In today's competitive market, relying solely on price competition is no longer a feasible path to sustainable brand growth. While strong manufacturing capabilities and efficient supply chains once enabled the rapid expansion in the past, the current market slowdown presents a new challenge: how can brands achieve meaningful differentiation that leads to long-term success? Meanwhile, consumers have grown increasingly polarized in their preferences, weighing both rational considerations like product features and cost, as well as emotional factors tied to a brand's values.

What does it really take to understand consumers and translate that understanding into strategic action? To navigate these shifts, companies must have a holistic brand strategy that spans product, distribution, customer experience, and more, with clear, differentiated brand positioning at its core.


In this session, we will together discuss how leading brands respond to changing market dynamics and build lasting brand value.

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Agenda

Thursday, May 15, 2025


Thursday, May 15, 2025


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19

15

Welcome and Global EMBA programme introduction

by Alexis Georgiou, Admissions Manager
*registration: 18:15-19:00

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15

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20

15

CLecture on Branding for the Future: Navigating Consumer Polarization, Redefining Strategy

by Prof. Wang Yajin
Professor of Marketing, CElBSAssociate Dean (Research)Research Area Director of ESGProgramme Co-Director ofCElBS-Branding Boot CampProgramme Co-Director of CElBS-Tencent JointProgramme

20

15

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20

25

21

05

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21

30

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