{"id":4169,"date":"2026-10-14T12:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glgov.org\/?p=4169"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:36:58","slug":"glgi-advisor-prof-winston-ma-joins-ntu-supported-executive-dialogue-on-asean-business-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadershipgovernance.org\/?p=4169","title":{"rendered":"GLGI Advisor Prof. Winston Ma Joins NTU-Supported Executive Dialogue on ASEAN Business Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4169\" class=\"elementor elementor-4169\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39bf1b55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39bf1b55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1614ff91\" data-id=\"1614ff91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab9dc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab9dc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | September 15, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Prof. Winston Ma, CFA, Esq., a member of the Global Advisory Council of the Global Leadership and Governance Institute (GLGI), joined an executive dialogue with Mr. Teck Wee, ASEAN Executive Education Program Leader at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, as part of an NTU-supported executive education initiative. The dialogue explored the opportunities, challenges, and strategic considerations facing Vietnamese enterprises seeking to expand into the ASEAN market of nearly 700 million people.<\/p><p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/glgov.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/doanh-nghiep-viet-truoc-thi-truong-gan-700-trieu-dan-co-hoi-lon-hoc-phi-khong-nho-1511-1024x602.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p><p>Prof. Ma is a Partner at Dragon Global, a U.S.-based AI-focused family office, and Co-Founder of Dragon.AI. He also serves as Executive Director of the Global Public Investment Funds Forum (GPIFF) and Adjunct Professor at New York University (NYU) School of Law. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Head of the North America Office of China Investment Corporation (CIC), China&#8217;s sovereign wealth fund.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/glgov.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/135127-1767-1024x792.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" \/><\/p><p>Organized by U&amp;M Communications (UMCOM), the online executive dialogue connected international investment expertise with academic perspectives and practical insights into regional business expansion, addressing the opportunities and complexities of operating across Southeast Asia&#8217;s diverse markets.<\/p><h3>Global Investment Expertise Meets Southeast Asia&#8217;s Growth Opportunities<\/h3><p>With a distinguished career spanning sovereign wealth investment, international capital markets, financial law, and emerging technologies, Prof. Winston Ma brings a multidisciplinary perspective to global business strategy and international investment.<\/p><div class=\"glgi-video-embed\" style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 854px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; margin: 24px auto; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gbd8MAXszco\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>During his decade at China Investment Corporation, he held senior responsibilities involving global investment activities across financial services, technology, energy, and other major sectors. Earlier in his career, he held positions at Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan, and the international law firm Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell.<\/p><p>At NYU School of Law, Prof. Ma serves as Executive Director of the Global Public Investment Funds Forum, an academic platform examining the intersection of sovereign investment, financial markets, law, public policy, and technological innovation. His research and teaching address the evolving role of sovereign investors, global capital allocation, and emerging opportunities in the digital economy.<\/p><p>As a Partner at Dragon Global and Co-Founder of Dragon.AI, he is also actively engaged in the intersection of artificial intelligence, investment strategy, and technology-driven economic transformation.<\/p><p>His combined experience across leading financial institutions, sovereign investment, academia, and technology investment provides a distinctive perspective on the challenges facing enterprises navigating international markets.<\/p><h3>Navigating ASEAN&#8217;s Expanding Economic Opportunities<\/h3><p>The executive dialogue focused on a central strategic question: how can Vietnamese enterprises successfully expand into ASEAN&#8217;s vast but highly diverse regional marketplace?<\/p><p>With a combined population approaching 700 million, ASEAN represents a significant economic opportunity for companies seeking new customers, investment destinations, supply-chain partnerships, and regional growth.<\/p><p>Yet the region&#8217;s economic diversity also presents considerable challenges. Differences in national regulations, market structures, consumer preferences, business cultures, financial systems, and competitive environments require companies to adopt carefully tailored international expansion strategies.<\/p><p>The discussion addressed key considerations for businesses entering regional markets, including market selection, local partnerships, regulatory understanding, risk management, and long-term operational sustainability.<\/p><p>Drawing on international investment and executive education perspectives, the dialogue highlighted the importance of moving beyond short-term commercial opportunities toward building sustainable institutional capabilities and informed strategic decision-making.<\/p><h3>Connecting International Investment Expertise with NTU Executive Education<\/h3><p>The dialogue between Prof. Winston Ma and Mr. Teck Wee, NTU&#8217;s ASEAN Executive Education Program Leader, brought together complementary perspectives from international investment practice and business leadership education.<\/p><p>Nanyang Technological University is a leading research university in Singapore, while its Nanyang Business School is recognized for its engagement in business education, management research, and executive leadership development.<\/p><p>The exchange reflected the value of combining global financial and investment knowledge with regional market understanding, particularly as businesses face increasingly complex decisions involving international expansion, regulatory environments, technological change, and economic uncertainty.<\/p><p>For Vietnamese entrepreneurs, executives, and business decision-makers, such exchanges provide opportunities to consider how international experience and academic insight can inform practical approaches to regional growth.<\/p><h3>Bridging Global Finance, Technology, and Strategic Leadership<\/h3><p>As digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical developments continue to reshape global markets, business leaders increasingly need to understand the interaction between technology, capital, regulation, and international economic policy.<\/p><p>Prof. Ma&#8217;s experience at the intersection of these fields offers an important perspective on the changing environment for cross-border investment and business development.<\/p><p>Beyond his investment and academic roles, Prof. Ma is the author of numerous books examining sovereign wealth funds, the digital economy, and global technological competition, including <em>The Hunt for Unicorns: How Sovereign Funds Are Reshaping Investment in the Digital Economy<\/em> and <em>The Digital War: How China&#8217;s Tech Power Shapes the Future of AI, Blockchain and Cyberspace<\/em>.<\/p><p>His work reflects the growing importance of interdisciplinary knowledge in understanding international investment decisions and the strategic implications of emerging technologies.<\/p><p>The dialogue reinforced the relevance of combining financial expertise, institutional governance, technological awareness, and cross-cultural understanding in preparing business leaders for sustainable international expansion.<\/p><h3>Advancing GLGI&#8217;s Mission in Global Leadership and Executive Education<\/h3><p>Prof. Winston Ma&#8217;s participation reflects the Global Leadership and Governance Institute&#8217;s commitment to connecting internationally recognized scholars, investment professionals, former policymakers, and business leaders with emerging global business communities.<\/p><p>As a member of GLGI&#8217;s Global Advisory Council, Prof. Ma contributes expertise in international finance, sovereign wealth investment, digital transformation, and global economic governance, supporting the Institute&#8217;s broader efforts to advance leadership development, policy understanding, and cross-border cooperation.<\/p><p>By facilitating access to international perspectives and practical leadership experience, GLGI seeks to strengthen the capabilities of executives and entrepreneurs navigating complex global economic environments.<\/p><p>The ASEAN business expansion dialogue represents another example of the value of connecting international expertise, academic knowledge, and practical business education to support more informed strategic decisions and responsible global growth.<\/p><div><hr \/><\/div><h3>About the Global Leadership and Governance Institute (GLGI)<\/h3><p>The Global Leadership and Governance Institute (GLGI) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing leadership, governance, international dialogue, and cross-border cooperation.<\/p><p>Through its global network of former heads of state and government, senior policymakers, scholars, investment professionals, and business leaders, GLGI supports executive education, policy research, leadership development, and international strategic 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