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Collaborator Programs

All collaborator programs are taught at Yale, except where noted. Yale faculty teach the programs and participants receive a certificate of participation at the conclusion of the program.

FWD

FWD Group

FWD Partnership Elite Learning Program at the Yale School of Management

The FWD Elite Partnership Learning Program at the Yale School of Management is a multi-year collaboration between FWD Group and Yale SOM Executive Education. Offering bespoke learning and development opportunities, the program features celebrated faculty William S. Beinecke Professor of Management James Baron; Professor of Marketing Jiwoong Shin; and Professor of Accounting Frank Zhang.

The FWD Partnership Elite Learning Program at the Yale School of Management offers two distinct tracks to address different skill sets tailored for varied groups of partnership professionals:

FWD Elite Financial Consultant Program at the Yale School of Management – Designed for sellers, referrers as well as frontline sales support team working in its various partnerships to broaden their knowledge in key financial products, financial planning and effective communication. The online program will use on-demand video lectures, quizzes and assignments to help participants learn how to more effectively communicate with prospects and customers and provide them with appropriate and holistic financial solutions.

FWD Elite Executive Program at the Yale School of Management – An opportunity for a selected group of Bancassurance and IFA executives from FWD as well as its partners across the region to attend a week-long learning program on campus at Yale SOM in Connecticut, USA. With speakers from across Yale’s graduate schools and research centers, as well as external specialists, participants will experience a unique hands-on learning program hosted by a world-class program management team.

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Huiyi global Family Office Think Tank

The NextGen Family Leaders Program

The NextGen Family Leaders Program cultivates a new generation of family business leaders with a profound sense of international social responsibility and visionary leadership.

Created by the Yale School of Management in collaboration with the Huiyu Global Family Think Tank, this program immerses participants in the intricate and multifaceted practical challenges that international and Chinese families and family businesses encounter during the crucial phase of succession.

Participants will gain a broader understanding of global economic and geopolitical landscapes, encouraging a holistic approach to leadership. They’ll also engage in personal reflection, develop essential leadership and teamwork skills, and learn to apply strategies and tools for effective company representation. With a focus on asset management and innovation, the program empowers participants to drive their companies toward a successful future.

ICON Training & Coaching

ICON Training and Coaching

Yale SOM Frontiers in Finance

Frontiers in Finance, a collaboration between Yale SOM Executive Education and ICON Training and Coaching, equips business leaders to successfully navigate uncertainty and transformation. This intensive five-week program combines live online sessions with one week on campus at the Yale School of Management (SOM), providing ambitious professionals the opportunity to expand their skill sets, network with peers, and gain a competitive edge. 

Drawing on the vast resources of Yale SOM’s International Center for Finance, the program brings together top-tier faculty in finance and investment to deliver a robust curriculum. Participants explore critical topics like decision-making under uncertainty, crafting a competitive strategy, understanding the time value of money, conducting a company valuation, and developing an understanding of future trends.

Blending theoretical knowledge with practical applications, Frontiers in Finance empowers participants to accelerate their careers to the highest levels of leadership. 

Sinovation Ventures

Sinovation Ventures

Sinovation Fellows Program at Yale

The Sinovation Fellows Program at Yale is a two-year, international learning and networking experience open to China’s most senior, most accomplished business leaders. The fellowship was designed in collaboration with Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital investment company specializing in science and technology. The Sinovation Fellows Program draws on Yale’s renowned research and expertise and Sinovation’s deep industry knowledge and market experience to sharpen participants' leadership skills and entrepreneurial savvy. 

Participants will develop as marketplace leaders, improving their effectiveness in strategic thinking, innovation, and investment, among others. Upon completion of the program, Sinovation Fellows stand ready to apply insights from Western and Eastern leadership strategies, methods of management, and marketplace trends. Specially designed to accommodate Chinese speakers with English-to-Chinese translation, the program combines practical and research-based experiences to immerse participants in both the theory and practice of business and technological innovation.

The Sinovation Fellows Program is hosted across three continents, with modules at Yale University and Yale Center Beijing. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a prestigious certificate and Yale International Affiliate status and become a member of Yale’s alumni network. 

Yale Center for Business and the Environment

Yale Center for Business and the Environment

Financing and Deploying Clean Energy

Yale’s online certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean energy builds your capacity in the areas of policy, finance, and clean technology. 

The world urgently needs leaders with this combination of skills; in 2017, the International Energy Agency estimated that $3.5 trillion per year in energy investments would be required until 2050 to offset the rise in carbon emissions. Of these, approximately $1 trillion per year must be dedicated to the deployment and financing of clean energy.

The challenges—and the opportunities—are both immense and immediate. To tackle them, all must come together to develop innovative approaches to how we produce, distribute, and consume energy. It requires a cross-sectoral approach and an interdisciplinary lens. It requires an informed workforce and powerful knowledge networks. And it requires sharp skills and a willingness to learn.

This is why the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) developed this year-long, admissions-based online certificate for working professionals who seek to accelerate the financing and deployment of clean energy. CBEY has drawn on its vast network of professionals and on the expertise of Yale faculty to offer a unique program marrying academic rigor with practical skills.

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