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LOCATION:Xiamen\, China
SUMMARY:Parallel Session I: Investing in artificial intelligence and the fu
 ture smart society
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DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the defining featur
 e of global technological innovation and the transformation of production 
 paradigms. The advent of next-generation intelligent technologies\, includ
 ing generative AI\, embodied intelligence\, and autonomous systems\, is re
 shaping value creation mechanisms and frameworks for industrial coordinati
 on. Meanwhile\, these technologies also pose governance challenges and ris
 k exacerbating technological divides within societies and cross borders.Th
 is session aims to explore how strategic investments\, in the context of e
 volving international policy environment and technological deployments\, c
 an advance AI infrastructure development\, data governance structures\, cr
 oss-border connectivity\, and the intelligent transformation of key indust
 ries\, thereby fostering a more inclusive and resilient AI investment ecos
 ystem.In the context of accelerating global industrial systemic upgrades\,
  which sectors (e.g.\, manufacturing\, energy\, transportation) hold the m
 ost transformative potential for AI-driven investment? What new models of 
 capital allocation are currently emerging?As AI systems increasingly deman
 d substantial computational resources and robust technical infrastructures
 \, how can investments be strategically directed towards high-performance 
 data centres and other digital infrastructure?How can regional cooperation
  (e.g.\, joint R&amp\;D centers\, regional data standards) strengthen AI-e
 nabled industrial transformation and foster inclusive growth in developing
  economies?What policy tools can developing economies employ to channel ca
 pital into digital infrastructure development while advancing social inclu
 sion and systemic resilience?ModeratorZhu Gang\, Deputy Director-General\,
  International Cooperation Center\, Ministry of Industry and Information T
 echnology (MIIT)\, P.R. ChinaSpeakersMeleket Sahlu Denbu\, Deputy Chief Ex
 ecutive Officer of Ethiopian Investment HoldingsJack Knight\, Deputy Chief
  Executive\, The Investment Association\, United KingdomChen Leiming\, S
 enior Vice President of Ant International\, Hong Kong\, ChinaRiady Gozali
 \, Managing Director\, Golden Vision Capital\, SingaporeZhang Haibo\, Vic
 e Chairman Automotive and Industrial Products Business Group\,C.P. GroupWa
 ng Peng\, Executive Chairman\, Global FOF AssociationWee Meng Thoo\, Chie
 f Investment Officer\, Golden Hill Asset Management\, Singapore  Open on
  CIFIT website&lt\;p&gt\;Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the d
 efining feature of global technological innovation and the transformation 
 of production paradigms. The advent of next-generation intelligent technol
 ogies\, including generative AI\, embodied intelligence\, and autonomous s
 ystems\, is reshaping value creation mechanisms and frameworks for industr
 ial coordination. Meanwhile\, these technologies also pose governance chal
 lenges and risk exacerbating technological divides within societies and cr
 oss borders.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session aims to explore how strate
 gic investments\, in the context of evolving international policy environm
 ent and technological deployments\, can advance AI infrastructure developm
 ent\, data governance structures\, cross-border connectivity\, and the int
 elligent transformation of key industries\, thereby fostering a more inclu
 sive and resilient AI investment ecosystem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li
  data-list-item-id=&quot\;e4ce0487c12b248b6b413cf5e9198feb1\n\nView meetin
 g on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/parallel-session-i-investing-a
 rtificial-intelligence-and-future-smart-society
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