The plenary session of 2017 Guangzhou international investment conference was held this morning on March 28, attracted thousands of attendants form government, enterprises from home and abroad and foreign consulates in Guangzhou.
Manned drone from Guangzhou tech enterprise, Ehang, was presented during the investment conference [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
Guangzhou- a city of opportunities
The plenary session started with the introduction to Guangzhou’s business environment and its future directions. “Guangzhou is a city of opportunities. It’s a huge market with over 14 million permanent residents,” said Wen Guohui, Deputy Secretary of Guangzhou CPC Committee and Mayor of Guangzhou, “and it’s also a dynamic city with an annual GDP growth of 8.2 percent which is equal to Hong Kong and Singapore. ”
“I have deep connection with Guangzhou as I studied here in the South China University of Technology near 40 years ago,”said Li Dongsheng, Chairman and CEO of TCL, “however, Guangzhou is little like the past. Being in the center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Delta with completed infrastructure, Guangzhou has again become a hot spot for global investment.”
Dr. Liu Qingfeng, President of iFLYTEK, was presenting during the plenary session as a guest. [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
Guangzhou shows potentials in high-tech and advanced industries
Technological innovation is one of the keyword of today’s session. According to the Guangzhou municipal commission of Commerce, Guangzhou will develop as an international trade city focusing on intelligent industries as finance, bio-medicine, new energy and etc.
The Innovation Cluster Zone in Pazhou has now attracted 16 internet giants with 60 billion yuan investment, and it will develop into an internet industrial cluster worth over hundreds of billions of yuan.
“IDG has invested in Baidu and Tencent, which are both Shenzhen-based internet giants, and we believe the next generation of “BAT” (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent) will pop up here in Guangzhou,” said Hugo Shong, Global Chairman of IDG Capital.
“China’s BAT is now more focusing on the domestic market. But the next generation of BAT will be more internationalized and competitive as well around the world.”
Apart from the technological innovation capacity, Hugo Shong also praised the medical industry in Guangzhou and said IDG is looking for opportunities to invest in related local talents.
Gianluca Prttiti, China President of Thermo Fisher Scientific was presenting during the plenary session as a guest. [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
“Hub city” strategy brings new commercial opportunities
“International hub city” is another keyword of the plenary session. Guangzhou is constructing its international shipping, aviation and technological innovation hubs. And more specifically, it will facilitate the development of Nansha city, the economic belts along Pearl River and the city’s transport network.
“ ‘Hub city’ is such a creative concept that showcases Guangzhou’s international and forward-looking vision,” said Gao Yingxin, Executive Vice President of Bank of China.
“As for the financial industries, great demands for the cross-border financial service will show up when developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Greater Bay Delta and the Nansha Free Trade Zone,” Gao Yingxin said, “Now more than 40 foreign-invested financial institutes and nearly 30 foreign insurance companies have opened branches here.”
High-tech exhibition displays Guangzhou’s innovation capacity
A technology and innovation exhibition will be added in the conference for the first time this year . Attendants will see various cutting-edge products from local brands as manned drone from Ehang, glass-free 3D screen from Mid Tchnology, biomedical 3D printer from Medprin, so that they could experience Guangzhou’s innovation capability and its latest technology breakthroughs.
(by Jasmine)
Staff from Foxconn presenting their 8k resolution panel for attendants[PhotoNewsgd.com]
The “Null Touch” created by Huan Tek connects VR technology with robot arms. [PhotoNewsgd.com]
Intelligent robot from iFLYTEK Co. [PhotoNewsgd.com]
New auto model from GAC Group which are claimed to be more environment friendly [PhotoNewsgd.com]
Entertaining VR product created by NINED. [PhotoNewsgd.com]
An attendant was experiencing the local VR product. [PhotoNewsgd.com]
Medical products presented by a 3D printer company, Medprin. [PhotoNewsgd.com]
Manned drone from Ehang was presented during the investment conference [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
Manned drone from Guangzhou tech enterprise, Ehang, was presented during the investment conference [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
Attendants were experiencing local VR products. [PhotoGuangzhou municipal government]
