(The 9th China International Import Expo) Using the window of the China International Import Expo to integrate China and foreign countries, overseas Chinese executives from Fortune 500 companies discussed new opportunities in AI globalization

China News Service, Shanghai, November 8 (Fan Yubin) As one of the supporting activities of the 9th China International Import Expo, the 2026 "Overseas Chinese Connecting Five Continents·Shanghai CIIE" themed event with the theme of "Integrating China and Foreign Countries and Sharing New Opportunities" was held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) on the 7th. In the roundtable dialogue session, overseas Chinese executives from four Fortune 500 companies gathered together to discuss the value of the CIIE platform, focusing on how artificial intelligence can connect cross-border innovation, industrial collaboration and compliance governance.

"The CIIE not only brings global innovation to China, but also becomes the starting point for Chinese innovation to go to the world." Liu Ling, member of the Global Executive Committee of Philips and president of Greater China, said that at this CIIE, Philips brought 56 ​​products and innovative solutions, 10 of which were first exhibited in China. The world's first liquid helium-free 3T magnetic resonance attracted much attention; the locally developed "SBI Viewer" took only ten months from idea to approval for launch, and has now entered overseas markets.

In Liu Ling's view, the implementation of medical AI must cross the three thresholds of "whether it can be used, whether it is easy to use, and whether you dare to use it." It relies on full-cycle supervision and seamless integration into clinical workflows to bring high-quality diagnosis and treatment capabilities to the grassroots level, moving from equipment accessibility to capability accessibility.

Transforming from a single equipment supplier to an intelligent manufacturing ecosystem enabler is a significant change for Rockwell Automation to deeply explore the Chinese market. Shi An, President of Rockwell Automation (China) Co., Ltd., said that the threshold for industrial AI fault tolerance is extremely high, and large-scale implementation requires the four-tier ladder of a single scenario, a single factory, multiple factories, and the entire industry chain.

This year, Rockwell Automation debuted its AI-native industrial brain at the China International Import Expo; its "Climate Lighthouse" project has been launched for three years, and 97 companies have obtained certification. Practices originating from China are being transformed into green standards for the world.

At the digital base level of corporate globalization, Cai Yanbin, global vice president of SAP and director of SAP China Research Institute, proposed that AI can help overseas companies quickly capture regulatory changes in various countries, bridge cross-border data and process differences, and build a unified global management view. SAP puts forward the vision of "autonomously operating enterprises", relying on intelligent agents to undertake repetitive business and leaving decision-making space to people.

Cai Yanbin believes that going global has entered the deep water zone of globalization. Enterprises must embrace AI, do a good job in AI, and manage AI well. He looks forward to promoting the in-depth integration of Sino-German industrial innovation and producing more implementable cooperation results.

As a consulting service provider, Gao Wensheng, President of Legal and Government Affairs of Accenture Greater China, said that overseas Chinese executives naturally serve as bridges between China and foreign countries. They are not only communicators of language, but also translators of localization of global practices and internationalization of local experience.

Gao Wensheng emphasized that while enterprises are “All in AI”, they must adhere to “pre-built responsible innovation” and embed security, compliance, and data governance into solutions. He gave the key word for overseas companies - resilience. In his view, in the next two to three years, a number of AI applications that have been successful in China are expected to be replicated in the global market of multinational companies.

At the meeting, four overseas Chinese executives from the Fortune Global 500 outlined the practical path for AI to integrate China and foreign countries from the four dimensions of health technology, industrial intelligent manufacturing, digital infrastructure, and compliance consulting.

They believe that integrating China and foreign countries is not an abstract slogan, but is embedded in the daily practice of R&D, compliance, green transformation, and talent collaboration. At the same time, they sent messages to overseas companies to insist on starting from real needs, deeply cultivating the local ecology, adhering to long-termism, and promoting more "Created in China" to grow into international brands.

Relying on the CIIE, an international public good, the "overseas Chinese force" will continue to help high-level opening up to the outside world, accelerate the exchange of Chinese and foreign innovation elements, and continue to nurture new opportunities for mutual benefit and win-win results in the fields of artificial intelligence, green and low carbon, and medical and health.