why did english become the common language at this science and technology innovation event held on the west bank of xuhui?
2024-09-22
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the atmosphere of the large screen in the "fireside chat" guest sharing and discussion area is a bit like a concert, and a bit like an e-sports competition between red and blue, which is extremely fashionable; the area for the keynote speech and roadshow competition is arranged like a beach, the guests chatted on beach chairs covered with large bath towels, and the audience sat on camping chairs to listen, which was very relaxing... if they had not come here for its reputation, the audience probably would not have thought that this was a professional science and technology innovation event full of practical information, attracting more than 10,000 professional audiences and more than 1,500 investors from all over the world, and english almost became the common language of the event.
photo caption: the "fireside conversation" session by the real fire is full of the atmosphere of electric competition + concert. photo by sun yun
the reporter saw at the scene that whether in the exhibition area gathering more than 100 start-ups, or on the roundtable discussion, roadshow competition and other stages, faces of all skin colors spoke the most english. the ai solution expert who came from australia "follows the local customs" and posted his wechat account "asking for attention" during his speech; local chinese entrepreneurs and investors discussed enthusiastically with their counterparts from germany, france, singapore, japan, malaysia, south korea and other countries in fluent english. similarly, 30 to 40 overseas start-ups also brought their projects to seek international partners; at a booth of "ai recognizes emotional problems and disease signals through sound", the introducers and experiencers came from four or five countries respectively. the internationalization of this s-chuang shanghai 2024 science and technology innovation conference is really amazing!
photo caption: the roundtable discussion full of camping style was very relaxing. photo provided by the organizer (same below)
according to the organizers, unlike most science and technology innovation events, s chuang shanghai is a highly market-oriented and international science and technology innovation conference. the "s" in the name of s chuang shanghai comes from slush, which was originally a small entrepreneurial gathering held by finnish technology entrepreneurs and gradually developed into one of the most influential science and technology innovation investment conferences and service platforms in the world. since 2015, slush china has held many innovation events in beijing, shanghai and other places. in 2022, slush china was upgraded to a new chinese local brand-s chuang china, and last year it landed in xuhui binjiang for the first time to hold the s chuang shanghai science and technology innovation conference. among the more than 9,500 professional visitors, the proportion of overseas guests exceeded 20%, and this year, this proportion continued to increase. at the same time, 40% of the more than 200 speakers also came from abroad, more than 30% of the 100 participating start-ups came from abroad, and even more than 30 of the more than 700 volunteers were foreign youths.
the internationally-oriented science and technology innovation conference was held in xuhui, becoming one of the theme activities of the fourth global innovation and entrepreneurship summit "gathering talents from all over the world". today, it was announced that xuhui will continue to be the venue for the conference next year, highlighting xuhui's superior innovation and entrepreneurship ecology and intellectual advantages of talent gathering. the conference specially set up the "one hour in xuhui" session, where guests from major companies such as alibaba cloud, xiyu extreme intelligence, hejing technology, yipu technology, anbisheng, and mayn biotech gathered together to share cutting-edge technology topics and innovative ideas. special booths of innovation "nuclear explosion points" such as the large model ecological community "mosu space" on the west bank of xuhui also attracted the attention of investors and entrepreneurs from various countries.
photo caption: the round-table discussion venue, which resembles a lecture hall, attracts young people from all over the world to "listen to the lecture".
slush, with its dynamic operation mode, has attracted a large number of high-tech talents and start-up "loyal fans", and many people will follow it to find cooperation and entrepreneurial opportunities in various places. the reason why slush shanghai can hold such a trendy and fashionable event in xuhui west bund is that it is in line with the temperament of xuhui's "technology embroidery ribbon" brand.
xuhui has a long history of innovation, a solid foundation for scientific and technological innovation, and a concentration of talent resources. through the establishment of a new district science and technology achievement transformation service center, 6 scientific and technological innovation blocks, and 16 high-quality incubators, it has created a new urbanization space with deep integration of industry, city, and people, accelerated the cultivation of new quality productivity, and promoted the construction of a high-level talent base. the vitality of the s innovation shanghai conference is a microcosm of xuhui's good innovation and entrepreneurship ecology. international wisdom has gathered and collided in this hot land, entrepreneurial talents have continued to emerge and grow, youth power has nurtured and developed, and the community ecology has accelerated its transformation, jointly creating a brand-new "science and technology innovation belt".
xinmin evening news reporter sun yun
