On September 20, 2019, the 2019 International Charity Summit on the theme of 
"Great Power Battle in 2020" was held in Shenzhen. Focused on the core issues, 
weak points and key chains of the current poverty battle, and the hot and 
difficult issues in the development of philanthropy, this summit is committed 
to collecting wisdom on the practices and innovation of China's poverty battle, 
and contributing to global poverty reduction.

The summit was sponsored by the Organizing Committee of the China Charity Fair 
(CNCF), and hosted by the China Global Philanthropy Institute (CGPI) and 
Shenzhen CNCF Development Center. It focused on the three themes of 
"Experiences of Co-developing Global Poverty Reduction", "Sustainable 
Development in Poverty-stricken Areas" and "Building a New Pattern of Rural 
Revitalization". It demonstrated the innovative practices undertaken by the 
cross-border charitable forces in such key sustainability issues as poverty 
reduction, technological innovation, environmental protection, education, and 
medical care.

At the summit, Fukutake Soichiro, a representative philanthropist of art 
revitalizating village, the Honorary Consultant of the Benesse Group, the legal 
person of the Charitable Consortium and the director of the Fukutake Consortium 
delivered a keynote speech. He expressed that the corporate activities were the 
best way to create wealth. He called for the capitalism for public interest, 
for returning the social wealth to society and for empowering more people to 
live a better life. In 2017, Mr. Fukutake, the CGPI and Dong Fangjun (GPL 
member and Chairman of Beijing Dongfangjun Foundaiton) jointly launched the 
Fukutake Center for Art & Philanthropy, which was committed to the planning of 
"Revitalizing Rural Areas through Art and Culture" in China.

SOURCE  China Global Philanthropy Institute