With a focus on pooling resources to help local businesses go global, the first event of the series of “SHENZHEN CONNECTS — Global Vision, Community Mind” activities took place in Nanshan District on Friday.

Government officials and guests kick off the event Friday. Photos from the official WeChat account of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal Government.

The series of activities will be held in the city’s various districts, new area and cooperation zone, with the goal of promoting the city’s international exchange, strengthening exchanges among all walks of life and collectively developing a shared foreign affairs resources platform.

Themed “Resource Integration Empowering Shenzhen Enterprises to Go Global in the New Era,” the event attracted nearly 100 participants, including representatives from relevant government departments, enterprises, industrial parks and industry associations.

Dai Yonghong gives a keynote speech at the event.

Dai Yonghong, a professor at Shenzhen University, was invited as a keynote speaker at the event.

Dai suggested that in the post-COVID era, enterprises should cope with the current international environment and changes in social development from three perspectives: science and technology as tools, going global with collective efforts and telling good stories.

Shenzhen can vigorously cultivate and introduce international interdisciplinary talents, establish an interdisciplinary talents training base, and improve collaboration between universities and enterprises to help local businesses better go global, according to Dai.

A scene of Friday's event in Nanshan District.

At a sharing session, representatives from local enterprises, including ZTE, Mindray and Lexin, as well as nonprofit organization Benchmark Chambers International & Benchmark International Mediation Center, discussed how enterprises grasp at opportunities and deal with challenges in the context of globalization, and offered suggestions on how the government can assist enterprises in going global.

The event was hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and Shenzhen Nanshan District People’s Government, and organized by the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation. It was co-organized by the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Nanshan District and Yuehai Subdistrict Office of Nanshan District.