NIRA Supports the Global Expansion of High-Tech Enterprises in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District

On September 22, Professor Wu Yabin, SecretaryGeneral of the Global New Industrial Revolution Alliance (NIRA) and Executive Director of the AI Sustainable Development Hub, was invited to deliver a keynote presentation at the APEC and Enterprise Global Expansion CEO Breakfast, cohosted by Shenzhen Dashashahe Construction and Investment Group and the Go Global. In his speech titled Going Global and Seizing Opportunities: Decoding AsiaPacific Prospects Ahead of the APEC Shenzhen Summit, Professor Wu shared his insights and held panel discussions with representatives from participating enterprises and institutions.

The event gathered a host of Nanshanbased hightech enterprises engaged in global business, including Sangfor Technologies, Vertiv, HaploX Biotechnology, Aqara, Guanglian Digital Technology, Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology, Zhipingfang Technology, Leadshine Technology, Tuoji Technology, Bose Quantum Technology, Farben Information Technology, Juyan Robotics, Ganyin Technology, Kaisheng Technology Engineering and Maibu Robotics Technology. Most attendees were company founders, CEOs or heads of overseas business operations. The participating enterprises cover core sectors of the new industrial revolution such as artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, robotics, biomedicine, quantum technology and enterprise digitalization.

Also present were representatives from Nanshan District commerce authorities, Dashashahe Construction and Investment Group, Huitong Financial Holdings Fund, the Go Global, operators of industrial parks including Nanshan Smart Park, Smart Valley and Smart City, as well as stateowned platforms and industrial investment institutions.

Professor Wu pointed out that the next two decades will usher in a “golden era” for the highquality international development of Chinese hightech enterprises. Multiple key events under APEC’s “China Year” will be hosted in Shenzhen in November 2026. This constitutes a critical strategic window for Nanshan District to further integrate into the AsiaPacific rulebased system, industrial supply chains and innovation networks.

He suggested that the Nanshan District government and local enterprises should seize this important opportunity to deepen AsiaPacific economic, trade and innovation cooperation. It is vital to translate outcomes of APEC meetings into regular cooperation mechanisms and industrial platforms. By exporting Shenzhen’s solutions and drawing on Nanshan’s practical experience, the district can facilitate institutional cooperation outcomes and the landing of international innovation resources. This will help Nanshan build itself as an AsiaPacific benchmark for Chinesestyle innovation and achieve elevation of its urban stature.

Professor Wu also introduced NIRA’s platforms established in Hong Kong, as well as the Global Call for AI × SDG Best Practices launched at the Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou. He noted that NIRA will leverage Hong Kong’s unique strengths as an AsiaPacific “super connector” to empower Nanshanbased enterprises going global and support local sciencetech innovators to achieve steady and sustainable growth in the era of “bornglobal” enterprises.

This marks Professor Wu Yabin’s third special sharing session for Nanshan’s government and business sectors this year concerning the APEC mechanism and agenda for the 2026 APEC Shenzhen Summit. Back in March, he gave a speech at the spring session of the Nanshan District Party School themed Empowering the Greater Bay Area: Opportunities and Challenges for Shenzhen Nanshan amid AsiaPacific Economic Integration. In May, he delivered a keynote at Nanshan’s “Judicial Support for Enterprises” Lecture Series entitled Decoding APEC AsiaPacific Opportunities: Business Layout Guide Ahead of the 2026 Shenzhen Summit.

At this latest event, Professor Wu analyzed the restructuring trends of AsiaPacific industrial chains and supply chains in the shifting global landscape. He offered actionable guidance for enterprises to tap APEC regional resources and build international cooperation platforms, helping enterprises identify their positioning and unlock global opportunities amid global industrial transformation.

Global New Industrial Revolution Alliance (NIRA) keeps connecting local governments, sciencetech enterprises and industrial capital across the Greater Bay Area. By building an AsiaPacific international exchange platform, NIRA facilitates highquality global expansion for Chinese sciencetech enterprises.