On 26 March I gave a presentation to a delegation of about 60 EMBA students of Imperial College (London). It is the second time to make such a presentation. Always a challenge – facing dozens of mostly seasoned business people. The morning seminar was (again) in the Beijing Hotel. Other speakers included Kobus van der Wath (The Beijing Axis), Nick Whittingham (UK Embassy) and others. The presentation I had a premiere – looking at how Chinese are compared to us Europeans. And how that reflects in business.

To be fair, it was also for me a learning event. Turns out that Imperial College is a very select and special university with a long list of Nobel Prize winners. And, 100 years old.

The same evening I was invited to their anniversary celebration in the ChangAn Club (opposite Beijing Hotel). Former Chinese alumni also were invited. Barbara Woodward represented the UK Embassy.