The 12th Shanghai-Tianjin-Shenzhen Forum

Information

The forum, themed on innovation and “new normal”, convened 70-plus experts from Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing and Shenzhen to discuss on innovation resources, mechanism and ecology under the “new normal”.

Date: November 24 to 25, 2016

Venue: Garden Hall, 4th Floor, Grand Skylight Garden Hotel, Shenzhen

Host: CDI, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Binhai Research Institute in Tianjin

Theme: Innovation Resources, Mechanism, and Ecology under the “New Normal”

Under the economic new normal, China’s economic development is in urgent need of vitality and dynamic driven by innovation and reform. Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen have been actively adjusting to and navigating the new normal through innovation. Shanghai is comprehensively advancing the building of a scientific and technological innovation center with worldwide influence; Tianjin, as a national pilot site for innovation-driven development, continues to explore new paths; Shenzhen’s economic development model featuring quality and innovation has played a pioneering role in China. However, compared with major international innovation centers, the three cities are still faced with various problems: deficient and scattered innovation resources, lagging innovation mechanism, and lack of prospective innovation policies, just to name a few. In light of that, this Forum focuses on innovation-driven development, seeks to understand the opportunities and challenges arising from innovation and strives to promote innovation in the view of think tanks.

Program

November 24 (Thursday)

15:00-18:00 Field visit and research

20:00-21:00 Working conference by the hosts

November 25 (Friday)

09:30-10:15 Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches

Moderator: Li Luoli, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors of CDI

Panelists:

Wu Sikang, Director, Development Research Center of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government
Zhang Zhao’an, Vice President, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Huang Yalou, Director, Scientific and Technological Committee of Tianjin Binhai New Area, Party Secretary, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine

(Note: 15 mins for each speaker)

10:15-10:30 Tea Break

10:30-12:00 Session One: Reform Innovation Mechanisms

Session focus: how to stimulate innovation through institutional mechanism reform. Innovation resources can only generate economic benefits through effective mechanisms and Government-Industry-University-Research cooperation. This session will discuss how to break the institutional barriers that impede scientific and technological innovation, how to establish market-driven innovative institutional mechanisms, and how to promote the commercialization of research findings and the transfer of technological services.

Moderator: Zhang Zhao’an, Vice President, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Panelists:

Liu Zhiyong, Deputy District Mayor, People’s Government of Futian District, Shenzhen
Huang Yalou, Director, Scientific and Technological Committee of Tianjin Binhai New Area, Party Secretary, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine
Liu Zhongpu, Full-time Member, the Consultation Commission for the Shenzhen Municipal CPC Committee Ren Ting, Vice Dean, Peking University HSBC Business School
Shen Guilong, Vice President, Institute of Economics of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Jin Gang, Deputy Director, Office for Policy Research, Administration Committee of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area

(Note: 10 mins for each speaker, 20 mins for discussion)

12:00-13:30 Lunch

14:00-15:20 Session Two: Foster Innovation Ecosystem

Session focus: Innovation ecosystem includes such factors as regional culture, legal system, and supporting services. To foster an organic innovation ecosystem will facilitate the sustainable growth of innovative economy. This session will discuss how to improve innovation supporting services and better the construction of IPR-related legal system, how to build a fair market environment and best bring out the role of enterprises as innovators, how to encourage an open, inclusive, and innovative culture, and how to foster an internationalized business environment.

Moderator: Wang Liguo, former Vice President, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, Vice President, Tianjin Federation of Social Science, Chief Expert of Urban Economics, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences

Panelists:

Nan Ling, Executive Director, Academic Committee of Shenzhen Innovation and Development Institute, former Deputy Secretary General, the Shenzhen Municipal CPC Committee Li Jiaxiang, former Secretary of the CPC Committee of Tianjin Federation of Social Science, Professor, Tianjin Normal University
Tang Yunyi, Deputy Director, Office for Scientific Research at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Xiao Yaowen, Founder and Chairman, Shenzhen Xinpeng Investment, Executive Council Member, Investment Association of China
Tan Xiangjun, Director, Office for Development Research, Administration Committee of Tianjin Binhai High-tech Industrial Development Zone
Zheng Yujie, General Manager, Shenzhen Nanshan Yungu Innovation Industrial Park Management Co., Ltd

(Note: 10 mins for each speaker, 20 mins for discussion)

15:20-15:30 Tea Break

15:30-16:50 Session Three: Gather Innovation Resources

Session focus: To stimulate the innovation impetus for economic development, we should gather and integrate all innovation factors and form efficient agglomerative advantages through the innovation chain. This session will discuss how to cultivate, introduce and manage innovative and career-creating talents and stimulate the creativity in entrepreneurs, how to resolve the financing difficulties for innovative enterprise and increase the utilization rate of scientific research funds, how to foster innovation capabilities of enterprises and build high-tech industries that take root in China, and how to carry out international cooperation in science and technology by taking advantage of globalization.

Moderator: Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI

Panelists:

Li Bing, Vice President, Tianjin Institute of Advanced Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wang Yanmei, President, Shenzhen Nanshan Science and Technology Office
Jiang Ning, Vice President, Binhai Research Institute in Tianjin
Peng Feng, Associate Researcher, Institute for Law Studies at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Fu Qing, Director for Public Relations, Green Pine Capital Partners
Wang Yu, Deputy Section Chief, Section for Innovation System, Science and Technology Bureau, Administration Committee of Tianjin Bonded Area

(Note: 10 mins for each speaker, 20 mins for discussion)

16:50-17:05 Closing Remarks

Moderator: Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI

Panelists: