On July 11, Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, held a conference on attracting talent and investment, which was part of this year's 16th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites.
Participants included experts and scholars from home and abroad, high-level talent, and representatives from Jiangsu universities, financial institutions and talent introduction agencies.
A conference is held as part of the 16th Suzhou Entrepreneurship Week for International Elites in Zhangjiagang. [Photo/WeChat account: zhangjiagangfabu365]
"Zhangjiagang has always regarded talent as its primary resource," said Han Wei, Party secretary of Zhangjiagang in his speech. The local government is building Zhangjiagang into a more innovative city, and has established a comprehensive service system, subsidizing top talent and teams with a maximum of 100 million yuan ($13.77 million) and 50 million yuan respectively. This initiative has attracted over 45,000 high-level talents to Zhangjiagang.
Han emphasized that the Zhangjiagang government will keep striving to create a first-class business environment, giving full support to innovation and entrepreneurship.
During the conference, the second phase of a talent fund and a new version of an initiative supporting talent-led companies in going public were launched. In the latter half of the year, 36 more such events are set to be held in Zhangjiagang.