Date: July 2, 2025
Location: DIFC, Dubai
Fomate: Breakfast Briefing & Roundtable
Organized by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), this off-the-record breakfast briefing will focus on China’s rapid technological innovation and its relevance to global markets.
Titled “China’s Innovation and Its Relevance to Global Markets,” the session will explore what can be learned from China’s experience and where there may be opportunities for collaboration with the UAE—particularly in technology, AI-led transformation, and the digital economy.
This breakfast briefing will provide a timely forum for UAE-based stakeholders to share perspectives on emerging opportunities for East-West collaboration in AI, digital infrastructure, and innovation. We hope the roundtable will also provide an excellent opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders.
If you are interested in this event, please contact Ms. Kaylee Dong at kydong@ckgsb.edu.cn.
XIANG Bing, Founding Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization, CKGSB
LI Long, General Manager, Middle East and Africa, BytePlus (Enterprise Technology Arm of ByteDance Group)
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.
Long Li is the General Manager of BytePlus(Technology arm of Bytedance Group) in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. A seasoned leader with a proven track record of success in the tech industry, Long Li brings a wealth of experience in AI, big data, and cloud computing technologies. With a deep understanding of the retail, media, and internet apps industries, Long Li is passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and growth in the MEA region.
Starting from 0, Long Li has built the Byteplus local team at Dubai, and has achieved great success in breakthrough multiply industries in the last 2 years, such as MBC(Media), Codeway(Apps), Eyewa(Retail), etc. He is committed to building strong relationships and fostering a collaborative environment. His focus on cross-cultural communication and deep understanding of technology industry ensures that BytePlus delivers the highest level of service and support to its clients.
Long Li’s vision is to establish BytePlus as the most trusted technology partner in the MEA region, empowering businesses to achieve their full potential by leveraging the experiences accumulated from Bytedance’s rapid growth over the last 12 years.
Before Byteplus, Long Li has worked in few global giant tech companies in the region, including Alibaba Cloud(Turkey Country Manager) and Huawei.
If you are interested in this event, please contact Ms. Kaylee Dong at kydong@ckgsb.edu.cn.
