Register 2025西浦国际商学院校友研讨会 | 论坛嘉宾及行业分享大咖公布
On September 7, IBSS is holding 2025 IBSS Alumni Conference. The half-day event includes an Industry Keynote Speech, Parallel Sessions, IBSS Alumni Award and a Networking Dinner. With the theme of “Navigating Tomorrow: Pioneering Business for a Sustainable and AI-driven Future”, let’s gather together to explore and impact the future.
In the Parallel Sessions, we will communicate and share with many business and academic luminaries around three themes. We will focus on different industries and fields to discuss together and gain in-depth insights.
Industry Keynote Speech: 2049, Reflections and Insights Spanning a Quarter Century
Keynote Speaker: Wu Chen
Renowned business writer and strategic thinker
Introduction: WU Chen is a former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist Global Business Review and a columnist for Beijing-based The Economic Observer. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of financial and economic media, the IE Business School in Spain awarded him the Asian Financial News Annual Grand Prize in 2021.
"2049, Possibilities in the Next 10,000 Days", a book Wu Chen coauthored with Keven Kelly, will be published in June 2025. In the past, Wu Chen has published the "Great Transformation Era" trilogy: "Undercurrent: Ripples, Turbulence, and Trends" (2022), "Breakthrough: Exploration and Innovation in an Unknown Era" (2023); and "Reshaping: Entrepreneurial Spirit, Common Sense Innovation, and New Management Thinking" (2024).
Introduction of Parallel Session
Topic 1: Re-Examining ESG and Sustainable Business
Topic brief:Today, many businesses are under huge pressure to fully adapt their operations to be more sustainable and face the ever mounting challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and rapid population growth on our planet. In this Parallel Session, we review the different pressures facing business today, arguing both for and against the need for rapid business adaptation and helping to discriminate between what is necessary and what is desirable, in the arena of ESG and business sustainability.
Chair: Senior Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Strategic Management and Organisations
Panel Member:
1. Pavel Castk, Associate Dean for Professional Engagement, IBSS
2. Zhang Yameng, Associate Professor, Department of Strategic Management and Organisations
3. David King, A former Vice Chairman of BritCham Shanghai, he now co-leads an investment firm that connects Chinese manufacturing with Western brand potential
Topic 2: The Future of Work: AI Innovations in Industry
Topic brief:AI empowered digitalization in business and operation: concerns, transformation and practice
- Concerns in the Transformation Journey (Exploring the challenges, risks, and uncertainties encountered during the integration of AI into business and operational processes)
- Practical Applications and Contexts (Real-world scenarios, use cases, and hands-on experiences with AI-driven digitalization)
- Data Management in the Transformation Process (Strategies, frameworks, and best practices for handling data—collection, governance, security, and utilization—amid AI integration)
- AI Utilization from Business and Operational Perspectives: Reflections and Explorations (Insights, critical thinking, and future directions for leveraging AI to optimize business outcomes and operational efficiency)
Chair: Zhai Jia,Senior Associate Professor of XJTLU International Business School
Panel Member:
1. Shirley Wang, Market Lead for AppleCare Greater China
2. Yanjun Yang, Executive Director of Tiandi Juhe (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
3. Yiren Xu, CTO of Dongwu (Suzhou) Fintech Co., Ltd.
Topic 3: Navigating the Future of Career Skills
Topic brief: The future is here. How can our professional skills remain invincible in the ever-changing future? It's about capability, not just skills; how to enhance our abilities will be crucial.
Chair: Yin Rui,Chair of XJTLU External Mentor Committe
Panel Member:
1. Zhong Li, Li Zhi (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
Founder, Chief Consultant of Supply Chain Management, Projects and Consulting
2. Bai Lijun, Dongtai Precision Mold (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. - Training, Campus Recruitment, Quality Management System, Audit
3. Qin Jian, Chairman of Suzhou Rongxin Materials Technology Co.,
4. Sun Jianchun, Luofoos Automotive Components (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Former Positions: Supply Chain Director, Purchasing Director and Plant Manager.
5. Gao Yinfeng, Chairman ofGaojian Education Technology Co., Ltd.
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