Babson College Hosts Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation Forum in China

BABSON PARK, Mass., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College, the top-ranked college for the study of entrepreneurship, is hosting the Babson Global Forum in Shanghai, China on April 9-11, bringing its world-renowned leadership in entrepreneurship education to China.

Together with influential Chinese business professionals, scholars, and government officials, Babson leaders will discuss the importance of Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® for economic and social value creation in China and beyond.

The Journey West: Babson Global Forum will highlight the economic landscape in China and address the key challenges that Chinese enterprises face as they develop their global-based export economy. Additionally, the Forum will focus on the mission, challenges, and opportunities of entrepreneurship education. This program is designed not only to provide Chinese businesses with the information required to succeed internationally, but also will equip Western entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills to succeed in this emerging economic force.

The Journey West: Babson Global Forum will include such topics as:
Pushing the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Education Globally
Entrepreneurship and the Environment
Indigenous Innovation
Growing and Maintaining Family Businesses
Entrepreneurship and the Success of Chinese Companies

Invited guests and speakers will include:
CEOs of private and state-owned enterprises in China
Entrepreneurs from around the world
Presidents and business school deans from the leading universities in the Shanghai region
Chinese government officials
Babson's Global Advisory Board, faculty, alumni, and partners

For information, visit http://www3.babson.edu/babson2ndgen/china/default.cfm

Schedule

30 Years of the Past and Future - What does China mean to you?
Moderator: John Chen, Special Assistant to the President, Babson College
Speaker: Fang XiaoGuang, President of FG Consulting
Speaker: Wang JianMao, Professor of Economics, China Europe International Business School

Entrepreneurship and Environment: Green Technology
Moderator: Jean-Pierre Jeannet, F. W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business, Babson College
Brian Caffyn, Chairman & CEO, UPC Renewables
Cyril Camus '91, President, Camus Cognac
Wei-Ming Jiang, Global Vice President, DSM and President, DSM China

Pushing the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Education Globally
Moderator: Donna Kelley, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship; Frederic C. Hamilton Chair of Free Enterprise, Babson College
Keynote speaker: Leonard A. Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Speaker: Zhang XinSheng, former Vice Minister, Ministry of Education; President of China Education Association for International Exchange

Entrepreneurship: Beyond Education
Moderator: Daniel Isenberg, Founding Executive Director of the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project, and Professor of Management Practice, Babson Global
Panelists:
Zhang Yue, Chairman and CEO of Broad Technology Group
Zheng Jie, CEO of Shanghai China Mobile
Gao, Yaoming, Chairman, Shenzhen Guang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd.
Gao, JiFan, CEO of China Trinasolar Co.
Andrew T.S. Lo '83, M'84, Senior Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Invesco Asset Management Pacific Limited

Babson Global: Building Capacity through Partnerships in Entrepreneurship Education
Speaker: Dr. Shahid Ansari, Provost of Babson College; President of Babson Global

Growing and Maintaining Family Businesses
Moderator: Allan R. Cohen, Professor of Management and Edward A. Madden Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership, Babson College
Panelists:
Eddy W.M. Lee, Director, Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd.
Charles Chan, Chairman, Continental Holdings Limited
Bill Kung, President and COO, La Miu Co.

Entrepreneurship Education: Mission, Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Leonard A. Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Panelists:
Lu Xiongwen, Dean of Fudan University School of Management
Wu Xiaobo, Dean of Zhejiang University School of Management
Weijiong Zhang, Associate Dean of CEIBS
Huo Jia-zhen, Dean of Tongji University School of Economics & Management
Yin ZhiHong, Dean of China Renmin University Business School
Xu XinZhong, Executive Associate Dean of Peking University Business School
Shen Yifeng, Dean of Xiamen University Business School
J.T. Li, Executive Associate Dean of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School
Shu-Hsing Li, Dean of National Taiwan University Business School
Edward Chow, Acting Dean and Former Dean of National Chengchi University College of Business
Hsi-Peng Lu, Dean of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Business School

Babson and China
Leonard A. Schlesinger, President, Babson College

Global Entrepreneurship Prize Ceremony

Celebration Dinner and Marco Polo Prize Ceremony
Hosted by Mr. Fred S.C. Kiang '70 M'75
Marco Polo Prize presented by Mrs. Sally Ann Stiegler, Group Human Resources Director for Ermenegildo Zegna

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit www.babson.edu.

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