Kozminski University invites its alumni, students, staff and business partners to meet Prof. Xiang Bing – Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and its alumni Mr. Marek Stawiński the Founder and CEO of NaviParking.
CKGSB is proud of its alumni achievements:
- 151 Unicorn companies are founded by CKGSB alumni;
- 50% of CKGSB alumni at the Chairman or CEO level;
- 41 Alumni-founded unicorn companies are listed on CB Insights (2017-2022).
Prof. Xiang Bing will speak on “Economic Disruption and the Next Generation of Unicorns”.
Dean Xiang’s keynote speech will shed light on the economic development models; the engines of global economic growth over the past four decades and the role of economic disruption. He will also dive into the landscape and the importance of unicorn companies, what constitutes the next generation of unicorns as well as China’s recent strides in innovation.
Date: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the 28-th of October 2024 Place: Aula Leona Koźmińskiego, building C
Founding Dean and Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
PhD, University of Alberta
Dr. Xiang Bing is the Founding Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Under his leadership, CKGSB has evolved from a fledgling school to one of the most influential business schools in China with a global reputation since 2002.
Renowned as a foremost authority on China’s business and economy, Dr. Xiang serves as the first opening keynote speaker at the Harvard College China Forum in 2018 and 2023 and the Penn Wharton China Summit in 2023, the closing keynote speaker at the Columbia China Forum in 2024, the first closing keynote speaker at the Harvard College China Forum in 2024, and the closing keynote speaker at the SCMP China Conference on US-China Relations in New York City in 2019. Additionally, he was the First Co-Chairman for the Ditchley Foundation Annual Forum in 2018. He was also a lunch keynote speaker for the Foreign Policy Association’s Board of Trustees in 2018.
Dr. Xiang has served as an independent board member to several listed companies, including four Fortune Global 500 companies. He was a member of the Global Board of Trustees for United Way Worldwide (US) during 2011-2017.
His research interests include innovations from China, globalization of Chinese companies, China-US relations, economic disruption, social innovation, and the next-generation unicorns.