The 11th International Business School Shanghai Conference (2026) Programme

Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

October 21 - 23, 2026

  • October 21 Wed.
  • October 22 Thur.
  • October 23 Fri.
 
Time Content Place
16:00 - 20:00

Cocktail reception

The Bund
Time Content Place
08:30 - 09:00

Registration

Antai Lobby
09:00 - 09:10

Opening Ceremony

Moderator: TBD, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China

Remarks: by SJTU leadership

A300
09:10 - 11:30

Plenary Session: The Changing Role of Business Education

With the theme “The Changing Role of Business Education”, the conference will address issues such as technological disruption, global economic shifts, and rising societal expectations. Alongside plenary sessions, the conference will feature three parallel sessions that focus on reimagining business schools in a fragmented world, AI-driven talent development, and fostering sustainable and inclusive impact.

Moderator: TBD

A300
09:10 - 09:40

Speaker 1:

Prof. Sarah Soule, Dean of Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA

A300
09:40 - 10:10

Speaker 2:

Prof. Jun Yang, Dean of Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

A300
10:10 - 10:40

Group Photo and Coffee Break

A300
10:40 - 11:10

Speaker 3:

Prof. Xuan Tian, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China

A300
11:10 - 11:30

Q & A

A300
11:30 - 13:20

Luncheon

B200
13:30 - 14:20

Roundtable1: Reimagine Business Schools in a Fragmented World

Panelists:
1) Prof. TIAN Xuan, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
2) Prof. YE Qiang, Dean of School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China
3) Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer, Dean of School of Management, TUM, Germany
4) Prof. YU Jun, Dean of Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, China

A300
14:20 - 15:10

Roundtable2: AI, Technology and the Future of Talent Development

A300
15:10 - 15:40

Coffee Break

15:40 - 16:10

Plenary Session (cont.)

Speaker 4: Prof. Frederik Anseel, Dean of the Business School, HKUST, China

A300
16:10 - 16:40

Plenary Session (cont.)

Speaker 5: Prof. David Bach, President of IMD, Switzerland

A300
16:40 - 17:00

Q & A

18:30 - 21:00

Conference Banquet

Lian Gallery
Time Content Place
09:00 - 10:00

Corporate Session - CEO Talk

A300
10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:45

Corporate Session (Continued)

A300
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Buffet and Dean's Thanks Speech

B200
13:30 - 16:00

Closed Meeting by Invitation

A509

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Ms. Janet Chen     chenjing83@sjtu.edu.cn      Ms. Tracy Lin  tracy01@sjtu.edu.cn