On November 6, the 2021 Shanghai City Promotion Conference was held during the 4th China International Import Expo. The conference sent a warm invitation to the world to unswervingly expand opening up and welcome global enterprises and talents to develop in Shanghai.
When interviewed by The Paper, several senior executives of foreign companies who attended the conference expressed their high praise for the CIIE and Shanghai. In their view, companies starting from Shanghai can better go to the world.
Qualcomm: Shanghai has huge opportunities for enterprise development
As a global leader in mobile communication technology and integrated circuit design and development, Qualcomm, an American communication technology company, has participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years.
Guo Tao, vice president of Qualcomm China, said that Qualcomm will bring its world-leading scientific and technological achievements and application practices to the Expo every year. , AI, XR, Internet of Vehicles, Internet of Things and other leading technologies and application practices in various vertical fields.
Qualcomm attaches great importance to the opportunities in Shanghai, which is closely related to science and technology innovation.
Guo Tao said that Shanghai has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, and Qualcomm itself has taken Shanghai as its R&D technical support center in its layout in China. Qualcomm’s company based in Zhangjiang, Pudong has more than 2,000 employees, accounting for half of its Chinese employees, of which R&D personnel account for the vast majority.
Traditionally, Qualcomm’s areas of expertise include mobile communications technology, and partners include mobile smartphones. Guo Tao said that now Qualcomm is also expanding in the fields of intelligent connected cars, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and other fields, and these fields have a wide range of application scenarios in Shanghai.
“In addition, I also want to emphasize a win-win cooperation.” Guo Tao said that Qualcomm focuses on chip research and development and patented technology, but does not have terminal products, and partners from China are very important. Shanghai’s semiconductor status is very important, and the cooperation between Qualcomm and companies in Shanghai is very pleasant.
“So, Shanghai has huge opportunities for companies like Qualcomm.” Guo Tao concluded.
AstraZeneca: Opening of Global R&D China Center in Shanghai
Like Qualcomm, AstraZeneca has also participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years. AstraZeneca has its China headquarters in Shanghai and regional headquarters in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Chengdu.
AstraZeneca Global Executive Vice President, President of International Business and China Wang Lei told reporters that at the first CIIE, AstraZeneca mainly displayed its imported products, and at the second and third CIIE, it began to Display its partners’ products. Overall solution. And through the third CIIE, AstraZeneca also signed strategic cooperation agreements and investment agreements with many provinces and cities in China.
The fourth CIIE in 2021 will be a year for AstraZeneca to showcase its achievements. “On our booth, we could hardly see AstraZeneca’s products, which are the overall solutions created by AstraZeneca and its partners, and provide opportunities for biomedical investment promotion in various provinces and cities in China,” said Wang Lei.
In Wang Lei’s view, the CIIE has provided a valuable platform for AstraZeneca, allowing AstraZeneca to closely integrate with the pharmaceutical industry in various domestic provinces and cities, and integrate with the ecological partner circle in the industry. Therefore, from the beginning of each year, AstraZeneca has started to prepare for this year’s CIIE.
For AstraZeneca’s development in China and the world, Shanghai is very important. Wang Lei said that shortly before the opening of the 4th China International Import Expo, AstraZeneca’s Global R&D China Center in Jing’an District, Shanghai was officially opened in October 2021, and five to six hundred scientists have settled in. In the next five years, it is expected to gather together Thousands of scientists around the world.
Wang Lei believes that Shanghai’s advantages are unparalleled. It has industrial agglomeration, a good innovation ecology, and a continuously optimized business environment. It is AstraZeneca’s scientific research, talent and investment center. Relying on the regional advantages of Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta, its Global R&D China Center will actively establish partnerships with more players in the R&D field.
Louis Dreyfus: Shanghai uses policies to solve practical problems of enterprises
Participating in the 4th China International Import Expo in 2021 will be of special significance to Louis Dreyfus, a French agri-food company.
This year is the fourth consecutive year that Louis Dreyfus has participated in the CIIE, and it is also the year of the group’s 170th anniversary celebration. Chen Jiayuan, President of Louis Dreyfus Asia Pacific, said that they have set up a virtual museum on the booth of the 4th CIIE, which not only displays the rich historical heritage of Louis Dreyfus, but also uses the platform of the CIIE to swear to continue to move forward and develop. confidence.
Chen Jiayuan said that Louis Dreyfus continued to expand the scale of its booth to display a wide range of products involving various business fields, including grain and oilseeds, juices, coffee, etc. The 2021 booth will also feature an interactive experience that showcases LDC’s transparent and traceable supply chain. For example, viewers can experience how a bottle of orange juice travels from a Brazilian orchard to a Chinese consumer’s table.
“For us, the CIIE is not only a portrayal of China’s increasingly open pattern, but also a booster for enterprise development and a launch platform for product innovation,” he said.
Benefiting from the high-quality business environment in Shanghai, Louis Dreyfus will establish a regional headquarters in Shanghai in 2021. Chen Jiayuan said that Shanghai’s talent highland and industrial clusters have obvious advantages. What attracts him most is that Shanghai has a high level of service enterprises and is good at solving practical problems in enterprise development with innovative methods.
He mentioned that in the past year, the Pudong New Area, where LDC is located, has used the convenience brought by the pilot free trade zone policy to help LDC solve some practical problems such as offshore trade, and effectively help enterprises to obtain better develop.
“In short, Shanghai is a city that is very friendly to enterprises in all aspects.” Chen Jiayuan said.
On November 6, the 2021 Shanghai City Promotion Conference was held during the 4th China International Import Expo. The conference sent a warm invitation to the world to unswervingly expand opening up and welcome global enterprises and talents to develop in Shanghai.
When interviewed by The Paper, several senior executives of foreign companies who attended the conference expressed their high praise for the CIIE and Shanghai. In their view, companies starting from Shanghai can better go to the world.
Qualcomm: Shanghai has huge opportunities for enterprise development
As a global leader in mobile communication technology and integrated circuit design and development, Qualcomm, an American communication technology company, has participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years.
Guo Tao, vice president of Qualcomm China, said that Qualcomm will bring its world-leading scientific and technological achievements and application practices to the Expo every year. , AI, XR, Internet of Vehicles, Internet of Things and other leading technologies and application practices in various vertical fields.
Qualcomm attaches great importance to the opportunities in Shanghai, which is closely related to science and technology innovation.
Guo Tao said that Shanghai has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, and Qualcomm itself has taken Shanghai as its R&D technical support center in its layout in China. Qualcomm’s company based in Zhangjiang, Pudong has more than 2,000 employees, accounting for half of its Chinese employees, of which R&D personnel account for the vast majority.
Traditionally, Qualcomm’s areas of expertise include mobile communications technology, and partners include mobile smartphones. Guo Tao said that now Qualcomm is also expanding in the fields of intelligent connected cars, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and other fields, and these fields have a wide range of application scenarios in Shanghai.
“In addition, I also want to emphasize a win-win cooperation.” Guo Tao said that Qualcomm focuses on chip research and development and patented technology, but does not have terminal products, and partners from China are very important. Shanghai’s semiconductor status is very important, and the cooperation between Qualcomm and companies in Shanghai is very pleasant.
“So, Shanghai has huge opportunities for companies like Qualcomm.” Guo Tao concluded.
AstraZeneca: Opening of Global R&D China Center in Shanghai
Like Qualcomm, AstraZeneca has also participated in the CIIE for four consecutive years. AstraZeneca has its China headquarters in Shanghai and regional headquarters in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Chengdu.
AstraZeneca Global Executive Vice President, President of International Business and China Wang Lei told reporters that at the first CIIE, AstraZeneca mainly displayed its imported products, and at the second and third CIIE, it began to Display its partners’ products. Overall solution. And through the third CIIE, AstraZeneca also signed strategic cooperation agreements and investment agreements with many provinces and cities in China.
The fourth CIIE in 2021 will be a year for AstraZeneca to showcase its achievements. “On our booth, we could hardly see AstraZeneca’s products, which are the overall solutions created by AstraZeneca and its partners, and provide opportunities for biomedical investment promotion in various provinces and cities in China,” said Wang Lei.
In Wang Lei’s view, the CIIE has provided a valuable platform for AstraZeneca, allowing AstraZeneca to closely integrate with the pharmaceutical industry in various domestic provinces and cities, and integrate with the ecological partner circle in the industry. Therefore, from the beginning of each year, AstraZeneca has started to prepare for this year’s CIIE.
For AstraZeneca’s development in China and the world, Shanghai is very important. Wang Lei said that shortly before the opening of the 4th China International Import Expo, AstraZeneca’s Global R&D China Center in Jing’an District, Shanghai was officially opened in October 2021, and five to six hundred scientists have settled in. In the next five years, it is expected to gather together Thousands of scientists around the world.
Wang Lei believes that Shanghai’s advantages are unparalleled. It has industrial agglomeration, a good innovation ecology, and a continuously optimized business environment. It is AstraZeneca’s scientific research, talent and investment center. Relying on the regional advantages of Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta, its Global R&D China Center will actively establish partnerships with more players in the R&D field.
Louis Dreyfus: Shanghai uses policies to solve practical problems of enterprises
Participating in the 4th China International Import Expo in 2021 will be of special significance to Louis Dreyfus, a French agri-food company.
This year is the fourth consecutive year that Louis Dreyfus has participated in the CIIE, and it is also the year of the group’s 170th anniversary celebration. Chen Jiayuan, President of Louis Dreyfus Asia Pacific, said that they have set up a virtual museum on the booth of the 4th CIIE, which not only displays the rich historical heritage of Louis Dreyfus, but also uses the platform of the CIIE to swear to continue to move forward and develop. confidence.
Chen Jiayuan said that Louis Dreyfus continued to expand the scale of its booth to display a wide range of products involving various business fields, including grain and oilseeds, juices, coffee, etc. The 2021 booth will also feature an interactive experience that showcases LDC’s transparent and traceable supply chain. For example, viewers can experience how a bottle of orange juice travels from a Brazilian orchard to a Chinese consumer’s table.
“For us, the CIIE is not only a portrayal of China’s increasingly open pattern, but also a booster for enterprise development and a launch platform for product innovation,” he said.
Benefiting from the high-quality business environment in Shanghai, Louis Dreyfus will establish a regional headquarters in Shanghai in 2021. Chen Jiayuan said that Shanghai’s talent highland and industrial clusters have obvious advantages. What attracts him most is that Shanghai has a high level of service enterprises and is good at solving practical problems in enterprise development with innovative methods.
He mentioned that in the past year, the Pudong New Area, where LDC is located, has used the convenience brought by the pilot free trade zone policy to help LDC solve some practical problems such as offshore trade, and effectively help enterprises to obtain better develop.
“In short, Shanghai is a city that is very friendly to enterprises in all aspects.” Chen Jiayuan said.
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