2013 SYSU Global Business Forum
Hosted by SYSBS, the 2nd SYSU Global Business Forum (GBF) was held at Swasey Hall on June 15. An audience of more than 300 scholars, governmental representatives, and private sector professionals was in attendance.
The GBF is a branded activity organized and hosted by SYSBS once every other year, with the goal of creating a brainstorm platform for scholars, executives, officials, and professionals to jointly address important issues pertaining to Chinese firms’ growth and competitiveness in an era of globalization. The first GBF was successfully held in Guangzhou in June 2011, with a theme emphasizing the transformation of Chinese firms’ and strategies for strengthening the position of China's firms in the arena of international competition.
“Since its establishment in 2011, the GBF has begun taking its place as a premier think tank for economic decision-makers,” commented Prof. Ruihua Lu, former Governor of Guangdong Province and Distinguished Dean of SYSBS, in the welcome remarks at the Opening Ceremony.
Prof. Ruihua Lu Delivering Welcome Remarks
The theme of the forum, “Innovation and Transcendence in an Epoch of Globalization,” was fully demonstrated in the presentations of the keynote speakers. Dr. Harry Barkema is Professor of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds the DSM Distinguished Chair in Innovation Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands; Dr. Changwen Zhao, Director of the Enterprise Research Institute at the State Council's Development Research Center; Dr. Yunshi Mao, Professor of Business Administration at SYSBS; and Mr. Zhixin Li, Chariman of Guangzhou Textile Trading Corporation. In the later roundtable discussion, four entrepreneur representatives led an insightful brainstorming session on two compelling and provocative topics, “Ways to Improve Institutional, Competitive, Marketing, and Ecological Environments” and “How to Transform Imitative Innovation into Original Innovation.”
Dr. Harry Barkema, Dr. Changwen Zhao
Dr. Yunshi Mao, and Mr, Zhixin Li
Roundtable Discussion
At the end of the forum, Prof. Yadong Luo, International Dean of SYSBS, concluded that to achieve innovation and transcendence, the sustainable development of the Chinese economy should be put on the path of HE. HE (合) is the Chinese character at the end of four words that begin with the letter “c”: composition (复合), collaboration (联合), combination (结合), and conformity (相合). The concepts represented by these four words come together in the traditional Chinese philosophy of HE, which emphasizes harmony and peace, and that is at the heart of open and productive discussion. Prof. Luo explained that the GBF is helping to elevate the Chinese economy through the concepts of HE.
Prof. Yadong Luo Presenting the Concluding Remarks
Group Photo
