BEIJING, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheung Kong
Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) has hosted a global cohort of
Fortune 500 senior executives, members of parliament, senior
diplomats and NGO leaders from eleven countries for an eye-opening
executive education program, 'Cutting-edge Insights from
China' (CIC), at the school's
Beijing campus. The four-day
program is specially designed for global senior executives of
multinational companies and policy makers to advance their
knowledge on China, so that they
can stay ahead of the curve and have more confidence facing a
changing global future.
The diverse class comprised of C-suite senior executives,
founders and key decision makers in family businesses, and senior
officials in government offices and NGOs. Half of the participants
are based in China, while the
other half flew in for the program.
Taught by CKGSB's seasoned professors, the CIC program presents
valuable insights into how China's
history, policies and innovations are affecting the region's
economy. "We learnt what was happening in China through multiple lenses. CKGSB's
approach is really new to me," said Ms. Joan Elangovan, Executive Director of Asia
Pacific Centre of Vancouver Economic Commission.
The program expands on industry perspectives through panel
discussions and direct interactions with leading Chinese unicorns
and unicorns-to-be through company visits. Participants visited
Bytedance, the largest AI-powered content platform in China and the highest-valued startup.
Participants also visited the global education company and unicorn,
VIPKID, whose founder Cindy Ma is an
alumnus of CKGSB.
"This has been an eye-opening experience for me to understand
how China has significantly
progressed on technology and innovation, and how Chinese unicorn
companies work," said Ms. Vira Widiyasari, Senior Vice President of
one of the state-owned banks in Indonesia.
Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of Sinopec and CNOOC who is
currently CKGSB Professor of Management Practice of Governance and
Innovations at Large Corporations, shed light on how different
types of Chinese enterprises are collectively shaping the landscape
of both domestic and international markets.
Emphasizing the value of the program, CIC Program Director and
Assistant Dean of CKGSB Mr. Zhou Li
noted, "China has the fastest
growing mid-income market and has become a new source of
innovation. We are pleased to hear from the CIC 2019 participants
that they found the program of great value in their understanding
of China. One must come to
China to truly understand it."