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On the evening of June 9, the 2025 Yangpu Global Promotion Conference opened on Fuxing Island, where historical heritage blends with modern charm. With an attitude of openness and inclusiveness, it extended a sincere "Yangpu Invitation" to the world.

On the evening of June 9, the 2025 Yangpu Global Promotion Conference opened on Fuxing Island, where historical heritage blends with modern charm. With an attitude of openness and inclusiveness, it extended a sincere "Yangpu Invitation" to the world.

Leaders and guests including Zhang Ying, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Director of the Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, and Director of the Municipal Investment Promotion Work Leading Group Office; Xue Kan, Secretary of the Yangpu District Committee; Zhou Haiying, Deputy Secretary of the Yangpu District Committee and District Mayor; Chen Guozhong, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission; He Dongbin, Deputy Director of the Municipal Commerce Commission; Xu Mingqian, Deputy Director of the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau; Qu Wei, Deputy Director of the Municipal Science and Technology Commission; Xiang Yihai, Deputy Director of the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau and Deputy Director of the Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau; Wu Zhiqiang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Peng Huisheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Fudan University, Assistant to the President, and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Xu Shunwu from the Italian Innovation Center, jointly launched the 2025 Yangpu Global Promotion Conference, witnessing an important moment for Yangpu to step into a new journey.

At the promotion conference site, Zhou Haiying, Qu Wei, Peng Huisheng, together with universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai Open University, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd., Bank of Communications Shanghai Branch, National Engineering Research Center for Software Engineering of Peking University, "TusStar" High-quality Incubator, and Shanghai Qingda Keyue Energy Technology Co., Ltd., jointly released the initiative to build the innovation ecosystem of Yangpu "Digital" New Quality Show Belt Innovation Zone.

Ni Bing, Member of the Standing Committee of the District Committee and Executive Deputy District Mayor, released and promoted the business environment, key industrial development and industrial policies, and on behalf of the Yangpu District Investment Promotion Work Leading Group Office, signed strategic agreements on major industrial projects in Yangpu District with 10 enterprises including Jintiming Hotel Management Co., Ltd., ISM International Football Management Group, Gemay Group, Volcano Engine, China Digital Culture Group, Tokyu Real Estate Co., Ltd., Delis Group, CITIC Pacific, Matrix Design Group Co., Ltd., and Shanying International Business Management Service Co., Ltd. Xu Jianhua, Member of the Standing Committee of the District Committee and Deputy District Mayor, introduced key plots and high-quality carriers. Liu Jinyuan, Deputy District Mayor, and Xie Jihua, President of the Eastern Center for National Technology Transfer, jointly launched the InnoMatch - Global Innovation Element Supply Chain Platform. The Shanghai Investment Promotion Office and Yangpu District jointly released the "Municipal- District Coordination Working Mechanism for Science and Technology Investment Promotion". Tian Hui, General Manager of Guoxin Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Sun Min, General Manager of Shanghai Guofang Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., launched the project collection and roadshow of the second phase fund for industrial transformation and upgrading.

During the exchange and sharing session, Wu Jiang, Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, Dean of the Institute for Refined Governance of Megacities of Tongji University, Dean of the UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, Dean of the Yangtze River Delta Institute for Sustainable Development, and President of the Asian Architects Association; Wei Chaoying, President of the Project and Enterprise Services Department of Cushman & Wakefield China; and Chen Yixing, Head of the Spatiotemporal Large Model Products of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group and Chief Planner of the Fuxing Island Global Design Competition, delivered sharing sessions on Exploring Transformation Development Models to Create a Model of People's City, Shanghai as a City Embracing All Rivers: Integrating Industry and Urban Development in Yangpu, and Building a Global Innovation Landmark: Fuxing Island respectively.

Xu Shunwu, President of the Italian Innovation Center, stated that the 2025 Yangpu Global Promotion Conference successfully concluded today. As a significant milestone in Yangpu District's development, the conference has successfully showcased its profound historical and cultural heritage and vigorous innovation-driven vitality to the world, marking the district's entry into a new stage of development. Through high-standard exhibitions, keynote speeches by authoritative guests, and in-depth interactive exchanges, the conference has comprehensively and three-dimensionally presented Yangpu District's comprehensive advantages and development potential.

Yangpu's proud "Four Centuries" historical heritage—one hundred years of industry, one hundred years of higher education, one hundred years of municipal administration, and one hundred years of red labor movements—has been endowed with new-era connotations, forming a solid foundation for the district's core competitiveness. Meanwhile, the conference focused on the new momentum of digital economy development, centrally demonstrating Yangpu's forward-looking 布局 (layout), innovative practices, and broad prospects in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, and online new economy. This has highlighted the district's determination and capability to promote industrial transformation and upgrading and shape future competitive advantages.

Entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives from various sectors at home and abroad have paid close attention to and spoken highly of Yangpu's unique charm and huge potential. It is believed that relying on the unique advantages built upon the "Four Centuries" profound foundation and the strong driving effect brought by the digital economy, Yangpu District will continue to optimize the business environment, enhance service capabilities, and create a more attractive and competitive investment hotspot and development highland. In the future, it will surely attract more outstanding enterprises to make strategic deployments and deepen their development here. Yangpu District sincerely looks forward to joining hands with global partners, sharing development opportunities, deepening practical cooperation, and jointly writing a new chapter of mutual benefit, win-win results, and prosperous development, contributing Yangpu's strength to Shanghai's acceleration in building a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence.

After the conference, Chinese and foreign guests present enjoyed a drone and light show performance together. By the Huangpu River, melodious music slowly sounded as 1,000 drones took off from the waterfront, staging a dazzling light show. Light and shadow intertwined with tower cranes, 演绎 (depicting) the wonderful light and shadow of a sci-fi future, and comprehensively showcasing this increasingly "YOUNG" people's city.

More than 600 people attended the event, including Cheng Xiuming, Director of the Standing Committee of the District People's Congress; Tai Xun, Chairman of the District Political Consultative Conference; Zhou Rong, Deputy Secretary of the District Committee, and other leaders of the four sets of district teams, as well as representatives from universities, relevant functional departments of the city and district, social organizations, and enterprises in the fields of finance, real estate, biology, medicine, culture, sports, and digital economy.

Before the conference, Xue Kan and Zhou Haiying had exchanges and discussions with entrepreneur representatives, discussing Yangpu's new development and seeking new future opportunities together. The future is here, and we meet in rejuvenation. We sincerely look forward to seeking development with all visionary people in Yangpu and jointly practicing and defining Yangpu's new future!