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China and the Global AI Race

Understand the profound shifts happening across China in open-source AI, robotics, and leadership, and learn how they are creating new models for global growth and innovation.

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Case Study: How OPPO Created a Deeply Localized Global Enterprise

Globalization has become a major trend in the development of Chinese enterprises and OPPO is at the forefront with a presence in more than 70 countries

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Asia Start: AI + Digital China Expedition

This 5-day executive program, taking place in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, gives entrepreneurs and business leaders a first-hand look at the AI revolution and digital transformation happening across China.

Nov 17 - 21, 2025
Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
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Our elite network of 22,000 alumni- half of whom are at the CEO and Chairman level - provide you with access to China’s leading business.
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Our seasoned faculty run independent data-driven research to help you grasp the trends and opportunities in China and beyond.
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We equip business leaders with a global perspective, a strong sense of social responsibility, and an unwavering commitment to innovation in today’s interconnected world.
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Our Programs

Global Unicorn Program: Scaling for Success in the Age of AI

In partnership with Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education

Global Unicorn Program Series

This CKGSB program equips entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and key stakeholders with the tools, insights, and skills necessary to lead a new generation of unicorn companies.

LocationStanford University Campus,
California, United States

Date29 Sep - 03 Oct, 2025

LanguageEnglish with Chinese Translation

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Emerging Tech Management Week: Silicon Valley

In partnership with UC Berkeley College of Engineering

Global Unicorn Program Series

This program equips participants with proven strategies, cutting-edge research, and the best-in-class advice to fuel innovation, seize emerging tech developments, and catalyse transformation within your organization.

LocationUC Berkeley

Date02 - 07 Nov, 2025

LanguageEnglish

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Asia Start: AI + Digital China Expedition

Asia Start provides entrepreneurs and executives with unparalleled access to Asia’s dynamic digital economy and its business ecosystems, offering the latest trends and insights, strategies, and connections to overcome challenges and unlock future growth for your business in Asia and beyond.

LocationShanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen

Date17 - 21 Nov, 2025

LanguageEnglish

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Smart Cities, Fintech, and Alternative Energy for the Global Future

In partnership with Columbia Engineering

Global Unicorn Program Series

This program is a transformative initiative designed to empower civil leaders and businesses in smart city development, fintech, alternative energy, and new energy sectors.

LocationDubai, UAE

Date15 - 19 Dec, 2025

LanguageEnglish

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Opportunities in the Disruption of Traditional Industries

In partnership with The University of Sydney

Global Unicorn Program Series

The Global Unicorn Program in Disruption of Traditional Industries – presented jointly by CKGSB and University of Sydney – will emphasize Australia’s distinctive contributions.

LocationSydney, Australia

Date24 - 27 Feb, 2026

LanguageEnglish

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AI-Driven Healthcare Innovation Program

In partnership with Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Global Unicorn Program Series

The 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Driven Healthcare Innovation Program stands at the forefront of addressing the critical need for innovative healthcare solutions powered by artificial intelligence.

LocationJohns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

DateSummer 2026

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Our Knowledge

Understand China’s economy and business landscape with our on-going indices, surveys, case studies, and articles.

Made in China 2025: Looking at a decade of China’s self-sufficiency drive

Economics and Finance

Made in China 2025: Looking at a decade of China’s self-sufficiency drive

During a visit to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2015, shortly after the introduction of the Made in China 2025 initiative, the then-Premier Li Keqiang remarked that “industrial manufacturing is an important pillar of the national economy, and the key to achieving economic upgrades. Made in China 2025 aims to upgrade the […]

June 26, 2025 - 12 min read

Why Chinese Companies Are Flocking to the Middle East

Professor analysis

Why Chinese Companies Are Flocking to the Middle East

LI Yang

May 15, 2025 - 5 min read

“DeepSeek is just the beginning of Chinese Innovation,” – An Insight from Xiang Bing, Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Professor analysis

“DeepSeek is just the beginning of Chinese Innovation,” – An Insight from Xiang Bing, Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

XIANG Bing

May 13, 2025 - 11 min read

Videos

CKGSB Professor Liu Jing at CGTN - How Chinas Private Sector Powers Innovation and Jobs

May 21, 2025

Expert Opinion

Developing Brands in China: AI is driving forward an already digital-forward market

June 25, 2025 - 7 min read

Trends

Shipping and Logistics: China’s expanding maritime role

June 25, 2025 - 12 min read

Expert Opinion

Robotics in Industry: China is set to lead in the application of embodied intelligence

June 25, 2025 - 7 min read

China Business

China Data: Bitesize updates on the world’s second-largest economy

June 25, 2025 -

July 01, 2025 | Publications

CKGSB Launches New White Paper: “China’s Role in the Global AI Race”

June 27, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Illuminates on China’s AI Trajectory at 2025 Summer Davos

CKGSB Hosts the 9<sup>th</sup> Economic Symposium: Rebuilding Confidence through Consumption and Private Sector Growth in China

June 25, 2025 | School News

CKGSB Hosts the 9^th Economic Symposium: Rebuilding Confidence through Consumption and Private Sector Growth in China

Beijing, June 24, 2025 — Amidst continued global uncertainties and geopolitical shifts, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) convened thought leaders, senior executives, economists, and diplomats at its 9^th Economic Symposium.

June 10, 2025 | School News

CKGSB at Asian Leadership Conference 2025: China’s Innovation and AI in Focus

May 21, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Releases Investor Sentiment Survey Found More Chinese Investors Retreat to Safe Assets in Q1 2025

CKGSB Investor Sentiment Survey’s Q1 report records, in April 2025, 16.3% of net increase in the number of people willing to invest in gold, up 17 percentage points since October 2018.

April 25, 2025 | Faculty

AI transformation is becoming imperative for organizations

A recent article authored by Gao Feng Advisory Company’s CEO Dr. Edward Tse titled AI transformation is becoming imperative for organizations was published by China Daily on 10th April 2025.

April 16, 2025 | Faculty

“DeepSeek is just the beginning of Chinese Innovation,” – An Insight from Xiang Bing, Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Professor Xiang Bing, Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), one of China’s premier institutions for business education, offers a compelling perspective on China’s innovation trajectory and the evolving role of Chinese companies on the global stage.

April 15, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Speaks at Boao Forum for Asia on China’s Economic Outlook and Chinese Companies Going Global

The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 was held in Boao, China, from March 25 to 28, 2025. Dr. Li Haitao, Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), joined the forum.

April 08, 2025 | School News

CKGSB and AIM Global Foundation Partner to Foster Global Business Leadership across China and GCC

[April 8, 2025 – Abu Dhabi, UAE] Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and AIM Global Foundation are proud to announce the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly advance trade, promote sustainable investment, and develop global leadership.

April 03, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Speaks at the 2025 Yale US-China Forum: Embracing Responsibility in a Century of Change

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao recently delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Yale US-China Forum held at the Yale Center Beijing. His speech, titled “Yale’s Role and Responsibility in a Century of Change,” reflected on the transformative period we are experiencing and the profound responsibilities that leaders, institutions, and individuals hold.

July 01, 2025 | Publications

CKGSB Launches New White Paper: “China’s Role in the Global AI Race”

June 27, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Illuminates on China’s AI Trajectory at 2025 Summer Davos

June 25, 2025 | School News

CKGSB Hosts the 9^th Economic Symposium: Rebuilding Confidence through Consumption and Private Sector Growth in China

June 10, 2025 | School News

CKGSB at Asian Leadership Conference 2025: China’s Innovation and AI in Focus

May 21, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Releases Investor Sentiment Survey Found More Chinese Investors Retreat to Safe Assets in Q1 2025

CKGSB Investor Sentiment Survey’s Q1 report records, in April 2025, 16.3% of net increase in the number of people willing to invest in gold, up 17 percentage points since October 2018.

April 25, 2025 | Faculty

AI transformation is becoming imperative for organizations

A recent article authored by Gao Feng Advisory Company’s CEO Dr. Edward Tse titled AI transformation is becoming imperative for organizations was published by China Daily on 10th April 2025.

April 16, 2025 | Faculty

“DeepSeek is just the beginning of Chinese Innovation,” – An Insight from Xiang Bing, Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

April 15, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Speaks at Boao Forum for Asia on China’s Economic Outlook and Chinese Companies Going Global

April 08, 2025 | School News

CKGSB and AIM Global Foundation Partner to Foster Global Business Leadership across China and GCC

April 03, 2025 | Faculty

CKGSB Dean Li Haitao Speaks at the 2025 Yale US-China Forum: Embracing Responsibility in a Century of Change

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