ESS Lecture Preview | How AI Is Reshaping Business Value

AI is not merely automating workflows — it is rewriting the fundamental rules of how businesses create value. This technological shift extends far beyond faster tools and higher efficiency: it reshapes how companies structure teams and make critical decisions at every level. As this transformation unfolds, every professional faces a pivotal choice: keep chasing emerging technologies, or step forward as an active collaborator with AI.

Highlights

This session examines the reconstruction of management frameworks for AI-native enterprises. It analyzes how individuals can iterate their learning models in the AI era, transition from pursuers to AI collaborators, and build future-ready core competitiveness.

Speaker

Kun Zhang — Professor of Management at Peking University HSBC Business School; Executive Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Director of the Executive Development Program (EDP); Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado, U.S.A.

His primary research covers corporate strategy, organizational management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and AI-enabled digital transformation. Focusing on the dual transformation of organizations and individuals brought by the AI revolution, he investigates emerging management paradigms for AI-native enterprises, and explores pathways for human-AI collaboration and coexistence.