 “vaccine wars”. A race to the bottom?’ Asian Education and Development Studies, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-12-2020-0271 (Scopus).
  • Wong, W.K.O. ‘China’s AI Strike Force on COVID-19’ Asian Education and Development Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 250-262. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2020-0056 (Scopus).
  • Wong, W.K.O. ‘BRI projects: “the rules of engagement”’ Asian Education and Development Studies, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 337-347. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-10-2019-0167 (Scopus).
  • Wong, W.K.O. ‘Japan's F-35 Acquisition and the Arms Race in the Western Pacific: Strategic Game Changer or Epic Boondoggle?’ The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Volume 17, 11:3. Article ID 5287. https://apjjf.org/2019/11/Wong.html.

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EDITORIAL AND REVIEWER ACTIVITIES

  • Acted as a reviewer for the ‘Asian Education and Development Studies’ journal (Scopus) (2020).