On October 18th, 2024, the Nansha Global Investment and Talent Introduction Conference was held at the Nansha International Financial Forum Conference Center. The conference attracted over 1400 academicians, experts, business elites, and industry leaders from around the world. Participating companies and institutions included 35 Fortune 500 companies, 42 foreign-funded enterprises, 16 foreign business associations, and 15 Hong Kong and Macao business associations, gathering in Nansha to share new development opportunities and seek a new chapter of cooperation. Each town and street has played a key role in promoting economic growth and attracting investment in the Nansha region. At the event site, Nansha specially set up a town street exhibition area to showcase ten town street development characteristics, carrier spaces, industrial foundations and other investment resources, as well as numerous products and achievements representing local industrial development characteristics. Liu Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Nansha District Committee, stated that this is a two-way trip between Nansha and entrepreneurs and scientists, as well as a two-way trip between technology and industry. It reflects Nansha's firm determination to implement the innovation driven development strategy and cultivate and develop new quality productive forces. Leading enterprises are showcasing cutting-edge technologies, with 116 projects expected to have an output value of 253.5 billion yuan for industrial development, which is the core of the comprehensive development of Nansha. At present, Nansha has initially formed a "2+5+2" advanced manufacturing system, with an output value of nearly 200 billion yuan in the automotive industry and over 60 billion yuan in the equipment manufacturing industry. The added value of strategic emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and integrated circuits, biomedicine, new energy storage, and commercial aerospace accounts for 36.8% of GDP. The entire third-generation semiconductor industry chain has taken shape, with more than 400 biopharmaceutical enterprises landing, 5 unicorn enterprises gathering, 18 future unicorn enterprises gathering, accelerating the layout of future industries such as combustible ice and quantum technology, and striving to open up more new industrial tracks. In January of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Nansha Opinions", supporting the relaxation of market access restrictions for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Focusing on the field of biomedicine, Nansha signed contracts with a group of cutting-edge enterprises at the conference to jointly carry out cell and gene therapy project cooperation, adding a strong engine to the vigorous development of the regional biopharmaceutical industry. State owned property companies have reduced their average rent by 15%, and for the first time, they have released an investment industry map guided by enterprise demand. Nansha covers an area of 803 square kilometers, with a development intensity of only 25% and nearly 100 square kilometers of blank space, giving Nansha significant spatial advantages. At present, the construction of the three pilot zones of Qingsheng Hub, Nansha Hub, and Nansha Bay is taking shape. The central urban area of Nansha has already built a 2.6 million square meter headquarters office building carrier, which is ready for use. Next, Nansha will also launch a large number of industrial land resources, which can supply 9000 acres of land within 3 months and 15000 acres of land within 6 months. At the same time, Nansha will rely on key areas such as Wanqingsha South to create a demonstration zone for the integration of industrial development in the Greater Bay Area, actively linking with cities in the Greater Bay Area such as Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and attracting more enterprises to bring capital and projects to Nansha. In order to enable enterprises and talents to better understand the investment and development choices of Nansha, Nansha has launched a dual effort of "industrial park+industrial area" from the demand side at this conference. For the first time, it has released an investment industry map and concentrated on 20 distinctive industrial parks, including 15 advanced manufacturing ones, promoting the development of industrial chains and creating a cutting-edge battlefield for new quality productivity. It has received widespread attention and recognition from domestic and foreign merchants and talents present at the conference. At present, Nansha has formed an optimized layout of "1+3+6+9" industrial parks. 1 "refers to the central urban area, including the Jiaomen River central area and the Mingzhu Bay starting area, two industrial zones; '3' refers to the three pilot zones of the Nansha Plan, including the Qingsheng Hub Block, the Nansha Bay Block, and the Nansha Hub Block; 6 "is a key industrial zone recently developed and constructed, including Huangge International Automobile Industry Park, Dagang Suigang Intelligent Manufacturing Base, Nansha District Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Nansha Cooperative Industrial Park, etc; "9" refers to the developed and mature industrial zones or the key industrial zones in the medium and long term, including Xiaohu Island Chemical Park, Biovalley, the Pearl River Innovation Valley, Wanqingsha Marine Science and Technology Industrial Park, Digital Valley, etc. At the meeting, it was revealed that there are 43 state-owned enterprise business office industrial parks, bonded warehouses and other carrier properties in Nansha District, which have reduced the overall rental level by more than 15%. The magnitude of the rental reduction is ahead of schedule, and the maximum lease term has been extended to 12 years. Real money and silver can reduce the burden and provide excellent services for enterprises and talents to invest and develop. Concentrate on hiring technology and industry consultants to provide hope, direction, and benefits for talents. Nansha is the only "International Talent Special Zone" in Guangdong Province. Last month, Nansha launched the "Tunan Dream Building" action plan, providing up to 120000 yuan and 1 million yuan in funding for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral graduates and innovation and entrepreneurship projects respectively. It has also reserved over 6000 government talent housing units and is becoming a dream destination for young talents. In the field of facilitating the entry, exit and residence of foreign talents, foreign tourist groups can enjoy 15 days visa free when entering Nansha by cruise, and foreigners can enjoy 144 hours visa free when crossing the border. At this conference, many experts and scholars, including Guo Renzhong, academician of the CAE Member, president of the Guangdong Academicians Association, including academicians of the CAS Member, CAE Member, and university presidents, were invited to serve as consultants for the scientific and technological development of Nansha Science City. 17 people including Long Guowen, Executive Chairman of Guangdong Manufacturing Association, have been appointed as industrial development consultants for Nansha District. They will use their profound professional knowledge and forward-looking strategic vision to assist Nansha in driving industrial development and upgrading through innovation. The practical experience of modern urbanization development shows that latecomers with certain conditions are extremely important advantages, because latecomers can better concentrate resources, accurately exert force, layout the future, and form acceleration. I personally have great confidence in Nansha and believe that Nansha represents the future development of the bay area In the opinion of Academician Guo Renzhong, Nansha is located in the geometric center of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and its development conditions are quite favorable. The opening of the Shenzhen China Channel has enabled Nansha to enjoy both sides of the the Pearl River in the Greater Bay Area, and its regional advantages have been further highlighted. It can be said that the time, place and people are in harmony. At present, the talent policy in Nansha is accelerating its integration with the international community, with the goal of enabling all types of talents to stay, stay, and stay for a long time, and becoming a solid international talent port. Liu Wei said, "To put it bluntly, we are trying our best to find suitable development opportunities for all enterprise projects and talent teams in Nansha, where there is hope, direction, and sweetness. Open collaboration will bear fruit again, and expanding the circle of friends through further opening up is the biggest reform. Nansha, which holds high the banner of open development, achieved multiple achievements in open cooperation at this conference, and signed contracts for joint construction between multiple regions and schools. The Nansha Development Zone Management Committee and the Songshan Lake High tech Zone Management Committee have reached a cooperation agreement to jointly promote the construction of a comprehensive national science center in the Greater Bay Area and create a science and technology innovation highland with international influence. Benchmarking against world-class scientific centers, Nansha will promote resource integration with Songshan Lake, complement each other's advantages, promote the free flow and efficient allocation of high-quality innovative resource elements, and form a collaborative and orderly regional coordinated development pattern. In addition to regional cooperation, school local cooperation was also deepened at the meeting. To promote the deep integration of scientific research achievements in universities and local industrial development, Nansha has also partnered with Guangdong University of Technology to establish a modern industrial innovation research institute. In the future, the research institute will focus on high-performance and low-cost titanium alloy preparation, biomedical materials, and new energy storage technologies for lithium liquid composite batteries to continue promoting the transfer and transformation of achievements. In addition, Nansha also joined hands with a group of influential business associations at the conference to jointly launch the construction of the Greater Bay Area Industrial Development Integration Demonstration Zone. The signed business associations include the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Macau Federation of Industry and Commerce, and other domestic and foreign business associations, making this conference more focused on the Bay Area, collaborating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world. (New Society)