CKGSB (Cheung Kong Grad School of Biz) as we know is the host for Firenze|China this year. Jonathan Tang there has been our #1 partner in crime to make this come to life. They call it the East-West MBA All Star Challenge; which has complimentary goals to Project Firenze. The partnership has brought the best of both worlds to the fore.
This year over 40 universities have been invited to take part in Firenze|China from 9 countries, which shows all the prospects of a Global outreach for Project Firenze. Here is a table showing the universities that have been invited to participate.
Asia
China
South Korea
India
Singapore
Hong Kong
Zhejiang, CEIBS, Jiaotong, Cheung Kong GSB, Guanghua, Bimba, Tsinghua, Renmin, Fudan
Seoul National, Yonsei,
ISB, IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C
NUS, Nanyang Business School
HKUST, CUHK
North America
USA
Haas, Chicago, Fisher, Tepper, Darden, Foster, Yale, Howard, Kellogg, Ross, Carlson, Duke, Tuck, Columbia, Wharton, Stanford, HBS, Cornell, Stern
Europe
Spain
UK
France
IE
LBS
EMLYON, INSEAD
We expect about 25% yield rate from invitations to participations while some schools like Haas (berkeley) have been excited to inquire about sending multiple teams over to Beijing.