SMU is one of the institutions with which Ho Ren Hua, executive director and country head of China at Banyan Tree Holdings, regularly helps build ties. He spent his freshman year in 2000 at SMU while his father, Mr Ho Kwon Ping is Chairman of its Board of Trustees. An upcoming "boot camp" for next-generation business owners, organised by the University's Business Families Institute, will also be held at one of Banyan Tree's resorts.