The 2020 World Industrial and Energy Internet Expo & International Industrial Equipment Exhibition (WIEIE 2020) kicked off on September 16 in Changzhou, aiming to provide an exchange and cooperation platform for the development of industrial Internet, energy Internet, smart city and advanced manufacturing technology.

Li Yi, former minster of the Ministry of Industry & Information Technology and chairman of China Federation of Industrial Economics, attended the event. Chen Xingying, vice governor of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, announced the opening of the expo. Qi Jiabin, secretary of the CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, delivered a welcome speech. Chen Jinhu, mayor of Changzhou Municipal People’s Government, hosted the opening ceremony.

With the theme of "New industry, New energy, New infrastructure and New power", the expo will gather hundreds of domestic and overseas experts, scholar representatives of companies and government officials to share their forefront views and experiences and explore the new trend of industrial development during the 10-day Expo.

As a product of the deep integration of new generation of information technology and manufacturing, the industrial Internet is a key to promote the integration of the digital economy and real economy, becoming an important engine for promoting high-quality economic development.

In recent years, through further improvement of the intelligent manufacturing ecosystem, intelligent manufacturing and smart energy have become important signs for Changzhou's progress in building star city of intelligent manufacturing.

During the Expo, a cloud exhibition hall has also been launched, including 4 sections with the themes of industrial Internet, energy Internet, black tech and key equipment. Nearly 100 noted companies will show their products at the cloud exhibition covering many fields like Al, cloud computing and big data, communication interconnection and industrial Internet security, digitized factory, energy Internet platform and product application and smart city.

Among the ten theme activities of WIEIE 2020, the Industrial Internet Talents and Education Forum was held on September 15 in Changzhou Science & Education Town. It explored new ways of talent training jointly by universities and industrial Internet enterprises, aiming to build Changzhou into a star city of intelligent manufacturing with talent supports.