JINAN, China, Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Confucian Merchants Conference 2018
(CMC), hosted by the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and the
People's Government of Shandong
Province, will be held in Jinan, China from September 28 to 30.
The themes of the
conference are "The Great Way to Confucian Entrepreneurship:
Integrity and Credibility" and "New Era, New Vision, New Energies,
New Confucian Entrepreneurs".
Throughout the event, various
activities will be held in all
the 17 cities across
Shandong.
The conference aims to apply the
guidelines of President Xi
Jinping's thoughts on Socialism
with Chinese characteristics in the
new era, the 19th National Congress of the CPC and especially the
guidelines of the important
instructions and comments delivered by President Xi Jinping during
his inspection tour of Shandong. To gain new competitive advantages
in developing Shandong's open economy, it is imperative to promote
the Confucian entrepreneurship
in the modern era, giving full play
to the role of entrepreneurs. This will help create the lively
atmosphere of encouraging respected entrepreneurs to embark on
their careers in society at large, inspiring them to practice
Confucianism -- to work for national prosperity and the benefits of
people by actively funding major
projects to replace old growth
drivers with new ones. In a word, they are expected to work as
pioneering entrepreneurs in building a moderately prosperous
society in all respects and in the course of socialist
modernization, making greater contribution to upgrading modern
Shandong open economy
comprehensively.
The general schedule will be as follows: On the afternoon of
September 28, provincial leaders will
have an informal discussion with some of the conference guests. On the evening of 28, the
Welcome Banquet will be held, followed by a Themed Performance
at the Daming Lake in Jinan.
On the morning of September 29, the
opening ceremony will take place.
On the afternoon of 29, 11 parallel forums will be held. On
September 30, guests will leave for
the 17 cities to participate in
featured theme activities. The
conference
will also feature
exhibitions on Shandong's
achievements in economic and social developments, the
planning of Shandong's major projects to replace old growth drivers with new ones
and time-honored and iconic Shandong brand products.
The conference brings together
representative entrepreneurs from both Shandong
and other provinces
who have invested in or cooperated
with Shandong province, and influential representatives
from the business sector, as well
as academic and research institutions who have studied or
worked in the province and made major contributions to its economic
and social developments. Roughly
1,000 guests will be invited, of
whom 30% are from within the province, 40% from other
provinces in China and the
other 30% overseas.
Major Highlights
The conference aims firstly to
highlight the unique characteristics of Shandong province, which, as the cradle of
Confucian culture, embodies long-standing traditional Chinese culture and modern entrepreneurship,
and is creating a new unique modern version of Confucian
entrepreneurship. The conference
will further explore the rich content and typical characteristics
of Confucian entrepreneurship, and call on outstanding
entrepreneurs and important people from home and abroad to gather
in Shandong. Adhering to the
Confucian maxims of "serving a just cause for the common good to
achieve harmony and unity", with concerted efforts Shandong will promote the development of the
province to new levels.
Secondly, the conference aims to
build a platform to promote business
prosperity in Shandong
province. By hosting the conference, the CPC Shandong Provincial
Committee and the People's Government of Shandong Province intend to promote the Confucian entrepreneurship
in the modern era, building
cooperation mechanisms and platforms, expanding contacts, and
creating an environment in which this new business philosophy
will flourish. With Confucian
entrepreneurship as a matchmaker, the meeting provides a venue for
making friends from all walks of life, seizing business
opportunities, and attracting and developing the talent, technology
and capital necessary for innovation and entrepreneurship, as well
as inspiring enthusiasm for promoting investment and attracting
talent and know how across the whole province. Thus, the conference represents not only a grand
reunion for Shandong Confucian entrepreneurs from home and abroad
to come back to their native soil, to revive memories, and to
contribute to its development, but
also a grand gathering of Confucian entrepreneurs from all over the
world. The conference will bring together learned, honest, and
ambitious Confucian entrepreneurs to Jinan, in the sincere hope that many will
gather in Shandong, be adopted by
Shandong, and contribute to
Shandong.
Thirdly, the conference aims to
promote the accumulation of
high-level resources. At its 11 industry forums, including
new-generation information technology, high-end equipment, new
energy, new materials, modern marine-time industry, medical care
and elderly care, advanced chemical
engineering, modern efficient agriculture, cultural innovation,
fine tourism, contemporary financing services and so on, the
conference will promote interchange
between talents from various fields, cutting-edge discussion of
development trends and investment opportunities in relevant fields,
and the provision of suggestions regarding Shandong's critical projects to restart
economic momentum, industrial transformation and modernization, and
investment promotion. Focusing on the "Top Ten" industries in the
province, Shandong is dedicated to
the optimization, improvement and growth of this industry grouping.
Shandong will also further
integrate chains of industry, capital, talent and innovation, and
systematically introduce the major projects, policies and talent
needed for high-quality development in Shandong, thus demonstrating the new
opportunities, new momentum and new prospects available for
development in Shandong.
Fourthly, the conference aims to
be meticulous and refined. Striving to comprehend the individual
needs of each guest, the organizer of CMC will deliver attentive
services during the entire
conference process, creating opportunities for people from all walks of life to realize their ambitions. To capitalize
upon the opportunity, all 17 cities have planned various featured
exchange events, which are designed
to deliver "accurate introduction and better service". CMC
encourages guests, particularly those who can visit their
hometowns, to do so, meet friends and relatives, and establish
regular contact. Via uniting people through nostalgia, friendship,
affection and heartfelt sentiment, the organizer of CMC wishes to
promote a sense of recognition and belonging, and thus see an
increased return of talent, projects, capital and headquarters to
the province.
The fifth aim of the conference
is to be long-lasting. Shandong plans to repeat the conference every two years, and has
set up a permanent secretariat position. When the conference is not in session, under the
leadership of the Secretariat, heads of provincial government
departments and eminent industrialists will be responsible for
organizing groups for regular exchanges, covering fields such as
industry and commerce, science and technology, education, culture
and tourism, health, finance, overseas associations and the
overseas Chinese community, and the new generation and young
entrepreneurs. CMC plans to attract more Shandong merchants to come home to start
businesses, and will draw more Confucian entrepreneurs into
participation in Shandong's lively
reform and development, and thus to strongly underpin this new
perspective on the construction of a powerful modern province
in the new era.
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