On December 6th, the 2024 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference was held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian). Over 700 enterprise and institution representatives,including over 200 Fortune Global 500 companies and multinational corporations, from more than 35 countries and regions, including Europe, Asia, and the Americas, gathered in Shenzhen. A number of significant projects were signed on site, And the conference has facilitated discussions and agreements on more than 400 projects, involving an investment amount exceeding 900 billion yuan.

It marks the sixth consecutive year Shenzhen has hosted the Global Investment Promotion Conference. This year, the conference made full use of synergistic advantages, with Shenzhen organizing five overseas sub-forums in Melbourne, Australia; Paris, france; New York, the USA; tokyo, Japan and São Paulo, Brazil, collectively attracting over 400 representatives from business associations, investment institutions, And enterprises.

The conference introduced a themed investment promotion initiative, Focusing on nine specific sectors: new-generation electronic information, low-altitude economy and aerospace, intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) and high-performance materials, Artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, commerce and cultural tourism, Finance, maritime industries, And unicorn enterprises, to carry out "targeted investment attraction."

"Shenzhen is recognized as a hub of innovation, a prime destination of entrepreneurship, and a hotspot for investment," said Wang Haimin, president of China Tourism Group. He noted that countless investors are attracted to this vibrant region for four main reasons: its prominent reputation as a special economic zone, the core engine of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), and a pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, which provides overlapping golden opportunitiesthat are deeply recognized by people; its vibrant population growth, with a permanent resident population reaching 17.79 million in 2023, ranking the top among first-tier cities; its substantial economic strength, having officially joined the "trillion-yuan consumer city club"; and its positive business environment, where a market-oriented, rule-of-law and internationalized setting makes everyone feel like a part of Shenzhen from the moment they arrive.

"Shenzhen is a city with world-class economic strength, R&D investment, and industrial innovation capabilities, and its business environment is highly dynamic," said Samson Khaou, Executive Vice President of Dassault Systèmes. He mentioned that, since 2023, shenzhen and Dassault Systèmes have been collaborating to establish a digital innovation ecosystem: "We hope to jointly transform and upgrade traditional industries, nurture and strengthen strategic emerging industries, and lay out future industries. We plan to start in Shenzhen and the GBA, then expand throughout China."

Source: lingnan On the Cloud

2024深圳全球招商大会涉及投资额超9000亿元

12月6日，2024深圳全球招商大会在深圳会展中心（福田）举行。来自欧洲、亚洲、美洲等35个国家和地区的超700家企业及机构代表齐聚深圳，其中世界500强企业及跨国公司超过200家。一批重大项目在现场签约，大会洽谈签约项目超过400个、涉及投资额超过9000亿元。

这是深圳连续第6年举办全球招商大会。本届大会充分发挥协同优势，深圳先后在澳大利亚墨尔本、法国巴黎、美国纽约、日本东京、巴西圣保罗等城市举办5场海外分会场活动，总共吸引海外超过400位来自商协会、投资机构和企业的代表参会。

大会首创主题招商活动，选取新一代电子信息、低空经济与空天、智能网联汽车与高性能材料、人工智能、医药和医疗器械、商贸与文旅、金融、海洋、独角兽企业等9个细分领域开展“精准招商”。

“深圳是公认的创新高地、创业福地、投资宝地。”中国旅游集团董事长王海民认为，无数投资者被这片热土吸引，主要原因有四：名气大，作为经济特区、粤港澳大湾区的核心引擎和中国特色社会主义先行示范区，叠加的黄金机遇深入人心；人气旺，去年深圳常住人口达1779万人，增量居一线城市前列；财气足，已正式加入“万亿元消费城市俱乐部”；风气正，市场化、法治化、国际化的营商环境让大家“来了就是深圳人”。

“深圳是一个拥有世界级经济实力、研发投资、产业创新能力的城市，其商业环境充满活力。”达索系统全球执行副总裁许善淞表示，2023年以来，深圳市和达索系统一直在合作建立数字创新生态系统：“我们希望共同改造和升级传统产业，培养壮大战略性新兴产业，布局未来产业，首先在深圳和大湾区，然后拓展到整个中国。”

文丨记者 沈婷婷　
图丨记者 王磊
翻译丨洪婷
英文审校丨邹晓华