Info Session & Class Observation
Step inside the CEIBS Global EMBA classroom and experience how world-class faculty shape entrepreneurial leaders for a rapidly changing global business environment. This class observation offers prospective candidates a first-hand look at the CEIBS learning experience—rigorous, practical, and deeply relevant to senior executives.
Dates: 28 February or 1 March 2026
Programme: CEIBS Global EMBA
Location: CEIBS Shanghai Campus
Language: English
About the Class
Course: Entrepreneurial Management
Professor:
Prashantham, Shameen
Professor of International Business and Strategy, Associate Dean (Africa) , CEIBS
Agenda for February 28:
10:00-12:30 Info Session
Class Observation
12:30-13:30 Networking Lunch with Current Global EMBA Students
Agenda for March 1:
09:00-11:30 Class Observation
Networking with Current Global EMBA Students
Info Session
11:30-12:30 Lunch with Admissions Team
Why Attend a Class Observation?
- Experience the CEIBS Global EMBA pedagogy in a real classroom setting
- Engage with internationally renowned faculty and senior executives from diverse industries
- Understand the programme’s academic rigor and practical relevance
- Assess personal fit before applying to the CEIBS Global EMBA Programme
Who Should Attend & Eligibility:
- Business leaders and executives considering CEIBS Global EMBA programme
- Minimum eight years of work experience and five years of management experience
- Fluent in English
Registration
Interested candidates are required to submit CV upon registration or to schedule a one-on-one consultation with Admissions Officer. Places are limited and subject to confirmation by the Admissions Office.
Successful registrants will receive detailed class and campus information prior to the event.
Step into the CEIBS Global EMBA classroom—and see how entrepreneurial thinking becomes leadership practice.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Shameen Prashantham is a Professor of International Business and Strategy and Associate Dean (Africa) at CEIBS. He served as Associate Dean and MBA Director from October 2020 to September 2024. Prior to joining CEIBS, he taught at Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) China and the University of Glasgow. He pursued doctoral and post-doctoral research at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. He served as Associate Dean and MBA Director from 2020 to 2024.
Prof. Prashantham is best known for his work on partnering between large corporations and startups – which he refers to as “dancing with gorillas.” This focus evolved from his extensive research on new venture internationalization. He is also interested in strategy-as-practice and is currently focused on partnerships that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
His latest book, Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups, offers managers in large corporations a proven guide to partnering and collaborating with startups to improve innovation by delivering the “where,” “why,” and “how” of corporation-startup partnerships. His academic research has also been published in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies and Organization Studies.
