New business models and opportunities arising from China’s evolving business landscape
China is changing at an unprecedented speed and scale, resulting in a complex business landscape. To help you navigate this dynamic market, we are delighted to invite you to the launch of CKGSB’s latest book, China in Transition: 10 Case Studies of Chinese Companies Breaking the Mold. The event will feature several of CKGSB’s seasoned professors and leading companies addressed in the book.
You will hear about China’s economic outlook and how private Chinese enterprises are changing to sustain growth. You will learn about how companies like Tujia—‘China’s Airbnb’—is revolutionizing shared accommodation by innovating for the Chinese market, how traditional companies like Haier are upgrading through digital transformation, how China’s philanthropy is evolving by adapting a business mindset and how multinationals shall adapt their China strategy to the country’s changing landscape. Join us for an eye-opening discussion on how Chinese companies are transforming and the corresponding shifting role and strategy of multinationals in China.
Participants: 130-160 business professionals and executives, journalists, academics, and publishers
Phone: +86 10 8518 8858 ext. 3235
E-mail: wli@ckgsb.edu.cn
Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia and Oceania, Director of Case Center and Director of Big Data Economic Research Center, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
PhD, University of Michigan
Areas of Expertise: Corruption, Financial Markets, Macroeconomics, Managerial Incentives and Market Competition, Real Estate, Reform, Taxation, Telecommunications Privatization, Valuation in Emerging Markets
Dr. Li is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia and Oceania, Director of Case Center, and Director of Big Data Economic Research Center at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Before joining CKGSB, Dr. Li was Professor of Business Administration (with tenure) at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, where he has served on the faculty since 2000. Since 2005, Dr. Li has also served as visiting Professor of Economics on the faculty of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Before joining Darden faculty, Dr. Li was assistant professor and then associate professor of business administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business from 1994 to 2000. He was also a visiting professor of strategy at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in 2004. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and his B.Eng. from Shanghai Jiaotong University (China).
An authority on Chinese economy and business, Dr. Li’s main research focus is on economic development, taxation, financial markets, corruption, corporate governance, corporate research and development, entrepreneurship, trade and investment in China. His work has been published in prominent academic journals and books, and some of his research results have also been featured in Foreign Affairs, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and on CNNfn (CNN Money) and Bloomberg TV. Professor Li has extensive consulting experience with multinational firms, Chinese firms, and the World Bank.
Dr. Li has taught Macroeconomics, Global Economies and Markets, Managerial Economics, and Emerging Markets Finance in MBA, Finance MBA, EMBA, and Global EMBA, and Executive Education programs.
Phone: +86 10 8518 8858 ext. 3811
E-mail: yangli@ckgsb.edu.cn
Associate Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for MBA Program, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
PhD, Columbia Business School
Areas of Expertise: Statistical Machine Learning, Bayesian Nonparametrics, Scalable Optimization, Choice Modeling, Text Mining, Online Personalization and Recommendation
Biography
Dr Yang Li is Associate Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for MBA Program at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, both from Columbia University, as well as a B.S. in Electronics Science from Peking University. His scholarly expertise lies in statistical machine learning and Bayesian nonparametrics, which he applies to a variety of areas such as online personalization, consumer linguistics, and choice modeling. Dr Li has published on top-tier academic journals including Management Science, Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Consumer Research. At CKGSB, he teaches marketing management to EMBA, Business Scholars Program (DBA), MBA, and Executive Education. In addition to academic pursuits, Dr Li has shared his insights with leading companies, providing consultancy to Tencent, Haier, and Tmall, etc. Dr Li also brings his analytical acumen to the corporate governance realm, holding board positions at several publicly traded companies across mainland China and Hong Kong, where he helps steer strategy and innovation.
Rui (Juliet) Zhu is Professor of Marketing, Director of Center for ESG and Social Innovation and Member of the Board of Supervisors of the Cheung Kong Education Development Foundation at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Prior to joining CKGSB, Juliet was associate professor of marketing, and Canada Research Chair in consumer behavior at the University of British Columbia (BC, Canada) and assistant professor of marketing at Rice University (USA). She received her Ph.D. in Marketing from University of Minnesota in 2003.
Prof. Zhu’s research interests center on behavioral science, social innovation, and brand management. Her research has been published in top journals, such as Science, Journal of Consumer Research, and Journal of Marketing Research. She currently serves as associate editor for the Journal of Marketing. She has published two books, “Enterprises of the Future: A Three-step Approach for Sustainable Business” in 2020, and “Logic of Decision: Behavioral Psychology in Everyday Life” in 2022.
Phone: +86-10-85188858 xt. 3328
E-mail: bsteng@ckgsb.edu.cn
Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Dean for Strategic Research, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
PhD, City University of New York
Areas of Expertise: Chinese Firms’ Global Strategies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, M&A, Strategic Alliances, Strategic Management
Biography
Teng Bingsheng is Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Dean for Strategic Research at CKGSB. He formerly served as a tenured Professor of Strategic Management at George Washington University (GWU), where he was a doctoral advisor and lead professor of the departmental doctoral program.
Ira ZAKA, Assistant Director of CKGSB Global MarCom
ZHOU Li, Assistant Dean of CKGSB
LI Wei, Professor of Economics & Director of CKGSB Case Center, CKGSB
LI Wei, Professor of Economics & Director of CKGSB Case Center, CKGSB
Ren Jiao, VP of Sweetome
LI Yang, Associate Professor of Marketing, CKGSB
XU Zhibo, Brand General Manager of Haier Group
ZHU Rui, Professor of Marketing, CKGSB
PAN Jiangxue, Founder and CEO of Adream Foundation
TENG Bingsheng, Professor of Strategic Management, Associate Dean for Asia and Europe, CKGSB
Mary BOYD, Shanghai Director, Economist Corporate Network
Graham EARNSHAW, Founder, Earnshaw Books; Publisher of China in Transition
