On January 24th, Wang Lixin, Vice Mayor of Shenzhen, met with the delegation led by Amanda Thirsk, Private Secretary of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, UK. The two parties undertook in-depth exchanges on the close cooperation in Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP) and Pitch@Palace.

Vice Mayor Wang Lixin welcomed Ms. Amanda’s visit to Shenzhen. He said that Pitch@Palace had unique advantages in promoting the construction of an international innovation and innovation ecosystem in the host countries and regions, enhancing the vitality of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development, and stimulating young people’s enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship. The cooperation between Pitch@Palace and CIEP was a positive response to the theme of “Integrating Global Intelligence, Promoting Innovation and Cooperation, and Seeking for Common Development”. It would definitely promote China’s implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy and the talent-strength strategy, and the exchanges between China and the UK in the fields of economy, trade, and personnel. He was very much looking forward to the successful visit of Prince Andrew to Shenzhen in April this year, and as an important guest to attend the opening ceremony of the conference and the final of the 3rd Pitch@Palace China. At the same time, Shenzhen would vigorously support the long-term development of Pitch@Palace in China, and continue to promote the in-depth matching between the global outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship projects, international development channels, and scientific and technological innovation resources of Pitch@Palace and production and research institutions of Shenzhen and other parts of China to form pragmatic outcomes.

Sha Xinhua, Deputy Inspector of Shenzhen Technological Innovation Committee, Deng Xiaojun, Director of Shenzhen Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, and Li Hai, Director of Shenzhen Center for International Exchange Personnel, also attended the meeting.