Kai Liu received PhD in Comparative Corporate Governance from the Faculty of Law, National University of Malaysia in 2013. Kai holds the Fellowship of China Law Society and Higher Education Academy, UK. Over the years, Kai has worked as a Teaching Fellow at the Graduate School of Business, National University of Malaysia; a Legal Advisor at a Law Firm in Beijing, China; an Investment Consultant at an International Consulting Company in Hong Kong; a Research Fellow at the Law School, University of South Australia; an Investment Consultant at a Property Investment Company in Melbourne, Australia; a Corporate Director of a Trading and Investment Company in Adelaide, Australia; and a Course Convener and Assistant Professor at the Chinese Culture Teaching Center, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Kai has presented papers extensively at top international conferences, and published research findings in refereed journals and book chapters with the world's leading publishers. Kai also has rich experiences in collaborative research project management and student supervision, and is willing to supervise PhD students.

Comparative Corporate Governance (Corporate Finance/CSR/ESG/Employment)

Corporate Reorganization (Merger/Acquisition/Insolvency/Liquidation)

Business Law & Banking/Securities Regulation

International Economic (Trade/Investment/Development) Law 

Intellectual Property (Patent/Copyright/Trademark/Licensing)

Information Technology (Cyber Security/AI/Robotics) Law

Business Startup/Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Language Policy & Planning

Deputy Program Director of MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023-Present

Founding Member, Legal Advisor & Entrepreneurship Mentor, X3-CoVenture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023-Present

Entrepreneurship Mentor, Taicang University Science & Technology Park, Taicang Municipal Government, 2024-2027

Director, Elpis Trading & Investment Pty Ltd, Adelaide, Australia, 2017-2025

Member, University Academic Board, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2021-2023

Assistant Professor, Chinese Culture Teaching Center, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2019-2023

Investment Consultant, Auspacific Property Investment Group, Melbourne, Australia, 2018-2019

Teaching Quality Assurance Officer, STEM-Kids Education, Adelaide, Australia, 2018-2019

Research Fellow, Business & Law School, The University of South Australia, 2017-2018

Investment Consultant, Horizon International Consulting, Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, 2016-2018

Member, University Academic Board (2014-2016), University Learning & Teaching Committee (2014-2017), University Progress Committee (2014-2017), University Year One Staff-Student Liaison Committee (2014-2017), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Course Convenor & Lecturer, Chinese Culture Teaching Center, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2014-2017

Member, China Studies Center, University of Sydney, 2014-2016 

Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Business, The National University of Malaysia, 2012-2013

Legal Advisor, Beijing Loyal Law Firm, Beijing, China, 2011-2019

Bailiff, The People's Court of Xixia District, Yinchuan, China, 2005-2006

ENT 421 TC-Intrapreneur Projects

ENT 406 TC-Industrial Innovation

IFB 403 TC-Financial Markets, Regulation and Compliance

ENT 402 TC-Intellectual Property

IFB 306TC-Business Law and Regulations

ENT 301 TC-Capstone Project

ENT 207 TC-Digital Startup Lab

ENT 201 TC-Business Model Generation

ENT 101 TC-Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

ENT 102 TC-Entrepreneurship Concepts and Practice

ENT 103 TC-Creative Innovator's Toolkit

ENT 105TC-Strategic Intelligence 

CCT 008 SIP-Law and Morality

CCT Optional Course-The ABCs of Doing International Business: The Way to a Successful Merchant

CCT Optional Course-International Business Law: Essential Knowledge for Entrepreneurship and Employment

Academic Excellence Award (Teaching Innovation Award), Entrepreneur College Taicang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2025)

Entrepreneurship Mentor of X3-CoVenture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2025)

Postgraduate Research Scholarship Award (TW5A2506005), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2025)

Instructional Skills Workshop Award, Educational Development Unit, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2025)

Excellent Poster of Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2024)

Certificate in Innovation & Practice Programme for the High-level Internationalized Talents, Ministry of Education, China (2023)

Certificate in Modern Management Course, Swiss-Asian MBA FHNW (2023)

Excellent Teacher of Optional Course, Chinese Culture Teaching Center, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2021) 

Excellent Educator of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China (2017)

Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, University of Liverpool (2016)

Backbone Science Education Talents of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China (2016)

Outstanding Teacher Winner of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2016)