On 26 April 2025, the City University of Hong Kong's College of Business hosted its inaugural Alumni Conference and Dinner, bringing together over 200 alumni for a day filled with connection and celebration. This event highlighted the enduring bonds within the College's extensive network of more than 60,000 alumni from diverse programmes, including DBA, EMBA, MBA, Master’s, and undergraduate degrees. This is the first time we have organised an event for alumni from all programmes. [Read more]
Event Details
| Event |
CB Alumni Conference and Dinner “Bridging for Innovation” |
| Date |
26 April 2025 (Saturday) |
| Time |
2:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Conference |
| Conference Topic |
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| Venue |
The Grand Ballroom, Lower Level I, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel (64 Mody Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui) (Google Map) |
| Language |
English (Mandarin simultaneous interpretation will be provided) |
| Dress Code |
Business Attire |
| Fee |
Participants can choose to join the Conference, Dinner, or both sessions. Attendance at the Conference is free of charge, while a nominal fee of HK$380 will be charged for the Dinner. (Payment method will be advised upon successful application) |
Event Rundown
| 2:30 PM | Registration and Tea Reception |
| 3:00 PM |
Welcome Remarks Professor Kalok Chan, Dean of College of Business, CityUHK |
| 3:10 PM |
Keynote Speech – Bridging for Innovation Speaker: Professor Fred Sheu, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Hong Kong Moderator: Professor Muammer Ozer, Director of DBA Programme, College of Business, CityUHK |
| 3:45 PM |
Panel One - Panelists:
Moderator: Professor Michael Wong, Associate Dean (Global Executive Education), College of Business, CityUHK |
| 4:45 PM | Tea Reception |
| 5:15 PM |
Panel Two - Panelists:
Moderator: Professor Chak-fu Lam, Director of MBA Programme, College of Business, CityUHK |
| 6:20 PM | Closing and End of Conference |
| 6:30 PM | Cocktail Reception + Networking |
| 7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:10 PM |
Opening Remarks Professor Michael Yang, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Enterprise, CityUHK |
| 7:15 PM |
Welcome Remarks and Toasting Professor Kalok Chan, Dean of College of Business, CityUHK |
| 9:30 PM | End of the Dinner |
Speakers
*arranged in alphabetical order
