Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) jointly hosted the inaugural Greater Bay Area Future of Business Forum on 5 and 6 September 2025 in Macau. With the theme “Envisioning the Future of Business and Liberal Arts Education in the Age of Intelligence”, the two-day forum brought together more than 300 academics, experts, and students from over 30 universities, enterprises and organisations across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, as well as from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Canada.

The forum was one of the celebratory events held for the 20th anniversary of BNBU. The opening ceremony was officiated and addressed by Mr. Wong Ka Ki, Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macau SAR; Dr. David Wong, GBS, JP, Chairman of the Education Commission and former member of the HKBU Council; Professor Chen Zhi, President of BNBU; and Dr. Albert Chau, Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) of HKBU. 

In his opening remarks, Professor Chen Zhi highlighted that current global spotlight on artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable development, expressing his hope that the forum would become a platform for promoting exchanges between academia and industry. Dr. Albert Chau remarked that the forum fully demonstrated the shared commitment of HKBU and BNBU to interdisciplinary teaching and research. He emphasised that the two institutions would work together to address global and regional challenges by uniting expertise across different disciplines, industries, and cultures.

This inaugural forum featured keynote speeches, plenary sessions, and round-table dialogues, delving into topics such as AI, business innovation, sustainable development, and business education.