What are the new highlights of this year's fair compared to the first?
Highlight 1 Exhibitors: more than 250 Fortune 500 and industry leading enterprises
The exhibitors of this year's Fair amounted to more than 3,000, including more than 250 Fortune 500 and industry leading enterprises. The average exhibition area per enterprise has expanded from 74 square meters in the first session to nearly 90 square meters.
LVMH, Shiseido, Bombardier, Eli Lilly and a number of other well-known multinational enterprises have become the "new face" of the Fair. In the first session of the fair reached 841 million U.S. dollars in cooperation intention of radiotherapy equipment enterprises Varian, as early as last year to sign up for the second session of the fair. "The results achieved at the meeting are encouraging, and we are now ready to register for the third Fair." Zhang Xiao, president of Varian Medical Greater China, said.
Sun Chenghai, deputy director of the China International Import and Exposition Bureau (CIIEB), said, "The vast majority of the world's top 500 companies and industry leaders that participated in the first edition of the Fair are actively participating in the second. More than half of them have expanded their exhibition area."
The U.S. companies at this year's Fair performed enthusiastically, with the number of exhibitors reaching 192, an increase of 18 percent compared with last year; the exhibition area reached 47,500 square meters, a significant increase compared with last year, topping the list of all participating countries. "It can be seen that the Chinese market for domestic and foreign enterprises, including U.S. companies, have a huge attraction." Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce, said.
Highlight two exhibits: more and more of the latest technology and products are making their "global debut"
Kia Motors of South Korea will hold the global debut of an electric concept model, and French luxury giant LVMH will hold the "global debut" of a number of its new products. "...... China's first-ever fair is creating a big stage for global companies to unveil their latest technologies and products.
Compared with the first edition, the second edition of the fair has a larger exhibition scale. The corporate exhibition is set up in seven zones, including science and technology life, automobiles, equipment, medical equipment and medicine and health care, quality life, services and trade, and food and agricultural products, and the exhibition area has increased to 330,000 square meters from 270,000 square meters in the past.
Sun Chenghai said the new products and technologies debuting at the second edition of the fair are expected to exceed those of the first. For example, the latest products such as magic range hoods and mass-produced folding-screen cell phones will delight visitors in the Technology and Life Zone. Cancer-fighting products and rehabilitation devices in the Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Zone are prominent highlights, including the world's thinnest insulin injection needles, surgical robots, light-sensitive color-changing contact lenses and a number of other new technologies and products.
In addition to the business exhibitions, the second edition of the fair will also feature a variety of national exhibitions. 24 of the 64 participating countries will be making their debut at the fair. Each country will make full use of traditional and high-tech means to show their goods and services trade, investment and tourism, humanities and science and technology, during which performances with national characteristics will also be held.
The China Pavilion at the Expo is themed on the 70th anniversary of the founding of China, with exhibits ranging from innovations such as large airplanes and China's eye in the sky to daily life exhibits such as walking streets and smart homes. The exhibition is also rich in interactive experiences, such as simulated driving a large domestic aircraft to fly into the blue sky, maneuvering the "Deep Sea Warrior" submersible into the seabed, and so on.
Highlight three transactions: "buyer group" is expected to be more than 500,000 people
The first Fair intentional turnover of 57.83 billion U.S. dollars, from the preliminary mapping situation, most of the trading groups to complete the contract rate of more than 90%. A large number of advantageous specialty products from outside China have entered the Chinese market, meeting the needs of domestic consumption upgrade.
With good fulfillment in front of them, domestic and foreign buyers and professional visitors to the second edition of the Fair are expected to exceed 500,000 people. Many buyers are already gearing up for precision purchasing.
It's not only Chinese buyers who are making their moves at the fair, the number of overseas buyers is also growing rapidly. More than 7,000 overseas professional visitors have registered for the second edition of the Fair, fully demonstrating the international influence of the Fair's "Buy Global, Sell Global" concept.
The Fair is more than just a "buy-buy-buy" event. With trade leading to investment and trade promoting cooperation, the spillover effect of the Fair is constantly emerging. During the first session of the Fair, the Swedish enterprise Medical Technology has harvested dozens of single-intention procurement contracts, and many medical devices have been put into use in domestic hospitals. The good market response, prompted the medical science and technology in Shanghai Lujiazui registered the establishment of medical science and technology (China) Investment Co.
Highlight four exchanges: Hongqiao International Economic Forum *** business world economy major frontier hotspots
The Fair is not a general exhibition, but a collection of exhibitions, transactions, forums, humanities, diplomacy and other activities.
The Hongqiao International Economic Forum (HIEF) aims to build a high-end dialog platform for the international political, business and academic communities to ****talk about the major frontiers and hotspots of the world economy. The theme of the 2nd Hongqiao International Economic Forum is "Openness, Innovation, Cooperation***Win", which consists of the main forum at the opening ceremony and five sub-forums, the topics of which are "Openness, Rules and Business Environment", "Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Development", "Business Environment", "Business Environment" and "Business Environment". Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Development", "WTO Reform and Free Trade Agreements", "Digitalization and E-Commerce Innovation and Development", "70 Years of China's Development and the Destiny of Humanity***". Commonwealth".
More than 4,000 representatives of politics, business, academia and international organizations from various countries and regions are expected to participate in the conference and offer advice and suggestions to revitalize the world economy.
Highlight five services: 49 platforms docked at the fair
A Type B bonded logistics center with a total floor area of 51,000 square meters has been completed in the Hongqiao Business District, where the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), the venue for the fair, is located.
The B-type bonded logistics center is an important part of the Hongqiao Imported Commodities Exhibition and Trade Center. As an innovative project under the supervision of the Customs, the Hongqiao Imported Commodities Exhibition and Trade Center has gathered more than 500 brands of imported new products and famous products from more than 60 countries and regions around the world; using the business model of "front store and back warehouse", the trade center has helped high-quality commodities from all over the world to enter the Chinese market at a faster speed and a more favorable price.
There are many similar trading service platforms in Shanghai that help turn exhibits into commodities. The Greenland Global Commodities Trade Port, a block away from the National Convention and Exhibition Center, has attracted more than 50,000 overseas commodities from 50 countries and regions, including 2,000 of the same items from the first and second fairs.
On the eve of the Fair, Shanghai once again authorized 18 enterprises to become "6 days + 365 days" trading service platforms for the Fair, bringing the total number of trading service platforms to 49.