The 2024 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area kicked off on November 8 in Guangzhou. One of the key highlights of this event, the GDToday Salon Sharing Session on Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment, Outsourcing, Foreign Economic Cooperation, and Foreign Intellectual Resources, launched on the afternoon of the same day at the Guangzhou International Convention Center.
This session is jointly organized by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce and Nanfang Media Group, aiming to facilitate in-depth communication and collaboration among global economic experts, business leaders, chamber representatives, and industry elites to explore the economic development prospects and cooperative opportunities within the Greater Bay Area. It comprehensively showcased the region's development potential and investment opportunities while deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with domestic and international enterprises.
The sharing session featured round table discussions centred around three core topics: "New Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area," "Investing in the Greater Bay Area," and "The Greater Bay Area in the Eyes of the Media." Esteemed foreign experts, representatives from business associations, executives from Fortune Global 500 companies, and senior editors from domestic and international media gathered to engage in discussions about the future development of the GBA.
William Hickey, U.S. Fulbright professorship recipient, told GDToday, “It's a comprehensive cluster. It offers all kinds of stuff here. If you consider the San Francisco Bay Area or Tokyo Bay or New York Harbor, those are more cluster-specific. This is more comprehensive. And the manufacturing base has led to great improvements in what they can offer.”
While Klaus Zenkel, Vice President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, indicated that this “Factory of the World”, as it was called 20 years ago, has developed into a high-level area that can develop new technologies and help to study and implement new energy projects, so everything from robotics to artificial intelligence can be done here.
Vincent Zheng, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Biosyngen, believed that one of the unique features of the Greater Bay Area is its connectivity with Hong Kong and Macao. “We are currently in discussions for various collaborations with Hong Kong. There are some strategic plans to be implemented later in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation zone for technology and innovation.”
Zhao Yang, Editor-in-Chief of GDToday in Nanfang Media Group, indicated that the current world economy is facing downward pressure, and it is crucial for the media to report information about investment, economy, and policies to the world. “What the world economy needs today is confidence, and the media has an obligation to boost that.”
Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief of South China Morning Post, said that “at the South China Morning Post, we believe the rise of China is the biggest news of this century. Covering the GBA is for the good of South China Morning Post and also the need of our global readers as well.”
This event provides an excellent platform for investors to engage in meaningful dialogue and opens up new opportunities and insights for the economic development of the GBA.
Reporter | Hu Nan, Dai Bosi, Zeng Xiangxing, Tang Zitian
Photo | 2024 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
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Editor | Hu Nan, James, Shen He
