Professor Lawrence Chan, Associate Vice-President of the GBA Business School, lectured on the “Professional Program in Doing Business in GBA” Briefing Session: “Understanding the Development Opportunities of the Greater Bay Area: Timing, Location, and Harmony” — 03/08/2024 @ Tsim Sha Tsui East GBA Business School

Moderator of the Q&A session: Professor Andrew Chan, President of the GBA Business School

Discussion points:

1. Time: National policies bring huge business opportunities

2. Location: The concept of the Greater Bay Area brings about great potential liberation

3. Potential liberation includes land, population, GDP, capital, technology and business opportunities

4. The role that business schools should play: meet market needs, focus on creativity and entrepreneurship, use new technologies to empower industry and commerce, and match with regional and national policies.

5. Parts that business school courses should include: classroom discussions, discussions on current business topics, creative and entrepreneurial projects, field trips to the Greater Bay Area, and research on future business topics

6. From pure teaching to comprehensive training of students, including observations, point of view, and strategic perspectives