The China Hi-Tech Forum under CHTF have won a great reputation for the high level of speakers and have become the most influential international platforms in the economic and high-tech sectors in recent times in China.

Thirteen Nobel laureate, more than 90 ministerial-level government officials and over 400 presidents of trans-national companies, scientific leaders and management elites from various countries of the world have made speeches on this platform so far.

The opening of China Hi-Tech Forum 2015 was held at the Bougainvillea Hall of Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, on Nov 16.

Speakers at the opening forum include:

Chen Guoliang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

Ludmila Ogorodova, deputy minister of Education and Science of Russia;

Jean-Claude Marcourt, minister of Economy and Foreign Affairs of the Walloon government, Belgium;

Cécile Jodogne, state secretary of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium;

Michael Kinyanjui, Kenya's ambassador to China;

and Liu Ruopeng, chairman of Kuang-Chi Science Ltd.

Shenzhen Vice-mayor Chen Biao hosts the inaugural ceremony of the China Hi-Tech Forum, Nov 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chen Guoliang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences delivers a speech entitled Innovation, Internet Plus and Makers at the China Hi-Tech Forum, Nov 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Cécile Jodogne, state secretary of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium addresses the inauguration ceremony of the China Hi-Tech Forum, Nov 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Liu Ruopeng, chairman of Kuang-Chi Science Ltd delivers a speech themed, Globalized Technological Innovation at the inauguration ceremony of the China Hi-Tech Forum, Nov 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]