It’s time for overseas Chinese to gather and enter the Expo, two games in one day!

On November 8, during the China International Import Expo, the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Professionals Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Shanghai Overseas Chinese Professionals Federation") collaborated with all parties to hold two exchange and visit activities for overseas Chinese professionals within one day - in the morning, more than 60 Shanghai Overseas Chinese Professionals Federation Representatives and scientific research talents from universities and enterprises walked into Songjiang, focusing on advanced materials, and discussed the future of technological innovation; in the afternoon, more than 50 overseas Chinese professionals from 7 countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, and France gathered at the CIIE to empower the dual cycle and overseas Chinese entrepreneurship chain globally. From the Science and Technology Innovation Park to the CIIE, the wisdom of the overseas Chinese community is relayed around the clock, injecting surging momentum from the overseas Chinese community to serve Shanghai in accelerating the construction of the "five centers" and promoting high-level opening up to the outside world.

Gathering at CIIE: Empowering dual circulation, overseas Chinese creating a global chain

"Gather in Shanghai to talk about tomorrow" Salon for Overseas Chinese Professionals and the Municipal Overseas Chinese Professionals Federation's entry into the China International Import Expo were successfully held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center. With the theme of "Enabling dual cycles, overseas Chinese innovation chain global - cross-border innovation practice of overseas Chinese professionals", the event attracted a large number of professionals from the overseas Chinese community at home and abroad, as well as representatives of outstanding scientific and technological innovation exhibition projects from the overseas Chinese community.

On-site visit: Observe the innovative project exhibition group of the overseas Chinese community

The guests attending the conference went to the innovation incubation area and the Overseas Chinese Innovation Project Pavilion for on-site visits to closely observe the latest achievements of outstanding overseas Chinese science and technology innovation projects, and to gain an in-depth understanding of the application potential of cutting-edge technologies in cross-border scenarios. The atmosphere was warm.

Collision of ideas: Four dimensions of cross-border innovation

Focusing on the four major dimensions of "hard technology overseas, AI empowerment, industry empowerment, and youth incubation", this salon invited four overseas Chinese professionals to give exciting sharing:

Ding Lehui, Chairman of Shanghai Haikong Tamar Sensing Technology Co., Ltd., titled "Cross-border Market Development of Hard Technology Products" and combined with the case of magnetic sensors, proposed a two-wheel drive strategy of "hardware domestic substitution × system application advantages" and a 12-month implementation roadmap;

Wang Shiyi, AI scientist of Puyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd., titled "Artificial Intelligence Empowers Cross-Border Business Collaboration", combined with practical cases of postal logistics to explain the application of large models in cross-border supply chain management and other scenarios, calling for the promotion of domestic basic software to go overseas in groups;

Gan Zhanyong, head of the New Overseas Chinese Station in Pujiang Zhigu Park, used the title "Industrial Park Empowers Foreign Trade Enterprises" to demonstrate how the park helps overseas Chinese science and technology innovation projects from "landing" to "taking root" with precise investment promotion and full-cycle services;

Ouyang Jingjing, Secretary-General of Shanghai Times Youth Science and Technology Innovation Development Center, proposed a three-in-one incubation path of "helping the start, building a circle, and connecting the world" with the title "Youth Science and Technology Incubation and Innovation Ecological Link".

Entering Songjiang: Leading with new quality and creating the future with materials

On that day, the "New Quality Leads and Materials Create the Future" overseas Chinese professional salon was held at the Songjiang District Living Water Collaborative Innovation Park. Advanced materials are a ten-billion-level key industry that Songjiang is striving to build. The event was jointly sponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Songjiang District People's Government, the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Professionals Association, Songjiang University City Science and Technology Innovation Source, and the Songjiang District Returned Overseas Chinese Federation. Overseas Chinese professionals, university scientific research forces and representatives of new materials companies gathered together. Relevant persons in charge of the Songjiang District Economic Commission and the District Overseas Chinese Affairs Office attended.

Theme sharing: Taking the pulse of the industry frontier

During the theme sharing session, Wu Ting, director of the Municipal Overseas Chinese Federation and global managing partner of McKinsey, gave an in-depth analysis of the global lithium battery industry trends with the title "Analysis of Global Lithium Battery Development Trends"; Wang Gang, deputy dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Donghua University, introduced the research progress of semiconductor fibers as an important material basis for embodied intelligence, focusing on "Semiconductor Fibers for Embodied Intelligence".

Two-way announcement of results between schools and enterprises: clearing up the “last mile” of achievement transformation

As the highlight of this event, a two-way ranking link between schools and enterprises was specially set up on site to release the first batch of scientific research achievements list of overseas Chinese universities in Songjiang University Town and the R&D demand list of overseas Chinese enterprises in Songjiang, promoting the accurate connection between scientific research achievements of universities and the R&D needs of enterprises.

Achievements display and policy support

During the results presentation session, You Zhengwei, Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Songjiang District and Professor of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Donghua University, introduced innovative achievements such as high-performance polyurethane materials, transparent soil, nano- and micro-scale microcapsules, fluorine-free melt-infiltration composite waterproof and breathable fabrics, and flexible carbon-based non-combustible fiber materials.

In the policy support session, Xiao Lan, general manager of Living Water Collaborative Innovation Park, introduced the construction of the OPC super community in the park. Liu Jia, founder of Shanghai Overseas Cooperation Business Consulting Co., Ltd., explained the Shanghai Enterprise Overseas Cooperation Alliance Songjiang Center's policy of supporting enterprises to go overseas. Liu Yanan, director of the Industry-Academic-Research Cooperation Office of Donghua University, shared his experience and thoughts on the integration of universities into local industrial development.

Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Living Room: Gathering Consensus on Integrated Development

In the session of the Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Living Room, Wu Zhuangchun, director of the Municipal Overseas Chinese Federation and professor of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Donghua University, served as host. Feng Shaojun, vice president of the Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese and chief scientist of Qianxun Spacetime Network Group Co., Ltd., Wang Su, general manager of Shanghai Xinyang Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd., You Zhengwei, chairman of the Songjiang District Overseas Chinese Federation, and director and general manager of Shanghai Xiba Technology Co., Ltd. Six guests, including Wang Yuyang, Ji Feifeng, deputy director of the Yangtze River Delta Financial Research Institute of Bank of China Shanghai Branch, and Du Hongxin, general manager of Shanghai Juyouchuang Technology Services Co., Ltd., held a dialogue around "how to promote the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation". They shared their views from the perspectives of technology research and development, achievement transformation, industrial implementation, and financial empowerment, and built a broad consensus.

Before the meeting, the participants also visited the Shanghai Enterprise Overseas Cooperation Alliance Songjiang Center and the "Overseas Chinese Innovation and Reception Hall" exhibition hall.

Two events a day, linking up and down, from the Science and Technology Innovation Park to the CIIE open stage, the two events jointly built a high-level communication platform for professionals in the overseas Chinese community. In the future, the Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese Professionals will continue to play the role of bridge and link, and continue to hold a series of salon activities for overseas Chinese professionals to cross boundaries, break circles, and coexist, uniting and gathering the majority of overseas Chinese professionals to contribute more wisdom and strength!

Contributed by: Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs