Yesterday, the first working meeting of the organizing committee of the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) was held in Xiamen. The reporter learned that this year's Investment and Trade Fair will be held for the first time at Xiamen International Expo Center from September 8th to 11th, presenting a new trend of scale expansion, intelligent empowerment, and strengthened security.
It is reported that this year's Investment Fair will closely focus on the layout of the three core sectors of "investing in China", "Chinese investment", and "international investment". The total exhibition area is about 200000 square meters, which is 1.5 times the scale of the previous edition, further highlighting the role of an effective platform for global investors to deepen practical cooperation.
At the same time, Xiamen will host the 2026 International Investment Forum and Gulangyu Forum. Among them, the International Investment Forum will cover activities such as the Future Investment Conference and the BRICS Investment Cooperation Matchmaking; The Gulangyu Forum will set up a supply chain cooperation innovation conference, a business environment forum, an ESG and sustainable industry development innovation forum, etc., to provide a high-end dialogue platform for global capital and industry cooperation.
This year's conference will rely on the "Cloud Investment and Trade Fair" platform to further improve the quality and efficiency of smart and green hosting. In terms of project integration, artificial intelligence technology is introduced to automatically identify and analyze project information, improving the accuracy of capital matching, matchmaking, and push notifications; Regularly holding online roadshows to help enterprises efficiently achieve investment cooperation. In terms of conference services, the conference will launch a new smart conference system to coordinate logistics support needs such as accommodation, transportation, etc., and integrate with the smart venue operation system of the National Expo Center to achieve seamless integration of functions such as navigation and smart parking inside the venue; We will also promote the contactless interaction of mobile phones, enhancing the intelligent, convenient, and low-carbon participation experience of the exhibition.
The reporter also learned that in order to serve this grand event with high standards, Xiamen City has planned and taken proactive measures in advance. More than three months earlier than in previous years, the Xiamen City Security Coordination Committee was established in March this year, with 18 working groups including transportation, accommodation, security, reception, medical care, customs clearance, etc., to coordinate and promote various service guarantee work throughout the city, ensuring the safe, orderly and efficient operation of the exhibition. At present, the preparations for the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) are progressing in an orderly manner according to plan. Xiamen will welcome global merchants to participate in the "1998" event with new venues, innovative services, and a new look, promoting high-level opening up to the outside world and global economic development.
