On Sunday April 23rd, Guanghua invites you to join Howard Schultz, founder, Starbucks for a fireside chat.

As the founder and the driving force behind Starbucks, Mr. Howard Schultz has led the company from a store selling freshly roasted coffee beans to one of the world’s most recognized and respected businesses over the course of several decades. This Sunday evening, Mr. Schultz will be at Guanghua School of Management for an in-person conversation with Dean Liu Qiao, engaging with PKU students.

The event will be conducted in English with Chinese simultaneous interpretation.

*This event is open to PKU students, faculty and staff.

Speaker: Howard Schultz, founder, Starbucks

Host: Liu Qiao, Dean, Guanghua School of Management  

Time: 17:45-19:00, April 23, 2023, GMT+8

Language: English (simultaneous Chinese interpretation)

Venue: Guanghua Building No.2 East Gate (Scan for registration in advance)


Process:

Pre-registser via the registration form.

To collect entrance tickets, present your registration confirmation email/ SMS AND campus card.

Only guests with an entrance ticket can get access to this event. (To collect entrance tickets, present your registration confirmation email/ SMS AND campus card.)

Biography:

Howard Schultz is a transformative leader who built Starbucks over four decades into one of the world’s most recognized and respected businesses, a company committed to strengthening communities through human connection and innovation.

From the beginning, Howard set out to build a different kind of company –one that delivers business excellence through a culture of compassion. In these early days, Howard created two landmark programs rooted in the fundamental belief that a business can only exceed expectations by sharing success with its people and the communities it serves. First, Starbucks offered comprehensive health coverage for eligible full- and part-time workers, among the first in the retail industry. Second, Starbucks offered partners (employees) equity in the company in the form of stock, called Bean Stock.

After retiring in 2018, Howard returned to Starbucks in 2022 as interim chief executive officer and board member, before handing over the CEO position to Laxman Narasimhan a year later. At the heart of the Starbucks Experience today, just as it has been from the beginning, is Starbucks mission to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.

Howard has been recognized for his passion, his leadership, and his efforts to strengthen communities. Howard was named Fortune’s 2011 Businessperson of the year for delivering record financial returns for the company while leading an effort to spur job creation in the U.S.

Source: Guanghua School of Management