The NUS Business School Global Alumni Network Office (GANO) and Taiwan Alumni Chapter organised an Alumni Forum and Networking event in Taipei on 28 April. The event brought together over 110 alumni, corporate partners, as well as current Executive MBA (Chinese) students who were in Taiwan for their learning segment.

As part of the Forum’s aim to spur conversations on corporate strategies and opportunities in Taiwan and Singapore, the event invited speakers with business experience in both countries, including alumni Mr Fong Chi Chung (’12), Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Putien Holdings Singapore, and Mr Wu Pao-Chun (’16), Founder of Wu Pao-Chun Bakery. The sharing sessions were moderated by Professor Hsiao Rueylin from National Chengchi University and Associate Professor Wu Yaozhong from NUS Business School, respectively.

At the event, Ms Huang Kuo-Fen ’11, the newly-minted President of the Taiwan Alumni Chapter, and her new EXCO team unveiled a brand new chapter logo that will facilitate and improve the branding and awareness of alumni events and activities.

NUS Business School’s global network of students and alumni continues to expand with the Eastern China Alumni Network with the launch of the Zhejiang Chapter on 25 April in Hangzhou, China.

At the helm is Chapter President Mr Wang Yubo (’01), supported by Secretary General Ms Jin Wenli (’13). The Chapter aims to expand outreach through more networking events and educational programmes to current Business School students and alumni who are based in Zhejiang. The Chapter will collaborate closely with other overseas chapters, including the Northern and Southern China Alumni Networks.

Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (then-Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry); Mr Low Tuck Wai, Consul–General, Singapore Consulate-General in Shanghai; and Mr Png Cheong Boon, Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, unveiled the Chapter; with Associate Professor Chong Juin Kuan, Vice Dean of PhD Studies, NUS Business School, and Associate Professor Fu Qiang (’01), Director of the China Business Centre of NUS Business School.

Attendees of the event also participated in the West Lake Dialogue, discussing business opportunities and potential project ideas between Singapore and Zhejiang.