The World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) 2019 is slated to be held in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui province from September 20 to 23, the local government said at a recent press conference in Beijing.
With the theme of “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Creativity: Embracing the New Era of Manufacturing”, the event aims to provide a platform featuring high-quality opening-up and cooperation.
The WMC will launch 28 activities, including an exhibition, an award ceremony, forums, a round-table meeting and program promotions.
The exhibition will be staged in Hefei Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center. Covering an area of 60,000 square meters, the exhibition will feature international manufacturing, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, intelligent manufacturing, high-end manufacturing, service-oriented manufacturing, green manufacturing, digital economy, commodity trade and self-driving vehicles.
“We will invite more than 1,200 VIP guests, including some 600 overseas guests from Germany, France, Japan and the United States, “ said Zhang Jian, head of the Bureau of Commerce of Anhui Province.
The convention will also bring together 60-plus Fortune Global 500 enterprises such as Volkswagen, Continental, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Corning and Whirlpool. More than 30 overseas business associations will attend the event as well.
The WMC is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Chinese Academy of Engineering, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Global Alliance of SMEs and the Anhui Provincial People's Government.
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