CUHK Business School Global Alumni Forum 2020: Recover • Rebuild • Reinvigorate
The new decade has brought us to a new normal, and we need to learn anew.
We cordially invite you to our annual alumni homecoming event, being conducted in a new format due to the extraordinary circumstances but bringing us together even while staying apart. The Global Alumni Forum 2020 will explore how corporate leaders can recover, rebuild and reinvigorate businesses and economies on local to global levels in these increasingly uncertain times. We hope these insights can inspire our alumni to lead and illuminate the way forward, and provide them with opportunities to support CUHK Business School and community at large.
From late November to early December, CUHK Business School will run a trilogy of online events – with forums and talks by notable guest speakers from local, regional and global perspectives and fundraising auctions – for three consecutive weeks. Register now to give yourself a knowledge boost! We look forward to meeting you online.
Episode 1 | Recover | Forum x Fundraising Auction
Out With the Old and In With the New?
As HongKongers are getting more used to living with this pandemic, attention is increasingly turning to how the city can get its economy back onto its feet. The pandemic has provided valuable lessons on the importance of careful business planning and preparation for contingencies. On the city’s recovery road to normalisation, what can business leaders do with the old and the new to turn a negative into a positive?
SHIH Wing Ching (Speaker)
Founder and Chairman
Centaline Group
WONG Wai-kay, Ricky (Speaker) | EMBA 2008
Vice Chairman and Group CEO
Hong Kong Television Network Limited
Dr. Dominic CHAN (Moderator)
Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship
CUHK Business School
Fundraising Auction Items
- E-Reader with book collection and autograph of Prof. Zhou Lin, Dean of CUHK Business School
- An irresistible encounter: more in-depth learning from Mr. SHIH Wing Ching and Mr. Ricky WONG
Learn more
Date and Time
25 November 2020 (Wednesday), HKT 5:45pm – 7:15pm
Language
Cantonese
(Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English)
Episode 2 | Rebuild | Seminar x Fundraising Auction
China’s Economic Development under COVID-19 and China-US Friction
China was hit hard when the pandemic began but has since been able to bounce back after wrestling COVID-19 under control. Despite a historic GDP slump in the first quarter, its economic activities are gradually resuming. How does China rebuild its economy under COVID-19 and China-US friction?
Prof. Justin Yifu LIN (Speaker)
Dean of Institute of New Structural Economics
Peking University
Prof. Zhaoyang GU (Moderator)
Professor, School of Accountancy
CUHK Business School
Fundraising Auction Items
- Autographed book collection from Prof. Lawrence LAU, former Vice-Chancellor/ President of CUHK and Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics
- Chinese calligraphy masterpiece from Mr. DUAN Junping (EMBA Chinese 2016 graduate), a famous scholar and calligrapher in China
Learn more
Date and Time
1 December 2020 (Tuesday), HKT 5:45pm – 7:15pm
Language
Putonghua
(Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English)
Episode 3 | Reinvigorate | Seminar x Fundraising Auction
Digitech, COVID-19, and the Future of Globalisation
From its origins as health crisis to its disruptions across the global economic landscape, COVID-19 has left its mark on the highly integrated world economy. In its aftermath, what would be the future of globalisation?
Prof. Richard BALDWIN (Speaker)
Professor of International Economics, The Graduate Institute in Geneva
Editor-in-Chief of the economic policy portal VoxEU.org
Prof. Kalok CHAN (Moderator)
Wei Lun Professor of Finance
CUHK Business School
Fundraising Auction Items
- Afternoon tea with Prof. Rocky TUAN, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK
- Autographed books from Prof. Richard BALDWIN
Learn more
Date and Time
9 December 2020 (Wednesday), HKT 5:45pm – 7:15pm
Language
English
(Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Putonghua)
Programme
- 5:45pm – Welcome Speech by Prof. Lin ZHOU, Dean of CUHK Business School
- 6:00pm – The Talk
- 6:40pm – Q&A
- 7:00pm – Fundraising Auction
Fundraising Auction
We are honoured to have the tremendous support from business leaders, our Vice-Chancellor, professors and alumni in contributing valuable and meaningful collections and experiences for a fundraising auction in each webinar. Funds collected will be contributed to the CUHK Business School Development Fund to support education, research, global connection and facility advancement. For alumni who would like to enquire and bid for the auction items prior to the event, please contact Sarah Wong via WhatsApp (+852 9388 9626) or WeChat (CUHKBSchoolAlumni).
Who Should Attend
The Global Alumni Forum is originally a closed event for CUHK Business School alumni. In face of the special circumstances this year, the event is extending its invitation to anyone who is interested in CUHK Business School and its programmes. We hope more individuals could benefit from the thought-provoking sharing by our guest speakers and moderators.
Participation Fee
Free of Charge
Participants can also opt to purchase a HKD100 ticket to support the CUHK Business School Development Fund. All proceeds will go towards the School’s development in many areas, from education and research to global connection and facility advancement.
Enquiries
Alumni and Corporate Affairs Office
T: +852 3943 8559
E: alumni@baf.cuhk.edu.hk
The programme may be subject to change without prior notice.
Online via Zoom
(Meeting link will be sent to all participants at least one day before each event)
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