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CKGSB and AIM Global Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Global Business Leadership in China and the GCC Regions
CKGSB and AIM Global Foundation partner to create a CEO Leadership Program and forums to enhance global business leadership and collaboration between China and GCC, focusing on sustainable growth.
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Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and AIM Global Foundation have partnered to enhance global business leadership and cross-border economic progress. The goal is to create a CEO Leadership Program, master classes, and business forums promoting growth across China and GCC nations. CKGSB Dean Li Haitao highlighted the partnership’s importance in driving sustainable business and collaboration.
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The partnership agreement, signed by CKGSB’s Dean Li and AIM Global Foundation Chairman Dawood Al Shezawi on April 8, 2025, at the China Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi, emphasizes the rising influence of the "Global South." China, an emerging leader, is deepening trade with Middle East, Latin American, and ASEAN markets as part of a new global business expansion.
- CKGSB aims to develop transformative leaders with global perspectives and social responsibility. AIM Global Foundation supports economic productivity and expansion. Notable speakers, including UAE Ambassador Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, discussed China’s investment opportunities during the AIM Congress, stressing significant synergies between China’s and the Middle East’s digital economies.
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), a leading Chinese educational institution focused on training business leaders, and AIM Global Foundation, an organization committed to global economic empowerment, have formalized a partnership agreement aimed at advancing global business leadership. Signed during the AIM Congress’ China Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE on April 8, 2025, by CKGSB Dean Li Haitao and AIM Global Foundation Chairman Dawood Al Shezawi, this collaboration positions CKGSB as a Knowledge Partner to AIM Global Foundation. The agreement aims to harness both entities’ strengths to establish a CEO Leadership Program, master classes, and business forums that will stimulate significant dialogue and foster mutual growth between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Dean Li Haitao underscored the importance of this collaboration, stating that CKGSB’s globally-minded approach, which prioritizes leadership and entrepreneurship development, aligns with the foundation’s goals. The partnership is set to promote sustainable business practices and deeper cross-border collaborations, stimulating positive changes in the global economy. Emphasizing the strategic alignment with the ‘Global South’ economic narratives, Dean Li remarked on China’s burgeoning role due to the U.S. tariff war, influencing enhanced trade relations with Middle Eastern, Latin American, and ASEAN economies. He pointed out the synergies that could be achieved by combining China’s technological prowess with the burgeoning digital economy potential in the Middle East.
Dean Li joined notable figures such as Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, the UAE Ambassador to China, and Dawood Al Shezawi, to discuss China’s investment landscape and its global collaboration opportunities. With its mission to cultivate visionary business leaders with a strong sense of social responsibility, CKGSB anticipates that this partnership will inspire future leadership and entrepreneurship that are both transformative and compassionate, meeting the challenges of an evolving global market. Meanwhile, AIM Global Foundation is focused on improving worldwide economic strategies, thereby supporting significant opportunities for economic growth and productivity.
