Media schedule for 4th WIC
The arrangements for the 4th WIC press conferences are as follows:
Location: Press Conference Room (N Theater, Wuzhen International Internet Exhibition & Convention Center, west on the 1st floor).
1. Press Conference
Theme: International Cooperation Initiative on the Belt and Road digital economy
Time: 11:40, Dec 3
Speakers:
(Chinese) Zhuang Rongwen, vice director of the Cyberspace Administration of China and Lin Nianxiu, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission
(Foreigners) Rasim Ljajić, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications; Vallobh Muangkeo, Secretary-general of the National Legislation Assembly of Thailand; Majed Al Mesmar, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of United Arab Emirates; H.E. Mr.Bounsaleumsay Khennavong, Vice Minister of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Laos; Mohammed Al-Meshekah, Deputy Minister for Planning and Development, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Omer Fatih Sayan, President of Administration of Information and Communication Technology in Turkey; and Osama Elmagdoub, Egypt's ambassador to China.
2. Press Conference
Theme: guest interview on the Release Ceremony for World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievements
Time: after the Release Ceremony for World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievements on Dec 3
Speakers: Xu Zhijun, Huawei's rotating CEO; Yang Guangwen, director of Wuxi's National Supercomputer Center and professor of Tsinghua University; Zhang Yaqin, Baidu's president; Allen Wu, Executive Vice President and President of Arm Greater China; Wei Shaojun, director of the department of microelectronics of Tsinghua University; Sun Ninghui, director of the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Yao Hongyu, CEO of Yoyo Systems.
3. Press Conference
Theme: China Internet Development Report 2017 and World Internet Development Report 2017
Time: 9:00, Dec 4
Speakers: Yang Shuzhen, president of the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace
4. Group Interview
Theme: New economy in the new era
Time: 15:00, Dec 4
Location: Press Conference Room of the State Council Information Office
Speakers: Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO of Tencent Holding; Mao Daqing, founder and CEO of UR Work; Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group; Wang Chaoyong, president of ChinaEquity Group; Zhang Bangxin, chairman and CEO of the TAL Education Group; Luo Zhenyu, creator of Logic Show and mobile app Dedao; and Fu Sheng, CEO of Cheetah Mobile.
5. Press Conference
Theme: Construction of the national information economy demonstration area in Zhejiang province and evaluation report on the Zhejiang province's information economy
Time: 16:30, Dec 4
Speakers: Zhang Jinru, director of the Zhejiang Province Economic and Information Commission, Li Min, chief engineer of the Zhejiang Province Economic and Information Commission.
6. Press Conference
Theme: Achievements of the 3rd WIC
Time: after the closing ceremony on Dec 5
Location: Press Conference Room of the State Council Information Office
Speakers: Ren Xianliang, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China; Gao Xingfu, deputy governor of Zhejiang
(Note: this list is subject to change)