In the afternoon of October 11th, reporters from qianlong.com learned from the Press Conference of 2019 ZGC Forum that the 2019 ZGC Forum will be held from October 16th to 18th at the Exhibition Center of Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone.

Zhai Lixin, director of the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, disclosed to reporters that there are four highlights for this Forum.

Theme closely linked to hot spots with distinctive features

At present, innovation has become a hot topic in the world. Beijing is the region with the most intensive scientific, educational and intellectual resources. It is also a science and technology innovation center with global influence. Zhongguancun is a banner for China’s innovation and development. The greatest advantages of Beijing and Zhongguancun are technology and talents. Innovation and development is the only way and the only choice for Beijing’s development. The 2019 ZGC Forum focuses on the current global hot spots, the advantages of Beijing and the characteristics of Zhongguancun, defines the theme as “Cutting-Edge Technology and Future Industries”, strives to grasp the global innovation trend, keeps abreast of innovation and entrepreneurship, jointly evaluates the future trend of global science and technology, grasps the opportunities for the development of emerging industries, and make efforts to cultivate new economy and driving force.

The opening ceremony & plenary meeting, parallel forums and result release of this Forum are all designed around this theme. At the opening ceremony and plenary meeting, the leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Association for Science and Technology will release the innovation policy trends at the national level. Guests of all parties will also deliver keynote speeches and hold high-end dialogues on this theme. The relevant parallel forums will be fully launched around hot topics such as 5G, AI, industrial Internet, brain science, hard science and technology innovation, patient capital, intellectual property rights, etc. The thorough exchange and communication of some new ideas and concepts on the forums will provide new inspiration and help to all kinds of innovators and entrepreneurs.

Forums rich in content and novel in form

The 2019 ZGC Forum has further enriched its contents and forms, adopting a framework of “Conference + Exhibition + Release”, which can be summarized as “1+18+1+1”, i.e. one opening ceremony & plenary meeting, 18 parallel forums, one Zhongguancun International Cutting-Edge Technology Achievements Exhibition and one Major Achievements Release Conference. This Forum has not only the exchange and communication of ideas, but also the physical experience of technical products, as well as the release of major policies and the implementation of major projects, which have fully reflected the combinations of reality and fiction, theory and practice, technology and industry.

High-end and diversified participants

Among the participants in this Forum, there are representatives from international organizations such as IASP, WIPO and EPO, as well as world-class scientists such as Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine and Fields Medal winners. According to incomplete statistics, during the ZGC Forum 2019, dozens of well-known scientists, tens of investors, more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and tens of thousands of general public will participate in the forums and exhibitions. This Forum will integrate the ideological content, the leading edge, the experience and the interaction to build an innovative ecology with elements gathering, interaction and integration, and reflect the remarkable characteristics of active innovation and entrepreneurship and favorable entrepreneurial ecology in Zhongguancun.

High internationalization

Since initiating the online registration, the Forum has received universal attention from all walks of life internationally. Up to now, more than 400 foreign visitors from 50 countries and regions have confirmed their participation, of which more than 120 experts will give speeches or participate in dialogue and discussion at the Forum. And a group of overseas talent investigation teams from the United States, Canada, Germany, Britain, France, Israel, Australia, Japan, South Africa and other countries will actively participate in the Forum. All the participants in the “International Training Course on Planning, Construction and Management of Incubators in Countries along the Route of ‘Belt and Road’” being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology will also take part in the relevant activities, providing vigorous support and adding rich colors to build a comprehensive, open and high-end international forum for global innovation and entrepreneurship.

Zhai Lixin also introduced the overall situation of the ZGC Forum and the progress of preparations.