The 2023 Bund Conference will open on September 7th in Shanghai Forum | Technology | Shanghai
On August 8th, the organizing committee of the Bund Conference announced that the world's top fintech conference, "2023 inclusion · Bund Conference," will be held at the Shanghai World Expo from September 7th to September 9th, 2023. The conference will have 1 main forum, 36 insights forums, 8000 square meter technology exhibition, and 3000 square meter green market. Visitors can enjoy a comprehensive cutting-edge technology experience by listening, browsing, and playing along the Huangpu River.
It is reported that "Technology · Creating a Sustainable Future" is the theme of this year's Bund Conference. Around this theme, the main forum of the conference will invite heavyweight guests from domestic and foreign technology and humanities to share key technological trends and industrial practice achievements under the pulse of the times. 36 insights forums will gather over 500 influential technology leaders and experts from around the world, focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as human-machine intelligence, big models, anti quantum cryptography, distributed databases, and Web3.0, focusing on topics such as technology, industry, and humanities, for in-depth discussions and exchanges.
The keyword "humanities" will also run through the entire conference. In the context of technological development, how to help society better adapt to this digital revolution, address the issues brought about by technological changes such as business efficiency and equal tolerance, privacy protection and public value, current development and sustainable future, is also the focus of the conference.
In addition to a feast of ideas, the Digital Technology Exhibition at the Bund Conference will also focus on showcasing global cutting-edge technological breakthroughs and industrial practices. At the same time, it will also provide participants with an immersive, scenario based, online and offline linkage to experience the new possibilities of cities, industries, and life under digital technology. Viewers can also enjoy a unique green technology journey while strolling and playing at the Green Market of the Bund Convention.
In September 2021, Shanghai issued the "14th Five Year Plan" for the construction of a globally influential science and technology innovation center, which clarifies that the construction of Shanghai's science and technology innovation center during the "14th Five Year Plan" period will focus on "strengthening the function of science and technology innovation policy sources and enhancing the core competitiveness of the city". The goal is to become an important source of scientific discoveries, technological inventions, industrial directions, and development concepts by 2025. The construction of Shanghai Financial Technology Center has always been an important focus in promoting the coordinated development of Shanghai International Financial Center and Science and Technology Innovation Center.
The Bund Conference is a new business card for Shanghai's financial technology innovation and an important window for observing Shanghai and global technological innovation. Three years ago, the first Bund Conference opened and announced its permanent settlement in Shanghai. Famous technology experts, top scholars, and industry leaders from around the world gather by the Huangpu River, creating a series of new technologies, services, and scenes that are vividly remembered. In September of this year, the Bund Conference met with the audience again in an open manner.
It is understood that the 2023 Bund Conference will be hosted by the Bund Conference Organizing Committee, with special support from the Shanghai Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau and the Huangpu District People's Government. The organizing committee is jointly led by multiple units, including Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Press Group, Bund Investment Group, Ant Group, etc.
