In an era where AI and emerging technologies are transforming traditional industries, new billion-dollar opportunities are rapidly emerging across the Asia-Pacific. This five-day intensive program showcases Australia’s unique strengths and provides actionable insights on scaling across the $26 trillion ASEAN–Australia market.
Beyond the classroom, participants engage in experiential learning, including corporate visits to leading Australian enterprises and closed-door dialogues with CEOs and policymakers, offering practical, hands-on perspectives.
Designed as part of the CKGSB Alumni Acceleration Initiative for executive participants based outside China, the program also grants access to CKGSB’s global network of influential business leaders, including CEOs, chairpersons, investors, and industry pioneers—creating lasting value for both business and personal growth.
Explore how Australia is transforming high-value sectors—including mining, energy, healthcare, and agriculture—through AI, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies, and gain practical insights into industry disruption.
Learn from leading Australian unicorns to understand the drivers of rapid growth. Examine global trends in unicorn emergence, the conditions behind billion-dollar valuations, and the lessons relevant for scaling businesses across the Asia-Pacific.
Access research-backed insights on regional integration, cross-border growth, and investment flows across the $26 trillion ASEAN–Australia corridor. Hear directly from executives who have successfully expanded in both directions.
Refine and pitch your scale-up strategy at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), visit operational sites, participate in structured debriefs, and earn a joint program certificate from CKGSB and the University of Sydney.
Study Atlassian’s product-led growth, global adoption of Jira and Confluence, and organizational culture supporting large-scale expansion.
Learn how Cochlear maintains global dominance through sustained R&D investment (over AUD 100 million annually), 2,300+ patents, regulatory expertise, and distribution networks spanning more than 180 countries.
Founded in 2014, EZZ pioneered genetic health products and achieved ASX listing. Explore R&D strategies, evidence-based formulation development, regulatory pathways, and global commercialization models for biotech innovation.
Beyond the site visit, present your strategy in a structured showcase. Gain insights into capital raising, investor expectations, and market entry strategies.
In the unlikely event that a program is cancelled, participants will receive a full refund of any tuition paid, or may choose to transfer their enrollment to a future session or another CKGSB open-enrollment program, based on availability.
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.
Dr. Li is an authority on Chinese economy and business. 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.
Tianshu Sun 孙天澍 is a Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Center for Digital Transformation at CKGSB. He has been tenured at USC Marshall School of Business, held a joint appointment in Computer Science and been recognized with Robert R. Dockson Named Professorship.
Wei Li is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at the University of Sydney Business School and the Program Director for the Master of International Business. Bringing a wealth of expertise in international business and cross-border economic relationships. Wei Li provides strategic leadership and guidance to future leaders in global commerce.
Suresh Cuganesan is Deputy Dean (Students and Strategic Innovation) and Professor in the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney Business School.
Suresh specialises in the areas of strategy, organisational design and strategic financial management. His research examines how organisations and individuals: deal with competing strategic demands; enact more open and collaborative practices; and, harness technology and data innovations as they change how they work.
Research Director, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Dr Liming Zhu is a Research Director at CSIRO’s Data61, the AI/digital arm of Australia’s national science agency, and a conjoint professor at UNSW. He contributes to the OECD.AI’s AI Risks and Accountability, the Responsible AI at Scale think tank at Australia’s National AI Centre, ISO AI standards committees, and Australia’s AI safety standard.
Non-executive Director, Tietto Minerals
Mr Xu has enjoyed a successful career in the natural resources industry over the last 25 years. Mr Xu led China and CNNC in its launch into the international resource industry with a number of first breakthroughs in Chinese mining industry, including first trade investment in alumina of Alcoa, first international project finance for mining in China and first international company mining in China. He was a keynote speaker at the opening session of PDAC 2010 in Canada. He is now actively involved in research on Chinese mining reform and regarded as a leading authority in this area.
CEO, Goldwind Australia
Ning Chen, based in Sydney, NSW, AU, is currently a Chief Executive Officer at Goldwind Australia. Focuses on building a clean energy-centered business layout, Goldwind features coverage of energy development, devices, services, and utilization, to continuously advance towards the goal of "driving a renewable future". In energy development, Goldwind seeks in-depth development and management of local clean energy resources to empower and optimize regional energy structures and provide efficient and safe energy asset management services.
Established in Beijing in November 2002, CKGSB is China’s first privately-funded, research-intensive and non-for-profit business school. The school aims to cultivate transformative business leaders with a global vision, sense of social responsibility, innovative mindset, and ability to lead with empathy and compassion. Today, CKGSB stands apart for its full-time, world-class faculty, research excellence, China insights and unparalleled alumni network. More than half of its 40 strong faculty members previously held tenure or senior professorships at top business schools, such as MIT, Wharton, and Yale. CKGSB is also the preferred choice for management education among established business leaders and a new generation of disruptors in China and the wider region. More than half of CKGSB’s 20,000 alumni are at the CEO or Chairman level and, collectively, they lead one fifth of China’s 100 most valuable brands.
CKGSB is the first business school in China, since 2015, and now globally to offer programs specifically designed for unicorn and soon-to-be-unicorn founders. It aims to build a global ecosystem for the next generation of unicorn and soon-to-be-unicorn companies, with a renewed and enhanced emphasis on global responsibility, social purpose and long-term perspective. Thus far, this ecosystem has developed more than 1,000 founders and co-founders of companies with Series A to more mature start-up companies, including 38 unicorn companies listed on CB Insights (2017-2022).
The University of Sydney Business School is a globally renowned institution, acclaimed for its rigorous academic programs, cutting-edge research, and its significant contributions to the world of business education. As part of Australia's oldest university, the Business School is recognized for producing graduates who are not only academically accomplished but also industry-ready, equipped with the skills and knowledge to lead and innovate in a rapidly changing global business environment. Its commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement with industry and community partners makes it an exemplary model for business education worldwide. Investing in a partnership with the University of Sydney Business School presents an opportunity to support a leading institution that shapes future business leaders and advances the frontiers of business knowledge and practice.
The University of Sydney Business School has collaborated with Commonwealth Bank of Australia and launched the first thought leadership report on “Asian Business in Australia report” in March 2022. The report finds that Asian-Australian entrepreneurs are culturally integrated and highly educated and highlights the opportunity to collaborate with Australia’s Asian businesses as they are deeply integrated into the Asia-Pacific value chains.
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