On 12 June, Golden Panda Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Competition was 
held in Chengdu High-tech Zone, China. Focusing on artificial intelligence and 
pan-entertainment industries, the competition has attracted over one hundred 
famous venture capitalists from home and abroad, representatives of world 
famous incubators and industry insiders. 

The competition was hosted by Chengdu Municipal People's Government and 
organized by Chengdu High-tech Zone. The competition sponsors indicated that 
the purpose of holding it is to attract more talents and programs to settle in 
Chengdu and accelerate the transformation of science and technological 
achievements. 

By extensive recruitment to the world, the competition has collected the 
entries of 356 artificial intelligence and pan-entertainment industry programs. 
Having experienced online and offline evaluations in the North American 
competition area, European competition area and China (Beijing and Suzhou 
competition areas) within one month, 30 excellent programs coming from China, 
US, UK, Germany, Finland, Singapore and other countries entered the finals. 

The relevant person in charge of Chengdu High-tech Zone expressed that Chengdu 
High-tech Zone will continuously guide the programs and provide supportive 
policy and services for programs.

Golden Panda Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Competition is one of the 
main activities of Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair (GIEF) held in 
Chengdu this year. Having included a series of interactions such as 
characteristic exhibitions, high-end forums, exchange of factors and makers 
competitions, this GIEF has attracted 576 enterprises from the globe to attend 
the Fair and around 60,000 attendees visited the exhibitions, and the total 
transaction value of capital and technology factors reached RMB 33.3 billion. 
In addition, the Fair also released a list of Cities of Opportunity to promote 
the docking of supply and demand of urban public resources, policy services and 
innovation needs.

"The Belt and Road" Initiative has reshaped the opening up scenario of China, 
and Chengdu has also transformed from an "inland hinterland" into "opening-up 
frontier" in this era. Today, Chengdu is dedicated to building international 
business environment. The relevant person in charge of Chengdu High-tech Zone 
expressed that an international platform for the docking and cooperation of 
talents, technology and capital market will be constructed, an innovation and 
entrepreneurship cultivating system of "accelerator + industrial park" will be 
perfected, making Chengdu High-tech Zone a dream fulfilling stage for 
innovators and entrepreneurs from home and abroad.   

Source:Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone