Although the traditional industries are suffering a snow storm, the uptrend of equity investment, innovative and international investment maintains unstoppable. Holding by Zhongguancun Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ZVCA), the 2016 Innovation and Capital Forum launched in Beijing with thousands people converged in the Z-Park. The scene can be only described by popular and exciting.
During the forum, the ambassadors and the counselors from the Chinese Embassies of Canada, U.S., Israel, France and Switzerland etc. sent Chinese investors their warm invitation. ZVCA signed agreements with Canadian FOF, Qianhai Equity Investment FOF, and Shanghai Equity Exchange respectively. Israeli cross-border projects roadshow spread to parallel forums nationwide through live videoconference. Most well-known organizations of domestic equity industry and hundreds of public companies were well represented in the forum. Famous scholars, such as, Mr, Kang JIA, Mr. Chunsheng ZHOU gathered here and exchanging their ideologies. This forum made a great contribution for Zhongguancun to become a financial innovation hub worldwide.
According to Mr. Shaojie WANG, the president of ZVCA, this is a year of ZVCA with great development. The association not only being approved by many industry veterans, who become honor presidents of ZVCA, such as, Mr. Haitao JIN, former president of Shenzhen Capital Group, current chief executive partner of Qianhai FOF; but also receive Mr. Xitai SHENG of Angel Plus, Mr. Feng LI of Free Fund, Mr. Yan LIU of Tianxing Capital to be its co-presidents. Meanwhile, the association deenpen their international cooperation constantly. ZVCA sighed strategic cooperation agreements with Invest Ottawa from Canada, 9Mile Labs accelerator from the U.S., Canadian Fort Capital FOF. These serial of cooperation also witness the internationalization of Beijing and Zhongguancun.
The leader of co-organizers from Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone, Haidian District Goverment, and Zhongguancun Development Group gave speeches at the beginning, The president of ZPark,Kefeng LI also gave an welcome speech as the host. Among three parallel forum sites, professional organizations had thorough discussion on angel, VC, PE, listed companies, asset securitization, internationalization of equity investment, multi-level capital market, internet finance etc., which covered the whole industry chain. Remarkably, topics including which industry will become the next unicorn of VC industry, M&A of PE and listing companies, M&A of RMB cross-border etc. had become the most concerned topics for different industries organizations.
Additionally, the ceremony of 2016 China Youth Investor 100 Selection, which was organized by ZVCA and tens of other associations and platforms, occurred together with the forum. Zhongguancun “Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Ecology Co-construction Alliance and the New OTC Market Club of National Equity Investment Association were also launched on the forum.