On the morning of December 19, the HongQiao International Economic Forum (HQF) convened its 2026 Members and Partners Meeting at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The event was co-hosted by the HQF Secretariat and the HQF Research Center, with support from the Bank of China (BOC). 

Scene of the HQF 2026 Members and Partners Meeting

The HQF Secretariat reported on its 2025 work and outlined considerations for 2026. In 2025, the Secretariat, in collaboration with various stakeholders, organized the 8th HQF and continued to improve member services, further enhancing the forum's brand influence. The 8th HQF featured 8 international renowned scholars, including Nobel laureates, along with over 450 speakers and more than 10,000 registered participants. It produced 20 outcomes, including reports, standards, and initiatives, with multiple indicators reaching historic highs. By leveraging the roles of members and partners, inviting relevant stakeholders to participate in global consultations, and facilitating activities such as forum speeches, co-hosting parallel sessions, and organizing exchange programs, the forum effectively helped members and partners expand their collaborative networks, achieving significant results.

The HQF Research Center introduced preliminary directions for the theme and topic design of the 9th HQF. Based on an analysis of the current global economic landscape, it proposed a framework for setting themes and topics, highlighting key areas such as new trends in global openness, international economic and trade governance, new quality productive forces, high-standard opening-up, and green development.

HQF Secretariat Presents Membership Certificates to New Members in 2025

During the conference, the HQF Secretariat presented membership certificates to new members who joined in 2025, including Luckin Coffee, Boston Scientific, Intel, and Organon. Key remarks were delivered by members such as the Bank of China, L’Oréal, Bank of Communications, Louis Dreyfus, Sinar Mas Group APP (China), Boston Scientific, and Intel, as well as by think tank and media partners including the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, the Center for China and Globalization, and Xinhuanet. Participants unanimously agreed that the HQF has effectively facilitated resource sharing, fostered synergistic effects through open cooperation, and achieved mutual benefits and win-win outcomes while advancing common development. Participants also proposed topics based on industry practices, including artificial intelligence and the silver economy，expressing their hope for more opportunities to facilitate meetings and negotiations between executives of foreign-funded enterprises and well-known local Chinese companies.

Member Enterprise and Partner Representatives delivering speeches

After the meeting, representatives visited the CIIE U-FAIR at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

Member Enterprise and Partner Representatives visited the CIIE U-FAIR