Mountains and seas are not far away, and innovation is towards the future. On July 11, the 2024 (16th) Suzhou International Elite Entrepreneurship Week (Changshu Branch) and the 2024 Changshu Kuncheng Lake · Hurun China Under30s Event were held in Changshu Kuncheng Lake. Entrepreneurs and industry elites from all over the world gathered together to share in a splendid and elegant intellectual feast.

2024 Changshu

Since 1999, Hurun Report has been committed to encouraging entrepreneurship and value creation through quality rankings and research. This time, Hurun Research Institute and Changshu Kunchenghu jointly released the "Changshu Kunchenghu · Hurun China Under30s  2023", hoping to tap the business elites who drive the development of the industry through innovation fission, interpret the new industry forms they created, and jointly promote the high-quality development of China's economy.

Zhou Qindi, Secretary of the Changshu Municipal Party Committee, delivered a welcome speech: "Suzhou International Elite Entrepreneurship Week" has been an event for more than 10 years, and today Rupert Hoogewerf brought the Hurun Under30s list to Changshu and presented the award, and at the same time inspected the investment environment of Changshu. Changshu welcomes these enterprises to come to Changshu for development, and sincerely hopes that Hurun Report will take root in Changshu, gather more intellectual achievements and innovative elements for Changshu, and send a sincere invitation to young entrepreneurs and leading talents in scientific and technological innovation and entrepreneurship at home and abroad.

Zhou Qindi, Secretary of the Changshu Municipal Party Committee

Wang Jianguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Changshu Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the High-tech Zone, made a promotion of Changshu's innovation and entrepreneurship environment: Changshu vigorously develops new quality productivity according to local conditions, focuses on the layout of the three "innovation cores" of "South Park, Midtown and North Valley", cultivates a first-class innovation ecology and creates a first-class business environment. UWC+ Changshu Innovation Island, located in the center of the "South Park", is about to become a rising "debut star of the South Park".  As the main position of Changshu's economic development and the core area of scientific and technological innovation, Changshu High-tech Zone is full of vitality for scientific and technological innovation, a colorful and excellent environment for innovation and entrepreneurship, and a variety of complete functional facilities. Welcome everyone to Changshu to chase their dreams and reap success.

Wang Jianguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Changshu Municipal Party Committee 

Focusing on emerging fields such as the new generation of information technology, life and health, and digital economy, Changshu has gathered a large number of high-level innovative and entrepreneurial talents and teams at home and abroad, providing financial support and providing a series of policies and matchesset of services, and strive to build a broad career development platform for the majority of talents, so that they can start a business and live comfortably in Changshu. The talents of the city also give full play to their wisdom and strength, work hard in their respective fields, and show a promising spirit.

The UWC+ Innovation Island, located in the core area of the Sino-Singapore Kuncheng Lake Park in the "South Park", has become a new business card of Changshu to connect with talents at home and abroad.In recent years, Changshu has continuously strengthened the role of science and technology investment in promoting scientific and technological innovation, optimizing the industrial structure, and laying out the future direction, and strives to create a more attractive innovation and entrepreneurship ecology. Since the beginning of this year, Changshu has accumulated more than 800 science and technology investment projects, effectively gathering high-quality scientific and technological innovation resources from around the world. In order to effectively coordinate the city's resources and accelerate the development of new productive forces according to local conditions, Changshu Science and Technology Investment Center was established.

The Changshu UWC+ Entrepreneur Pioneer Award Ceremony

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hurun Report, and since 1999, Hurun Report has been committed to discovering corporate value and promoting entrepreneurship through high-quality rankings and research. This time, Hurun Report and Changshu jointly released the list of  "Changshu Kunchenghu · Hurun China Under30s  2023", which is the seventh consecutive year that Hurun Research Institute has released the list.

Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher interprets the list: "I am very happy to be able to interpret the 2023 China Under30s list for you today. This year marks  25th anniversary, and I love to tell the story of China's economy through the stories of China's most successful entrepreneurs. Through the platform of China Under30s Entrepreneurship Pioneers, young entrepreneurial pioneers will receive more attention, government resources, and big entrepreneurs. This morning we did a roadshow, with more than 20 Chinese Under30s introducing their projects to about 20 investment institutions. Today is the seventh time we have released this list, and it is also the first time that we have released the list in Changshu, and we will carry out the China Under30s Activity here for the next three years, and maybe it will continue to do it forever. ”

Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher

Keynote speech

In the economic wave, only those who are brave in the torrent can forge ahead. Gao Dekang, Chairman of the Textile and Garment Chamber of Commerce of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Bosideng, and Li Ruiyu, Co-founder and Product Leader of Shenzhen Smartmou Information Technology Co, shared their stories of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Looking back at the list in recent years, enterprise technology has become the preferred industry for entrepreneurs under 30, and innovation is the preferred path. The policy environment, investor enthusiasm, the power of alumni associations, the launch of STAR Market and ChiNext,coupled with the entrepreneurial passion of entrepreneurs themselves, have made China's current entrepreneurial ecology world-class. If you want to predict the future of China's economy, the industries covered by these outstanding young entrepreneurs in China are a reference.

The Hurun Under30s China series list records the growth process of thousands of listed people with data, and writes the heart path of hundreds of entrepreneurs with dialogue. As the 2023 Hurun Under30s China series list is about to continue, we will review the initial dialogue between young entrepreneurial leaders and Hurun Report, to inspire entrepreneurial inspiration, stimulate firm action power, and pour into the hot land of China's private economy entrepreneurship, looking forward to witnessing more young entrepreneurial forces that change the world!