ZHUHAI, China, July 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4th China-Israel Investment Summit will be held at the Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Center from July 2nd to 3rd. This summit is guided by National Development and Reform Commission of China, Ministry of Regional Cooperation of Israel, Ministry for Social Equality of Israel, and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, hosted by International Cooperation Center of National Development and Reform Commission of China, the Consulate General of Israel in Guangzhou, and the People's Government of Zhuhai Municipality, co-organized with Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel, Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province, Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, People's Government of Shantou Municipality, Zhuhai Huafa Group and Infinity Group of Israel.
The conference will focus on the theme of "Innovation Cooperation for a Bright and Smart Future in the Guangdong - Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" and combined with Zhuhai's development direction for emerging industries, formulate a conference main forum and five industry sub-forums involving new and emerging industries of science and technology, namely Smart Manufacturing 2025, Digital Economy, Biomedicine, Intellectual Property, and Smart City. At the same time, it will conduct precise peer-to-peer invitations and dockings, hold Sino-Israeli B2B "one-on-one" docking exchanges, promote the economic and trade cooperation as well as the introduction of investment projects between China and Israel, and propel the healthy and rapid development of emerging industries in Zhuhai.
The summit invited officials like Mr. Nagev Cohen, who is the Consulate General of Israel in Guangzhou, and Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi, who is the Isreali Minister of Regional Cooperation. This deepens the exchange and cooperation between China and Israel. Other senior representatives, including Mr. Yao Yudong, former Director of the Financial Research Institute of People's Bank of China, Mr. Yu Yi, President and Managing Director of Greater China of Accenture Digital Services, Mr. Xiong Yi, IBM Global Vice President, Ms. Dong Mingzhu, Chairperson and President of Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliance Co., Ltd, Mr. Wu Guangquan, Rresident and Departmental Secretary of Party Committee of China National Aero-Technology International Holdings Limited (AVIC International), Mr. Shraga Brosh, President of the Manufacturers' Association of Israel, and Dr. Oded Shoseyov, Prof. Protein Engineering and Nano-Biotechnology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will also attend the opening ceremony and join the discussion of topics such as Sino-Isreali technology & innovation cooperation and the development of the Guangdong - Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
During the conference, Chinese and Israeli companies and institutions will hold negotiations and agreement-signings on dozens of cooperation projects, and there will be more than 2,000 B2B companies docking together. Tencent, Alibaba, IBM, IDG Capital, Accenture, ACAC, Foxconn, Beijing Automotive, and other publicly-known companies are among the participating companies, as well as elites in niche, such Hikvision, which ranks the first in video surveillance worldwide, Foxconn M Sub-group (Health Care Business Group) and others. The areas of cooperation include financial science and technology, industrial manufacturing, mobile communications and Internet, agricultural science and technology, and clean energy. The total investment involved is nearly 10 billion yuan.
As of June 27, 2,000 companies and organizations from China and Israel have registered for this summit with more than 5,000 participants, including nearly 250 representatives of Israeli government agencies and outstanding companies. Registered companies mainly cover industrial manufacturing and automation, mobile communications and Internet, clean energy, agricultural science and food technology, Internet of things, automotive technology, financial technology, industrial applications, life sciences, academic research and other fields.
