The 2026 Private Economy Innovation and Development Conference Held in Wenzhou

On the morning of September 9, the 2026 Private Economy Innovation and Development Conference, themed "Concentrating Innovation to Empower the Future," was held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Gao Yunlong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the AllChina Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Wang Hao, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, attended and delivered speeches. Liu Jie, Governor of Zhejiang Province, presided over the meeting. Gao Yunlong said that private enterprises play an important role in promoting the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation and in building a modern industrial system, and that in the future they should continue to focus on basic research, original innovation, future industries, and industry governance. Wang Hao introduced that Zhejiang is accelerating the building of an innovative Zhejiang, promoting integrated reforms in education, science and technology, and talent, as well as the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and continuously optimizing the innovation ecosystem, welcoming more private enterprises to develop in Zhejiang. During the conference, the Report on the Innovation Status of the Top 1,000 Private Enterprises by R&D Investment in 2026, as well as related rankings of private enterprises' R&D investment and invention patents, and cases of new quality productive forces were released, and the "2026 Private Economy Standard Innovation Week" was launched. Entrepreneurs and experts attending the conference exchanged views on topics such as artificial intelligence, scientific and technological innovation, and industrial integration, and local innovation platforms and enterprises in Wenzhou also received onsite inspections.