New Ivey Global Leaders Program in Hong Kong Prepares Executives for Leadership in Complex, Fast-Moving Markets

Hong Kong – May 26, 2026 — Ivey Business School Executive Education is launching a new leadership development experience designed for executives operating across Hong Kong, Asia, and global markets. The Ivey Global Leaders Program helps leaders strengthen judgment, adaptability, communication, and decision-making in increasingly complex and fast-moving business environments. 

The Ivey Global Leaders Program (HK) is designed for high-impact leaders taking on broader responsibility and cross-functional roles within their organizations. This novel program is a five-day, in-person experience focused on strengthening leadership judgment, communication, strategic thinking, and decision-making under pressure.  Designed specifically for leaders operating in one of the world's most internationally connected business hubs, the Hong Kong program incorporates regional business perspectives, diverse participant experiences, and experiential learning opportunities that reflect the realities of leading across cultures, markets, and stakeholder groups. 

Leaders across Asia face a unique combination of opportunities and challenges—from technological disruption and geopolitical uncertainty to increasingly interconnected markets and multicultural teams. Developing leadership capability in this environment requires more than theory. It requires opportunities to make decisions, test ideas, learn from experience, and gain perspective from peers facing similar complexities. The Ivey Global Leaders Program combines research-backed insights with highly interactive learning experiences designed to help participants strengthen leadership effectiveness in real-world settings. 

Delivered in person in Hong Kong, the program combines Ivey's decision-based learning approach with simulations, applied leadership exercises, collaborative problem solving, faculty-led discussions, and experiential learning opportunities that connect classroom insights with real-world leadership challenges. Participants are asked not simply to discuss leadership concepts, but to make decisions, defend their thinking, and learn through action alongside faculty and peers. 

The program also incorporates discovery-based learning experiences that expose participants to leadership challenges in context, creating opportunities to learn from organizations, environments, and business situations beyond the classroom. The program includes site visits and immersive learning experiences that allow participants to explore leadership and organizational challenges firsthand within the Hong Kong business ecosystem.

The launch builds on Ivey’s long-standing presence in Asia and its deep experience working with leaders and organizations across the region. Through Ivey Business School Asia, Ivey has established a strong executive education platform in Hong Kong, supporting leaders in business, government, and the not-for-profit sector as they navigate growth, transformation, and increasingly complex global markets. The Hong Kong program reflects Ivey's continued investment in leadership development experiences designed specifically for executives operating across Asia's rapidly evolving business landscape. 

A distinctive feature of the program is its integration of Asian business perspectives and case materials developed through Ivey's extensive case-writing activities across the region. Combined with experiential learning, simulations, and peer collaboration, participants gain exposure to leadership challenges that are both globally relevant and regionally grounded.

Ivey Business School at Western University is a global leader in business education and one of the world's largest producers of original business cases. For more than a century, Ivey has developed leaders through a distinctive decision-based approach to learning that challenges participants to analyze complex situations, make difficult decisions, and learn through action. 

Through case discussions, simulations, experiential exercises, and immersive leadership development experiences, Ivey Executive Education helps leaders build the judgment, adaptability, and confidence required to lead in an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world. Grounded in research and real-world application, Ivey's programs prepare leaders to navigate complexity with competence, character, and commitment.