Bank of China Ningbo Branch Successfully Holds "BOC Science and Technology Innovation, Intelligent Creation for the Future" AI Industry Innovation & Special Investment-Financing Matchmaking Event

In the afternoon of May 28, Bank of China Ningbo Branch successfully organized the "BOC Science and Technology Innovation, Intelligent Creation for the Future" AI Industry Innovation & Special Investment-Financing Matchmaking Event. The event was guided by the Ningbo Municipal Economic and Information Technology Bureau and the Ningbo Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee, and co-hosted by Bank of China Ningbo Branch, the Ningbo Intelligent Manufacturing Alliance and Association, and the Ningbo Yongjiang Science and Technology Innovation Zone Science and Technology Financial Services Alliance. Over 80 attendees participated, including representatives from the Ningbo Municipal Economic and Information Technology Bureau, the Yongjiang Science and Technology Innovation Office, industrial associations, venture capital ecosystem institutions, and clients from Ningbo's AI industrial chain.

At the event, Bank of China Ningbo Branch, as the first major state-owned bank in the region, officially signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Empowering Ningbo's AI Industry through Finance" with the Ningbo Municipal Economic and Information Technology Bureau and the Ningbo Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee. The signing of this agreement will promote the establishment of a multi-party collaborative platform, leveraging the AI industrial policy advantages of government departments, the intellectual resources of the Municipal Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee, and the financial strengths of Bank of China Ningbo Branch to create a "Ningbo Model" for high-quality AI development empowered by finance.

Onsite, Zhong Dingli, Deputy President of Bank of China Ningbo Branch, stated that in recent years, Ningbo has seized the opportunities presented by AI development, leveraging its manufacturing base and digital economy innovation momentum to build an industrial ecosystem centered on "policy + platform + talent". This has successfully nurtured a group of high-quality enterprises focused on smart chips, intelligent manufacturing, and industrial internet. Bank of China Ningbo Branch will use this event as an opportunity to thoroughly implement the head office's "Action Plan to Enhance Technology Financial Services by Supporting the AI Industry Chain", release the "Bank of China Ningbo Branch AI Comprehensive Financial Services Plan", fully capitalize on policy benefits and business opportunities, actively respond to and deeply integrate into AI ecosystem development. Over the next three years, the bank will provide no less than RMB 10 billion in comprehensive financial services to clients across Ningbo's AI industry chain.

Wang Qingyan, Deputy Director of the Ningbo Municipal AI Bureau, introduced the current state of AI development in Ningbo and noted that AI technology is reshaping the global industrial landscape at an unprecedented pace. Ningbo is actively planning and implementing a new three-year action plan for AI innovation and development, with a series of initiatives and policy measures to be released soon. Additionally, relevant officials from the AI Department of the Ningbo Municipal Economic and Information Technology Bureau shared the overall considerations, goals, and working measures of the city's AI innovation and development action plan, focusing on three key areas of infrastructure, products, and applications, to actively build an innovation ecosystem.

While acknowledging the accelerated development of Ningbo's AI industry, Wang Yuhui, Deputy Director of the Municipal Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee, pointed out that challenges such as "bottlenecks in technology conversion", "insufficient capital support", and "shortcomings in ecological collaboration" remain. Director Wang emphasized that financial capital is a key factor in overcoming the difficulties of implementing "AI + manufacturing" applications. Designating the AI industry as a key support target, introducing innovative products, and fostering innovative cooperation models will provide strong support for the city's "AI + manufacturing" initiatives.

The event also featured roadshows by three Ningbo-based AI technology companies to strengthen investment-financing connections.

The "BOC Science and Technology Innovation, Intelligent Creation for the Future" investment-financing matchmaking event organized by Bank of China Ningbo Branch aimed to provide local AI enterprises with the latest policy products and investment-financing service channels, establish a platform for demand matchmaking, comprehensively strengthen financial support for high-quality development of technology innovation enterprises, empower AI innovation through finance, promote a virtuous cycle of technology, industry, and finance in Ningbo, accelerate the cultivation of new productive forces, and achieve mutual advancement between industry and finance.