SIP has not rested on its laurels. It is actively embracing the “AI + Manufacturing” paradigm, striving to drive the manufacturing industry’s shift from competition rooted in scale to one in efficiency and innovation.  .

Dr. Qi Zhang, senior vice president of Microsoft and president of Microsoft AI Asia Pacific

Dr. Zhang spoke highly of Suzhou’s eight major actions aimed at promoting “AI + Manufacturing”, saying that these actions align with Microsoft’s vision for technology. He said Microsoft looks forward to joining hands with Suzhou to build an incubation ecosystem for one-person companies and even one-person unicorn enterprises.

Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips

The transformation of Philips’ Suzhou branch demonstrates the profound significance of integration of AI and manufacturing in the high-end medical equipment sector. Roy Jakobs gave a speech via video, saying that Suzhou is widely recognized for its efficient governance, first-class business environment, excellent infrastructure, and great talent pool, and it plays an important role in Philips’ global strategy.

Ravi Aurora, senior vice president of Multilateral Institutions and International Affairs at Mastercard

Ravi Aurora shared his view from the angle of digital connectivity. He believes that Suzhou, as a test-bed for digital economy, is providing strong support for the “Token Era” of the Asia-Pacific supply chain by building interoperable cross-border payment systems, which will be a crucial foundation for future cooperation and development.

SIP has proven through practice that only by making enterprises the true “protagonists” can lasting regional economic vitality be achieved. On the journey to build an open, prosperous and trustworthy Asia-Pacific market, SIP, with its improving ecosystem, upgrading business environment and farsighted vision, is co-writing the next brilliant chapter of development with global partners.