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Remembering Prof. Joseph Maciariello
December 1st 1941 – July 1st 2020
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July of 2020
In memory of Prof. Joseph Maciariello
Our Drucker Lab Research Director, Prof. Joseph Maciariello peacefully passed away on July 1st 2020 in Claremont, California, USA, with his family at his side. In memory of Prof. Maciariello, we hosted the online memorial service of Prof. Maciariello on July 20th (Monday) with the support of Dr. Stephen Lee, the Pastor of Saddleback Church Hong Kong. It was attended by the beloved family of Prof. Maciariello, Mrs. Judy Maciariello and their son Patrick Maciariello, fellow colleagues, students and members of DAHK, where we pay our last respects to Prof. Maciariello together.
Prof. Maciariello devoted himself to the study of the huge body of knowledge on Drucker, and made the teaching of Management as a Liberal Art a practical project, whilst in collaboration with the Peter F. Drucker Academy Hong Kong, Prof. Maciariello personally led the “Train the Trainer”(TTT) courses in the past few years, which is very unforgettable.
With his great efforts, today our MLA Leadership Program has been updated to an advanced level. His contribution in helping us to sustain our mission going forward is invaluable. We highly appreciate and thank him for his great contribution to Peter F. Drucker Academy and the global MLA community at large. His legacy in promoting MLA will be carrying on, for the hope of achieving a functioning society.
January of 2020
DAHK x PolyU CESEF Management as a Liberal Art Seminar Series
MLA x Sustainability Roundtable
The MLA x Sustainability Roundtable co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy Hong Kong and The Center for Economic Sustainability & Entrepreneurial Finance (CESEF) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, was successfully held on January 8, 2020.
The Roundtable was moderated by Professor Louis Cheng from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and facilitated by Professor Piyush Sharma from Curtin University.
As an honor guest speaker, Dr. Edmund Lee, Executive Director of Hong Kong Design Center, shared how design thinking helps organization’s sustainability, which echoes Drucker’s social-ecological approach by turning social problems into value creation opportunities, aiming at impact.
The seminar aimed to promote the understanding and application of how MLA Leadership concepts to achieve business sustainability, which was in line with the philosophy of MLA leadership and Drucker’s idea of Management as a Liberal Art. The roundtable served as a platform to exchange ideas on how to prepare curriculum design for such an MLA x Sustainability training program.
The emphasis would be adopting the latest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) concepts and bring leadership and entrepreneurship into the MLA philosophy.
December of 2019:
DAHK x CESEF Management as a Liberal Art Seminar Series
Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Leadership
The Management as a Liberal Art seminar on “Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Leadership” was successfully held on December 4th, 2019 co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy Hong Kong (DAHK) and the Center for Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Finance at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (CESEF).
The Seminar started off with welcoming speech by Dr. Darwin Chen, Chairman of MLA Foundation; followed by the speech of Dr. Louis Cheng, a Professor of Finance and Director of Center for Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Finance at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who shared with us the Drucker Academy – PolyU Partnership for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Entrepreneurship and MLA Leadership, through exploring the possible integration between ESG and MLA concepts, in order to achieve responsible business sustainability among society.
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Apr of 2019:
DAHK x HKMA Roundtable Luncheon
From Corporate Universities to Learning Ecosystems:
Unleashing the Human Capacity & Creativity
The MLA Roundtable Luncheon, co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy Hong Kong (DAHK) and The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), with the support of Global Peter Drucker Forum, was hosted on Apr 24, 2019. Participants include leaders and executives form corporate and NGOs.
Dr. Darwin Chen, Chairman of MLA Foundation, delivered a welcoming speech on “Management as a Liberal Art”. He introduced the core values and concepts of Management as a Liberal Art (MLA), and emphasized that Management is not a business function but a social function. Every technological change will create a need for social and political change, therefore, the self-reinventing for both individuals and organization has to be constant and sometimes disruptive; otherwise we will become obsolete”...
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Apr of 2019:
DAHK x HKMA MLA Breakfast Seminar
“Reinventing the Organization:
Ecosystem for Strategic and Organizational Competitiveness
The MLA Breakfast Seminar was successfully held on April 24th, 2019 co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy Hong Kong (DAHK) and The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), with the support of Global Peter Drucker Forum.
The Seminar started off with Welcoming speech by Mr. James Thompson, Chairman of HKMA, and followed by the speech of Dr. Darwin Chen, Chairman of MLA Foundation, who shared with us the fundamental concept of Management as a Liberal Art (MLA), the core values of MLA is to balance the continuity and change, as well as to balance individual dignity, organization performance and social concerns, thus leading to a Functioning Society...
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August of 2018:
Peter F. Drucker Academy joined hands with Global Commercial Newspaper Union Academy and signed the Collaboration Agreement.
Peter F. Drucker Academy and Global Commercial Newspaper Union Academy signed the Educational Training Collaboration Agreement on August 30th, 2018. Both Academies will join hands on organizing Training courses and study tours for governmental officers, executives, and entrepreneurs in Hong Kong.
Dr. Darwin Chen, Board Chairman of Peter F. Drucker Academy; Dr. Julia Wang, President of Peter F. Drucker Academy; Mr. Zhang Jie Ling, President of Global Commercial Newspaper Union Academy; and Ms. Zhang Li, Vice-President of Global Commercial Newspaper Union Academy had attended the Signing Ceremony.
Both Academies will co-organize MLA (Management as a Liberal Art) forums, seminars, and a series of training courses, assist Leaders, Managers, Entrepreneurs, and young professionals to improve their leadership in areas of strategic thinking, sustainability, effective decision making, and innovation and entrepreneurship.
July of 2018:
President of Peter F. Drucker Academy Dr. Julia Wang, was invited to be guest speaker of RTHK Radio Programme “Nova Management” and shared the Practice of Innovation following Peter Drucker’s principle on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”.
President of Peter F. Drucker Academy Dr. Julia Wang was invited to be guest speaker of RTHK Radio programme “Nova Management”. Dr. Wang was interviewed by the Programme hosts, Dr. Andrew Chan, Director of EMBA Programme in the CUHK, and Ms. Fiona Ching; and discussed on the topics of disruptive innovation, while shared with audiences the Drucker’s management philosophy in area of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as people-oriented management principle.
The interview was broadcasted on July 8th, 2018
Programme Archive:
http://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio1/programme/NovaManagement/episode/513607?lang=en

Remembering Mr. Bob Buford
September 16, 1939 - April 18, 2018
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September of 2018:
“MLA Breakfast Seminar”, co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy and The Hong Kong Management Association was successfully held on September 18th, 2018.
The MLA Breakfast Seminar, co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy and The Hong Kong Management Association; and supported by Global Peter Drucker Forum, was successfully held on September 18th, 2018.
Dr. Richard Straub, Founding President of Global Peter Drucker Forum and Dr. Darwin Chen, President of MLA Foundation, delivered the keynote speeches, as well as participated in the panel discussion moderated by Dr. Royce Yuen, CEO of MaLogic.
Dr. Richard Straub spoke on the theme of “The Human Dimension in Age of Robotics, Automation and Artificial Intelligence”, he emphasized that even though we are situated in the AI and Digital Era,the uniqueness and dignity that are inborn with human being can’t be replaced by Artificial Intelligence; moreover, “Big Data is only partially true, cannot reflect the whole picture,” thus it cannot replace the senior managements to plot the proper strategic moves, every organization is obliged to build the mutual trust cooperative relationship with their customers, based on the human interaction; which induced to strategic development that is beneficial to the organizations.
Also organizations are ought to experience failure in order to bring about innovation. Dr. Richard Straub emphasized that only “Human” is the key to the expansion and success of every enterprise and organization.
Dr. Darwin Chen delivered speech on the “Towards a Functioning Society through Practicing Management as a Liberal Art”. He stressed that Non-Profit Organizations, Governmental Bodies and Enterprises carry different goals and missions,they may only achieve success by focusing their organizational mission through practicing Management as a Liberal Art, and thus leading towards a Functioning Society.
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April of 2018
In memory of Mr. Bob Buford
On behalf of the Peter F. Drucker Academy, I offer our deepest condolences on the passing of Mr. Bob Buford, founder of Buford Television, steadfast member of the Drucker Fellows, a great American entrepreneur with an extraordinary and meaningful zest for life.
Among the many fond memories, we particularly recall the outstanding leadership with integrity and kindness so inspiringly demonstrated by Mr. Buford. We applaud the successful advocacy of Drucker's "Management as a Liberal Art" through his globally acclaimed book "Drucker & Me". We salute his invaluable contribution to the spreading of the Drucker philosophy in the Greater China region, enriching the lives of innumerable entrepreneurs and executives and helping the building of a caring community and a functioning society.
We mourn his passing alongside his family and friends. We shall honor his legacy in our future endeavors.
With love and remembrance,
Shao Ming Lo
with Fellows of Peter F. Drucker Academy
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April of 2018:
Business Summit co-organized by Peter F. Drucker Academy and Saddleback Church Hong Kong was successfully hosted.
“Business Summit 2018” co-organized by Saddleback Church Hong Kong and Peter F. Drucker Academy was successfully hosted on April 21st. This year the theme of the Summit was “Purpose of Work”. We had invited Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin Chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, The Government of HKSAR as keynote speaker, and also invited some of the most prominent figures from different fields in Hong Kong to be our guest speakers, including Dr. Po Chun, Co-founder of DHL International (Asia Pacific) ; Mr. Weber Lo, Citi Country Officer & CEO, Hong Kong and Macau; Dr. John Leung, Director of EMBA Program, The City University of Hong Kong; Ms. Cecilia Ho, President of Lee Hysan Foundation and Mr. Tit Shing Wong, Chairman and Founder, Jetta Company Ltd. to discuss on today hot topics of “Purpose of Work” through keynote speech and panel discussion ......
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