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TIANJIN, China, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The online opening ceremony of the 6th World Intelligence Congress (WIC) cum

Summit on Innovative Development was held at National Convention & Exhibition

Center (Tianjin) on June 24.

Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's

Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and president of China Association

for Science and Technology, delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony.

Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, Li Xiaohong,

president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Li Hongzhong, secretary of

CPC Tianjin Committee, gave speeches. Zhang Gong, acting mayor of Tianjin,

presided over the event.

Wan said China has seen fast development of new-generation artificial

intelligence which is characterized by technology integration and function

expansion in singular intelligence, multi-source heterogeneous data and

connotation extension in swarm intelligence, application scenario-driven

interdisciplinary integration and efficient security guarantee. He also said

that, after five years' development, the WIC has become a platform and a bridge

that showcase and link the latest outcomes in the global AI community, an

iconic event in Tianjin, and a window for a glimpse of China's AI industry.

Li Hongzhong said Tianjin has been endeavoring to be a pioneer in AI

development and made a series of achievements over the past five years,

including increasing passion for scientific explorations, enhanced vigor and

concentrated resources for innovation, a thriving AI industry and wide

application of digital and AI technologies in industries and everyday life. He

said Tianjin will spare no effort to build an innovation cluster, make

manufacturing a main driver for the city's development, deepen the reform of

the local science and technology management system, and quicken the pace of

building a "smart port".

As a representative of the Guest Country of Honor, Tom Duke, deputy HM trade

commissioner for China at the Department for International Trade of British

Embassy Beijing, spoke on site. Yuval Waks, deputy chief of mission at the

Israel Embassy in China, spoke via video. They both agreed that the success of

the WIC has shown that China, especially Tianjin, is demonstrating great

strength and playing an important role in the technology-driven world today,

and hoped the WIC could help further enhance the ties between China and their

countries in science and technology development and trade.

Following the WIC opening ceremony was the Summit on Innovative Development,

which was presided over by Gong Ke, former president of World Federation of

Engineering Organizations and executive director of the Chinese Institute of

New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies.

Twelve guests delivered speeches on site or via video. Among them are Zhou Ji,

honorary chairman of Governing Board of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Yin

Qi, co-founder and CEO of MEGVII, Liu Liehong, chairman of China Unicom, Yang

Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo, Zeng Yi, director and general manager of

China Electronics Corporation, Nabil Habayeb, senior vice president of GE and

president and CEO of GE International Markets, Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360

Group, Thomas J. Sargent, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

and a professor of economics and business at New York University, Chen Xudong,

general manager of IBM Greater China, Liu Jiren, founding chairman of Neusoft,

Wang Yusuo, chairman of ENN Group, and Wang Jian, academician of the Chinese

Academy of Engineering and founder of Alibaba Cloud.

Contact: Fan Yingming

Tel: 0086-13702005832

Email: wic@wiccongress.org

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