Date: 29 April, 2024 (Monday)
Time: 10am-1pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
City: Melbourne, Australia
Event hosts: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, City of Melbourne
Supporting Organizations: CHIN Communications, BMYG Financial, Laurel International
Format: By invitation only
This in-person, invitation-only seminar to be held in Melbourne, Australia, on April 29, will convene renowned government officials, business leaders and academics for a talk by CKGSB Founding Dean Xiang Bing on the topic of ‘Economic Disruption and the Next Generation of Unicorns.’ The event will also feature remarks from Melbourne’s Deputy Lord Mayer Nicholas Reece and other notable figures in Australia.
Together, our seasoned speakers will shed light on the landscape and importance of unicorn companies, and what constitutes the next generation of unicorns; the outlook of globalization and economic development; and growth opportunities through cross-border collaboration.
CKGSB’s Global Unicorns Programs have established partnerships across various countries with renowned universities like Stanford, Columbia and UC San Diego. Committed to fostering a global ecosystem for emerging unicorn companies, this series of programs aims to facilitate exchange and learning opportunities between soon-to-be unicorn companies, investors and governments worldwide.
*Speakers are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Founder of Laurel International Group
Alumni of the 35th EMBA intake of CKGSB
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 2002.
Renowned as a foremost authority on China’s business and economy, Dr. Xiang serves as the first opening keynote speaker at the Harvard College China Forum in 2018 and 2023 and the Penn Wharton China Summit in 2023, the closing keynote speaker at the Columbia China Forum in 2024, the first closing keynote speaker at the Harvard College China Forum in 2024, and the closing keynote speaker at the SCMP China Conference on US-China Relations in New York City in 2019. Additionally, he was the First Co-Chairman for the Ditchley Foundation Annual Forum in 2018. He was also a lunch keynote speaker for the Foreign Policy Association’s Board of Trustees in 2018.
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.
His research interests include innovations from China, globalization of Chinese companies, China-US relations, economic disruption, social innovation, and the next-generation unicorns.
Prof. Charle QIN OAM, Co-Founder and Managing Director of CHIN Communications
Mr. Nicholas REECE, Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Mrs. Caroline HARTNETT, Acting Director of International Education & Study Melbourne of Victorian Government
Prof. and Dr. Bing XIANG, Founding Dean and Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Mrs. Katherine CHEN, Founder of Laurel International Group, CKGSB EMBA Alumni
The Hon. Bruce ATKINSON, Former Member of Victorian Parliament
Australian Eastern Standard Time*
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