WeCarbon at 2025 INVESTOPIA Global Beijing: Remoca Shi Moderates UAE–China Clean Energy Roundtable

On 19 September 2025, 2025 INVESTOPIA Global Beijing opened at the Chia Tai Center in Beijing. The event was co-hosted by INVESTOPIA and the Sino-International Entrepreneurs Federation (SIEF), together with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in China and the CCPIT Beijing Sub-Council. Focused on China-Arab innovation and investment opportunities: new quality productive forces and sustainable development, the forum further deepened strategic alignment between China and the UAE in emerging sectors such as new energy, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. The event brought together senior representatives from China and the UAE, including H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism; H.E. Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, UAE Ambassador to China; Mr. Yuan Xiaoming, Member of the Leading Party Group and Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China; Mr. Tang Wenhong, Member of the Leading Party Group of the Beijing Municipal Government; and Mr. Long Yongtu and Ms. Pansy Ho, Co-Chairs of SIEF. More than 600 leaders from government and business discussed prospects for deeper China-Arab cooperation in the economy, energy, technology, culture and tourism. Ms. Remoca Shi, Founder and Executive President of WeCarbon, attended and moderated the roundtable "Powering the Future: UAE-China Collaboration in Clean Energy".

2025 INVESTOPIA Global Beijing

01 A high-level platform for China-Arab dialogue

In his opening remarks, Dr. Jean Fares, CEO of INVESTOPIA, said that INVESTOPIA is not only a dialogue mechanism but a policy-driven, forward-looking market builder that connects governments, businesses and investors to explore cooperation and investment opportunities in frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, clean energy and the digital economy.

Dr. Jean Fares, CEO of INVESTOPIA, speaking

In his speech, Mr. Long Yongtu, Co-Chair of SIEF, said that INVESTOPIA and SIEF, as high-level international platforms, effectively connect government, capital and business in China and the Arab world. They have built lasting mechanisms for dialogue and collaboration in areas such as the energy transition, technology cooperation and financial connectivity, and have significantly strengthened matchmaking between Chinese and Arab companies and the integration of their industries. Beyond helping key projects get off the ground, the platforms help China and the Arab world build bridges for the flow of information, investment and talent at a strategic level, giving strong momentum to long-term cooperation in emerging industries and global value chains.

Mr. Long Yongtu, Co-Chair of SIEF, speaking

02 Frontier topics and green collaboration

At the "Powering the Future: UAE-China Collaboration in Clean Energy" roundtable, Ms. Remoca Shi served as moderator and led an in-depth exchange with industry experts on sustainable development and new energy cooperation.

Ms. Remoca Shi, as moderator, in conversation with the panellists

The panellists agreed that China and Arab countries have great potential for cooperation in clean energy such as solar PV, wind and green hydrogen, and should work together on a collaboration model that covers the whole value chain, from R&D to manufacturing and application. Mohamed Abdelqader Al Ramahi, Chief Green Hydrogen Officer of Masdar, said that green hydrogen is at the core of the fifth industrial revolution and that the UAE aims to grow its green hydrogen capacity to a 5% share of the global market, and called for deeper cooperation with Chinese companies on lowering technology costs and scaling up projects. Wu Kai, Vice President of Goldwind, shared the company's experience with a successful China-Arab low-wind-speed wind power project and proposed expanding joint investment into related areas such as energy storage, green ammonia and green hydrogen. Zhou Mingqiang, Chairman of Zhongqing New Energy, presented distributed hydrogen production and low-pressure hydrogen storage technologies and suggested that China and the Arab world jointly advance urban hydrogen operations and end-use demonstration projects. Ni Jun, Chief Manufacturing Officer of CATL, said the company is working with Masdar to build an advanced energy storage system in Abu Dhabi, and stressed that "building a local ecosystem together" matters more than simply building factories.

The "Powering the Future: UAE-China Collaboration in Clean Energy" roundtable

Going forward, WeCarbon will continue to deepen technological innovation in AI for sustainability, helping companies seize the opportunities of the low-carbon and intelligent transition and working with industry partners to drive the global green and intelligent transformation.