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The 8th International Forum on New Development of Valuation was held on Shouyi Campus, December 8, 2018. Supported by China Appraisal Society (CAS) and sponsored by China Enterprise Appraisal Co., Ltd. (Beijing), the Forum was hosted by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL) and organized by School of Business Administration and the Business Value Research Center of ZUEL. The event partners were American Society of Appraisers (ASA), International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS), School of Public Finance and Taxation of Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB), Valuation Research Center of Xiamen University and Hubei Appraisal Society.
The theme of the Forum was “Valuation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. In the morning, it was the keynote speech. Dr. ZHANG Guochun, vice chairman and secretary-general of CAS, delivered a speech on “Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Valuation Industry in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. Professor CAI Hengjin, winner of the WU WEN JUN AI Science & Technology Award, made a speech on “Impact of AI Industry on Enterprises and Future”. Alexander Lopatnikov, Chairman of ICVPME and Managing Director of American Appraisal Associates, gave a speech on “Opportunities and Challenges Faced by International Valuation Projects”. Dr. Carl L Sheeler, co-founder of River Edge Values Advisory Services, made a speech on “The Special Risks of Exceptional Enterprise”. William Hanlin, chairman of IACVS, made a speech on “Enterprise Valuation in the Age of AI”; Sano Yosuke, deputy general manager of Japan Real Estate Institute (JREI), and LIN Shubin, deputy general manager of the Greater China Region of JREI, made a speech on “Technology Forced Japan to Invest More on Value Creation of New Real Estate”.
Group discussion started in the afternoon. There were two groups, focusing respectively on “the current situation and future of assets valuation” and “influences of AI on valuation”. Keynote speeches were also given in the afternoon. Dr. LIU Dengqing, president and CEO of China Enterprise Appraisal Co., Ltd., made a speech on “Influences of the Severe Supervision of Capital Market on Stock Valuation”. Professor Wang Haisu of ZUEL made a speech on “Defining and Valuating the Intrinsic Value of Enterprises”. In the end, it was the Q&A session and the awarding ceremony for excellent papers received by the Forum.