To continuously build the Shanghai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Youth 50 Forum "1+N" brand matrix and create a good ecosystem and strong atmosphere for youth innovation and entrepreneurship, from October 17 to 20, the Listing and Overseas Expansion Digital Economy Enterprise Seminar, guided by the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee and hosted by the United Front Work Department of Yangpu District Committee and the Communist Youth League Yangpu District Committee, was successfully held at the Shanghai Wujiaochang Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy. This seminar is the 36th matrix project of the 5th Shanghai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Youth 50 Forum.

Opening Ceremony

Li Xia, Second-level Inspector of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Municipal Committee and Party Secretary of the Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association, Wang Hao, Deputy District Mayor of Yangpu District, Chen Kai, President of the Shanghai Youth Fifty Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Institute, and other guests attended the opening ceremony.

On behalf of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Municipal Committee, Li Xia extended congratulations to the seminar. She pointed out that the digital economy has become a new engine driving global economic growth and also brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Yangpu District's focus on the "digital economy" theme to hold the seminar and provide guidance on enterprise listing and overseas expansion for young entrepreneurs in the digital economy is not only an active effort to continuously exert strength around the central overall situation but also a vivid practice to enrich the brand connotation of the Youth 50 Forum and serve youth innovation and entrepreneurship. We should take this seminar as an opportunity to continuously amplify the spillover effect of the forum's matrix projects, further strengthen the efficient supply of various elements such as policies, talents, services, and funds, and empower more innovative and entrepreneurial youth with suitable "temperature, sunshine, water, and air."

In his address, Wang Hao stated that Yangpu was once the birthplace of China's modern industry and also an old industrial area. After undergoing transformation, Yangpu's digital economy has flourished. It is currently improving the mechanism for developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions, taking the lead in building a national digital economy innovation and development city, and creating the "Digital Yangpu" brand. In the future, it will further leverage its resource advantages to provide pragmatic and efficient services and assistance to young entrepreneurs, stimulate innovation vitality, cultivate fertile soil for entrepreneurship, escort the development of digital economy enterprises in Shanghai, help digital economy enterprises set sail, and jointly navigate towards the "new blue ocean" of high-quality development.

The Organizers, Co-organizers, And Other Parties of the Event Presented Trainee Badges to the Trainee Representatives

Wonderful Courses

Bao Yongjian, Lifetime Professor at Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge, Canada, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of EMBA Program at School of Management, Fudan University, delivered courses on "Business Model Transformation and Technological Innovation Strategy in the Digital Era" and "Nine-Dimensional Self-Test for Entrepreneurial Enterprise Scaling."

Shang Jiangang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Digital Law Research Association of the Shanghai Law Society and a member of the expert group of the Shanghai Data Exchange, gave a lecture on "Value Creation of Data."

Fu Chun, Director of the Shanghai Social Credit Promotion Center and a member of the expert group of the Shanghai Data Exchange, shared insights on "Exploration and Practice of Data Assetization."

Tang Zhehui, Audit Leading Partner of Ernst & Young Greater China Technology Industry Center, discussed "Internal Control and Financial Audit Standards for Enterprises Seeking Listing."

Yu Liangheng, Director of the Family Business Research Center at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, shared perspectives on "Strategies and Support for Digital Economy Enterprises Going Overseas from the Perspective of Hong Kong, China."

Shi Wenjun, Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Federation of Economic Organizations (Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics), introduced "Shanghai's Digital Economy Industrial Policies."

Zhang Wenjing, Senior Consultant at Belbin, conducted a session on "Knowing Yourself, Knowing Your Partners—Building High-Performance Teams."

The seminar invited many experts, scholars, and industry elites from relevant fields to teach. Looking back on this seminar, the trainees unanimously expressed that the content was professional and rich, and the courses were full of practical knowledge.

Achievement Showcase

The trainees were divided into groups to brainstorm around the agreed themes and showcase their achievements.

Closing Ceremony

At the closing ceremony, Chen Min, Deputy Director of the United Front Work Department of Yangpu District Committee, Yang Jun, Vice President of the Yangpu District Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Bao Yongjian, Lifetime Professor at Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge, Canada, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of EMBA Program at School of Management, Fudan University, Sun Yu, General Manager of Comprehensive Ecosystem Marketing Department at Meituan, and other guests presented completion certificates to the trainees.

Xia Licheng, a trainee representative, President of the Yangpu District Science and Technology Innovation Promotion Association, and Chairman of Shanghai Linemore Network Technology Co., Ltd., stated that they will inherit and carry forward the "Four Dares" spirit of Yangpu, keep pace with the times, constantly update their thinking, improve themselves, practice the People's City concept, work together to contribute to the regional economy, realize personal dreams and social value, and jointly promote Yangpu's innovation and development.

Zhu Binyan, a trainee representative and General Manager of Key Account Business at Shanghai RICI Medical Investment Group Co., Ltd., expressed that during the short but valuable time at the seminar, they gained knowledge, broadened their thinking, made friends, and promoted collaboration. Students from all over the country sparked ideas through exchanges and discovered countless possibilities for collaboration. The friendship among students will not end with the completion of the training. In the future, there will be more connections and collaborations, shining together in their respective fields.

The trainees unanimously expressed that the courses were compact and efficient, with content closely following industry trends, covering multiple aspects such as enterprise strategic planning, data analysis, and marketing strategies. Through intensive learning, they gained a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of listing and going overseas, not only improving professional skills but also laying a solid foundation for future career development and advancement. During the learning process, they met like-minded entrepreneurs and industry elites, shared experiences in enterprise operation, discussed industry development trends, and explored potential business collaboration opportunities. In this network, everyone is a resource node. Through interconnection and resource sharing, it brings more possibilities for business development. At the same time, they deeply felt the strong innovation atmosphere in Yangpu and the strong support for innovation and entrepreneurship, giving them full confidence in their future entrepreneurial journey.

Nearly 50 outstanding talents related to digital economy enterprises from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, and other provinces and cities participated in this seminar. The seminar ignited the trainees' entrepreneurial passion for taking root in Yangpu and contributing to Yangpu. It is understood that three trainees have already signed investment intention agreements with each other. Some trainees also hope to further understand Yangpu's relevant policies and services in industry support, park investment promotion, talent introduction, and resource docking, looking forward to carrying out broader and deeper collaborations in Yangpu.