Thursday, November 12, 2026
8th Annual CEIBS OB/HR Symposium
Humanizing the Future of Work: Technology, Meaning and Lived Experience
8th Annual CEIBS OB/HR Symposium
Humanizing the Future of Work: Technology, Meaning and Lived Experience
The Organisational Behaviour/Human Resource Management Department of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) invites you to attend the 8th Annual CEIBS OB/HR Symposium in Shanghai on Thursday, November 12, 2026. This symposium focuses on examining how organisations can foster human flourishing within increasingly technology-mediated environments. The morning session will focus on Digital Technologies and the Human Organisation, while the afternoon session will focus on Meaning, Boundaries and Lived Experience at Work. If you would like to attend this event, please register now as seats are limited.
Agenda
| Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 | |
| Location: Academic Centre 3-115, CEIBS Shanghai Campus - 699 Hongfeng Road, Shanghai | |
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome Remarks Sebastian Christian Schuh, Chair of OB/HR Department |
| Panel I: Digital Technologies and the Human Organisation Chair: Yuan Jiang (CEIBS) | |
| 09:10-10:10 | Keynote Speech by Prithwiraj Choudhury (The London School of Economics and Political Science) Digital Twins: Physical, Personal and Organisational |
| 10:10-10:40 | Coffee Break |
| 10:40-11:15 | Yaping Gong (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China) Smart Tech, Cold Company? The Hidden Cost of AI |
| 11:15-11:50 | Eric Asante (Nottingham University Business School China, University of Nottingham) When Digital Service Innovation Threatens Frontline Service Creativity: Can Managerial Communication Buffer the Impact? |
| 11:50-12:25 | Liwen Zhang (University of Macau, China) The Forgotten Predictor? Studies of the Criterion Validity and Adverse Impact Potential of Resume Assessments with a Glimpse of Hope From AI |
| 12:25-14:00 | Lunch Break and Group Picture |
| Panel II: Meaning, Boundaries and Lived Experience at Work Chair: Nana Yaa A. Gyamfi (CEIBS) | |
| 14:00-14:35 | Yih-Teen Lee (IESE Business School) Keeping Purpose Alive: Experiential Purpose Orchestration and the Dynamics of Work Meaningfulness |
| 14:35-15:10 | Chiara Trombini (Luiss Business School) Do Boundaries Matter? Gendered Leadership Perceptions in the Era of Remote Work |
| 15:10-15:45 | Yu Tse Heng (University of Virginia) The Grief-Work Interface: How Work Influences Bereaved Employees' Grief Coping |
| 15:45-16:10 | Coffee Break |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Nana Yaa A. Gyamfi (CEIBS) | |
| 16:10-16:50 | Panel Discussion |
| 16:50-17:00 | Closing and Concluding Remarks by Raj Choudhury and Department Chair |
