In light of the tectonic changes we are facing— including the widening income and wealth inequality gap within and between nations, the challenges brought by the pandemic to global healthcare systems, the rising inflation and declining economic growth, the diminishing social mobility, the growing de-globalization trend and the myriad of disruptions brought by technology, it is vital for business leaders to understand and tackle uncertainty and find opportunities within it. Business schools have a duty to cultivate global leaders who can successfully navigate such disruptions, while making a positive impact on the world. This webinar will shed light on the responsibility and role of business schools to that end.
Date: September 13th, 20:00 – 21:00 Beijing Time
Platform: Zoom webinar
Dr. Xiang Bing is the Founding Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Under his leadership, CKGSB has evolved from a fledgling school to one of the most influential business schools in China with a global reputation since its establishment in November 2002.
Renowned as a foremost authority on China’s business and economy, Dr. Xiang has delivered keynote speeches at prestigious forums/ conferences including: Harvard College China Forum as closing keynote (2017), the first opening keynote (2018, 2023), opening keynote (2019), and the first closing keynote (2024); Penn Wharton China Summit as the first opening keynote (2023), the first closing keynote (2024), and the only closing keynote (2025); Columbia China Forum as the only closing keynote (2024); Indonesia Economic Summit as one of the four keynotes in the opening ceremony (2025); SCMP China Conference on US-China Relations in New York City as the only closing keynote (2019). In 2018, he was a lunch keynote speaker for the Foreign Policy Association’s Board of Trustees (FPA) in New York City and presented a lunch keynote at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.. Dr. Xiang was invited to attend the Ditchley Foundation Annual Forum in 2010, 2012, 2018 and 2021 and served as the First Co-Chairman in 2018. Dr. Xiang was also invited to participate in the Rome Roundtable during 2017 – 2020, in 2022 and in 2024.
Dr. Xiang has served as an independent board member to several listed companies, including four Fortune Global 500 companies. He was a member of the Global Board of Trustees for United Way Worldwide (US) during 2011-2017. He is now a member of the Advisory Board for Asia House in London and a Counselor for One Young World Summit in Dublin. He is also serving as a member of the Advisory Board for multiple scholarly societies, including Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) in Brazil, Yonsei School of Business in Korea, the Royal Academy of Management (RAM) in Oman, the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Macau, the Business School of SciTech of University of Science and Technology of China, and the Business School of Southern University of Science and Technology in China, etc.
Dr. Xiang’s research interests include economic disruption, business in China, global implications of China’s economic transformation, China’s development models, innovation and globalization by Chinese companies, reform of SOEs, Chin-U.S. Relations, and global trade and investment systems and global governance, etc.
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Soumitra Dutta has been Dean of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford since June 2022. Previously he was the founding Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. He is the President of Portulans Institute, Chair of the Board of the Global Business School Network and member of the Global Board of Dassault Systemes.
Professor Dutta is an authority on innovation in the global knowledge economy. He is the co-editor and founder of the Network Readiness Index, published by Portulans Institute and the Global Innovation Index, published by the WIPO.
Professor Dutta received a B. Tech. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi a MS in both business administration and computer science, and a PhD in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. In 2017 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus from his alma mater IIT Delhi.
As CEO of the Global Business School Network, Dan is leading efforts to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. He also advises several education startups, including Edorer, Inc. in the US, Nurture Higher Education Group in the UK, and the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) in Switzerland; and serves on the advisory boards of Hanken School of Economics in Finland, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) in Brazil, Davis Akilah College in Rwanda, and Centrum PUCP Graduate Business School in Peru.
Prior to GBSN, Dan helped transform AACSB from a US accrediting body to a global thought leader and internationally-respected quality assurance agency. His 19 years at AACSB includes nearly three years as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, seven years as Chief Operating Officer, and five years as Chief Knowledge Officer. Dan played the lead role in creating a think-tank joint venture with the European Foundation for Management Development and was recognized for pioneering efforts in the formation of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education.
Recognized as a thought leader in management education and talent development, Dan is the author of more than 100 research reports, articles, and blogs, and has delivered more than 170 presentations in 30 countries. Before AACSB, Dan was a tenured associate professor and associate dean at The University of Tampa. He earned a PhD from the University of Florida writing on game theory.
Professor of Strategy and Economics and Associate Dean for Europe, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
PhD, Princeton University
Areas of Expertise: Economics of Strategy and Organization, China Business and Economy, International Economics
Email：zgtao@ckgsb.edu.cn
Zhigang TAO is Professor of Strategy and Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He taught at University of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021, and at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 1998. Professor Tao received his B.Sc. in management science from Fudan University in 1986, and PhD in economics from Princeton University in 1992. He has published in various economics and management journals, and his work has been widely cited.
