We are now living in a world facing unprecedented challenges, including polarization and separatism, climate change, and disruptive technologies. What are the qualities that our future business leaders must have? And what roles should business schools play in shaping such leaders for the turbulent world? The 8th International Business School Shanghai Conference (IBSSC 2020) to contemplate these important questions and formulate winning strategies for the future.

With the celebration of 100 anniversary of Antai College of Economics and Management, the 7th International Business School Shanghai Conference will welcome more than 250 deans and directors from leading business schools and management education institutions around the world to promote the development of business education in China, Asia and globally.

With the theme of “Technology and Management”, the Sixth International Business School Shanghai Conference (IBSSC) will foster in-depth discussion on the interaction between the development of technology and management education.

The Fifth International Business School Shanghai Conference (IBSSC) established “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” as its theme. The conference fostered discussions on the latest developments in innovation and entrepreneurship, and exchange viewpoints on our two parallel session topics: “Why Business Schools’ Innovation Education is Driving Sustainable Development” and “Business Schools’ Education about Entrepreneurship”.

In the Fourth IBSS Conference, more than 200 deans of business schools and specialists gathered to discuss the theme "Business Education in Emerging Markets". Discussions on the development, reform, and transformation of business education in emerging countries were involved, and curricular innovation, pedagogical approaches, and strategic alliances in the context of emerging economies were explored in 2-days conference.

The 3rd International Business School Shanghai Conference, took place at Antai College from 17 - 19 October 2010. With the deep financial crisis in 2008 which has contributed to an astounding loss of wealth and jobs as many businesses worldwide collapsed or were perilously close to insolvency, the 3rd IBSSC made the theme as "Reshaping Business Schools after the Crisis". 

Around the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China began to draw the world's gaze, and has since become a focal point of global attention. Amid the national jubilation, the 2nd International Business School Shanghai Conference (2008). Deans and leaders from famous business schools and international accreditation organizations partook in a spirited discussion pertaining to what the Social Responsibilities of a Business School entail More than 50 CEOs from Global top 500 companies participated.

On March 28-29, 2006, the Antai College of Economics & Management hosted "The 1st International Business School Shanghai Conference (2006)" in celebration of SJTU's 110th birthday, the biggest event of its kind ever to have taken place in China or Asia. Under the theme "Cross-Cultural Leadership: Integration Between East and West", the Conference had four topics, i.e. International accreditation of business school, Chinese business schools going global, Integration between East and West, Cross-cultural leadership.