PPlatinum
Platinum Partner
Lead Partner- Headline billing across all conference materials
- Stage time: dedicated keynote or panel slot
- 12 VIP passes + private speaker dinner invitations
- Year-round engagement with HBS Asia alumni community
32ND EDITION · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 • CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Global by Design. The Dual-Fluency Advantage.
North America's largest student-run conference on Asia returns to Harvard Business School. A single day to connect the entrepreneurs, operators, policymakers, and investors navigating a fragmenting world.
Hosted by the Asian Affinity Business Association & South East Asian Club at HBSest. 1994
§ 01 — About
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Dual fluency
In a fragmenting world, the winners are the ones navigating the divide.
Capital flows are bifurcating. Supply chains are reshoring. Talent is choosing sides. And yet, the most consequential companies, careers, and policy outcomes of the next decade will be built by operators who can hold two playbooks at once.
ABC 2026 convenes the people doing exactly that: CEOs scaling across hemispheres, regulators redrawing the rules, investors deploying through the cycle, and the next generation of Asian and Asian-American leaders defining what comes next.
§ 02 — A Proud Institutional History
Thirty-two yearsof consequential conversations.
Since 1994, ABC has been the largest student-run conference on Asia in North America, It's a platform where heads of state share the room with founders, and where capital meets the cultures it claims to understand.
600+
2025 attendees
35
2025 speakers
10
2025 panels
ABC 2025 — Klarman Auditorium · Harvard Business School
§ 04 — Past Speakers
The conference has hosted heads of state, founders, and capital allocators shaping Asia and its diaspora for more than three decades. A selection from past editions, indicative of the caliber the 2026 program will continue.
2026 speakers to be announced.
Jack Ma
Founder of Alibaba
Teresa Ko
former Senior Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ira Noviarti
Former CEO of Unilever Indonesia
Masahiko Uotani
Former Chairman and CEO of Shiseido
Dr. Krishna Ella
FOUNDER OF Bharat Biotech
Hans Tung
MANAGING PARTNER AT GGV Capital
§ 03 — The Program
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Coming soon
This year's speakers will be announced shortly.
The 2026 program is being finalized: a full day of keynotes, panels, and fireside conversations with the leaders shaping the next chapter of Asia's role in the global economy. Check back soon for the lineup.
Panels
- 01Geopolitics & Policy
- 02Digital & AI
- 03Healthcare
- 04Entertainment & Media
- 05Tech
- 06Venture Capital
- 07Growth & Private Equity
- 08Entrepreneurship
- 09FMCG
- 10Marketing
- 11Sports
§ 06 — Partner With Us
Reach the next generation of Asia's decision-makers.
ABC convenes an audience that no other student-run conference can: HBS, the broader Harvard ecosystem, alumni operators across Asia and the diaspora, and the senior leaders who shape the region. Partnership puts your brand in the room.
GGold
Gold Partner
Marquee Partner- Featured logo placement across program and signage
- Reserved panel sponsorship of your choice
- 8 VIP passes + speaker reception access
- Branded networking lounge during the conference
SSilver
Silver Partner
Supporting Partner- Logo placement across digital and printed program
- 4 conference passes + reception access
- Recognition during opening and closing remarks
- Recruiting access to HBS and broader Harvard audience
Custom partnership packages also available — including panel underwriting, dinner hosting, and brand activation moments. Reach out to discuss.
§ 06 — Join Us
November 7, 2026.Cambridge, MA.
Whether you're considering a speaking invitation, a sponsorship conversation, or simply want to attend, we'd love to hear from you.