The 16th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites kicked off, Suzhou aiming to build a talent-friendly city
12 July 2024 - 2:34PM
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The 16th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites
kicked off, Suzhou aiming to build a talent-friendly city
SUZHOU, China, July 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 10,
2024, the 16th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International
Elites & the 5th Suzhou Scientists Day commenced at the
Suzhou International Expo Center. A total of 3,125 talents
attended, bringing with them 3,082 projects. Suzhou announced its
"1+8" series of policies aimed at creating a talent-friendly city.
The opening ceremony was attended by 25 domestic and international
academicians. Liu Xiaotao, the Secretary of the Suzhou
Municipal Committee of the CPC, delivered a speech.
A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is
available by clicking on this link.
The commitment to education and respect for talent is deeply
ingrained in Suzhou's city culture. By the end of 2023, Suzhou had
boasted a talent pool of 3.9 million people, with 420,000 being
high-level talents. Suzhou has been selected for 12 consecutive
years as the "Most Attractive Chinese City in the Eyes of Foreign
Experts" and has been rated as "China's Best Talent-Attracting
City" for four consecutive years. The Suzhou Entrepreneurship
Week for International Elites, a hallmark of Suzhou's talent
recruitment efforts, has been held 16 times, attracting over 40,000
global high-end talents and resulting in nearly 13,000 settled
projects, the Organizing Committee stated.
At the opening ceremony, Suzhou introduced its series of
talent-friendly city construction policies, focusing on the stages
of introduction, cultivation, motivation, utilization, and support.
The latest "1+8" talent policies aim to create a more attractive
ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship. Representatives of
top talents were awarded the first batch of "Suzhou Talent City
Courtesy Cards," which offer integrated services such as free
admission to garden attractions, green channels for medical care,
and VIP access at airports and high-speed rail stations, addressing
the "small but important" needs of talents.
During the event, certificates were awarded to major innovative
teams. Projects such as the Suzhou Academician Station Construction
Project, the awards for the global finals of the 2024 "Win in
Suzhou, Win the Future" Venture Contest for
International Entrepreneurs, and the unveiling of the Suzhou Global
Venture Incubation Center were also announced.
Source: The Organizing Committee of the 2024 Suzhou
Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites