Caixin Summit: [Panel Discussion I] What’s Next for Smart Transformation?

The digital economy and traditional industries are increasingly integrated with each other, with digitization and smart upgrades transforming production and creating new models. How can we achieve major breakthroughs in core technologies and improve the overall efficiency of the innovation chain? How can we stimulate vitality in the digital economy? What new smart upgrades can various industries expect from technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and ArtificialIntelligence (AI)? How will high-end, intelligent and green manufacturing be promoted during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025)?

Panelists:

Li Yizhong, Former Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic Of China; Chairman, China Federation of Industrial Economics

Liu Shijin, Deputy Director of the Economic Affairs Committee, the CPPCC National Committee; Vice Chairman, China Development Research Foundation; Former Vice Minister, Development Research Center of State Council (DRC), China

Zhu Hengyuan, Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Tong Fuyao, Senior Vice President, Lenovo Group; President, Lenovo Enterprise Technology Group

Wei Dong, Vice President & Chief Safety Operation Officer of Baidu Intelligent Driving Group

Tang Zhenyi, Vice President, SenseTime

Moderator: Guo Qiong, Deputy Managing Editor, Caixin Media