On June 3, 2026, the signing ceremony for the 11th International Business School Shanghai Conference (IBSSC) Partnership was held at the Haoran High-Tech Building of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, marking a further deepening of the collaboration between Antai College and LIAN Cultural. As the exclusive designated cultural strategic partner, LIAN Cultural will provide comprehensive support to Antai College in staging this world-class global business education summit.

Dean Chen Fangruo, Vice Deans Sang Dawei and Qu Xi of Antai College, along with Kelly Wang, Founder and Chair of LIAN Cultural, attended the ceremony, which was hosted by Vice Dean Qu Xi.

In his speech, Dean Chen noted that the International Business School Shanghai Conference, founded by Antai College in 2006, has grown into a premier global hub for business school leaders. The 11th installment, themed “The Changing Role of Business Education,” will bring together deans, scholars, and entrepreneurs this October to explore reforms in global business education. He added that LIAN Cultural, a long-term strategic partner focused on art investment and international cultural exchange, shares Antai’s core values. The renewed cooperation will infuse cultural highlights into the conference and further promote the college’s international development and cross-cultural academic exchanges.

Kelly Wang outlined LIAN Cultural’s commitment to leveraging its rich cultural resources to integrate art with business education, aiming to deliver a high-standard conference with distinctive cultural features. Building on the success of previous sessions, the newly launched Global CEO Summit and Dialogue Forum is a joint initiative co-developed by LIAN Cultural and Antai. By bridging the academic insights of top business schools with the real-world expertise of entrepreneurs, this program fully aligns with Antai’s core strategy: Cross-disciplinary integration and the unity of knowledge and practice. Vertically, it reframes the essence of business education in a rapidly changing era; horizontally, it connects global resources with business practice, creating a true synergy between theory and real-world application.

Dean Chen and Kelly Wang officially signed the partnership agreement, ushering in a new phase of cooperation. Afterwards, participants exchanged views on conference preparation, cultural integration, and global promotion.

Having welcomed more than 2,000 business school deans over its two-decade history, the International Business School Shanghai Conference serves as a vital bridge linking Eastern and Western management education. The cross-industry cooperation between Antai College and LIAN Cultural will further elevate the conference’s global standing and inject unique cultural vitality into international business education exchanges. Moving forward, both sides will deepen their collaboration in talent development, international exchanges, and cultural outreach to achieve sustained win-win development.