On December 16, the Financial Industry Talents Development Summit co-sponsored by the College of Business, SUFE and China Financial Futures Exchange was successfully held on Guoding -campus. Mr. Gao Xiqing, General Manager of China Investment Co., Ltd. and former Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Mr. Ma Wensheng, as Vice President of China Futures Association and Chairman of Xinhu Futures Co., Ltd., attended the forum, and made keynote speeches respectively titled “Global Macro Financial Conditions and Investment Environment” and “The Development of China's Futures Market and the Demand for Talents”. Associate Dean of College of Business Prof. Luo Yuding hosted the forum.
As senior executive from one of the Chinese sovereign investment companies rarely exposed to the public, Mr. Gao Xiqing received a great ovation from the crowd onsite as he showed up at the forum. In his speech, Mr. Gao Xiqing first analyzed the global macro financial situations across the world from the developed to developing countries. He commented that the world economy has reached a situation where all the involvers are interrelated. In the current economic situation, it is unlikely for China to be able to maintain its own integrity in the times of chaos. However, he also suggested that due to the great potential of domestic demand growth, China might be able to “save itself” by relying on its political system, labor conditions, and many other advantages. Mr. Gao also stressed in his speech that the primary prerequisite for investors to be involved in the investment business overseas is to abide by the law. They should learn to win reasonable treatments by turning to legal means. In addition, when mentioning the status quo of human resources at domestic financial organizations, Mr. Gao remarked that in the face of complex financial products and structures in the modern financial system, it is not easy to do a good job. “Talents with a global mind are rare, which is a challenging and learning process. Finally, Mr. Gao shared his views with students attended the forum. He expressed that we should remain modest and prudent as China is growing in power. “We must cherish the mindset of a generous nation, and be broadminded in dealing with things, so as to win the respect and reach the win-win situation.”
And then, chairman of Xinhu Futures Co., Ltd. Mr. Ma Wensheng gave a lecture on futures. He briefly summarized and exposited the development of the global futures market and the status quo of the domestic futures market based on his own work experience. In the meantime, he also analyzed the characteristics as well as the future development trends of the current futures market in China. Mr. Ma remarked that the Chinese futures market has enormous potentials, and that the current industry scale is still far away from meeting market demands, “The futures industry is ushering in a new stage of transforming from quantitative to qualitative changes. Welcome credible, professional, and strong-willed talent to join us.”
The forum attracted many undergraduates, postgraduates and doctors from different universities. An animated and lively atmosphere prevailed the meeting. In the future, the College of Business will build up more platforms to connect the frontier of the business circle and spread business ideas by paying close attention to the needs of both companies and students, and thus to promote diversified practice of business school education.