CEIBS Podcast/Video Centre
Alumni company feature: CEIBS spirit of innovation
May 16, 2012
Yan Lee (CEIBS MBA 2007), the Co-founder & CEO of Buzzinate Information Technology and one of Forbes China’s “Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30” explains how CEIBS’ spirit of innovation shaped his decision to launch his company.
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Alumni company feature: Yan Lee's bShare Buzz
May 16, 2012
Yan Lee (CEIBS MBA 2007), the Co-founder & CEO of Buzzinate Information Technology and one of Forbes China’s “Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30” explains how his company’s bShare product will revolutionise the way we access information.
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Building a Global Brand
March 13, 2012
What’s the best way for a Chinese brand to gain global recognition? Prof. Michel Gutsatz
Director of the MBA & EMBA Programme, Euromed Management explains during CEIBS 4th Prestige Brands Forum on March 3, 2012. 
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China’s Rich Foreigners
March 13, 2012
Who are the richest foreigners in China and on what items do they spend their hard earned cash? Mr. Rupert Hoogewerf, Chairman and Chief Researcher, Hurun Report shares his findings during CEIBS 4th Prestige Brands Forum on March 3, 2012. 
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China’s Luxury Market: Trends & Implications
March 13, 2012
What are the trends in China’s booming luxury market, and what do they mean for the years ahead? Mr. Bruno Lannes, Partner at Bain & Company, had the answers when he spoke during CEIBS 4th Prestige Brands Forum on March 3, 2012. 
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Luxury in China: Goldmine or Minefield?
May 15, 2008
In this lecture from May 5th 2008, Mr. Tom Doctoroff talks about some important aspects of the luxury market in China today
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Former US Secretary of the Treasury John Snow at CEIBS
January 08, 2012
The 2012 CEIBS First EMBA Master Class held a dialogue with Former US Secretary of the Treasury John Snow on January 8th 2012. Dr. Snow was US Secretary of the Treasury from 2003 - 2006, and he is the man credited with drastically boosting economic growth in the US during the presidency of George W. Bush. In this video of the event, Dr. Snow shares his knowledge on the economic crisis in the US and in Europe, and he answers a variety of questions from the audience
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China Cannot Be Europe’s Saviour – Romano Prodi
February 17, 2012
Former EU Commission President and Sino-Europe Dialogue Chair at CEIBS Romano Prodi is convinced that it is in China’s best interest to help Europe in its hour of need, but explains that this help has to be within reasonable parameters. His comments came on February 17 after his speech, at CEIBS’ Beijing Campus, titled “The Future of The Euro?” Prof. Prodi was responding to a question from CEIBS Dean Prof. John Quelch.
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Greece Too Small To Fail?
February 17, 2012
Former EU Commission President and Sino-Europe Dialogue Chair at CEIBS Romano Prodi shares his view on why it is so important to save Greece despite the financial and political toll doing so is taking on the EU. He responds to a question, from CEIBS Dean John Quelch, on whether the decision to keep Greece within the Union is more emotional than practical. The exchange between the two came on February 17 after Prof. Prodi’s speech, at CEIBS’ Beijing Campus titled “The Future of The Euro?”
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Tools for Re-balancing Trade Flows: Building Stronger US-China Ties through Exports
November 11, 2011
In a lecture that took place on 11th November, 2011, Mr. Fred Hochberg, the Chairman and President of the Export Import Bank of the United States discusses some of the methods that companies can employ to re-balance trade between China and the USA.
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Courageous CEOs
October 12, 2011
Mr. Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International Executive Search Company shares his expertise on leadership at the CEIBS Executive Forum, 4th July 2011
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Follow China’s Lead Says European Parliamentarian
October 31.2011
European Parliamentarian Jorgo Chatzimarkakis says the EU -- where states are often at odds on the issue of standardization in the auto industry -- could benefit from China’s approach. He was speaking at CEIBS’ 9th Annual China Automotive Industry Forum staged at the b-school’s Shanghai campus on October 29.
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Social media in strategic planning
October 24.2011
Founder & Chairman, CIC, Sam Flemming speaks about the importance of measuring social media performance, and its value as a tool for strategic planning.
Flemming was speaking at an L2 seminar on “The Social Graph: China”, jointly hosted by CEIBS at the school’s Shanghai Campus on October 14, 2011. The half-day seminar brought together thought leaders from academia and industry, who contextualized China's unique social media landscape and the opportunity for luxury brands.
Social Media Secrets
October 24.2011
Jan Stael von Holstein, CrystalCG Chair Professor, The College of design & Innovation, Tongji University offers luxury brands doing business in China advice on how to capitalize on social media.
Prof. Holstein was speaking at an L2 seminar on “The Social Graph: China”, jointly hosted by CEIBS at the school’s Shanghai Campus on October 14, 2011. The half-day seminar brought together thought leaders from academia and industry, who contextualized China's unique social media landscape and the opportunity for luxury brands.
"Shattering Five Myths in Business"
- CEIBS ‘Visiting Leader’ Blythe McGarvie
October 12.2011
World renowned expert on finance, leadership and business decision-making, Ms Blythe McGarvie, CEO of Leadership International Finance, delivered an exclusive executive seminar for CEIBS MBA 2011 students on October 10. The topic: “Shattering Five Myths in Business”, the venue was CEIBS Shanghai Campus.
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CEIBS Professors Speak on “Creating and Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Culture”
October 11.2011
As part of the World Economic Forum in Dalian from September 14 to 16, CEIBS hosted an “IdeasLab” roundtable discussion featuring presentations from three top professors on the topic, “Creating and Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Culture”. CEIBS Vice President and Dean John A Quelch, Professor of Entrepreneurship Rama Velamuri, and Associate Professor of Management Han Jian each delivered provocative talks to an audience of elite policymakers, business executives, and thought leaders.
The workshop was moderated by leading global business consultant, best-selling author and renowned scholar Richard Pascale, who ensured that the CEIBS professors used the demanding WEF IdeasLab format: speaking no longer than 5 minutes, without PowerPoint but using a set of slides shown at a rapid pace. Each presentation was followed by an interactive Q&A, a group brainstorming session, and final sharing of key findings and revelations.
Professor of Entrepreneurship Ramakrishna Velamuri on “The Baumol Framework Revisited -- Changing Rules of the Game”
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Associate Professor of Management Han Jian on “The Human Side of People Management”
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Vice President and Dean John A Quelch on “Misallocation of Talent”
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CEIBS Centre on China Innovation Launch
September 21.2011
Nearly 70 business executives, government officials, academics, and journalists gathered to witness the launch of the CEIBS Centre on China Innovation (CCI) on September 13.
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China’s Real Estate: Bubble or No Bubble
September 19.2011
Is there a bubble in China’s real estate market, and should we care? Those were the questions asked and answered by Visiting Professor at CEIBS and former Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School Dr. Nabil N. El-Hage during his keynote speech at the 2nd Annual China Real Estate Forum hosted by CEIBS in Shenzhen on September 17.
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CEIBS Centre on China Innovation: Behind the Scenes
September 13.2011
A few days before its launch on September 13, Co-Director Prof. George Yip explains the goals of CEIBS Centre on China Innovation, and how success will be measured, during a brief chat with CEIBS Senior Manager for External Communications Charmaine N. Clarke.
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Innovative Approach to Banking
September 07.2011
Accenture’s Asia-Pacific Managing Director of Risk Management Mr. Phillip Straley and UBS President of Investment Banking, Asia Mr. Rodney Ward share their views on the main areas in which Chinese banks need to innovate. Both men were speaking during the 5th Annual China Bankers Forum hosted by the China Europe International Business School on August 20.
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Anheuser Busch InBev’s Secrets to Success
September 06.2011
Miguel Patricio, President of Asia-Pacific, Anheuser-Busch InBev Group, explains how ABInBev became the world’s biggest FMCG in terms of profitability, producing 20% of the beer consumed across the globe. This is an excerpt from Patricio’s participation during a panel discussion at the 1st China FMCG Forum hosted by the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) on September 3.
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Conquering China’s FMCG Market
September 07.2011
China Will Avoid Japan’s Mistakes, Says Economist Stephen Roach
June 19.2011
Why is it unlikely that China will suffer the same economically crippling fate as Japan did in the mid-80s? China expert Stephen Roach says China has a few secret weapons. He was speaking during the CEIBS Visiting Leader event held on the school’s Shanghai campus on June 15
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China’s 12th 5-Year Plan is a Crucial Turning Point -- Economist Stephen Roach
June 19.2011
Speaking during the CEIBS Visiting Leader event held on the school’s Shanghai campus on June 15, economist Stephen Roach stressed the importance of China’s successful implementation of the current 5-Year Plan.
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China Can Win Big by Boosting its Service Sector, says Stephen Roach
June 20.2011
Speaking during the CEIBS Visiting Leader event held on the school’s Shanghai campus on June 15, economist Stephen Roach said the labour-intensive service industry, once properly harnessed, could help China boost employment rates without having to achieve double digit GDP growth.
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Stephen Roach Dismisses Concerns About China’s Empty Buildings
June 20.2011
Economist Stephen Roach has dismissed concerns that China has an oversupply in the property market, especially in terms of office space. Supply will eventually catch up with demand, said the China hand. He was speaking during the CEIBS Visiting Leader event held on the school’s Shanghai campus on June 15.
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Stephen Roach, Usually a Pessimist, is Bullish on China
June 20.2011
Speaking during the CEIBS Visiting Leader event held on the school’s Shanghai campus on June 15, economist Stephen Roach advised audience members not to listen to predictions of a hard landing for China.
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SOEs, Private Companies and Foreign Companies Weigh in on Doing Business in China
May 22.2011
In a continuation of his analysis of what Chinese executives really have to say about doing business in China, CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez compares the views of executives working in SOEs, private companies and foreign companies operating in China.
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EU Commissioner for Research Mrs Máire Geoghegan-Quinn: The importance of EU-Sino cooperation in the fields of research, innovation and science
May 23.2011
On May 22, EU Commissioner for Research Mrs Máire Geoghegan-Quinn delivered the keynote speech at the graduation ceremony for almost 200 participants of the EU-China BMT Project’s Business Development Certificate Programme.
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EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy Addresses CEIBS
May 23.2011
CEIBS Shanghai Campus was among the official stops made by the first permanent president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy during his May 15 - 18 visit to China, the first country outside Europe that he visited in an official capacity since taking office. His lecture, to CEIBS MBA students, school officials and the media, covered “Current Economic Challenges and Opportunities for Europe and China.”
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Luxury’s Eternal Principles
May 05.2011
Mark Ritson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Melbourne Business School
The 3rd Prestige Brands Forum at CEIBS Shanghai Campus
April 16, 2011
“Brands begin with a man, and a place and a time and a moment. And once you understand that, we will move forward. But you cannot move forward without first understanding history.” -- Prof Mark Ritson.
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The Watchmaker’s Passion
May 05.2011
Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver Speaks at The 3rd Prestige Brands Forum
April 16, 2011, CEIBS Shanghai Campus
“A machine can never give a soul to a product! But man, with his hands, can give birth to soul. And when you have a watch with a soul then you have a piece of art, a piece of tradition, a piece of culture!” -- Jean-Claude Biver
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Tips From China’s Market Leaders
April 26.2011
In this podcast, based on interviews with some of China’s major market leaders who participated in the 2nd Annual CEIBS Survey of Foreign Executives in China, survey co-author Robert Ioane tells us what these companies did to make it big in China.
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CEIBS 2011 Chinese Executives Survey
April 20.2011
What lessons can we learn from Chinese Executives doing business in China? What are their secrets to success? CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez shares the results of the latest 2011 Chinese Executives Survey.
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Romano Prodi & Laurent Fabius on "Peace & Security in the 21st Century"
March 18.2011
What are the challenges that threaten peace and security today? Two distinguished global statesmen -- Romano Prodi, the former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission, and Laurent Fabius, the former Prime Minister of France -- discuss this issue in an address to CEIBS MBA students on March 9. The session was moderated by David Gosset, Director the Euro-China Center for International and Business Relations at CEIBS and founder of the Euro-China Forum.
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Doing Business in China
March 16.2011
What is it really like to do business in China? How important are factors such as guanxi, IPR protection and corruption? What is THE number one challenge that gives executives who do business in China nightmares? Professor Juan Antonio Fernandez has the answers from his 2011 Survey of Foreign Executives Doing Business in China.
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Foreign_Executives_Summary 2011.pdf
Solution to China's real estate woes
February 21.2011
CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao responds to the question: What advice do you have on how to deal with the problems in China’s real estate industry?
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
Implications of China's new property tax
February 18.2011
The Chinese government has introduced trial versions of a property tax in the cities of Shanghai and Chongqing. What does this mean for China's real estate sector? CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance and Department Chair for Economics and Decision Sciences, Dr Xu Bin, shares his views.
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Interview date: February 17, 2011
How effective is China's property tax?
February 21.2011
The Chinese government recently introduced, on a trial basis, property tax in Shanghai and Chongqing. CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao responds to the question: How effective do you think this tax will be in helping to curb speculation in China’s real estate industry?
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
Gas price hike would solve China's traffic jams, pollution
February 21.2011
Beijing is grappling with congestion on its roads and the government recently introduced a license plate lottery as one of the measures to limit the number of vehicles on the city’s streets. What are some of the other measures that the government could take to address this problem? CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao shares his views.
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
Inflation is back!
February 18.2011
Economics Professor and Director of the German Centre of Banking and Finance at the China Europe International Business School Horst Loechel tackles the issue of global inflation.
"In Europe, we had an inflation rate in December of 2.2%, which is higher than the benchmark rate, or inflation goal, set by the European central bank. Given that Europe is a low growth area with a growth rate of 1.5% stagflation could become an issue. In any case, inflation is back."
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Interview date: January 22, 2011
Tackling China's inflation woes
February 21.2011
The Chinese government has made it clear that reining in inflation will be one of its focuses this year, but that may be a daunting task with harsh weather conditions in the north wreaking havoc on wheat crops, a development which is expected to drive up prices. CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao responds to the question: how big a problem is inflation in China?
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
China's inflation lower than expected for January
February 18.2011
China's CPI for January came in at 4.9%, a shade under the forecasted figure of 5%. This was the first set of figures released since the government adjusted the CPI weights to put more emphasis on rent and less on food. CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance and Department Chair for Economics and Decision Sciences, Dr Xu Bin, examines what this calculation change means -- in real terms.
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Interview date: February 17, 2011
Faster RMB appreciation expected in 2011
February 18.2011
CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance and Department Chair for Economics and Decision Sciences, Dr Xu Bin, anticipates that the RMB will increase by 4% to 5% this year, as compared to 3% in 2010.
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Interview date: February 17, 2011
More interest rate hikes and increased reserve requirements ratios on the horizon
February 18.2011
Reserve requirements were already raised once in 2011 and six times in 2010. CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance and Department Chair for Economics and Decision Sciences, Dr Xu Bin, responds to the question: Do you see more increases in interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio on the horizon -- and just how effective are these increases?
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Interview date: February 17, 2011
Big issues for China in 2011
February 21.2011
2011 will be a crucial period for the Chinese government: it is Year One of the country’s 12th Five Year Plan, which will have to be implemented within the context of rising inflation -- both within China and internationally; runaway housing prices in China’s major cities and increasing global focus on China, now the world’s second largest economy. CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao responds to the question: what are some of the other issues that the Chinese government must address in 2011?
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
Predictions for 2011: China's inflation rate
February 18.2011
With the Chinese government's new CPI calculation methods, how high -- or low -- is inflation expected to be in China this year? CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance and Department Chair for Economics and Decision Sciences, Dr Xu Bin, has his say.
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Interview date: February 17, 2011
Major Issues for China's Banking Industry in 2011
February 18.2011
Economics Professor and Director of the German Centre of Banking and Finance at the China Europe International Business School Horst Loechel shares his thoughts on the major issues that China's banking sector will have to face in 2011.
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Interview date: January 22, 2011
Will a global slowdown help cool China's growth?
February 21.2011
CEIBS Professor of Economics Wang Jianmao responds to the question: There is one school of thought that says the global economy will not be so healthy so therefore this will help to dampen China’s growth, which may be to China’s benefit. Do you agree with this or not?
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Interview date: February 14, 2011
Who knows SDRs?
February 18.2011
Economics Professor and Director of the German Centre of Banking and Finance at the China Europe International Business School Horst Loechel explores the viability of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights as an international currency, and the role of the RMB.
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Interview date: January 22, 2011