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There was double cause for celebration for all involved with the Kellogg-HKUST executive master of business administration (EMBA) degree programme as this year’s graduation ceremony coincided with a series of special events to mark its 25th anniversary.

This saw a gathering of more than 300 friends, partners, professors, alumni, students and business luminaries, many of them jetting in from around the world.

Some were speakers at the high-profile Management Conference on July 8, which was organised in parallel, or took part in lively panel discussions on the business challenges and opportunities of the post-Covid-19 economy. Others were honoured with Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented for outstanding achievements in their respective professions.

However, everyone attending was in agreement about the success of the programme – offered jointly by Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, in the United States, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School – its transformative impact, and the vision and ambition of the team that came together back in 1998 to set things in motion.