The 2025 Global Entrepreneurs Summit on Trade in Services, hosted by the Global Alliance for Trade in Services (GATIS), took place successfully on the morning of September 11 in the large conference room on Floor 2, Hall 1 at Shougang Park. As the fourth summit since GATIS's founding in 2022, it has become a key thematic forum of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). The event featured a clear theme, diverse content, and notable highlights. It brought together over 500 high-level participants from government agencies, foreign embassies in China, international organizations, business associations, Fortune Global 500 companies, industry leaders, and member organizations, both online and in person, yielding substantial outcomes.
| Session I: Opening Speeches | |
|---|---|
| Moderator: Mr. Zhao Weidong, Secretary-General of GATIS | |
| 9:05-9:10 | Speech by Mr. Jiang Zengwei, President of GATIS |
| 9:10-9:15 | Speech by the Leader of the Ministry of Commerce of China |
| 9:15-9:20 | Speech by Beijing Municipal Leader |
| 9:20-9:25 | Speech by Mr. Scott Dewar, Australian Ambassador to China |
| Session II: Authoritative Release | |
| Moderator: Mr. Zhao Weidong, Secretary-General of GATIS | |
| 9:25-9:30 | Launch of the Work Plan for Supporting Beijing to Take the Lead in Piloting the WTO's E-commerce Agreement Released by: Ms. Johanna Hill, WTO Deputy Director-General (video) Mr. HAN Yong, Director General of Department of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the People's Republic of China |
| Session III: Achievement Release | |
| 9:30-9:35 | Release of the Main Content of the 2025 Global Trends Report on Inclusive Development in Trade in Services by GATIS Released by: Ms. Xing Houyuan, Expert of GATIS |
| 9:35-9:40 | Announcement of the Establishment of the Professional Committee by GATIS Released by: Mr. Lu Lanping, Deputy Secretary-General of GATIS |
| Session IV: Speeches and Communications | |
| Moderator: Mr. Bruno Masier, Vice President of GATIS and President of the World Trade Point Federation | |
| 9:43-9:58 | Keynote Speech: Trends and Prospects of Global Trade in Services Ms. Dorothy Tembo, Deputy Executive Director of International Trade Centre |
| 9:58-10:06 | Thematic Speech 1: Technological Innovation and Collaboration Empower Industrial Development Mr. XIA Quan, Global Vice President of Qualcomm |
| 10:06-10:14 | Thematic Speech 2: Artificial Intelligence Boosts the Inclusive Development of Healthcare Services Ms. CHEN Meng, Vice President of AstraZeneca R&D China |
| 10:14-10:22 | Thematic Speech 3: Services Competitiveness and Structural Reform; Cooperating through APEC on Digital Services Standards and Digital Regulatory Interoperability Ms. Jane Drake-Brockman, Executive Director of the Australian Services Roundtable |
| 10:22-10:30 | Thematic Speech 4: Providing High-Standard Services to Promote Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Development of the Aviation Industry Mr. ZHAO Chen, Vice President of Airbus China |
| 10:30-10:38 | Thematic Speech 5: Enhancing Corporate Participation in Inclusive Development Through Digital Intelligence Mr. Michael Liu, Deloitte China Governing Board Member Enterprise Technology & Performance Offering Portfolio National Managing Partner |
| Session V: Policy Dialogue | |
| Moderator: Mr. Hong Xiaodong, Expert from China Society for World Trade Organization Studies | |
| 10:40-11:40 | Dialogue Topic: Policies for Inclusive Development and Corporate Compliance on Trade in Services Dialogue guests: 1. Ms. Sevim Dagdelen, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) 2. Mr. Robert Harutyunyan, Chairman of the Armenia-China Friendship Association 3. Mr. Zhu Guangyao, Second-Level Inspector, Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce (DDG Level) 4. Mr. Pierre MIROCHINIKOFF, Vice Chairman of the Benelux Chamber of Commerc |
| 11:40 | Meeting Concludes |
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