On the morning of September 4th, Auckland time, the signing and launch ceremony for the 14th “Dongsheng Cup” International Entrepreneurship Competition New Zealand Division was successfully held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Representatives from various sectors, including the Haidian District People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, Zhongguancun Dongsheng Science Park, New Zealand-China Investment and Trade Promotion Association, and Auckland Branch of New Zealand-China Friendship Association, participated in the event.
The event focused on empowering innovation and entrepreneurship, project incubation, and industrial collaboration between China and New Zealand, and facilitated in-depth exchanges on the two countries’ innovation and entrepreneurship policies, industrial advantages, and opportunities for bilateral cooperation. The event’s location in New Zealand further bridges the gap between Chinese and New Zealand innovation resources, helps high-quality entrepreneurial projects to achieve mutual development, and promotes practical and in-depth cooperation between China and New Zealand in the fields of science and technology innovation and industry.
Singaporean representative delivered a welcoming speech: A new chapter has begun in Sino-Singaporean science and technology innovation exchanges.
At the start of the event, Leeann Wahanui Peters, President of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand-China Friendship Association , delivered an opening welcome speech, reviewing the profound friendship between the people of New Zealand and China, and highly praising the positive significance of the “Dongsheng Cup” New Zealand competition being held here for deepening friendly exchanges between the two peoples.
Zong Yuan, President of the New Zealand China Investment and Trade Promotion Association (NCIT), delivered a welcome speech, extending a warm welcome to the Chinese delegation on behalf of NCIT. He also introduced NCIT’s long-term efforts in promoting economic, trade, and cultural exchanges between China and New Zealand, and expressed his hope that this signing would further deepen cooperation between the two sides in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Haidian Voice: Focusing on Building a Cross-border Science and Technology Innovation Exchange Platform
Zhang Hongyu, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy District Head of the Haidian District People’s Government of Beijing, introduced the district’s achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship development and its industrial layout in recent years, and expressed his hope that through this event, a broader and deeper cooperative relationship could be established with New Zealand in the fields of economy, trade, and culture.
Consul Wang Chengguang, Director of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Auckland , stated that China possesses a complete industrial system and a vast market, and is transforming from a global manufacturing base to a global source of innovation. The “Dongsheng Cup” connects “from 0 to 1” on one end and “from 1 to 100” on the other, and welcomes enterprises in the consular district to leverage this platform to seek cooperation and achieve win-win development with Chinese investment institutions and industry partners.
Signing and unveiling ceremony
Wang Xiaodong, Chairman of Zhongguancun Dongsheng Science Park, and Zong Yuan, President of the New Zealand-China Investment and Trade Promotion Association, held a cooperation signing ceremony witnessed by guests at the event. Following the signing ceremony, guests jointly unveiled the “Beijing AI Origin Academy New Zealand Liaison Station,” marking a further deepening of cooperation between the two parties.
The successful hosting of this event marks the official launch of the New Zealand division of the “Dongsheng Cup” International Entrepreneurship Competition, providing a broader platform for the connection of innovation resources between China and New Zealand. In the future, the “Dongsheng Cup” will continue to leverage the industrial and innovation resource advantages of both China and New Zealand to help more outstanding entrepreneurial projects enter the Chinese market and reach the international stage, promoting deeper and more practical cooperation between the two countries in the fields of technological innovation and industrial development.
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Following the successful conclusion of this signing and launch ceremony, the New Zealand regional competition of the 14th “Dongsheng Cup” International Entrepreneurship Competition is scheduled to be held in Auckland on October 14th. This regional competition will showcase New Zealand’s innovative and entrepreneurial achievements, select high-quality science and technology innovation projects through roadshow competitions, and help overseas projects connect with the Chinese market and Haidian’s industrial resources.
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