Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference Shows City as Thriving Ground for Innovators, Entrepreneurs

The Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference recently concluded at the Yuelai International Convention Center, situated on the banks of the Jialing River.

The closing ceremony of the Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference. (Photo/Visual Chongqing)

This edition of the conference emphasized internationalization, high-end specialization, and professionalism. It featured a series of activities such as forums, exhibitions, competitions, and talent attractions, providing a platform for domestic and international academicians, renowned institution leaders, corporate executives, and other talents to engage in insightful discussions, share intellectual feasts, and explore significant collaborations. Young talents also competed on the same stage, making the conference a vibrant event that garnered praise from attendees who commended Chongqing as a fertile ground for talent, brimming with potential.

The conference bore significant fruits, including unveiling a batch of Chongqing's technological breakthrough projects, the "List of Urgently Needed Talents for the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle," and the "China New Materials Industry Talent Development Report." It attracted 2,954 talents and introduced 206 projects.

The successful hosting of the conference will provide robust support for developing the new Chongqing, and the continued synergy between Chongqing and talents will create even more remarkable achievements.

Internationalization

"I chose to come to Chongqing because of its strong industrial foundation, vast market opportunities, and high level of openness."

"More and more talents are converging in Chongqing, and Chongqing will undoubtedly get better!"

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Participants and talents from various fields praised the conference continuously. Chongqing, with an open attitude, warmly welcomes talents from around the world. This conference prominently highlighted its international perspective by organizing eight international events, which accounted for half of the main activities of the conference, demonstrating a strong global orientation.

Klaus Zyciora, Vice President of Changan Automobile Company, and Stephen Evans, Deputy Dean of the European Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Director of the Institute for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, delivered keynote speeches at the opening ceremony.

The "Yucaihui" talent work digital platform was launched at the closing ceremony of the Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference. (Photo/Visual Chongqing)

During the International Software Industry Talent Development Conference, the list of members of the Chongqing Software Talent "Super Factory" operating institution and its affiliated units was released. It involves 16 consortium members, including one operating institution and 15 member units, encompassing 67 leading enterprises, academic institutions, research institutes, and training organizations. A software talent development consortium was also established, with over ten member units, including the South Korean Gyeonggi-Do Economic Science Promotion Institute Chongqing Office, the Malaysian Global Innovation & Technology Platform, Singapore's Chuan Yan Yao Technology Co., Ltd., and Chongqing Airui Data Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

The "Innovate in China" special event for world-renowned universities invited experts and scholars from Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, Stanford University, the University of London, Tsinghua University, the University of Science and Technology of China, the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and other prestigious institutions. Representatives from overseas Chinese communities, leading entrepreneurs, executives of listed companies, high-tech enterprises, and relevant venture capital fund managers gathered in Chongqing, fostering cooperation and development. The event facilitated agreements on six projects and led to the successful establishment of the "Entrepreneurship China·Chongqing Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship Center" in the Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone.

The "Xingyu Cup" International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project Competition attracted 488 projects worldwide, spanning various specialties such as information technology, new energy, new materials, biomedicine, and health, including "33618" modern manufacturing cluster systems. "We hope to use the competition to bring together talents and projects and enable talents to embrace the new Chongqing, contribute to the new Chongqing, and establish themselves in the new Chongqing," said the person in charge of the competition.

High-end Specialization

Eight high-end events were held during this conference, including the Top-notch Science and Technology Innovation Talent Exchange Chongqing Session and the Global Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Talent Fusion and Development Session.

Talent and project representatives gathered to sign agreements at the closing ceremony of the Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference.(Photo/Visual Chongqing)

The Top-notch Science and Technology Innovation Talent Exchange Chongqing Session focused on building four major scientific and technological innovation hubs in data intelligence technology, life and health, new materials, green and low-carbon, and the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system. It invited top-notch science and technology innovation talents to discuss talent exchange and cooperation in technological innovation, accelerate the establishment of a Western talent center and innovation hub, and release the high-level talent demands of employers such as Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Children's Hospital on-site.

The Global Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Talent Fusion and Development Session, attended by domestic and foreign industry experts and scholars, explored how to better construct the ecosystem of the intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry. Numerous outstanding talents, including several doctoral representatives from Tsinghua University, the University of Science and Technology of China, and Beihang University, successfully signed agreements to settle in the Western Science City of Chongqing.

At the Doctoral Offshore Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project Negotiation Meeting, high-end talents enthusiastically registered, covering nearly 40 fields such as advanced materials, future energy, metaverse, AI, and robotics. A total of 135 projects engaged in in-depth discussions with 17 entities, including Golden Phoenix Laboratory and China Railway Construction, as well as two riverbank districts (Liangjiang New

Area and High-Tech Zone) and Qianjiang District. This resulted in 19 achievement displays and 12 project roadshows, with 57 projects confirming intentions to sign contracts with 20 entities.

At the talent recruitment and promotion exhibition, companies like Masan Group offered more than ten digital technology positions, such as algorithm engineers, AI engineers, and cloud platform architects, through live broadcasts, attracting a large number of master's and higher-degree talents for job applications.

The conference also released the "China New Materials Industry Talent Development Report," summarizing the issues, countermeasures, and prospects for developing professional talents. It analyzed the talent development status in material fields in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chongqing, providing decision-making references for relevant departments in talent recruitment and cultivation.

Professionalism

"Lung cancer has a high incidence rate, and the mortality rate is also very high. Early screening for lung cancer is essential." The "Research on Non-Invasive Early Screening Technology for Lung Cancer" project leader, which won the gold award in the Global Outstanding Engineer Competition, explained that the best way to screen for lung cancer is through low-dose thin-slice CT scans. However, it requires the formation of a cancer cell cluster of a certain size to be detectable. DNA methylation is a good marker for early lung cancer screening, and their team focuses on DNA methylation research. By extracting bodily fluids through blood sampling, they conduct DNA methylation tests, which can detect cell cancer changes earlier than CT scans.

As an important part of the conference, Chongqing organized two tracks: "Challenge Competition" and "Innovation Challenge" in eight professional fields, including intelligent connected new energy vehicles, new-generation information technology, advanced materials, biomedicine, and big health.

"These participating projects are highly professional and practical, aiming to solve technical challenges, mobilize resource forces, land high-quality projects, and gather engineering talent. We aim to gather talent through competition, promote research through competition, and stimulate business through competition," said the person in charge of the competition office. So far, more than 55% of the projects in the competition have made progress in transformation, helping companies solve 201 problems, with 391 projects applying for excellent results transformation awards, involving an amount of 3.22 billion yuan.

During the conference, four new academicians' workstations were established, and these academicians' workstations will leverage their platforms, organization, and talent advantages to serve enterprise innovation and development. The "Catalog of Urgently Needed Talent for the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle" was also released, focusing on ten major industrial clusters in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, listing 1,458 urgently needed positions, including 345 positions of severe shortage, 589 positions of moderate shortage, and 524 positions of mild shortage.

Gathering talents in the new Chongqing and jointly creating a new future. A series of special events, activities, and negotiation meetings have allowed more talents to experience the attractiveness of Chongqing, and it is bound to encourage outstanding talents and projects to stay and root in Chongqing.