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QINGDAO, China, May 10, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Sponsored by the People's Government of Qingdao, the 2020 Qingdao·Global

Venture Capital Online Conference themed "A New Platform for International

Cooperation, A New Opportunity for Technological Innovation" kicked off at

Qingdao International Convention Center on May 8. A host of Chinese and

overseas experts and scholars from the investment community, industrial circle

and academia and entrepreneurs from around the globe joined the "cloud

dialogue" through a "face-to-face" plus "screen-to-screen" mode to seek

cooperation and share their insights on future development.

Wang Qingxian, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shandong Committee and

secretary of CPC Qingdao Committee, delivered a keynote speech at the event.

Liu Qiang, vice governor of Shandong province, Hong Lei, secretary of the CPC

Committee and chairman of Asset Management Association of China, Que Bo, deputy

general manager of Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Li Hui, deputy general manager

of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, gave speeches at the event. Qingdao mayor Meng

Fanli presided over the opening ceremony.

Wang said Qingdao has seen a rapid development in venture capital investment

since it hosted the 2019 Global (Qingdao) Venture Capital Conference last year.

According to him, Qingdao ranked first in terms of increase rate of number of

private equity fund managers in 2019, and is quickening its pace toward a

global venture capital center. He said the recent coronavirus disease

(COVID-19) outbreak is accelerating the development of industrial Internet, and

Qingdao has integrated industrial system and a wide range of application

scenarios. He revealed that the city aims to develop into a "capital of

industrial Internet" of the world relying on the AI Industry Community and

COSMOPlat industrial Internet platform that are being developed in the city. He

believes this will help attract more new industrial elements to the city and

promote the integration of various industrial elements to provide more

opportunities for capital venture investment projects.

The inauguration of the Venture Capital Alliance for Industrial Internet

Development was held concurrently. Wang and Haier Group CEO Zhang Ruimin

jointly unveiled the nameplate of the alliance, and issued certificates to the

first 10 members of the alliance.

The Annual White Paper on Global Venture Capital Industry (2020) was released.

A signing ceremony was held for a number of key venture capital investment

projects.

The two-day 2020 Qingdao Global Venture Capital Online Conference consists of

one main forum, four sub-forums, about 20 roundtables and a series of roadshows

and project launches. Over 20 online live streaming platforms will live-stream

it.

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Source: Stadt Qingdao