China Business Roundtable:Accelerating Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2017

1-2Nov 2017
Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

Overview

Over the past 250 years, three industrial revolutions have dramatically transformed how industries function and create value for society. As we face the advent of the Forth Industrial Revolution (4IR), new business models and ground-breaking technologies are not only disrupting the way we design, produce and consume products and services, but also the way we perceive, behave and define humanities and social structures. In this context, China has become one of the leaders in this new era through massive R&D, high-quality international patents filing and agile ecosystems to rapidly incubate affordable technology solutions. Millions of innovating start-ups have emerged since 2010 and many are bringing best practices on cloud computing, genetic engineering, new material and artificial intelligence to a global standard. Join the China Business Roundtable 2017 in Shenzhen ? fusion hub of advanced manufacturing, start-ups and tech trailblazers ? to explore China?s vision and solutions to accelerate the country?s transformative potential for strategic industries in the region, its reform trajectory and opportunities for collaboration between the public and private sectors.

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