As AI continues to reshape organisations, industries and individual careers, leadership is no longer simply the accumulation of management experience. It is the ability to make sound judgements amid uncertainty and to find direction within rapid technological change.

This CEIBS MBA Open Day focuses on Leadership in the AI Era. Drawing on global business practice and cutting-edge academic insight, the event explores how leaders can understand AI, navigate change, and translate technology into sustainable leadership capability and personal growth momentum. Two parallel tracks are offered: Career Transformation and Innovation & Entrepreneurship — one supporting career transformation and advancement, the other linking innovation practice with business and family enterprise succession, addressing the real choices faced at different stages of life and career.

Whether you are at a critical point in your professional journey or considering your next strategic move, this Open Day offers a structured exploration of what future leadership truly entails.

Event Details

Date: March 15, 2026
Venue: CEIBS Shanghai Campus (699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong)

Agenda

Plenary Session

13:30–14:00     Registration
14:00–14:15     Opening Remarks
                         Professor Lingling Zhang
                         Associate Professor of Marketing, CEIBS
                         Associate Dean
                         Director of MBA Programme
14:15–15:15     Leadership in the AI Era
                         Professor Nana Yaa A. Gyamfi
                         Assistant Professor of Management, CEIBS
15:15–15:45     Growth-Oriented Leadership in the AI Era
                         Xiangjun Qu
                         CEIBS MBA 1997
                         Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
16:00–17:00     Parallel Breakout Sessions
                         (Career Transformation & Entrepreneurship)

Breakout Session 1: Leadership in Entrepreneurship and Business Succession

Overview of the CEIBS MBA InnoLab Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Speaker: Professor Lingling Zhang
• Sharing by Entrepreneurial Alumni and Business Successor Alumni
• Interactive Q&A

Breakout Session 2: Career Transformation and Advancement in the AI Era

Introduction to the CEIBS Career Development Centre (CDC)
Emerging Hiring Trends and Career Transition Strategies
Speaker: Lynn Qian
Senior Consultant, Career Development Center (CDC)
• Alumni Sharing
• Interactive Q&A

Please click here to register!