We are proud to launch the CityU MBA SHARP Forum with three forward-thinking speakers: Mr. Sean Seah, Head of Digital Experience of HSBC; Mr. Win Mak, CEO of Mirum Hong Kong and Mr. Alan Yip, CEO and Co-founder of Guru Online (Holdings) Ltd. on 1 December 2016. Jointly organised, facilitated, and boosted by students, faculty, and industry experts, the forum attracted over 100 audiences from the CityU community and interested public.

One of the coolest things to do in winter is to bring warmth to those in need. A group of MBA students and alumni joined the CityU MBA Community Service Club Event: Thermal Pots Giving Project organized at The Salvation Army Nam Tai Centre for Senior Citizens on a chilly Saturday morning. Volunteers visited over 20 senior citizens’ home to send and set the thermal pots for them. All volunteers were happy to have the opportunity to give back to the elderly, who contributed much to make the society today. We are happy to see many participants have also signed up to be the regular volunteers for the Centre after this Project!

Organized by the CityU MBA Alumni Association (MBAAA), our honorable guest speaker Mr Gordon Chin (錢國棟) delivered a talk on the topic: "The theory of operating a “FUN” Business – Same kind of entertainment, different kind of future" with our students and alumni in the morning of 15 October 2016 (Sat) at CityU. Mr Chin shared with us the transformation of his childhood interests to a successful career and how he became a toy designer and an entrepreneur in the animation business.

To sharpen students' understanding of the customer buying process, our Consumer Behaviour class conducted an experiential exercise on 23 September 2016 at Festival Walk, a famous shopping and entertainment complex in Hong Kong. Students were assigned in groups to different zones in the mall to learn about consumers' behaviour on the spot. From picking the right observation spots, deciding the factors to be observed and designing questions for customer interviews, this action learning exercise kept students engaged further in the course materials through direct experience. The group work and hands-on experience also enabled them to relate theories to practice and analyse real life situations under different circumstances.

The MBA Orientation was held on 27 and 28 August at the Cyberport Conference & Exhibition Centre this year. With a mix of academic and social activities, our new cohort of students received warm welcome from our Dean Prof Houmin Yan, Programme Director Prof Kevin Chiang, faculty members, alumni and current students in the Cocktail gathering and Banquet with insightful guest talks, music performance and interactive game. Students were also delighted to learn about the coming career-driven courses which will help them to identifying their future development in their career path.

CityU MBA Alumni Association (MBAAA) invited Dr Juergen Rahmel to deliver an informative talk on Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning for our students and alumni. All the audience enjoyed the talk that broadened their horizons with in-depth knowledge of A.I.

A promising business plan is one of the essential cornerstones for business success throughout the entrepreneurial journey. This year, a group of CityU MBA participants joined the two-week "Entrepreneurship and Venture Plan Development" workshop at UC Berkeley campus and in Silicon Valley in July 2016.

CityU MBA Alumni Association (MBAAA) invited Mr Daniel Ying (英子烈先生), MBA alumnus (Cohort 1998) to deliver a special talk on "Trends and Opportunities in Mediation" (調解新事業, 市場新發展) on Saturday, 25 June at CityU for our students and alumni. Daniel is an Accredited Mediator with substantial mediating experience and strong background in banking and enterprise consulting industries. In the talk, he shared with the audience some real-life cases to demonstrate how mediation can be an effective means of dispute resolution under different circumstances and explained the difference of mediation and litigation. Daniel also talked about some fun facts in the business and the professional requirements to become an Accredited Mediator. The audience was delighted with Daniel's informative and interactive sharing.

More than 20 CityU MBA students and professors, including Prof. Kevin CHIANG, Prof. LIM Kai, Dr. Wilson CHAN, Dr. Gang HAO, Dr. Alex WANG and Dr. WEI Liyuan, visited High Fashion (China) Co. Ltd. in Hangzhou for the 10-day MBA Enterprise Diagnostic Residential trip (R-Trip). High Fashion is a HKEx listed company servicing retailers globally with near 40 years of experience in silk textile and garment. Our group conducted consultancy activities in the areas of e-Platform, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management for the company.

It was our pleasure to have Mr Jackson Kwan, who oversees the Regional Major Account Engagement & Strategic Operations of Bloomberg L.P., with us in CityU MBA Professional Forum on a topic of THERES NO SELLING. THERES ONLY BUYING.