Asian Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Global
Following welcome remarks by Professor Zhou Lin | Dean of CUHK Business School and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Economics, the Asian Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Global (ACF 2025) commenced with keynote speeches from Mr Peter Yan King-shun, JP (BBA 1985) | Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, HKSAR Government; Professor Huang Zhuo | Associate Dean of the National School of Development, Peking University; and Professor Ye Qiang | Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business for Science & Technology, Executive Dean of the School of Management, and Dean of International Institute of Finance, the University of Science and Technology of China.
The ACF 2025, co-organised by the CUHK MBA and MBAChina, brought together more than 50 academic and industrial experts from Mainland China, HKSAR, Malaysia and Thailand to explore the innovative insights in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Global Impact.
Key Highlights from ACF 2025:
- Inspiring Keynotes from Esteemed Leaders:
- Mr Yan underscored Hong Kong’s role as a “super-connector” in a tech-driven global economy.
- Professor Huang highlighted resolving sustainable development challenges through digitisation and innovation.
- Professor Ye provided a forward-looking vision of global business education in the tech era.
- Innovative Initiatives:
- After the forum, the LEAP Adviser Scheme and Industry Master Scheme inauguration ceremony marked a milestone in CUHK MBA’s mission to bridge academia and industry. We are honoured to have well-recognised leaders like Mr Adrian Chan (MBA 2020) | Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets, Hong Kong Yun Express Logistics Limited; Mr Ben Wong (MBA 2015) | Chief Executive Officer, Riverchain; and Mr Vincent Cheng (EMBA 2022) | CEO, Chinatone SupplyChain Limited, to share their career journeys and inspire our MBA community.
The Asian Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Global (ACF) is one of the four annual signature events of the CUHK MBA’s LEAP (Leadership Experience through Active Participation) Programme.