Over 120 professionals and senior executives from banking and financial sectors in a majority came together for the 5th CityU MBA SHARP Forum: "Fintech – Benefits, Challenges & Prospects in Hong Kong" held on February 13, 2017. Mr. Alex Kong, Founder and Group CEO of TNG (The Next Generation) Wallet, Prof. Frank Tong, CEO of Astri and the moderator, Prof. Ir. Daniel Cheng, Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Industries were invited as the honorable guest speakers to share their views and first-hand experiences in FinTech.

CityU SHARP Forum brought us to a thought-provoking talk on “Navigating the Future of Supply Chain in Hong Kong – Reshaping logistics Industry through Disruptive Innovations” by having a legendary start-up founder in logistic sector – Mr. Shing-Yuk Chow, CEO of Lalamove and a veteran official - Mr. Benjamin Wong, Head of Transport and Industrial, InvestHK of HKSARG as the guest speakers on Jan 16th, 2017 at CityU campus, which attracted over 100 audiences to participate in this event.

CityU MBA SHARP Forum presents: Phoenix TV Century Forum – The One-Belt-One-Road initiative and the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) in the perspective of the Global Supply Chain Transformation was held on January 13th in the Multimedia Theatre of Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre at CityU. Student committee for the CityU MBA SHARP Forum was proud to take part in the promotion and event management of the event. More than 160 audiences comprising of CityU colleagues, students, alumni and public visitors joined the forum, which was recorded by Phoenix TV to be broadcasted in mid-February 2017.

CityU MBA SHARP Forum continues to unfold business frontiers by inviting Mr. Kelvin CHAN (陳金培), Head of Investment of Fosun Hani Securities Ltd., Mr Paul PONG (龐寶林), Managing Director of Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd., and Ms. Juliette GIMENEZ (詹明月), CEO and Co-founder of Goxip, as our panel speakers to discuss the topic: “Venture Capital vs Entrepreneur – Strategies to raise funding from investors” on 8 Dec 2016.

A group of 40 MBA students and staff members traveled to Shenzhen China on the 6 December 2016, visiting the China Merchants Group, a leading state owned conglomerate based in Hong Kong, under direct supervision of Stated-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

CityU MBA Community Service Club has gathered a group of MBA students, alumni and friends to support the Silence’s Fundraising Flag Day on 3 Dec 2016 (Sat) www.silence.org.hk/flagday2016/. By participating volunteer service, CityU MBA hopes to unite our community and explore potential solutions for those who are in need. We would like to express our deepest gratitude for participants’ support to this event.

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.