From July 4th to 5th, the Forbes China UNDER 30 10th Anniversary Summit was successfully held in Longfu Temple in Beijing. Previous Forbes China 30 Under 30 lists, industry leaders, well-known investors, list judges, government representatives and Forbes China Group executives gathered together to witness this youth event for young people in China.
Forbes China UNDER 30 10th Anniversary Summit
Zhang Zhichen, Chairman of Forbes China Group, said in his speech that Forbes has always paid attention to the development of young people, and Forbes U30 is one of the most influential lists in the world. He listed a number of U30 finalists on the 2024 Forbes Global Billionaires List, and pointed out that Forbes China will continue to empower U30 finalists in the future and help them achieve greater achievements.
Zhang Zhichen, Chairman of Forbes China Group
Shi Dengliang, general manager of Beijing Xinlongfu Cultural Investment Co., Ltd., said that the summit jointly held by Beijing Longfu Temple and Forbes China is a model and symbol of cultural integration, business collision and demonstration of youth power. At present, Longfu Temple is becoming a new landmark of cultural consumption in the capital through new formats, new scenes and new models, and is committed to organically integrating China and the world, tradition and modernity.
Shi Dengliang, general manager of Beijing Xinlongfu Cultural Investment Co., Ltd
Hong Qiuwei, Director and Secretary General of Forbes Global Holding Group, pointed out in his speech that Forbes China is committed to identifying the most promising young talents in various fields and the brightest future, and in this process, the Forbes China U30 list has also been greatly developed. It is not only a grand event, but also a worldwide movement for innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as a platform to connect and spread influence.
Hong Qiuwei, Director and Secretary General of Forbes Global Holdings Group
At the subsequent lighting ceremony, Zhang Zhichen, Chairman of Forbes China, Hong Qiuwei, Director and Secretary General of Forbes Global Holding Group, Pu Xuedong, Director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Sun Xinjun, Secretary of Beijing Dongcheng District Party Committee, Zhao Jifeng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd., Zhang Jie, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd., and Ding Wenli, Chairman of Beijing Xinlongfu Cultural Investment Co., Ltd., took the stage to announce the official opening of the summit.
Opening and lighting ceremony
Next, Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer of Forbes and founder of the U30 series, delivered a speech through video, saying that Forbes U30 has become a big family composed of a large number of young people who change the world and write the future. He looks forward to meeting the Forbes China U30 list winners at future U30 events around the world and wishes them even greater success in the future.
福布斯首席内容官、U30系列创始人Randall Lane
Chen Fengfeng, editor-in-chief of Forbes China, summarized and reviewed the representative names of Forbes China U30 in the past ten years. She said that standing at an important historical juncture, young entrepreneurs should be given more tolerance and opportunities, because young people represent the direction of the future, and the attempt itself deserves respect.
Forbes China Editor-in-Chief Chen Fengfeng
Subsequently, Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon, delivered a keynote speech to the guests in the form of a video. He shared his experience of founding Lululemon and pointed out the value of discovering business opportunities and entrepreneurial opportunities through in-depth observation and understanding of the development trends of the times. He said that every entrepreneur should know their worth and put in 100% effort to leave no regrets.
Lululemon创始人Chip Wilson
Xie Chengrun, CEO of Sino Biopharma, delivered a keynote speech on "Cognitive Iteration, Empty Cup Mentality, and Inclusiveness". He believes that cognitive iteration is a continuous process, and no matter what stage it is, it is necessary to pay attention to accumulation and precipitation and maintain the ability to learn continuously. He emphasized the impact of emotions on decision-making, and pointed out that as a leader, it is important to take responsibility, solve problems, and focus on developing leadership.
Xie Chengrun, CEO of Sino Biopharma
Yin Ye, CEO of Huada Group, delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "Standing at 30 and Leading Technology". He pointed out that the development of life science technology has greatly increased the life expectancy of human beings, and historically, the major development opportunities of human society have often been highly correlated with technological peaks and valleys. He suggested giving young people more opportunities and encouraging them to innovate while upholding the principles of technology for good.
Yin Ye, CEO of Huada Group
Su Kai, partner of Sequoia China, delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "Change and Change: My 25 Years". He shared the different stages of his personal development and the corresponding insights, believing that life is a process of continuous choice, and he often chooses a relatively difficult path. He also said that the opportunities of the times, the choice of direction and personal efforts are all important. Individuals find the inner motivation to keep moving forward, and perseverance, in order to have the opportunity to forge ahead and stand out in a changing environment.
Sequoia China Partner Su Kai
Hui Ruoqi, former captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team and member of the FIVB Marketing and Communication Committee, pointed out in her speech that when discussing a cause, the word love is full of responsibility. Dedication to the cause requires not only courage and perseverance, but also the need to face realistic development challenges and far-reaching expectations for the future. Undertakings are time-tested, with clear goals, scale, and systems that can have a positive and long-lasting impact on society. As an individual's abilities grow, so does his or her responsibilities. She encouraged young people to draw wisdom from the inheritance and build confidence with a sense of responsibility.
Hui Ruoqi, former captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team and member of the FIVB Marketing and Communication Committee
After the keynote speeches, Ben Wood, Chairman and Founder of Studio Shanghai, Xu Zhiwei, Founding Partner of Kaiming Investment, Marie Genevieve Cyr, Head of Fashion Design BFA Degree Program at Parsons School of Design, New York, Zhu Jiwen, CFO and Executive Director of Want Want, Xu Dalai, Co-founder and CEO of Shunwei Capital, Du Chung, Founder of Chi Heng Foundation, Warburg Pincus, Managing Partner of SoftBank China Capital, Chairman of Xingbai Food Investment Group, Joseph Han, independent director of Fengyuan Group, expressed his blessings to the guests through video.
Next up is the U30 parlor session. The U30 Lounge is a special dialogue session for the list winners, judges and special guests, with the theme of "Career Prospects and Opportunities for Young People in an Uncertain Era", with the participation of guests including Gan Jianping, Founding Partner of INCE Capital, Cui Jisong, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of InnoCare, He Chaoxin, Chief Youth Officer of the World University Alliance on Climate Change, and Zhou Wei, Investor and Co-founder of Binni Beauty Technology.
U30 Lounge
Gan Jianping pointed out that the only constant in the capital market is the cycle, there will always be peaks and troughs, and sometimes the trough may also be the best opportunity to enter the market, so young investors should be patient. In addition, he believes that there are more opportunities in the field of AI, blockchain and new consumption in the future.
Gan Jianping, founding partner of INCE Capital
Cui Jisong firmly believes that the biomedical industry has always been a promising sunrise industry, with huge market demand, and there are huge potential and opportunities in both the trough and peak periods. She also pointed out that biomedicine going overseas has become a hot topic at present, and InnoCare hopes that its innovative drugs can not only benefit Chinese patients, but also patients around the world.
Cui Jisong, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of InnoCare
He Chaoxin said that no matter what field you are in, you should assume your responsibilities to enterprises and society. Climate change is a global issue closely related to various industries, and she hopes to call on more people to pay attention to climate change and strengthen exchanges and cooperation, so as to better cope with the challenges brought by climate change. In addition, she also mentioned the importance of AI to the development of green technology.
He Chaoxin, Chief Youth Officer, World University Coalition on Climate Change
Zhou Wei believes that although young people may lack experience, they have unique advantages in innovation and resource integration. In the beauty technology industry, she believes that there will be two major trends in the industry in the future: on the one hand, the industry will pay more attention to natural, natural and organic, emphasizing the cultivation and display of personal beauty; On the other hand, it will accelerate the transition to digital transformation, such as AR virtual makeup try-on, smart manufacturing and R&D, etc., to save costs and time.
Zhou Wei, investor and co-founder of Binni Beauty Technology
In the subsequent U30 sharing session, the representatives of the previous U30 list-Lu Yiwen (2017), founder of Dia Co., Ltd., Ni Lishi (2018), founder of melt season, Gu Ailing, Chinese women's freestyle skier (2020), Zhang Weili, Chinese professional mixed martial arts athlete (2020), and Sun Weijie, founder and CEO of Shenshi Technology (2021), shared their struggles.
Lu Yiwen believes that entrepreneurship itself is a journey full of passion and surprises, and although there will be many uncertainties, the process can still be happy. She shared the three ways to start a happy business, which are a sense of mission, business goodness, and the ability to slow down.
Lu Yiwen, founder of Dia shares
Ni Lishi said that being an under-30 list means a lot to her. She believes that people need to gain positive feedback by constantly colliding with the world to build self-confidence and strength. She encouraged everyone to have firm beliefs, dare to dream, and at the same time, follow their hearts and walk with their hearts.
melt season创始人倪丽诗
Gu believes that success is defined not only by winning, but also by enjoying the process and sharing it with others. Young people need to be inspired because they have the ability to lead others, and although there are sometimes setbacks, it is more important to get back on their feet and try to make the world a better place in their own way.
Chinese women's freestyle skier Gu Ailing
Zhang Weili believes that as long as you dare to dream and put it into action, everyone has unlimited potential. Becoming a champion does not mean the end, but rather the beginning of a difficult journey, to some extent, the thinking brought about by failure is often more profound, the important thing is to learn to self-adjust, reconcile with yourself, and find the motivation to move forward.
Chinese mixed martial arts athlete Zhang Weili
Sun Weijie, founder and CEO of Shenshi Technology, introduced the large model system of Shenshi Yuzhi ® based on AI for Science, and built a number of scientific research and industrial R&D infrastructure with "micro-scale industrial design and simulation" as the starting point, aiming to become an AI technology company that "originates from China and leads the world", and empowers the most basic biomedicine, energy, materials and information science and engineering research for human economic development.
Sun Weijie, founder and CEO of Shenshi Technology
Subsequently, in the cheers of the guests, Chinese female freestyle skier Gu Ailing, singer and TEAM WANG manager Wang Jiaer, and Chinese professional mixed martial arts athlete Zhang Weili took the podium to open a veritable "Champion Dialogue" under the auspices of Chen Pengbo, founder of Vision Future and partner of Forbes China.
Champion Dialogue
Gu Ailing shared her growth process, she said that she first realized a small dream, then realized a second small dream, and then walked firmly step by step, and finally achieved her current self. She also inspired everyone to be brave enough to do things that no one has ever done before, to be the first and the first to be the first.
Wang Jiaer said that the experience of being an athlete has enabled him to concentrate on doing one thing well without being affected, and his love and desire to do what he loves is the pure starting point for his career. It is not only important but also fortunate to be able to uphold such an original intention and maintain such a mentality.
Zhang Weili said that the winner is powerful, the self-winner is strong, and defeating oneself is the real strength. The biggest opponent is oneself, and only by surpassing oneself can one achieve a better self. When you encounter setbacks, it is the time for people to become better and start to grow, and you should find what you are passionate about and do it boldly.
Next, the event held a special award ceremony for the 10th anniversary of Forbes China U30, and Zhang Zhichen, chairman of Forbes China Group, presented awards to 6 Forbes China U30 pioneers, namely: Lu Yiwen, founder of Dia shares, Ni Lishi, founder of melt season, Chinese women's freestyle skier Gu Ailing, Chinese professional mixed martial arts athlete Zhang Weili, founder and CEO of Shenshi Technology Sun Weijie, singer and manager of TEAM WANG Wang Jiaer.
Forbes China U30 10th Anniversary Special Awards Ceremony
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Then, the 2022 and 2023 Forbes China U30 Awards Ceremony was held on the spot, Zhang Qinglian, President of Forbes China Group, Liu Erhai, Founding Partner of Joy Capital, Jin Jun, Director of CAFA Art Museum and Doctoral Supervisor, Bai Hong, CEO of Menglang, Shi Anping, Chief Partner and Chairman of Guozhong Capital, Hui Ruoqi, former captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team and member of the FIVB Marketing and Communication Committee, Li Kefei, Executive Director of Song Art Museum, Co-founder of InnoCare, Chairman and CEO Cui Jisong and others jointly presented awards to the U30 winners.
Group photo of the 2022 Forbes China U30 list
Group photo of the 2023 Forbes China U30 list
At the award ceremony, Liu Daming, the 2023 Forbes China list and founder and CEO of Axis Technology, delivered an acceptance speech. He said that in the course of life, self-discipline and helping more people solve problems are extremely important. Life is worthy of respect, life is worth loving, and everyone should strive to be grateful and grateful.
Liu Daming, a 2023 Forbes China U30 list and founder and CEO of Central Axis Technology
In addition, a number of wonderful performances were arranged at the summit. Hu Shuai, the winner of the 2023 Forbes China U30 list, the founder of Bitbody Art Technology and a digital artist, demonstrated the charm of the combination of visual effects and music, the SingHeart Galaxy vocal band brought a cappella singing, and the Giniers Dance Company further ignited the enthusiasm of the scene with dynamic street dance.
Hu Shuai, a 2023 Forbes China U30 list, founder of Bitsport Art Technology, and digital artist
SingHeart星河人声乐队
Giniels Dance Company
The subsequent dinner and After Party added more surprises and wonderful experiences to the summit, and the curtain of the Forbes China U30 10th Anniversary Summit slowly came to an end. The end means a new beginning, and in the era of accelerated change, the story of the Forbes China U30 list will continue to write vitality, courage and innovation, which is the unchanging color of China's young forces. Let's gather in the next decade and work together for a brighter future.
The summit was presented by Longfu Temple, with special thanks to Binni Beauty Technology, LE MOMENT Fresh Caviar, Hennessy, Tsingtao Beer, VOSS, Dian Zhen Planet and Savage Gelato Ice Cream for their special support of the event, as well as the support of the exclusive imaging partner Cloud Live.
Jiang Yufei, the 2018 Forbes China U30 list and SMG CBN host, Zhuang Jiahui, the host of Qiren Entertainment (Hong Kong), and Guan Zijun, the new media content director of Forbes China, served as the hosts of the summit.
Jiang Yufei, a 2018 Forbes China U30 list and SMG CBN host
Zhuang Jiahui, host of Chess People Entertainment (Hong Kong).
Wonderful moments at the event
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