Event details
Event Description:
This is a chamberโexclusive closedโdoor dialogue for corporate founders, senior executives and business leaders.
Distinguished international scholars from Art & Design, Linguistics, Life Sciences, Mathematics and university partnership specialists will offer direct access to overseas professors.
The session explores how academic curricula nurture capabilities for business innovation and crossโborder growth and identifies practical industryโacademia collaboration opportunities.
Agenda:
- 10:00โ10:30 โ Arrival and registration
- 10:30โ10:35 โ Welcome address by BritCham Shanghai
- 10:35โ10:50 โ Opening remarks by Zoe Yao, University of Southampton
- 10:50โ11:20 โ Attendee introductions
- 11:20โ11:40 โ Networking and informal discussion
- 12:00โ12:10 โ Closing remarks and group photograph
*BritCham Shanghai reserves the right to alter the above agenda at any time.
๏ปฟNote: In case of cancellation, please kindly note that you must email the BritCham Shanghai Event staff anita.lou@britishchambershanghai.cn before 5 pm, 15 Sep.
Event Sponsor
University of Southampton
As a founding member of the UK's prestigious Russell Group, the University of Southampton is a globally renowned research-intensive university, committed to providing world-leading research resources and outstanding educational programmes.
The University's six faculties offer over 350 programmes across more than 65 subject areas at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. According to the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), 92% of our research environment is world-leading or internationally excellent. Multiple subjects feature in the QS World University Subject Rankings global top 100, spanning nursing, archaeology, engineering, accounting and finance and more.
Ranked among the world's top 100 universities, Southampton was placed 52nd globally in TIME Magazine's inaugural World's Top Universities ranking published in 2026.
