The10^th Guangzhou Annual Investment Conference China took place fromApril 8^th to 9^th at the Canton Fair Hall

 (formerly known as the Meeting Center), focusing on developing new quality productive forces. The discussions centered on trends in industries suchasdigital economy, green energy, AI, smart manufacturing, and biomedicine.

Since 1992, Panasonic has been part of Guangzhou's growth story, witnessing its evolving investment environment and thriving market. Zhao Bingdi, the president of Panasonic Corporation of China, disclosed that currently, Panasonic operates in China with 64 legal entities, employing about 50,000 staff and achieving a business scale of 128 billion yuan, representing 27% of the group's overall business scale.

"In recent years, we have strengthened our local research and development efforts in China. Panasonic's electronic materials company in the Huangpu District serves as the main factory providing high-end materials for China’s communication industry, in line with the development of the domestic communication and IT industry. Moreover, this factory is the only overseas base of Panasonic Corporation in this field with a research and development center," Zhao Bingdi said.

He also pointed out that Guangzhou, and even the entire Greater Bay Area (GBA), is one of the significant research, development, production, and sales bases for Panasonic. The corporation has established 11 enterprises in sixcitiesincluding Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Jiangmen, and Foshan, with nearly 17,000 employees. Its business covers research, development, production, and sales of air conditioners, electric irons, personal care and beauty products, and electronic materials in the IT field.

How does Panasonic Corporation plan to advance new quality productive forces in Guangzhou and the GBA? Zhao Bingdi believes that being situated in the Greater Bay Area, the most economically advanced region of China, Guangzhou enjoys significant advantages in terms of its business environment and other aspects. Benefiting from this, Panasonic has achieved considerable development in Guangzhou over the years. As a frontier of innovation and development, the GBA provides an excellent environment for developing new quality productive forces, which will facilitate technological innovation and industrial upgrading. "For Panasonic Corporation, we hope to increase production capacity based on the existing industrial foundation in Guangzhou and promote the development and upgrading of innovative technologies," he said.

Source :Yangcheng Evening News

松下集团中国区总裁赵炳弟：大湾区为发展新质生产力提供绝佳环境

4月8日至9日，第十届中国广州国际投资年会在广州广交会堂举办，聚焦发展新质生产力，围绕数字经济、绿色能源、人工智能、智能制造、生物医药等产业发展趋势，开展深度对话。

松下集团1992年就开始进入广州，见证了广州投资环境的变化与市场的蓬勃发展。日本松下集团中国区总裁赵炳弟表示，目前，松下在华拥有64家法人公司，约5万名员工，事业规模达到1280亿元，占集团整体27%。

“近年来，我们不断加强在中国本地的研发力度，松下在黄埔区的电子材料公司是为中国通讯产业提供高端材料的主力工厂，配合国内通讯和IT产业的发展。同时，这家工厂还是松下集团该领域唯一拥有研发中心的海外基地。”赵炳弟表示。

赵炳弟表示，广州乃至整个大湾区，是松下重要的研产销基地之一。目前公司在广州、深圳、珠海、东莞、江门和佛山6市设立11家企业，拥有近1.7万名员工。事业涵盖空调器、电熨斗、个护美容产品及IT领域电子材料的研发、生产和销售。

高质量发展热潮下，松下集团计划如何进一步在广州、在粤港澳大湾区发展“新质生产力”？赵炳认为，广州地处中国经济最发达的大湾区，营商环境等方面有非常显著的优势。松下集团得益于此，多年来在广州取得了长足的发展。作为创新发展前沿的粤港澳大湾区，为发展新质生产力提供了绝佳的环境，将促进技术创新和产业升级。“就松下集团而言，我们希望能够在广州现有的产业基础上提高产能，推进创新技术的发展升级。”他表示。

文、图、视频｜记者 孙绮曼 严锦程
译｜邹晓华