On May 23rd, the "German Enterprises Nanjing Tour" Open Cooperation and Development Conference was held, inviting executives of German Fortune 500 companies, hidden champion enterprises and industry leaders to gather in Nanjing to discuss cooperation and seek common development. Mayor Chen Zhichang, Vice Chairman and General Manager of CITIC Group Zhang Wenwu, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce in East and Central China, Mr. Coleman, delivered speeches. Lu Weidong, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Committee of the CPC and Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Jiangbei New District, and Wang Guoquan and Zeng Qi, Deputy General Managers of CITIC Group, attended the meeting.
Chen Zhichang welcomed all the guests and promoted Nanjing's high-quality development and business environment under the title of "Cooperation Across Mountains and Oceans: Promoting Win-Win Hand in Hand".
He said, at present, Nanjing is accelerating to build a highland of industrial science and technology innovation with global influence, and there are a series of major development opportunities in the vivid practice of promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, concentrating on the construction of strong industrial cities, promoting the deep empowerment of digital intelligence, practicing green and low-carbon development, and unswervingly expanding opening up. We welcome you to choose Nanjing, invest in Nanjing, plough into Nanjing, walk with Ning, deepen cooperation, and work together to create a better future.
Zhang Wenwu said that the "German Enterprises Nanjing Tour" activity is a concrete action to serve German enterprises investing in China and Nanjing, and is the successive practice of CITIC to explore the "win-win" sustainable partnership. CITIC Group will play a better role as a bridge and take this event as a start to further support China and Germany to deepen economic and trade exchanges, serve Nanjing to enhance its development capacity, promote the deep integration of industry and science and technology, and enhance its comprehensive financial service capacity. CITIC Group expects that all parties will always take the path of cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win development, and be excellent partners who work hand in hand to achieve mutual success, so as to write a brand new chapter of high-quality development together.
Coleman said that this event provides an important platform for communication, exchange and cooperation between German enterprises and Nanjing. Nanjing has a solid industrial foundation, convenient transportation network, rich scientific and educational resources, and a good business environment, which makes it a fertile ground for investment and business development. The German Chamber of Commerce in China is full of confidence in the future development of Nanjing and will give full play to its own advantages to lead and drive more German enterprises to come to Nanjing to explore development opportunities, deepen practical cooperation and realize win-win development.
Xiao Song, Global Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Siemens Greater China, delivered a keynote speech. Ni Ming, CTO and COO of ThyssenKrupp Rothschild, Hua Ning, General Manager of Dibbyshire, Huang Yixin, Chairman of Nangang Group, and Li Chao, Vice President of Exton, exchanged speeches.
On the scene of the event, the release ceremony of Nanjing-CITIC Global Investment and Trade Joint Service Network and CITIC-Nanjing Multinational Enterprises Co-creation Service Center was held, the business license was issued for Nanjing Jiangbei New District Yangzi River Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. and a number of cooperation projects were signed, and some guests carried out dialogues around the topic of "Sino-German Cooperation in Future Industries".
On the afternoon of 22nd, Chen Zhichang met with German Consul General in Shanghai, Mr. Li Deren, and had a discussion and exchange with the key guests of "German Enterprises Nanjing Tour".
