Events

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are operating in an evolving global environment shaped by geopolitical fragmentation, rapid technological change, and the climate crisis. This closed-door roundtable convenes senior executives of leading SWFs and representatives of the international investment community to exchange views on how SWFs can navigate risk, capture long-term opportunities, while contributing to sustainable development. [...]

The Investment-Innovation Leader Networking Sessions offer a unique, high-impact platform for institutional investors, venture capitalists, and corporate venture firms to connect directly with some of the most promising and disruptive technology companies shaping the future of industry in the Chinese market. [...]

Emerging technologies, shifting global value chains, evolving industrial policies and the sustainability imperative are changing the global investment landscape and redefining investment strategies. Future-oriented investment goes beyond allocating capital to emerging technologies. At its core, it addresses long-term public interests by building institutional resilience, promoting social equity, and preserving intergenerational equality. To achieve these goals, responsible, long-term capital and development finance must converge to develop investment models that are sustainable, stable, and collaborative. The session brings together global investors and industry leaders for a dialogue on how the latest innovations and sustainability trends can reshape the future of global investing. This discussion will provide insights from top global investors, and actionable strategies for future-proofing investments. The session is preceded by the grand opening with leaders from UNCTAD and the Chinese Government. [...]

The global energy system is undergoing a fundamental structural transformation. Focusing on decarbonisation and the advancement of clean energy, this transition has emerged as a key driver of sustainable development, economic resilience, technological innovation, and regional cooperation. Governments, industries, and financial institutions worldwide are accelerating efforts to develop innovative energy infrastructure, with investment increasingly directed towards green energy generation, energy storage technologies and intelligent grid solutions. Future-oriented energy investment plays a strategic role not only in the green transformation of energy supply systems, but also in reshaping global development pathways and directing capital allocation. This session will examine key areas including policy incentives, the strategic mobilisation of public capital, innovation and technology transfer, and the coordination of cross-border financing. The aim is to facilitate dialogue on how to build a global energy investment ecosystem that is resilient, equitable, and responsive to long-term sustainability imperatives. [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the defining feature of global technological innovation and the transformation of production paradigms. The advent of next-generation intelligent technologies, including generative AI, embodied intelligence, and autonomous systems, is reshaping value creation mechanisms and frameworks for industrial coordination. Meanwhile, these technologies also pose governance challenges and risk exacerbating technological divides within societies and cross borders. This session aims to explore how strategic investments, in the context of evolving international policy environment and technological deployments, can advance AI infrastructure development, data governance structures, cross-border connectivity, and the intelligent transformation of key industries, thereby fostering a more inclusive and resilient AI investment ecosystem. [...]

Recent advancements in life sciences, spanning genomics, biotechnology and personalised medicine, and breakthroughs such as gene editing, mRNA, and AI-driven drug discovery have been enabling diagnoses, more effective treatments and a shift toward precision healthcare. As a result, human health is poised to improve, with extended life expectancy and enhanced quality of life. This session will examine how investment can target the infrastructure and innovation needed for breakthroughs and help turn revolutionary scientific discoveries into future healthcare solutions. China's life sciences and biomedicine have been rapidly developing and gradually entering the forefront of global industry and innovation. However, investing in future health is not just about drugs and healthcare, but also includes investments in specific sub-sectors related to culture, sports, tourism, etc. This session will also examine health investment from a broader perspective and strive to illustrate a wider range of investment opportunities. [...]