November 10 to November 13, 2016, the third global knowledge economy conference was held in Qingdao. Lijie Sun, the vice mayor of Qingdao, and 2011 Nobel laureate Dr. Daniel shesman attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Professor Lihui Tian of Nankai University Institute of Finance and Development presided over the innovation and entrepreneurship dialogue and delivered a keynote speech about green financial sustainable development with China in English after Mikosi, the chairman of the Italian entrepreneurs' federation, and , Mussina，the Austrian central bank's executive director. The conference was jointly sponsored by State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and Qingdao chamber of commerce of China international chamber of commerce.

With the theme of innovation, green and sharing, experts and scholars in the field of knowledge and economics all over the world were invited to gather together in Qingdao to share innovative technological achievements and promote the development of knowledge economy. More than 500 guests from over 30 countries attended the meeting. Before the meeting, government leaders of Qingdao met with Lihui Tian and other guests. The conference lasted three days.

In the Dialogue between innovation entrepreneurship Nobel Prize winner link, the Israeli President candidate, science and technology innovation chair professor at the Israel institute of technology, the Nobel Prize winner Dr. Shesman said that innovation comes from knowledge and employees should be encouraged to start their own businesses within the company. Professor Lihui Tian of Nankai university thought from another perspective, and he said that venture capitalists and private equity funds should not only invest in capital, but also inject managerial expertise and input top talents into startups. The success of venture capital cannot be luck, but the combination of money capital, management capital and talent capital. Professor Tian further believed that entrepreneurship within the enterprise is a problem for state-owned enterprises and large private enterprises in China. At the same time, professor Tian pointed out that innovation in the financial sector and other industries is often based on insufficient regulation, which may lead to barbaric growth and harm the normal development of society. Only technological innovation is the source of human progress. The guests praised professor Tian for his speech, and Dr. Shesman gave him a thumbs up.

In the keynote speech, professor Lihui Tian of Nankai University discussed green finance. He believed that the current carbon trade still has a long way to go, which partly misleads the development of China's green finance. He pointed out that China's green finance needs to punish evil and enforce the law strictly. He called on the international community not to over-magnify the contradictions in China's enforcement process, and to prevent the excessive rights protection of violators. He then suggested that international organizations should establish a green development fund; China's commercial Banks should be encouraged to join the equator principles; Chinese financial institutions need to actively develop green financial products. Professor Tian of Nankai University received warm applause from the audience. After the meeting, all the guests came forward to take photos with professor Tian.

The global knowledge economy conference has been held consecutively for three years, and professor Lihui Tian is invited to deliver a keynote speech every year. Professor Lihui Tian also hosted and talked with the Nobel Prize winners every year. In a sense, this is the embodiment of the international social influence of nankai university's financial discipline. In a sense, this is the embodiment of the international influence of Nankai University's financial subject.