On 19 September 2023, the 2023 China–Europe Entrepreneurs Qingdao Forum, themed "New Era, New Links, New Journey: China and Europe Working Together for Economic Recovery and Prosperity", opened at the Qingdao International Convention Center. WeCarbon founders Ms. Remoca Shi and Mr. Eric Ma attended at the invitation of the organisers.
Figure 1: The 2023 China–Europe Entrepreneurs Qingdao Forum
The forum was hosted by the Qingdao Municipal People's Government and the Sino-International Entrepreneurs Federation (SIEF). Long Yongtu, former Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Co-Chair of SIEF, and Lu Zhiyuan, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and Party Secretary of Qingdao, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Wang Bo, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Qingdao, chaired the opening ceremony.
Figure 2: Long Yongtu, former Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Co-Chair of SIEF, delivers a speech
Since moving to Qingdao in 2019, the China–Europe Entrepreneurs Qingdao Forum has been held five times and has served as a bridge for cooperation between Qingdao and Europe. Heads of well-known companies and business associations, including Siemens, Airbus, Volkswagen, Sodexo, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China and the Macau European Chamber of Commerce, joined officials from relevant Qingdao municipal departments, leaders of the city's districts, county-level cities and functional zones, heads of municipal enterprises, representatives of foreign-invested companies in Qingdao and members of the media, bringing the total to more than 300 Chinese and international guests.
Figure 3: The dialogue session "Digital Sustainability: Innovation and Responsibility Shaping the Future"
The forum also included a dedicated "2023 Sino-International Young Entrepreneurs Sub-Forum", giving young entrepreneurs a platform to learn from one another and share experience in innovation and entrepreneurship. Through keynote speeches, roundtable dialogues and pitches by young innovators, the sub-forum explored how young people in China and abroad can strengthen regional economic cooperation. Participants included representatives of Hisense Visual Technology, Hengsong Capital, Russell Reynolds Associates, Accenture, Easy Transfer and other companies.
As a signatory service provider of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and a company on the carbon neutrality service whitelist of Chinese ministries, WeCarbon uses advanced technology to enable low-carbon pathways and, drawing on experience from China and abroad, offers companies sustainability and ESG transition solutions driven by sustainable business value, helping them gain an early advantage in China's ESG transition. WeCarbon will work with its Chinese and European partners to explore ways of cooperating on low-carbon and digital development, seize opportunities for mutual benefit, and contribute to multilateral cooperation and global sustainable development.