Thematic Event on Advanced Manufacturing

Driving the Development of New Quality Productive Forces through Technological Innovation

Hosted by: China Chamber of International Commerce（CCOIC）

Co-Hosted by: China Machinery Industry Federation（CMIF）

Date & Time: July 17^th, 2025(Thursday),9:30-12:30

Venue: China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall), W1-1

As global technological competition intensifies, new quality productive forces have emerged as a vital driver of industrial upgrading and economic development. In the manufacturing sector, innovation and breakthroughs in advanced manufacturing technologies represent the core manifestation of these forces. With the rapid advancement of information technologies, intelligent manufacturing has become an inevitable trend in the development of advanced manufacturing industries.

This thematic event will explore in depth how new quality productive forces are driving collaborative innovation across the global advanced manufacturing chain. It will align with emerging industry trends and address key challenges in industrial development. Through keynote speeches and breakout discussions, the event will provide in-depth analysis of the transformation of manufacturing chains under the influence of new quality productive forces, examine the application and challenges of digital and intelligent technologies, and explore pathways for global manufacturing chain integration and coordinated innovation.

The event will also highlight strategies to strengthen supply chain resilience and offer fresh perspectives on resource integration and innovation for the global advanced manufacturing sector — aiming to accelerate the momentum of new growth drivers and revitalise traditional ones.

09:30-10:00  Opening Remarks

Leader of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Leader of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People’s Republic of China

Leader of China Machinery Industry Federation

Leader of CITIC Group

Leader of Sinochem Holdings

Chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

10:00-10:15  Keynote Speech

President of Machinery Industry Economic Management Research Institute

10:15-11:00  Thematic Forum I: Innovation Empowerment and the Synergistic Development of Resilient Global Supply Chains

Moderator：Director of China Center for Information Industry Development（CCID）

Leader of Airbus

President of Honeywell China

Senior Vice President of Siemens Ltd. China&Head of Strategy & Business Development

Leader of Corning Display Technologies China

Leader of Sinar Mas Group – APP&Vice-Chairman of the China Paper Association

Leader of Sinochem Luxi Engineering Co., Ltd

11:00–11:45  Thematic Forum II: Intelligent Upgrading of High-End Equipment Manufacturing

Moderator：Director of China Center for Information Industry Development（CCID）

Leader of KraussMaffei Machinery (China) Co., Ltd.

Vice President of Schneider Electric

Executive Vice President of Nanjing Steel

Leader of NVIDIA

11:45–12:30  Thematic Forum III: Innovation-Driven Development Through Green and Low-Carbon Technologies

Moderator：Vice President of Modern Manufacturing Publisher

Managing Director of Sumitomo Electric

Leader of Invest Hong Kong

Leader of Hangzhou Water Treatment Technology Development Center Co.,Ltd.

Leader of Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd.

12:30  Event Conclusion