The 2023 Inclusion Bund Conference officially opened on September 7 at the Shanghai Huangpu World Expo Park. This three-day conference with the theme of "Technology and Creating a Sustainable Future" will host nearly 20 academicians of the two academies, Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners, and more than 500 influential technology leaders and experts from around the world. Scholars will bring about a collision of ideas in science and technology, humanities and industry.
The conference has 1 main forum, 36 opinion forums, 8,000 square meters of science and technology exhibition, 3,000 square meters of green market, and held a science and technology talent recruitment fair for the first time. In addition to on-site participation, the conference also set up the Bund Conference digital space for the first time, and interested audiences can participate in the conference "immersed" through the metaverse.
Highlight 1: A technology and industry conference with a global perspective
Academicians of the “Two Academies”, Nobel Prize or Turing Award winners, representatives of leading technology companies, experts and scholars, as well as technology entrepreneurs from emerging market countries such as Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Nigeria, focusing on artificial intelligence, large models, anti-quantum cryptography, We conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on cutting-edge digital technologies and industrial practices such as privacy computing, graph computing, security intelligence, blockchain, and Web3.0, and released the latest scientific and technological achievements at the conference.
Highlight 2: A warm humanities conference
The keyword "humanities" will also be used throughout the conference. In the context of technological development, how to help society better adapt to the digital revolution? The conference has a "sustainable development chapter" that focuses on topics such as social responsibility, risk response, ESG, technology ethics, consumer rights protection, data security and privacy protection, employment and talent development, and will host joint recruitment for 40 technology companies meeting.
Highlight 3: A conference that is close to the public and fun to visit
The science and technology exhibition and green market at the Bund Conference use an immersive, scene-based, online and offline linkage approach to create a fun and exciting science and technology innovation exhibition and green lifestyle exhibition for participants.
The science and technology exhibition is close to citizens' lives, showing the application results of science and technology in the fields of financial services, travel, government affairs, security and other fields, embodying the "Shanghai science and technology innovation sample" that can be promoted and replicated nationwide; the green market has deserts, forests, oceans, cities, etc. Nearly 30 green and sustainable brands participated in the four themed experience areas, displaying trendy green lifestyles, rich low-carbon products, and interesting public welfare and environmental protection interactions.
If technology, humanities and industry are the main themes of the Bund Conference, then "openness" is its undertone. This year, the Bund Conference has upgraded its organizational structure. Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Media Group, Rockbund Investment Group, Ant Group and other units have established the Bund Conference Organizing Committee to " "Open model" to better promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of financial technology and science and technology. At the same time, the Bund Conference also established an international academic advisory committee, and set up a high-level financial technology advisory committee and a scientific and technological talent exchange meeting for the first time to further enhance the conference's influence and public value.
On the same day, Ding Kuiling, Zhang Renhe, He Jifeng and other academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Michael I. Jordan, the "Academician of the Three Academies" of the United States, Zhu Jun, Vice President of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Tsinghua University, and Zhang Hongjiang, a foreign academician of the National Academy of Engineering , Mohamed Badi, President of American Express Global Network Services, Razan Mubarak, Chairman of the World Conservation Union, and other leading figures in the field of science and technology and sustainable development attended the opening ceremony.
Recently, the Shanghai Bund Conference, Hong Kong Fintech Week and Singapore Fintech Festival were selected as Asia's three top Fintech summits by Asia Technology Daily.