Opening of the 7th World Intelligent Congress

On May 18th, the opening ceremony of the 7th World Intelligent Conference and the Innovation and Development Summit were held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin). Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, delivered a keynote speech. Chen Min'er, Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, delivered a speech. Singapore's Minister of National Development, Li Zhisheng, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Mogilev Oblast in Belarus, Isachenko, British Trade Ambassador to China, Wu Qiaowen, Minister of Education, Huai Jinpeng, and Minister of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang, delivered speeches. Yin Hejun, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhou Ji, Honorary Chairman and Academician of the Presidium of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Zhuang Guotai, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of the CPPCC Gansu Provincial Committee were present. Zhang Gong, Deputy Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, presided over the meeting, and Wang Changshong, Chairman of the Tianjin Municipal Political Consultative Conference, and others attended.
Wan Gang pointed out in the keynote report that the development of artificial intelligence in China has always firmly grasped the main line of "empowering the real economy and supporting social development". Through application demand traction, open innovation systems, platform leadership, and collaborative innovation between industry, academia, research, and application, it has empowered industrial upgrading and social progress, forming a research and development system and application ecology with Chinese characteristics, leading various fields of the economy and society from digitalization to innovation The leap from networking to intelligence. It is recommended to systematically and comprehensively analyze and grasp the new progress and trends in the development of the new generation of artificial intelligence. At the model level, the relativity between "communication" and "specialization" should be understood, and at the data level, the dialectical relationship between "large" and "small" should be grasped. At the interaction interface, the collaborative interaction between "human" and "machine" should be promoted. The next step is to pay more attention to the transformation of the new generation of artificial intelligence research and development paradigm, accelerate the application expansion and ecological cultivation of the artificial intelligence industry, innovate talent cultivation models, promote the deep integration of ethics, norms, standards and technology, and strengthen high-level open cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. As a landmark event in the field of artificial intelligence, the World Intelligence Conference will comprehensively showcase the "hard core new technologies, new industrial tracks, new future scenarios, and new governance issues" in the field of intelligent technology, making the new generation of artificial intelligence a universal technology that benefits humanity and creates a better future for human society.
Chen Miner, on behalf of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Government, extended a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to all the guests in his speech. Tianjin's development of intelligent technology industry provides opportunities for coordinated development between Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, with a solid industrial foundation and advantages in scientific and educational talent resources. We will use intelligent technology to promote high-quality development, strengthen key core technology research, promote deep integration of artificial intelligence with the industry, and promote the birth of new industries, new forms of business, and new models. We will use intelligent technology to support high-level reform and opening up, utilize new generation information technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, promote the intelligent transformation of open platforms, build a smart brain for ports, and continuously improve the level of trade facilitation. We will empower efficient governance with intelligent technology, deepen the construction of digital cities and smart cities, and create an integrated government service system. We will use intelligent technology to create a high-quality life, develop inclusive and shared digital public services, and promote the empowerment of intelligent technology in thousands of industries, integrating into thousands of households. The World Intelligence Conference, with the theme of "Smart Action for the Future", jointly explores new topics in the intelligent era and plans a new blueprint for intelligent cooperation. We are willing to use the conference as a medium to deeply exchange new ideas and technologies with everyone, further strengthen scientific and technological interaction, industrial cooperation, and project implementation, seek broader development space, more sustainable growth momentum, and share new opportunities for the development of the digital economy.
Li Zhisheng stated that the theme of this smart conference inspires us to imagine how to better utilize new technologies to create a better life. The conference brings together like-minded professionals from various regions to jointly explore experiences and innovative solutions related to artificial intelligence. Singapore will take the 15th anniversary of the development and construction of the China Singapore Tianjin Ecological City as an opportunity to deepen cooperation with Tianjin in sustainable development and smart city construction, and strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, Opening a new chapter in cooperation. Isachenko said that the World Intelligence Conference is an important platform for scientists and entrepreneurs to discuss cutting-edge trends in the development of artificial intelligence, gathering the best representatives of the world's intelligence field. Tianjin is a gathering place for the artificial intelligence industry, and is willing to exchange and share experiences and knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence, promoting cooperation between the two sides to achieve more practical results. Wu Qiaowen stated that he will make good use of the World Intelligent Conference platform, strengthen communication, establish connections, and promote cooperation with all parties, utilize the power of intelligent technology, more efficiently utilize energy, promote the development of cutting-edge technologies such as pharmaceutical science, further improve productivity, assist industry development, and cultivate new economic growth points.
Huai Jinpeng said that the World Intelligence Conference has become a globally renowned brand for international exchange and cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. We need to assess the global trend of artificial intelligence development, continue to strengthen the construction of relevant disciplines, majors, and platform carriers, cultivate a large number of innovative and cooperative high-end talents in artificial intelligence, actively promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and education, comprehensively improve the digital literacy of teachers and students, and promote educational reform, innovation, and high-quality development.
Wang Zhigang said that the holding of the World Intelligence Conference has built a high-end platform for academic exchange, industry promotion, and international cooperation. The Ministry of Science and Technology will closely seize the new opportunities for global artificial intelligence development, increase the research and development layout of basic theories and cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence, create a number of regional highlands and basic platforms for artificial intelligence, deepen communication and cooperation with various parties in artificial intelligence technology innovation, application empowerment, ethical governance, and other aspects, and promote the sustained and healthy development of artificial intelligence.
Subsequently, the conference held a summit on innovative development. Former Chairman of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Executive Director of the China New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy Research Institute, Gong Ke, presided over the meeting. Robin Lee, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, Li Keqiang, academician of the CAE Member and chief scientist of the National Intelligent Connected Vehicle Innovation Center, Liu Liehong, chairman of China Unicom Group, Xiao Song, global executive vice president of Siemens, president and CEO of Siemens Greater and Central China, Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group, Zeng Yi, chairman of China Electronics Industry Group, Khaled Kuhn, the director of Germany Fraunhofer Electronic Nanosystem Research Institute, An Tiecheng, the director of China Automotive Technology Research Center Co., Ltd., Liu Qingfeng, the chairman of iFLYTEK, Zhou Hongyi, the founder of 360 Group, Wang Jian, the CAE Member and the founder of Alibaba Cloud, and other guests made keynote speeches.
On May 17th, Wan Gang, Chen Miner, Zhang Gong, Wang Changshong, and some guests visited the exhibition. The rich variety of intelligent products, accessible smart life scenarios, and vivid cases of artificial intelligence technology research and development and achievement transformation attract visitors to stop and watch carefully from time to time. Everyone carefully examines the latest achievements in intelligent technology innovation and digital economy development, understands the latest technologies and solutions such as 5G, intelligent voice, cloud computing, intelligent manufacturing, digital finance, and smart ports, and has in-depth discussions with exhibitors on expanding cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.
The opening ceremony was also attended by leaders of relevant central and national ministries and commissions, leaders of relevant cities, leaders of relevant international organizations and institutions, leaders of sister provinces, regions, and cities, personnel from embassies and consulates in China, renowned experts and scholars, entrepreneurs, and others.
The 7th World Intelligence Conference was co sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the State Cyberspace Administration, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Central Radio and Television Station, the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, and the Tianjin Municipal Government, and was held in Tianjin from May 18 to 21. This conference adheres to the concept of "high-end, internationalization, specialization, and marketization" and adopts the "exhibition competition+intelligent experience" four in one mode. It is committed to providing a multi-dimensional and multi scenario platform for high-end academic exchange, exhibition display, open innovation, deepening cooperation, and industry promotion worldwide. During the conference, a series of activities will be held, including project signing, parallel forums, intelligent technology exhibitions, competitions, and intelligent experiences. Nearly 500 global and domestic Fortune 500 enterprises and well-known technology enterprises will participate, striving to create an international event that gathers innovative resources, leads industrial development, and provides better intelligent experiences.