Asian Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Global

The Asian Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Global (ACF) is the annual signature initiative of the CUHK MBA Programme, co-organised with MBA China. It serves as a platform for fostering meaningful dialogue among top business schools in Asia and distinguished corporate partners.

The CUHK MBA has been renowned for its annual CSR & Sustainability Conference, one of Asia’s largest student-led conferences, since 2007. The ACF is an extension of the “CSR & Sustainability Conference,” focusing on the broader scope of the E-Pillar (Entrepreneurship-Sustainability-Global) within CUHK MBA’s LEAP Programme. LEAP Programme is one of the three strategic hallmarks of the CUHK MBA Programme.

Building on the remarkable success of last year’s forum, co-organised with MBAChina, which brought together over 60 education leaders from prestigious institutions, alongside prominent industry leaders, ACF will embrace a renewed vision focused on three key pillars: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Global Impact.

Through a dynamic lineup of keynote speeches and thought-provoking panel discussions, the forum will explore the evolving landscape of business and entrepreneurial transformation. By drawing on the insights of academic scholars, business practitioners, and community experts from across Asia, ACF aims to inspire innovative strategies and collaborative efforts that shape the future of business education and practice in the region.

Event Features:

• 14:30 – 15:00 | CUHK Business School Welcome Remarks
• 15:00 – 15:30 | Keynote I: Entrepreneurship and Technology
  • Guest Keynote Speaker: Mr Peter Yan King-shun, JP (BBA 1985) | Director-General, Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, HKSAR Government
    

    Mr Peter Yan is an industry leader with 40 years of experience in the technology industry. As the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES), Mr Yan leads OASES in attracting strategic enterprises to Hong Kong, thereby fostering the city’s innovation and technology industry development as well as its industry diversification, economic upgrading and transformation. Prior to his tenure at OASES, Mr Yan was CEO of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, and had held chief executive positions in various publicly listed technology companies.

    Mr Yan had served as Council or Board members in various Advisory or Statutory Bodies, including the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, etc. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society and an Adjunct Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

    Mr Yan holds a BBA Degree from CUHK and was conferred the Honoree of the Year by the CUHK Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma in 2020. He also received Executive Education from the Harvard Business School.

• 15:30 – 16:00 | Keynote II: Sustainable Development
  • Guest Keynote Speaker: Professor Huang Zhuo | Associate Dean, The National School of Development at Peking University
    Professor Huang Zhuo is a distinguished Professor of Economics and Fa-Shu Endowed Scholar. Serving as the Deputy Dean of the National School of Development, Deputy Dean of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Dean of the BiMBA Business School at the National School of Development, Deputy Director of the Institute of Digital Finance at Peking University, he is a prominent figure in academia. Professor Zhuo obtained his Doctor of Economics degree from Stanford University in 2011, where he was honored with the “Best Doctoral Candidate Thesis Award.”His groundbreaking research, featured in esteemed international journals like “Journal of Econometrics” and “Journal of Applied Econometrics,” has garnered global recognition. Notable accolades include the “Richard Stone Best Paper Award” and the “ICBC Excellent Economist Award.” A recipient of funding from prestigious institutions like the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Professor Zhuo also holds key roles in various influential research initiatives. His commitment to excellence was further acknowledged through accolades such as the “Outstanding Communist Party Member” title at Peking University. With a remarkable track record in academia and research, Professor Zhuo continues to make significant contributions to the fields of economics and finance.
• 16:00 – 16:30 | Keynote III: Global Business Education
  • Guest Keynote Speaker: Professor Ye Qiang | Dean, The School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China
    Professor Ye Qiang is a Doctoral Supervisor and the recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He serves as the Principal Investigator of the National Innovation Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and has been recognized as a Highly Cited Chinese Scholar by Elsevier (2015 – 2022). Currently, he holds positions as the Executive Dean of the School of Management, the Dean of the International Institute of Finance, and the Executive Dean of the School of Technology and Business at the University of Science and Technology of China.
    
• 16:30 – 17:30 | CUHK MBA Programme Industry Master Scheme and LEAP Adviser Scheme Inauguration Ceremony 2025

#Kindly note that the current agenda is subject to change depending on the availability of speakers.

Fee: Free of charge
Co-organiser*: The CUHK MBA Programmes and MBAChina

*The partnership with MBAChina is exclusively for the forum in the afternoon of 28 April. CUHK MBA is neither involved in nor a collaborator for any activities or events before or after this forum.

Registration and Inquiries:

For inquiries and registration, please contact the Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Team, CUHK MBA Programmes.

• Email: mba-cse@cuhk.edu.hk

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this historic event. Register now and join the thought leaders, industry experts, and visionaries at the ACF.