Ma Lei, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), delivered a speech on behalf of the organizer | 36Kr 2025 AI Partner Conference for All Industries

On August 27th, the 2025 AI Partner Conference for All Industries, jointly hosted by 36Kr and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), grandly kicked off at the Zhongguancun Software Park in Beijing. Under the theme of "Chinese Solutions", this conference is divided into two major chapters: "Chinese Solutions" and "Who Will Define the Next AI Era". It focuses on four major topics, namely "The Golden Moment of Chinese Innovation", "Can Super Intelligent Agents Become the Core Form of the Next Generation of AI?", "Chinese Solutions Reshape the Global Technological Competition Landscape", and "The Prosperous Scenario of the Integrated Innovation of AI and All Industries", comprehensively presenting the latest breakthroughs and ecological systems of Chinese AI, sharing the growth path and future prospects of Chinese AI, and exploring the innovation models of Chinese solutions.

On that day, Ma Lei, the Party Secretary of CEIBS, delivered a speech.

The following is the content of the speech, edited by 36Kr:

Dear guests, good day!

Mr. Feng Dagang's speech just now was really wonderful. Without a rigid manuscript, his words were full of sincerity and warmth, which made me also want to put aside my prepared speech and, on behalf of CEIBS - the co-host of this conference, warmly welcome all of you. As Mr. Feng said, I hope everyone can have a fruitful and enjoyable time at this AI feast jointly created by CEIBS and 36Kr today.

Regarding the "Chinese AI Solutions", I briefly exchanged ideas with Mr. Feng Dagang just now off the stage. As a world-renowned business school ranked first in Asia, we have always been thinking: When AI is deeply integrated into educational and business scenarios, what can CEIBS contribute to the "Chinese AI Solutions"? How can we provide more timely support for students in terms of teaching, research, and practice at the business school? In fact, this is not only a topic for CEIBS but also a common challenge for all business schools around the world.

However, at CEIBS, a group of young professors are actively embracing AI. Two years ago, they were still explaining "what AI is" to students. Now, realizing that students' understanding of AI has gradually deepened, they have shifted to exploring "how to implement AI" with entrepreneurs, considering how to use AI to promote technological innovation, technology transfer, and operational efficiency improvement in enterprises.

CEIBS was founded in 1994. This year marks its 31st anniversary and also the 30th anniversary of the EMBA program. Over the past 30 years, CEIBS EMBA has trained nearly 15,000 entrepreneurs with the largest annual enrollment scale globally, including representatives from leading Chinese enterprises. These alumni and entrepreneurs are enthusiastic about integrating AI into enterprise management and are constantly making various attempts. This not only poses challenges to our teaching but also provides valuable practical materials.

Therefore, CEIBS professors actively visit enterprises to discuss with entrepreneurs how to apply AI tools. We propose that future business leaders should not only have traditional strategic vision and leadership but also possess AI thinking and data literacy, be good at deeply integrating artificial intelligence (AI), business intelligence (BI), and human intelligence (HI) to form management intelligence (MI) in the AI era, and ultimately create a unique "Chinese solution" for CEIBS in the field of business education.

Currently, we are also actively encouraging professors to go deeper into the front line of enterprises, closely integrating academic research with practical experience to provide stronger support for enterprise innovation.

Finally, I sincerely invite all of you to visit CEIBS in the future and participate in our innovative exploration of "integrating AI into teaching". Let's create high-quality teaching and practical cases together and contribute to promoting the application of AI in enterprise management innovation in our country.

On behalf of CEIBS again, I welcome you all to this conference for all industries. I wish you all can gain new knowledge and wisdom today, and also wish your careers to thrive and prosper! Thank you!