The 8th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Summit Forum Opens in Macau

On June 1, 2017 , the 8th International Forum on Infrastructure Investment and Construction opened in Macau. The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Chui Shian, Deputy Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations Yu Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao Special Administrative Region Yao Jian, Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macao Special Administrative Region Ye Dabo, Macao Special The Financial Secretary of the Administrative District Government, Liang Weite, together with the guests of the participating ministers and international financial institutions, opened the curtain of this forum.

opening ceremony

The 8th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Summit Forum Opens in Macau

meeting venue

According to the editors of China Construction Machinery Business Network, the theme of this forum is “Building Multiple Innovations, Industrial Linkages, and Sustainable Infrastructure”, focusing on major initiatives and international capacity cooperation, infrastructure construction and industrialization, and financial innovation. Hot topics such as industrial investment cooperation, smart cities and sustainable infrastructure development have entered discussions and interactions to jointly explore the future development of international infrastructure. The third Sino-Latin American Infrastructure Cooperation Forum sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce is also held concurrently with this forum.

Speech by Fang Qiuchen, President of China Overseas Contracting Engineering Chamber of Commerce

Speech by Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region

Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiation Yu Jianhua gives a keynote speech

Keynote Speech by Hartwig Schafer, Vice President of the World Bank

Keynote Speech by Rafael C. Yabu, Senior Deputy Minister of Philippine Ministry of Public Works

Ding Xiangqun, Vice President of China Development Bank, gave a keynote speech

Keynote Speech by Tomas Kuta, Senior Vice President, Volvo Construction Equipment

At the opening ceremony, Fang Qiuchen, President of the China Overseas Contracting Works Chamber of Commerce, and Chui Shian, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region respectively delivered welcome remarks. Vice Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations Yu Jianhua, Deputy Governor of the World Bank Hartwig Schafer, Senior Deputy Minister of the Philippines, Rafael C. Yabut, Deputy Director of the China Development Bank Ding Xiangqun, and Deputy General Manager of the Export-Import Bank of China Sun Ping, Tomas Kuta, Senior Vice President of Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation, gave a keynote speech around the theme of this forum.

According to the editors of China Construction Machinery Business Network, the two-day “8th International Forum on Infrastructure Investment and Construction” will hold 2 thematic forums and 12 parallel forums. This forum attracted more than 1,700 industry elites from 63 countries and regions, including 57 ministerial officials, 32 international financial institution executives from the World Bank, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, and international contractor associations. More than 630 company representatives such as contractors, equipment manufacturers, consulting service agencies, and industrial chain service providers. At the same time, Macao has also actively played its role as a service platform for business cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and has invited Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, as well as ministerial and above government officials from East Timor. Representatives from enterprises and institutions attended.

On the afternoon of June 1, the theme forum held two thematic forums entitled “Change and Innovation: The Road to Sustainable Infrastructure Development” and “Cooperation and Linkage: Infrastructure Construction and Industrial Development”. Ministers of infrastructure from Burma, Zambia, and Nigeria, executives of AIIB, ADB and China Communications Construction, China Railway Construction, China General Motors, Guangxi Liugong, Caterpillar and other international contractors and equipment manufacturing executives, The new model of innovative cooperation, the promotion of infrastructure construction and the development of industrial linkages have been discussed in depth. Subsequently, the third China-Latin Infrastructure Cooperation Forum hosted by the Ministry of Commerce was also held. Ten ministerial guests from Latin America and the Caribbean, together with representatives of international contractors, conducted research on topics such as infrastructure interconnection and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean and transformation and upgrading of China-Latin America capacity cooperation model.

Volvo Construction Equipment related leaders

On June 2, the forum organizing committee also arranged 14 parallel forums and special events. During this period, Volvo Construction Equipment will hold parallel forum 6 on June 2nd: Response to environmental climate impact and carbon reduction in infrastructure construction and media round table.

As the world's leading manufacturer of commercial transportation and construction equipment, Volvo Construction Equipment has launched the “Response to Building Climate Challenges” project to promote the sustainable development of the entire building industry chain and provide financial support for environmental research. The Forum is an important component of the “Response to Building Climate Challenges” project. It will invite stakeholders and authoritative experts in the entire industry chain of infrastructure construction to share the opportunities and challenges of addressing climate change, aiming at enhancing the awareness of all parties and enhancing the industry’s Foreign cooperation and sharing of relevant global practice cases.