The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) is thrilled to announce the launch of our partnership with the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) to deliver the Emerging Markets: Innovation and Scaling for Exponential Growth Program, an exclusive executive development initiative designed to empower African leaders with global insights and transformative tools for growth.
On 17 October 2025, CKGSB, in partnership with SACCI, hosted an exclusive event to mark the official launch of this groundbreaking collaboration at the Premier Hotel in Sandton. The event brought together business leaders, policymakers and executives from across sectors to explore how innovation, digital transformation and strategic scaling can unlock exponential growth in emerging markets.
Founded in 2002, CKGSB is China’s first private business school, with more than 23 500 alumni, including Jack Ma and the founders of 151 unicorns such as Tencent, ByteDance, DiDi and Temu.
Through this programme, entrepreneurs, executives and decision-makers will gain the tools and connections to:
- Learn from CKGSB’s world-class faculty and leading South African professors.
- Unlock China’s disruptive growth playbook and adapt it to Africa’s rapidly growing markets.
- Harness disruption models to drive profitability and resilience.
- Build an AI-driven digital ecosystem to future-proof their organisations.
- Forge cross-border networks with entrepreneurs, policymakers and corporate leaders from Africa, China and beyond.
This programme is tailored for founders, CEOs, investors, SOE executives and corporate leaders who are ready to scale their businesses and thrive amid global disruption.
We were especially honoured to welcome Dr Xiang Bing, the Founding Dean of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, as the guest speaker. CKGSB is often referred to as the “Chinese Harvard Business School”.
A visionary academic and globally sought-after thought leader, Dr Bing has taught more than 25 000 Chinese executives, including some of the world’s most influential business figures – from Jack Ma (Alibaba) and Pony Ma (Tencent) to the founders of TikTok, Temu and the Chairman of SINOPEC. He has addressed audiences at prestigious international platforms such as the Rome Round Table with Pope Francis, Morgan Stanley’s Asia Pacific Summit and the Harvard China Forum. He also serves on the boards of several leading companies worldwide.
This partnership and the successful event mark a major step forward in strengthening Africa-Asia collaboration and fostering a new generation of business leaders equipped to drive innovation, scalability and sustainable growth across emerging markets.
Learn more and join the programme:
https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/program/emerging-markets-innovation-scaling-and-disruptions/
