The 2024 Peking University Financiers and Entrepreneurs Visit to Xizang Seminar was successfully held in Lhasa on September 14, 2024. The seminar was hosted by Peking University Alumni Association and organized by the Union of Finance Alumni of Peking University (UFAPKU), Peking University International S&T Innovation Center at Lin-gang Special Area, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (PKU-IICSH), Peking University Xizang Autonomous Region Alumni Association. The co-organizers included Yanyuan Fund, Peking University Entrepreneur's Training Camp, and Beijing Commerce Association of Xizang Autonomous Region.
PKU Financial Review provided academic support for the event. Several media, including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, China News Service, Tibet News, Xizang Integrated Media, Lhasa Integrated Media, NetEase News, Toutiao, The Paper, Global Times, Tencent News, Phoenix Finance, and Chinastarmarket also supported the event.
Ye Jingyi, Vice Chair of Peking University Council and Executive Vice President of Peking University Alumni Association, delivered an address at the seminar, which was hosted by Wu Shanshan, founding partner of Duozhu Capital and a finance TV host.
The seminar’s keynote presentation consisted of three thematic sessions. Five guests delivered their presentations on theme one, “Financing Drives Industrial Development: New Quality Leads the Future,” in Session 1. Hai Wen, Vice Chair of the Peking University Council, Founding Dean of Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), and Founding President of UFAPKU, delivered a keynote titled "China's Economy in the Changing World." Gao Shanwen, Chief Economist of SDIC Securities and President of UFAPKU, shared his insights on "Key Issues in the Current Macroeconomy: Economic Transformation and Weak Consumption" via video. Miao Yanliang, Chief Strategist at China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC), Executive Director of the Research Department of CICC, and an adjunct professor at the National School of Development at Peking University, talked about "Innovation and Finance." Xing Ziqiang, Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley China and Vice President of UFAPKU, discussed his views on "New Quality Productive Forces and China's Economy" via video. Yang Yufeng, a research fellow from Institute of Energy, Peking University and Chief Scientist at Peking University Ordos Research Institute of Energy, expounded on "Situation and Outlook: Focusing on Carbon-peaking and Carbon Neutrality and Transition towards Green and Low-carbon Development." These insightful speeches provided a glimpse into how finance can better serve the real economy and drive industrial upgrading and transformation in this rapidly evolving era.
Four industry experts were invited to explore the critical topic of “The Dual Goals of ‘Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality’ and Clean Energy” in Session 2. He Ran, the first Executive Secretary-General of China Smart Energy Industry Alliance, unveiled “The Opportunities within the Trillion-Dollar Digital Energy Revolution Industrial Chain." Cao Dongqiang, Chairman of Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co., Ltd., gave an engaging presentation on "Sodium-ion battery Revolution: Reshaping the Future of Energy Storage." Huang Yibin, Co-Head, Managing Director, and Sponsor Representative of the Energy, Chemical, and New Materials Investment Banking Committee at CITIC Securities Company Limited, shared on "Seizing the Dual-carbon Goals Opportunities to Support High-Quality Development of the Real Economy: Investment Banking's ESG Practice." Qi Shengliang, Vice General Manager of China Longyuan Power Xizang Company, presented "Development Vision for New Energy in Xizang by the CHN Energy." These speeches offered deeper insights into the “Dual-carbon goals” and clean energy, providing valuable guidance on future energy development.
As the world enters the era of multi-domain integration-driven development, the digital economy and low-altitude economy are becoming crucial forces for social advancements. Four experts examined the latest progress and future trends of the “Digital Economy and Low-altitude Economy,” the third theme of the seminar. Shi Guangjian, Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Transinfo, presented the latest achievements in "The Construction and Operations of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration." Liu Feng, Director of the Data Cross-border Transfer Technology Research Center at PKU-IICSH, gave a talk titled "Data Elements Driving the Development of Digital Economy Industrial Clusters." Pan Quan, Dean of the School of Automation at Northwestern Polytechnical University and Director of the Key Laboratory of Information Fusion Technology, Ministry of Education, shared his insights on"Development and Challenges of Autonomous Drone Safety Technology." Chen Futong, Dean of the Silk Road City Safety and Emergency Industry Research Institute and Chief Public Safety Engineer at ZTE, discussed "Promoting the National Low-Altitude Economy Industrial Internet and Building a Unified Market." These presentations provided professional perspectives on frontier developments and future trends in the digital and low-altitude economies, offering important insights into how these sectors can advance social progress and innovation.
On the afternoon of September 13, the visiting group of over 20 Peking University alumni was received by two local enterprises founded by Peking University alumni: Alajiabao and Jebum-Gang Art Center. In the evening, a welcome dinner was held, at which Ye Jingyi and Hai Wen presented commemorative plaques to alumni representatives who have served the UFAPKU for the past decade. The seminar also presented appreciation plaques to sponsors, including Fokind, CMOC, Xizang Cathay Capital, Eastmoeny Securities, Industrial Bank Lhasa Branch, Lhasa Brewery, TianYouDe Highland Barley Spirit, and Sports Genomics Institute.
