Foshan to hold intl Internet Plus expo

The 4th China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition will be held at Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center in Foshan from Oct 24 to 27, with a variety of hi-tech highlights including an AI bus, facial recognition and a robotics competition.

The Internet Plus Expo was announced at a press conference held on Oct 10, along with its theme of "Digital Life, Business & Production". The expo is supported by CEBIT, the famous German computer expo, and will introduce two key topics: d!Conomy and d!Tec. There will be six exhibition areas which will center on fields including "Internet Plus" frontier technology, digital business, digital life, innovation and entrepreneurship, intelligent manufacturing and robotics.

Covering a total display area of 50,000 square meters, the expo has already attracted nearly 700 domestic and foreign exhibitors including the German CEBIT Pavilion, AHK German Chamber of Commerce, and the Sino-German City Alliance.

During the press conference, Liu Guoliang, general manager of Hannover Milano Fairs (China) Co Ltd introduced the highlights of the expo, explaining that he believes the expo is a platform which enables foreign exhibitors to come to Foshan and better understand the local market while encouraging prestigious experts and scholars to help local enterprises broaden their minds and expand overseas business.

Liu Guoliang introduces the highlights of the expo to press conference attendees. [Photo by Foshan News]

The news of the expo has not only been well received at home, but has gained the attention of foreign exhibitors and governments. Liu mentioned that one of the highlights of this expo is internationalization,

"Last year we only had four to five months for preparation. This year we made efforts in advance and introduced famous international pavilions, bringing the latest global technology to Foshan."

This year, the expo gained the official support of the German Ministry of Economy and became one of the hundreds of exhibitions worldwide that they support.

Ten German CEBIT exhibitors will attend the expo, bringing the latest product solutions and innovative ideas concerning intelligent urban operation, block chain, big data processing and online video language transformation.

Lead by the UK's Prince Michael of Kent, eight British enterprises will display a host of high-end different technologies including facial recognition, design simulation, intelligent building, health tracking and smart city products.

Visitors flock to attend the 3rd China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition last year. [Photo by Foshan News]

Along with a series of activities held simultaneously during the expo, the Sino-German (Foshan) Intelligent Manufacturing Cooperation Convention will be held one day before the opening ceremony.

More than 20 themed forums and conventions will also occur during the expo period, including the Internet Plus Intelligent Manufacturing in China Summit, the China Digital Factory Application and Development Conference, the 2018 China UAV Industry Development Summit Forum and the 20th China Robot and AI Competition.

From Oct 24 to 26, the expo will only be open to professionals while on Oct 27, it will be open to the public. Participants can pre-register on this website: http://www.internetplus-expo.com/Pa/?CID=28.