On November 3rd, the 2026 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was held in Guangzhou, attracting representatives of 413 companies and business associations across 17 countries and regions. A new list of 42 representative key projects was unveiled at the conference, covering fields such as artificial intelligence, high-end equipment, new-type energy storage, advanced materials, energy conservation and environmental protection, and computing power and data. The nine cities in the Pearl River Delta also hosted 10 industry-specific events.Since the inaugural conference was held in 2022, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have jointly hosted the event for five consecutive years. The first four editions saw 5,718 projects signed, with a combined value of more than 9 trillion yuan. More than 90% of these projects have commenced construction. This year's conference also launched the "Invest in Guangdong" Large Model for AI Industrial Investment Promotion.

On the same day, Shaoguan held a Big Data Industry Chain Investment Promotion Conference. As one of China's ten national computing power clusters, Shaoguan has signed agreements for 26 projects with a combined investment of 111.6 billion yuan, and six 10,000-card intelligent computing clusters have been completed one after another.

Executives from multinational corporations expressed their long-term confidence in the GBA. Marko Murtonen, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Zhanjiang Verbund Site China, said that the Zhanjiang Verbund site represents BASF's largest single investment to date, with a total investment of approximately 8.7 billion euros. The site runs entirely on renewable electricity. Sven Hermann, CEO of ZEISS Vision Care, said that the company's Guangzhou manufacturing base in Guangzhou Knowledge City had been selected for the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network. He added that ZEISS would continue to deepen its commitment to local innovation and advanced manufacturing. Libby Schaaf, President and CEO of the Bay Area Council, said that she had personally witnessed the progress made in the GBA.

外资企业加码大湾区！2026粤港澳大湾区全球招商大会在广州举行

11月3日，2026粤港澳大湾区全球招商大会在广州举行，吸引17个国家和地区的413家企业和商协会代表参会。大会发布新一批42项代表性重点项目清单，覆盖人工智能、高端装备、新型储能、先进材料、节能环保、算力数据等先进制造业和高端服务业领域。珠三角9市配套举办10场产业专场活动。

自2022年首届举办至今，粤港澳三地已连续五年联合办会，前四届累计签约项目5718个、金额超9万亿元，整体开工率超90%。本届大会发布“投资广东AI产业招商大模型”。

同日，韶关市举办大数据全产业链招商推介会。韶关市算力集群是全国十大国家算力集群之一，已签约项目26个、总投资1116亿元，6个万卡集群相继建成。

跨国企业高管表达长期看好大湾区的信心。巴斯夫高级副总裁、湛江一体化基地总经理马诚柯表示，湛江基地总投资约87亿欧元，是巴斯夫迄今最大单笔投资，100%使用可再生能源电力。蔡司光学首席执行官霍思闻表示，位于广州知识城的蔡司光学广州制造基地已入选世界经济论坛全球“灯塔工厂”，未来将继续深化本土创新与先进制造。旧金山湾区委员会总裁兼首席执行官薛丽比表示，她亲眼见证了粤港澳大湾区取得的进展。

文｜记者 孙绮曼 孙晶 陈泽云
图｜记者 周巍
译｜黄健新
审｜林佳岱