Last month, XNode hosted an open innovation event in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, bringing together corporate leaders, tech startups, and industry experts for a day of business matchmaking and insightful panel discussions - all geared towards driving impactful partnerships.
The event was graced by ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, who opened the event with an urgent call to foster a more open innovation ecosystem:
โWe have reached a critical moment, and we need large enterprises to drive technology companies, investors, and other participants in the innovation ecosystem to push technological advancement forward.โ ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐
Over ๐ฒ๐ฌ technology companies engaged with ๐ญ๐ฌ leading corporations on ๐ฐ๐ฐ innovation challenges, exploring co-creation opportunities in:
๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ (vehicle-road collaboration, hydrogen energy)
๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (zero-carbon building, smart energy networks); and
๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ (AI-driven decision-making support, non-invasive health monitoring).
2๏ธโฃ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น: ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ก๐๐
In conversation with Lei Niu (XNode), Johnson Zhang (Michelin China), Eric Wang Yining (Tyrion.ai), and Michael (Jialiang) Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), the panel highlighted:
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How SMEs contribute to innovation in industry;
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How corporates are integrating AI into their business models; and
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The value of co-creating solutions between SMEs, MNCs, and Investors.
3๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐: ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
Every market requires a tailored strategy – so XNode partnered with Publicis Sapient, Aspire, and Deel to share insights on the professional support and strategic planning needed for brand building, financial planning, and talent deployment for the tech startups expanding in China and globally.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐? Stay tuned for upcoming matchmaking events, global acceleration programmes, and cross-border opportunities with XNode โ because innovation never stops. ๐
A big thank you to our sponsors and partners in Shanghai, Singapore, Japan, and UAE for supporting XNode’s Open Exchange Day and making it a resounding success!
๐ค๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐: ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ท๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, Publicis Sapient (Ming Liu), Aspire (Thomas Jeng), Deel (Ann Shen)
๐ค๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: MICHELIN Innovation Lab HYUNDAI CRADLE Henkel Novares Group (Noveastern) FORVIA HELLA KDDI Corporation Changi Airport Group CHI – Centre for Healthcare Innovation Expo City Dubai Murata
