In midsummer, an international event "blooms" in Qilu. From June 19th to 21st, the 3rd MNC Leaders Qingdao Summit was held. Leaders from 186 Fortune 500 companies and 290 industry leading companies, diplomatic envoys from many countries in China, relevant international organizations and business associations, experts Representatives of scholars, responsible comrades of relevant national ministries and commissions, and relevant responsible comrades of Shandong Province attended the opening ceremony. Nearly 6,000 guests and friends from all walks of life gathered online and offline to seek common development.
The Qingdao Summit of Leaders of Multinational Corporations has been successfully held for two sessions before and achieved fruitful results. This summit will continue to focus on the theme of "Multinational Corporations and China", focusing on the reconstruction of the global industrial chain and supply chain in the post-epidemic era, the implementation of RCEP and the promotion of institutional opening, the role of multinational corporations in enhancing innovation in economic and social development, and the ecology of the Yellow River Basin. Protection and high-quality development, accelerating the promotion of comprehensive green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society, intellectual property protection and business environment optimization, etc., hold symposiums, sub-forums, summit dialogues, promotion of multinational companies, promotion of the province of honor, project signing ceremony, etc. 44 events in 14 categories.
What is particularly exciting is that "Jinan Elements" frequently shines at this international event, whether it attracts nearly 100 Fortune 500 companies, multinational companies, well-known enterprises, business associations and key enterprises in the economy to participate, Jinan city promotion and high-level exchange meeting with multinational companies in advanced manufacturing, which fully demonstrated "Jinan vitality", "Jinan charm" and "Jinan opportunity", is also a "peak dialogue on ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin" that gathers all wisdom and ideas. Or a series of high-quality projects signed by Jinan during the summit, all provide a good opportunity and create a broad space for the city and many outstanding enterprises to further deepen exchanges and cooperation, expand cooperation fields, and work together to win the future together. Strong support for accelerated development and accelerated rise.
"International event" fully empowers the construction of a strong province
Back in October 2019, the first Qingdao Summit of Multinational Company Leaders attracted more than 5,100 guests, including leaders of 115 Fortune 500 companies and 284 industry leaders.
Three years later, the Qingdao Summit of the leaders of multinational companies "blooms in Qilu" again.
This summit, based on the continuation of the framework of the previous two summits, will further deepen the communication with overseas investors, strengthen the confidence of investors, and expand new fields and new space for cooperation. The concept is more pragmatic, the thinking is clearer, and the carrier is more abundant.
Behind the event, many multinational corporations who have witnessed the rapid development of China's economy are increasingly favoring and yearning for this dynamic and dynamic investment and business hot spot. The more open, the more development. As a major coastal economic province, Shandong, which has been striving to expand its opening-up, is even more favored by foreign capital. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Shandong has established a total of 10,685 foreign-invested enterprises.
In the past five years, Shandong's open economy has grown against the trend. The total import and export volume and the utilization of foreign capital have nearly doubled. The cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade volume has exceeded 100 billion yuan. It has become more and more consensus to choose Shandong and start a business. Behind the continuous influx of foreign capital, many outstanding multinational companies and Shandong have better achieved mutual benefit and win-win results through deepening cooperation. A number of high-quality projects have been signed and completed and put into production, providing strong momentum for the further accelerated development of Qilu.
Thinking from this dimension, it is not difficult to understand why the holding of the Qingdao Summit of Leaders of Multinational Corporations is of great significance to Shandong. During the summit, activities such as symposium meetings, sub-forums, summit dialogues, promotion of multinational companies, promotion of the province of honor, project signing ceremony and other activities provided a good opportunity for Shandong and many outstanding enterprises to further strengthen communication and exchanges, and further mutual benefit for both parties. Cooperation creates a vast space.
"Ten Advantages" are eye-catching, showing the new Jinan business card in the new era
Multinational corporations are important participants in economic globalization. Through the internationalization of production, technology, services and capital, they allocate resources on a global scale, which not only realizes their own value, but also contributes to resisting trade protectionism and connecting China with the world. important contribution. Practice has proved that better development can only be achieved by embracing globalization; embracing globalization requires embracing China and the Chinese market.
What do multinational companies value most? Potential! Opportunity! And Jinan is such a city. At the Jinan City Promotion and Advanced Manufacturing Exchange Meeting with Multinational Corporations held on June 20, Jinan's promotion with the content of "Ten Advantages" was deeply concerned by leaders of multinational corporations.
The first advantage is the overlapping of strategic dividends. The major national strategies of the Yellow River, the starting area, and the Jinan area of the pilot free trade zone... The superposition and empowerment of major strategies have made Jinan stand at the forefront of the times and create new opportunities for wealth. Today's Jinan is becoming an important bearing place for multinational companies to plan their future and deepen their cultivation in China.
The second advantage is that the transportation network extends in all directions. Jinan is an important transportation hub city in China, and a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network of "road, rail, water and air" is being formed. Convenient and efficient transportation provides an unimpeded channel for the flow of factors. Today's Jinan is becoming an important distribution center for more people, logistics, information and capital flows.
The third advantage is the strength of scientific and technological innovation. Jinan is one of the first pilot cities for science and technology innovation in China, ranking 14th among the national innovative cities. The rich scientific and technological innovation resources have provided the driving force and injected new kinetic energy for the development of the majority of enterprises. Today's Jinan, the strong scientific and technological strength provides a solid support for the majority of enterprises to enhance their core competitiveness.
The fourth advantage is the strong momentum of digital empowerment. The development level of Jinan's digital economy has entered the ranks of first-tier cities in the country, with a total scale of more than 500 billion yuan. Digital empowers development and leads the future. In today's Jinan, digital transformation has provided the possibility for the fission-type development and exponential growth of the majority of enterprises.
The fifth advantage is a solid foundation for talent protection. The total number of talents in the city reached 2.478 million, including 1.37 million skilled talents and 470,000 professional and technical talents. Talents, especially young talents, are the hope and future of urban development. Today's Jinan will provide a steady stream of talents and intellectual resources for the accelerated development of enterprises.
The sixth advantage is outstanding financial services. There are more than 800 financial institutions in the city, including 41 corporate financial institutions and 12 financial companies, ranking first in sub-provincial cities. Sufficient financial resources provide abundant sources of living water for enterprise development. Today's Jinan has become a rich and fertile soil for enterprises to innovate and create wealth.
The seventh advantage is the continuous optimization of the business environment. Committed to creating a market-oriented, legalized, and international business environment, it was awarded China's "Benchmark City for International Business Environment Construction". Efficient government services and excellent development environment make more and more enterprises choose and take root in Jinan. Today's Jinan has become the first choice and investment hot spot for domestic and foreign companies to deploy in China.
The eighth advantage is the huge potential of the consumer market. The city has a population of over 10 million, of which 30% are aged 14-35. The resident population of Jinan metropolitan area is about 20 million, and the 1.5-hour high-speed rail mileage covers 410 million people. The vast hinterland space and huge consumer market are the lasting driving force for the company to become bigger and stronger. Today's Jinan has increasingly become an industrial treasure land for domestic and foreign enterprises to explore the market.
The ninth advantage is urban quality, ecological livability. Jinan's "mountain, spring, lake and river city" is integrated, with a total of 1,209 springs, 950 famous springs, and 1,086 parks over 500 square meters. In today's Jinan, "every family with spring water and every household with a tree" has become the norm, attracting friends from all walks of life to come and linger.
The tenth advantage is that the humanistic environment is thick and simple. Jinan is a national historical and cultural city and the cultural capital of East Asia. Qi Feng Lu Yun meets here, engraved with unique style, character and characteristics, and tempered the spirit of Jinan people's thick and simple, hard and soft.
Good players seek potential. The accelerated formation of the "Ten Development Advantages" has allowed more and more enterprises to mark Jinan in their development layout, choose Jinan in project investment, and recognize Jinan when deepening cooperation. This is the beautiful business card of new Jinan in the new era!
The momentum of investment promotion is strong, and Jinan elements are frequently shining
Jinan is undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching cities in this summit. During the summit, a total of 19 projects were signed in Jinan. Among them, a total of 7 projects were signed at the main venue of the province, with a total investment of about 971 million US dollars and contracted foreign capital of 278 million US dollars, involving new materials, new energy, new generation information technology and other fields. At the Jinan city promotion event, a total of 12 projects were signed, with a total investment of about 854 million US dollars and contracted foreign capital of 385 million US dollars, involving high-end equipment manufacturing, modern agriculture, new energy, quasi-finance and other fields, including 7 manufacturing projects .
In fact, since the beginning of this year, Jinan's investment promotion and opening to the outside world has always been an "arrow upward" trajectory.
On February 11, the high-end equipment industry cooperation session of "Shandong and the World's Top 500" was held in Jinan. The equipment manufacturing industry at home and abroad and guests from all walks of life focused on the high-end equipment industry connection and exchange, and held online signing of key foreign-funded cooperation projects. The Air Liquide Cryogenic Industrial Base Project has landed in Sun Village, Jinan High-tech Zone.
Investment promotion has not been dropped, and the project has been promoted continuously. Today, "meeting on the cloud" has become a new way for Jinan Investment to promote people's social interaction. "Cloud video", "cloud meeting", "cloud negotiation"... Change "face-to-face" into "screen-to-screen", with full service enthusiasm , shortening the space-time distance. Lixia, Shizhong, Tianqiao, Licheng, Changqing, Zhangqiu and other districts and counties have carried out precise promotion activities online to capture the clues of investment projects, and a batch of large-scale and high-quality projects have achieved "cloud signing".
On April 29, Mingshui Economic and Technological Development Zone hired 8 investment ambassadors; on May 6, Jinan Central Business District joined 7 companies including Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, CB Richard Ellis, Hengfeng Bank and Qilu Bank. The unit signed a contract to become a "city partner"; on May 13, at the event of the Lugang Post Salon, Wu Su, member of the Jinan CPPCC and chairman of the board of directors of Hengkuan International Group, was awarded the "Jinan Investment Ambassador"...
The data is the best evidence: From January to May, Jinan's actual use of foreign capital is expected to be 1.46 billion US dollars, an increase of 67.1% year-on-year. Among them, the actual use of foreign capital in the manufacturing industry increased by 628.2% year-on-year, accounting for 23.1%.
Provide a good opportunity for city promotion, so that Jinan can fully demonstrate the city's charm and development opportunities; a series of high-quality projects have been signed, opening a "win-win development new world" for Jinan and excellent enterprises... Look beyond this summit where big names gather to accelerate development , the accelerated rise of the "Jinan prospect" is full of expectations.
In the future, Jinan will use the power of the whole city, gather the wisdom of the whole people, and cherish the love of the whole city. With extraordinary efforts, Jinan will promote the high-quality economic development of a strong provincial capital with high-quality investment promotion, truly showing the central city of the Yellow River Basin and the core of the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration. The style of the city. (Jinan Daily reporter Wang Duanpeng)
