A grand gathering of the millennium commercial capital, exploring a new chapter on the Maritime Silk Road. On June 1, the theme forum of 2023 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo, hosted by Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, Guangdong Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, and organized by Guangzhou Council for the Promotion of International Trade, was held in Guangzhou Yuexiu International Convention Center. The in-depth promotion of the "the Belt and Road" has also broadened new space for the Greater Bay Area to enhance its international competitiveness and participate in international cooperation and competition at a higher level. The theme of this forum is "Expanding New Space for International Cooperation, Jointly Building High Quality Silk Road", adopting a "1+5+2" model, which includes one theme forum, five parallel sub forums, and two supporting activities. Domestic and foreign friends are invited to gather in Guangzhou to share new opportunities, cultivate new momentum, and jointly build new highlands. We will help enterprises seize market opportunities, investment opportunities and growth opportunities, provide an important platform for Guangdong and Guangzhou to deeply participate in the construction of the "the Belt and Road", and promote the high-quality development of Guangdong's economy. The digital economy is becoming a key force in restructuring global factor resources, reshaping global economic structure, and changing the global competitive landscape. Developing the digital economy is a strategic choice to seize the new opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. In 2023, the speed of digital economy development, the breadth of its coverage, and the depth of its impact are unprecedented. On June 1st, a grand academician forum was held at the Guangzhou Yuexiu International Conference Center, focusing on the theme of "Digital Transformation · Intelligent Governance". As a brand activity of the theme forum of the Haisi Expo, the Academician Forum - Digital Transformation and Smart Governance - sponsored by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangdong Provincial Committee, and the People's Government of Guangzhou, undertaken by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangzhou Municipal Committee, and the Guangzhou Science and Technology Innovation Association, and won the South China Newspaper Development Department of People's Daily, the Guangzhou Science and Technology Association Strong support from Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology. Lin Kaihu, a first level researcher of the Guangzhou Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Zhang Yong, a member of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology, delivered speeches at the meeting. Lin Kaihu, a municipal level investigator of CCPIT Guangzhou Council, delivered a speech. Zhang Yong, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology, delivered a speech. Li Li, an academician of the CAE Member, Luo Xiwen, an academician of the CAE Member, Du Ruxu, an academician of Canadian engineering, Zhuang Wei, a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, Sun Wei, a professor of the School of Electronics and information engineering of Sun Yat sen University, Cai Yanpeng, a professor of the Institute of Environmental ecological engineering of Guangdong University of Technology, Industry leaders from related industries participated in this grand event and conducted in-depth discussions on the innovative development of digital governance from different perspectives. Everyone is aiming for the future space, focusing on the current problems. In the forum, academicians and experts discussed how to promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, and empower the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. Exploring typical models and experiences for promoting digital transformation and development; Exploring how to promote a new space for the development of digital economy and real economy in international cooperation through the underlying core technologies of the metaverse; And explore how to accelerate the reconstruction of a new economic form of economic development and governance model by improving the digitalization, networking, and intelligence level of the economy and society. At the same time, in order to accelerate the major development of Guangzhou, Nansha, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao