For Marco Kiefer, Global EMBA 2022 alumni and current Senior Manager Carline Controlling at Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service, understanding the nature of this change (and its subsequent impact) needs constant consideration. Discussing his work, his deepening roots in China and his broader reflections on the auto industry.

November 24 saw a new beginning at CEIBS, as the 101 business leaders who make up the Global EMBA (GEMBA) 2024 class gathered at the school's Shanghai campus for an official opening ceremony and the start of their transformative academic journey.

China and Southeast Asia (SEA) are at a pivotal stage in their relationship. Providing these insight “windows” today are five of CEIBS’ Global EMBA alumni, all from the class of 2022. While they have diverse professional backgrounds, they all have experience working and living in both China and at least one SEA country. Across a series of short interviews, all five alums shared their thoughts on the China-SEA relationship and its relevance to their current role and career path.

In an interview discussing his professional journey within Autoliv, Fabien explains how China has become a global hub for auto innovation, and why it appeals to companies and individuals who want to be at the centre of the industry’s next developmental stage.

Saturday 28th September 2024: Flying in from all over China and the rest of the world, alumni from cohorts stretching back over 20 years (representatives of Classes 1999 to 2021) gathered at CEIBS Shanghai Campus to reunite, reflect and rekindle friendships new and old.

Geopolitical tensions, a global pandemic and a devastating conflict – CEIBS Global EMBA(GEMBA) 2022 student Iryna Huryn has led her team and her company through them all. Weathering crisis after crisis in recent years, each one has strengthened her capacity to lead, strategise and adapt to new business realities at a moment’s notice.

The Capstone Project is a definitive part of the CEIBS Global EMBA (GEMBA) experience for any student. It tests and stretches them as they put the theories, frameworks and broader knowledge they have gained during the programme into practice by solving the genuine business challenges of a real-world company. For the class of GEMBA 2022, this challenging one-year project is now at an end.

June 23, 2024. Shanghai – Hosted at the CEIBS Shanghai campus, the 3rd CEIBS Global EMBA Annual Symposium – under the title China's New Playbook: The Role of Companies – aimed to explore many of the most pressing questions on exactly how (and when) China may achieve the latest stage of its economic growth and transformation. Around 300 dynamic participants attended this event, including current students, distinguished alumni, influential business leaders, and engaged members of the public.

With over ten years’ experience in this lightning-fast financial space, Chao is all too familiar with the need to remain agile and open-minded to both the potential upsides and downsides of the dramatic innovations that set blockchain apart from more traditional trading systems. Currently established in Singapore, Chao oversees the operations and future strategy of HashKey Singapore, an institutional player that enables its global clients to better understand, explore, trade, and invest in the cryptocurrency space.