The Guangming Science City Forum 2023, hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal 
People's Government and organized by the Shenzhen Municipal Development and 
Reform Commission, Shenzhen Municipal Science, Technology and Innovation 
Commission, and Guangming District People's Government, will be held on April 
27-28 in Guangming District. 

The forum has the permanent theme of "Guangming: Building Dreams for the 
Future", and the keywords for this year's session are "Creating Ideas", 
"Setting Sail" and "Pursuing Dreams". With a global vision, it has extensively 
invited high-level experts, including renowned domestic and foreign scientists, 
representatives from world-renowned international science cities and 
institutions, scholars from universities in Hong Kong, Macao, and high-level 
professionals from various fields of technology, education, and industry. 
Bringing together top intellectual resources from home and abroad, the forum 
will discuss the forefront of scientific and technological development trends, 
and jointly assume the responsibility of leading innovation.

As an important part of the pioneering area for the National Comprehensive 
Science Center in the Greater Bay Area, Guangming Science City has become the 
region with the most concentrated layout of major scientific and technological 
innovation carriers, the most rapid aggregation of innovative momentum, and the 
largest scale of investment in comprehensive innovation. The collective efforts 
towards construction have become increasingly robust. 

Open communication is the gateway to discovering the forefront of science. As 
Guangming Science City hastens its journey to become a world-class scientific 
hub, there is a pressing need to establish a comprehensive and 
internationally-renowned platform for high-end exchanges, expanding the scope 
of domestic and international technological cooperation. In response to this 
need, Shenzhen has decided to hold the annual Guangming Science City Forum, 
creating an elite arena for the exchange of ideas that will attract the finest 
intellectual resources from both domestic and international spheres. On this 
platform, distinguished professionals from the realms of science, education, 
and industry will jointly engage in profound discussions, cultivate innovative 
thought, and collaborate in elevating the original innovation capabilities of 
the Greater Bay Area. 

The forum will adopt a "1+9+3" format, i.e., one main forum, nine parallel 
forums, and three supporting events. 

The main forum will feature a series of keynote speeches delivered by 
academicians and experts at the forefront of technological innovation. 
Additionally, there will be several significant events, including the 
inauguration ceremony for major scientific and technological infrastructure, 
the unveiling of important foundations, and the sharing invitation ceremony for 
significant scientific and technological infrastructure. 

The nine parallel forums will include the following: The Scientific Apparatus 
Planning, Construction and Operation Innovation Forum, the Shenzhen-Hong 
Kong-Macao Collaborative Innovation Forum, the New Generation Artificial 
Intelligence Innovation and Application Seminar, the Fourth Engineering Biology 
Innovation Conference, and the Materials Science Forum, among others. 

Three supporting activities, including a natural music concert, a rowing 
challenge, and a leisure cycling tour, will be organized to provide a relaxed 
and friendly atmosphere for the attendees to socialize. 

This forum will invite renowned scientists from both domestic and international 
communities, representatives from related institutions of renowned science 
cities, as well as notable entrepreneurs and representatives from investment 
organizations. Distinguished academicians will deliver keynote speeches on the 
forum's theme, and experts and entrepreneurs will share their insights through 
reports, dialogues, and other means. 

This is the first time for Shenzhen to host the Guangming Science City Forum. 
In the future, Shenzhen will make it an annual scientific event with core 
values and global influence. 

The main venue of this forum, the Guangming Science City, is located in the 
eastern part of Guangming District. In July 2020, the National Development and 
Reform Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology officially 
approved the Guangming Science City-Songshan Lake Science City area as a 
starting area for the construction of a comprehensive national science center 
in the Greater Bay Area. 

Over the past five years, Shenzhen has rallied its resources to achieve the 
goal of building a world-class science city, and the development of Guangming 
Science City has accelerated at an unprecedented pace. With 24 major scientific 
and technological innovation platforms settled, two university campuses or 
transitional campuses officially put into use, and nine major scientific and 
technological infrastructure projects, two provincial key laboratories, and 11 
scientific research platforms being expedited, Guangming Science City is poised 
for rapid growth. 

Looking ahead, Shenzhen will continue to promote the development of a 
world-class science city by elevating its scientific activities, creating a 
favorable environment for innovation, and injecting new momentum into the 
city's high-quality development.
 
Source: Shenzhen Municipal People's Government