On May 21st, the opening ceremony of the 2023 Greater Bay Area Science Forum was held in Guangzhou. Artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge scientific hotspots will further promote global scientific and technological innovation exchange, mutual learning, and win-win cooperation, and contribute to the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Huang Kunming, Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Liang Zhenying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Wan Gang, Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, attended the opening ceremony. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, and the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, He Yicheng, delivered video speeches. Also present at the opening ceremony were Huang Xiaowei, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the All China Women's Federation, Wang Weizhong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Governor of Guangdong Province, Bai Chunli, Chairman of the "the Belt and Road" International Association of Scientific Organizations and academician of the CAS Member, Chairman of the CPPCC Guangdong Provincial Committee, Lin Keqing, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC, Ding Zhaozhong, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Michael Levitt, a professor at Stanford University, Daniel Koman, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Alessandro Annoni, president of the The International Society for Digital Earth, etc. The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is a gathering place for high-end talents both domestically and internationally. The integration of various cities in the Greater Bay Area in the fields of science and technological innovation will unleash enormous potential for cooperation that is unparalleled in other urban agglomerations. By utilizing Hong Kong's international financial services, international trade services, and international intellectual property protection and trading services, the scientific and technological innovation in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area will be greatly enhanced. The insightful insights of all guests at the Greater Bay Area Science Forum will bring new inspiration to the cooperation and development of scientific and technological innovation in the Greater Bay Area and the world, and make important contributions to jointly climbing the scientific peak in the Bay Area. Wan Gang stated that since its establishment, the Greater Bay Area Science Forum has been committed to building a collaborative and shared platform based on the Bay Area, collaborating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world. Looking forward to the future, we look forward to the Greater Bay Area Science Forum better focusing on the forefront of world technology and common issues, continuously gathering new consensus on cooperation, creating new mechanisms for cooperation, and jointly creating new visions for the future. The China Association for Science and Technology will focus on leveraging its organizational and talent advantages, actively supporting the Greater Bay Area Science Forum to play a greater role in gathering talents, technological innovation, scientific popularization, strategic consultation, and other aspects, helping Chinese scientists better integrate into the global innovation network, and more widely gather international scientific and technological forces to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Li Jiachao stated that innovative technology is an important support for driving high-quality development of society and economy. The SAR government is fully aligned with the national development strategy and has included promoting innovation and technology development as a key policy focus. The cities in the Greater Bay Area have different advantages and can strengthen the collaborative innovation and development of industry, academia, and research. Guangdong Province's high-end manufacturing industry is thriving, contributing to technological research and development