(Yicai Global) Aug. 26 — More than 230 experts from almost 30 countries and regions are expected to take part in this year’s Pujiang Innovation Forum which focuses on green transformation starting from tomorrow in Shanghai.

The four-day event carries the theme of “Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global Innovation” and will facilitate talks on topics such as the development of a low-emission economy through scientific and technological innovation and cooperation, Yicai Global learned.

Participants can join the 15th annual forum in-person or online. The experts who are expected to attend mostly come from international organizations, industry leaders, top universities, scientific research bodies, and think tanks.

In addition to the opening ceremony and plenary session, the forum will also hold sub-events such as the Global Technology Transfer Conference, as well as the Young Elite Scientist Summit, and the Women Scientists Summit.

The country of honor this year is the Netherlands which will have a special symposium. There will be more than 10 other special symposiums as well as conferences celebrating achievements.

The Pujiang Innovation Forum, a high-level international forum jointly founded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Shanghai’s municipal government in 2008, has attracted over 1,000 political leaders, academic scholars, and businesspeople to gather and exchange ideas on science and technology over the past 14 years.

Editor: Emmi Laine, Xiao Yi