The Entrepreneur Forum in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Business School and the MBA Education Center at Central University of Finance and Economics successfully Organized

This year is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Business School and the MBA Education Center at Central University of Finance and Economics. To share the latest financial and management concepts, explore the way of cultivating financial talents, and support the high-quality development of the Chinese economy, the entrepreneur forum “Defining the Present with the Future, Empowering China's New Era - High-Quality Economic Development and the Reshaping of Financial Talents” was successfully conducted in Room 202 of the Academic Hall at Central University of Finance and Economics on October 28.

Li Yuexin, Party Secretary of the Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, Lin Song, Dean of the Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center, Gong Zhijian, General Manager of the Human Resources Department of China Minsheng Bank, Jiang Li, Vice President and Board Secretary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., Wu Ke, Vice President of Founder Securities Co., Ltd., Ye Mingxi, Operation Director of HSBC Technology China, Xie Jianqiao, Deputy General Manager of Ruizheng Management Consulting Co., Ltd., Wang Yao, Dean of the Green International Finance Research Institute of Central University of Finance and Economics, and Jiang Kun, Former Vice President of  Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., participated in the forum, and the corporate guests were invited to deliver keynote reports. The forum was chaired by Zhu Fei, Deputy Director of the MBA Education Center and Deputy Dean of the Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics.

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During his opening remarks, Lin Song, Dean of the Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center at Central University of Finance and Economics, extended a warm welcome and expressed his gratitude to the guests for attending the meeting. He also briefly looked back on the historical development and major accomplishments of the university and the School. According to the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, “Education, science and technology, and talent are the foundational and strategic supports for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country.” Over the past twenty years, the Business School at the Central University of Finance and Economics has consistently adhered to and implemented the Party's educational policies, actively developing new areas and creating new strengths. In the next twenty years, the Business School will keep on harnessing the strength of the entire school to craft a new chapter of glory.

Lin Song, Dean of the Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center, Central University of Finance and Economics, delivered a speech

Zhu Fei, Deputy Director of the MBA Education Center and Deputy Dean of the Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics chaired the meeting

In his keynote speech titled “Strategies for Human Resources Management Reform and Talent Cultivation Practices in the New Era of Banking,” Gong Zhijian, General Manager of the Human Resources Department of China Minsheng Bank, and discussed the development and changes in the banking industry, the construction of organizational capabilities, the core of human resources system and mechanism reform, the methodology of human resources reform during corporate transformation, the building of long-term management mechanisms, and the development of the bank's talent team, with respect to the exploration and practice of Minsheng Bank in talent system reform. He mentioned that the long-term management mechanism is based on the “three-dimensional” reshaping of positions, which includes targeted recruitment at different levels, learning and empowerment, employee development, and performance management at different levels. With the development and changes in society, the construction of Minsheng Bank's talent team aims for sustainable development, emphasizing talent self-cultivation, strengthening the construction of young talent teams, and planning for the future of Minsheng Bank.

Gong Zhijian, General Manager of the Human Resources Department of China Minsheng Bank

In his keynote speech titled “Leading Industrial Innovation and Promoting Green Development,” Jiang Li, Vice President and Board Secretary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., covered three topics: the inevitable trend of “carbon neutrality,” Contemporary Amperex’s path of industrial innovation, and the new journey of “zero carbon” green development. He mentioned that carbon neutrality has become a global consensus. Electric power, industry, and transportation are the main sources of global carbon emissions, and lithium batteries are key elements in achieving carbon neutrality. Currently, the trend of electrified transportation has been substantially established, and the proportion of renewable energy continues to increase. Through exploration in development and breakthroughs in innovation, CATL has established three development directions and four innovative sectors. In the future, it will increase its efforts to actively carry out comprehensive carbon neutrality actions, promote the construction of a green ecosystem, and achieve high-quality development.

Jiang Li, Vice President and Board Secretary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.

"Wu Ke, Vice President of Founder Securities Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote report titled “Corporate Culture, Organizational Resilience, and Talent Development.” He used four events - organizational integration, strategic organizational transformation, organizational performance pressure, and organizational upgrading - as examples to illustrate the importance of cultural support. He mentioned four events - organizational integration, strategic organizational transformation, organizational performance pressure, and organizational upgrading - as examples to illustrate the importance of cultural support. He pointed out that shareholder support, market cooperation, strategic choices, excellent mechanisms, outstanding teams, and effective execution are crucial elements for the stable development of a company. The development of Founder Securities from difficulties to excellence is inseparable from the support of corporate culture. Integrating corporate culture into the organization and employees' mind is a systematic project, and only by rallying the strength of the entire company can we jointly create a positive and highly professional cultural and organizational atmosphere.

Wu Ke, Vice President of Founder Securities Co., Ltd.

In his excellent speech titled “Building a High-Quality Team that Combines Finance and Technology,” Ye Mingxi, the Operation Director of HSBC Technology China, introduced that, after going through four development stages - financial electronization, financial informatization, internet finance, and financial technology - the technology in the banking industry will present ten development trends, including artificial intelligence, open banking, and hyper-personalized banking. He mentioned that the opening of the financial technology talent gap poses higher requirements for employers and talent cultivation. Financial technology talents should possess elements such as soft skills, mindsets, experience accumulation, and industry immersion. Moreover, to build a high-quality financial technology team, a comprehensive training plan should be developed, including: establishing an agile cooperation model, creating a learning organization, fostering an innovative culture, and building a talent pipeline.

Ye Mingxi, Operation Director of HSBC Technology China

Lin Song, Dean of the Business School and Director of the MBA Education Center at Central University of Finance and Economics, Zhu Fei, Deputy Director of the MBA Education Center and Deputy Dean of the Business School, and Xie Jianqiao, Deputy General Manager of Ruizheng Management Consulting Co., Ltd., together unveiled the release of the “2023 White Paper on Talent Management Practice for the Financial Industry of China.” Xie Jianqiao mentioned, “The tougher the situation, the more important it is to cultivate one's heart.” This applies not only to personal character development but also to the forging of organizational competitiveness. The third phase of the research project's findings, presented in the white paper titled “The Way of Management of New Era, New Logic, and New Talent.”

The release of the 2023 White Paper on Talent Management Practice for the Financial Industry of China was unveiled

Next, Xie Jianqiao delivered an excellent speech titled “Building a π-Type Talent Team in the Era of Digital Intelligence.” She analyzed the new characteristics and trends of financial industry talent in the era of digital intelligence from multiple dimensions and provided a detailed introduction to the characteristics and advantages of “π-type talents” and their exploration and practice in the financial industry. She stated that in the era of digital intelligence transformation, behind the transformation of the talent team, what is more important is the leader's concept, determination, firm investment support, and the shaping of a favorable organizational mechanism environment. The cultivation method of “π-type talents” in the financial industry also needs to be enriched and improved through more extensive academic research and more in-depth industry practice.

Xie Jianqiao, Deputy General Manager of Ruizheng Management Consulting Co., Ltd.

Wang Yao, Dean of the Green International Finance Research Institute at Central University of Finance and Economics, delivered a keynote report titled “Improving Corporate ESG Levels to Promote High-Quality Economic Development.” Wang Yao systematically explained the application and development of ESG in Chinese enterprises, covering topics such as the origin and current status of ESG, corporate construction, information disclosure, key concerns, international evaluation, and the path for corporate improvement. She pointed out that ESG is the inevitable choice for achieving sustainable development. The practical path for enterprises to improve their ESG levels includes: ESG information disclosure, interaction with stakeholders, ESG rating and action sustainability assessment, ESG exchange and sharing, and exploring ESG market opportunities. She stressed that in educational and teaching activities, we should actively respond to the “carbon peaking” and “carbon neutrality” strategy and cultivate high-level professional talents with an international perspective. We should also rely on the scientific research background of the Green International Finance Research Institute at Central University of Finance and Economics, and combine the strengths of domestic and international expert faculty to create a unique curriculum for green financial talent cultivation.

Wang Yao, Dean of the Green International Finance Research Institute at Central University of Finance and Economics

Jiang Kun, Former Vice President of Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., delivered an excellent speech titled “Changes in the Capital Market and the Reshaping of Investment Talent.” He provided a thorough analysis of the trends in the capital market from multiple perspectives, including the economic and industrial development keywords of the past decade, an overview of China's multi-level capital market, and the reform process of the comprehensive registration system. He stated that with the implementation of the comprehensive registration system, market investors will face more stringent requirements and need to possess stronger independent judgment abilities. Meanwhile, private equity investment funds have become an important force in the capital market, bringing not only capital to the target companies but also directly influencing their growth and development to a certain extent.

Jiang Kun, Former Vice President of Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd.

In conclusion, Zhu Fei, Deputy Director of the MBA Education Center and Deputy Dean of the Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, expressed his gratitude for the forum. He stated that it was a high-quality, high-level forum filled with wisdom and thought-provoking discussions. The forum focused on cutting-edge economic topics and gathered the wisdom and experience of elite talents from various industries. It offered a platform and opportunity for in-depth exchange and full cooperation among scholars, entrepreneurs, and other participants.

At that point, the entrepreneur forum “Defining the Present with the Future, Empowering China's New Era - High-Quality Economic Development and the Reshaping of Financial Talents” was successfully completed.

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