On the afternoon of November 15, 2024, the forum, hosted by Shenzhen Press Group and Zhongnan Science and Technology Innovation Industry-University-Research Exchange Center, undertaken by Zhongnan Science and Technology Innovation Industry Incubation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Business Daily GEM, and Zhenwei International Convention and Exhibition Group Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Peking University Science and Technology Innovation Park Shenzhen United Enterprise Group and Guangzhou Youtian Human Resources Co., Ltd.

The "26th China International Hi-tech Fair Bay Area Enterprises and Industry-University-Research Cooperation 100 Forum" was successfully held at the Shenzhen World Convention and Exhibition Center. With the theme of "Promoting Industry-University-Research Cooperation in the Bay Area and Promoting Regional Innovation Cooperation", the forum focused on topics such as industry university research cooperation in the Bay Area, comprised of regional innovation, breakthroughs in science and technology, industrial cooperation platforms, innovation consortiums, and overseas alliances; All this with an aim to build a platform for communication and exchange between government, industry, academia, research and capital, promote industry-university-research cooperation in the Bay Area, and promote regional innovation cooperation.

The forum invited such prestigious organizations as government agencies, universities, research institutes, enterprises, investment institutions. Their participation in the forum, attracting more than 100 senior professionals to participate in the meeting, with a venue area of 1,000 square meters. The forum organized keynote reports, special speeches, interactive exchanges and other links, and discussed topics such as industry-university-research cooperation in the Bay Area, industry-university-research cooperation cases, regional innovation cooperation, breakthroughs in industry-university-research cooperation, science and technology, industrial cooperation platforms, innovation consortiums, and overseas alliances. The main contents of the forum included the sharing of major scientific research equipment, the exchange of international top talents,

the collaborative innovative cooperation mechanism, the relevant policies of industry, academia and research in the Bay Area, the cooperation of major national innovation platforms, the support of application scenarios, the cooperation of pilot bases, and the linkage of market support resources. At the forum, the organizers of Zhongnan Science and Technology Innovation Industry-University-Research Exchange Center, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Press Group and other organizers delivered speeches, and invited the co-organizers Southern University of Science and Technology, co-organizers Peking University Science and Technology Innovation Park, Shenzhen United Enterprise Group, Guangzhou Youtian Human Resources Co., Ltd., Dongguan National Chamber of Commerce, etc.

In addition, the forum also invited Mr. Jia Dengxun, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shenzhen United Enterprise Group, to share the case of industry-university-research cooperation, and carried out exchanges on topics such as innovation consortium, overseas alliance, and dual economic cycle, which aroused warm applause from the guests.

Furthermore, during the forum Zhongnan Science and Technology Innovation Industry Incubation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Press Group, Shenzhen United Enterprise Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Peking University Science and Technology Innovation Park and other units signed an industry-university-research cooperation agreement, established an innovation consortium, prepared and planned an overseas alliance, and jointly promoted industry-university-research cooperation in the Bay Area and promoted regional innovation cooperation. The forum has been reported by the mainstream media, and it had great influence, attracting the attention of many participants. Being such a success, the forum played a positive role in promoting industry-university-research cooperation in the Bay Area and promoting regional innovation cooperation.

In the end, the forum concluded with encouraging exchanges of appreciation and warm group photos of the guests. The successful holding of this forum on the platform of the Hi-Tech Fair not only built an exchange platform for industry-university-research cooperation for enterprises in the Bay Area, but also injected new impetus into the high-quality development of industries in the Bay Area in the future.

English Correspondent: Byron J Eveson