On November 8, the sixth annual conference of the Research Association for Internationalization Development of Excellence Business Schools (RAIBS), themed "AI Reshaping Business Education: Empowerment and Transformation," was successfully convened at the School of Management, Guangdong University of Technology. Guided and promoted by the Association's council chair institution, Beijing Union University Business College, and hosted by the School of Management of Guangdong University of Technology, the conference attracted nearly 100 guests, including deans from over 40 business schools nationwide, renowned experts, and representatives from international accreditation organizations. Together, they explored innovative pathways and future directions for business education in the era of artificial intelligence.

Professor Lu Renquan, Vice President of Guangdong University of Technology, delivered the opening address. Dean Jiang Jingjing, representing RAIBS chair institution, and Dean Wu Xiaojie, representing the host institution, extended welcome speeches and expressed gratitude to all attendees.

The conference featured a stellar lineup of speakers whose presentations were both cutting-edge and grounded in real-world cases, fully demonstrating the Association's leadership and practical impact in business education:

Professor Yi Zhihong (Convener of the Business Administration Discipline Evaluation Group under the State Council Academic Degrees Committee) delivered a speech titled Challenges and Responses to Business Education in the Digital Intelligence Era. From a national strategic perspective, she analyzed the urgency and direction of business education transformation, setting a visionary tone for the conference.

Professor Lin Song (Dean of the Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics) presented "Industry + Business": Practices of Business Education in the AI Era, emphasizing the core value of industry-academia-research integration in AI education and providing a practical model for cultivating application-oriented business talents.

Professor Hu Haibo (Dean of the School of Business Administration, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics) proposed Human-Machine Symbiosis: AI-Empowered Innovation in Business Case Teaching, specifically discussing pain points and difficulties in applying AI to teaching and research, along with beneficial experiments conducted at his  university.

Professor Feng Gengzhong (Dean of the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University) shared insights on Innovative Development of Management Education: The Path of Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education, offering replicable pathways for international cooperation to member      institutions.

Professor Li Tianxing (he Vice President of International Affairs and University Distinguished Professor at Fu Jen Catholic University) delivered an English-language report titled How Artificial    Intelligence Empowers Innovation and Transformation of Modern Business  Schools?, interpreting from an accreditation standards perspective how  AI reshapes governance systems in business schools, thereby enriching the conference's international dialogue dimension.

Professor Jiang Jingjing, in her speech The More Global, the  More Local? International Lessons and Local Practices of AI-Empowered Business Schools, combined the college's achievements in digital   currency research and industrial college construction to profoundly elaborate on how business education can root itself in local practices with a global vision. Her views underscored the academic leadership of the council chair institution.

Professor Wang Jingbin (Dean of the School of Management,  Tianjin University of Technology) examined Learning from the Past to Understand the Future: Disruptive Innovation in the AI Era from the Perspective of Economic Institutional Change, interpreting technological revolutions through a historical-institutional lens, adding depth from the humanities and social sciences to AI education.

Professor Xi Jing (Associate Dean of the School of Management, Guangdong University of Technology), as the host, presented Innovation and Practice of the "Five-Star Model of Management-Engineering Integration" in GDUT MBA Talent Cultivation, showcasing distinctive development paths for local institutions and highlighting the Association platform's diverse innovation ecosystem.

Professor Zhao Laijun (Dean of the School of Management, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) systematically presented practical solutions for the entire chain of technology-empowered education in AI-Driven Reform in Business Talent Cultivation and Industry-Education Integration, reinforcing the conference's practice-oriented theme.

Geoff Perry (Executive Vice President of AACSB) delivered a  concluding speech titled Disruption and Reshaping in Business Education: From Accreditation to Innovation, affirming from the    perspective of an authoritative international accreditation body the innovative vitality of Chinese business schools in the AI era, underscoring the Association's growing international influence.

During the roundtable discussion, moderated by Professor Guo Yanli, Vice Dean of BCBUU, six expert panelists engaged in a spirited debate on "What Changes and What Remains Unchanged in Business Education in the AI Era," deepening the theoretical depth and practical breadth of the theme from multiple perspectives.

Finally, the conference announced resolutions passed at the council chair meeting held the previous evening: the School of Management of Guangdong University of Technology was elevated to deputy council chair institution; the School of Business Administration of Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance was admitted as a deputy council chair institution; and the Business School and School of Management Science of Chengdu University of Technology, the Business School of Beijing Technology and Business University, and the School of Business Administration of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics were welcomed as council member institutions. With these additions, the Association's formal membership has grown to 70 institutions.

The annual conference concluded successfully with closing remarks delivered by Liu Weiwei, Associate Dean of the School of Management, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, which will also serve as the host institution for the next conference.

Since its founding in 2018 by BCBUU and the School of Management of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, RAIBS has been committed to advancing the internationalization and high-quality development of local business schools. This annual conference was not only an academic feast but also a significant milestone for the council chair institution in leading the construction of a "Chinese business school voice." Going forward, BCBUU will continue to collaborate with all member institutions, leveraging technological transformation and accreditation building as dual engines to propel business education toward connotative leapfrog development amid the waves of globalization.