In order to actively promote innovation, development and cooperation of the global high-end manufacturing industry, further develop the real economy to enhance the wellbeing of people, comprehensively summarize the development law of the global high-end manufacturing process and industry chain, analyze the trend of global high-end manufacturing technology innovation and industrial agglomeration, understand the latest industrial layout, investment and cooperation of Fortune 500 companies and global top 500 manufacturing companies, and provide new ideas and platforms for industrial development, the renowned international economic organization, Asia Pacific CEO Association, Worldwide (APCEO) is actively sponsoring and hosting the Global High-End Manufacturing Summit (GHMS).

The GHMS responds positively to major concerns on international industry and shall become a weather vane of development, a milestone of its cooperation for global high-end manufacturing. The theme of the Summit is “High Quality Economy – Better Life”.

 
The GHMS is hosted by Changsha Municipal Government and organized by Changsha Convention & Exhibition Management Office and Asia-Pacific Fortune (Beijing) Economic Consulting Center.

 
The first GHMS will be held in Changsha, China from May 14 to 17, 2019, concurrently with 2019 the Fifth China (Changsha) International Construction Equipment Exhibition. The Summit will bring together leaders from the Fortune Global 500, Forbes Global 2000, global top 500 manufacturers, global top 100 industrial investors, global top 100 industrial innovators, global top 5000 investment companies, world-renowned experts, scholars, investors, financiers and other important figures. They will gather at the Summit to discuss the frontier issues of high-end manufacturing development and show authoritative voice of the real economy.

 
The Summit will release the "Global Top 500 High-End Manufacturing Companies" and "High-End Manufacturing Industry Changsha Index", issue the Global High-End Manufacturing Changsha Declaration, promote the establishment of international high-end manufacturing industrial funds, and optimize global allocation of high-end manufacturing resources.

The Summit pays special attention to industries, such as global equipment manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing, construction machinery, rail transit, electronic information, artificial intelligence, biochemistry, medical care, new materials and new energy; and topics such as industrial internet, artificial intelligence, new energy and materials, green era of rail transit.

 
One highlight of the Summit is the release of global high-end manufacturing cutting-edge technology/project. Technology projects, like artificial intelligence and robots, smart homes, unmanned cars, and flexible hybrid electronics will be launched.

Under the framework of the Summit, the host will establish a global high-end manufacturing laboratory, a world-class manufacturing industrial park, a high-end manufacturing information center of world-renowned institutions, and a trading center of global high-end manufacturing industry step by step.

The construction machinery industry is an important part of high-end manufacturing industry. The first GHMS will be held concurrently with 2019 the Fifth China (Changsha) International Construction Equipment Exhibition. The high-end professional partners attracted by the Summit will enrich the Exhibition with international resources, enhance its international prestige, and increase its influence worldwide. Besides, the Exhibition will also provide more cooperation opportunities for the Summit and consolidate foundation for the cooperation objective of the Summit.

Mr. Zheng Xiongwei, famous international economist, global executive chairman of APCEO, points out that high-end manufacturing is a significant measure of a country’s core competitiveness and the fundamental power to boost the high-quality development of the world’s economy. APCEO has deeply learned that global industrial pattern is undergoing a major adjustment: developed countries will further strengthen and consolidate their advantages in high-end manufacturing and developing countries will also strive to upgrade their high-end manufacturing; APCEO proactively foresees the approaching major changes in manufacturing’s technical system, production mode and organizational form and a new round of high-end trend of intelligence, networking, service and greening in the global manufacturing. Hosts and sponsors of GHMS wish the summit would provide more opportunities for the upgrading and development of China’s manufacturing in the foreseeable future.