The conference will bring together more than 300 guests from around the world, including representatives of United Nations agencies and other international organizations, Nobel Prize and Turing Award laureates, business executives, and think tank experts. Speakers will include Nobel laureates Andre Geim and Thomas Suedhof, Turing Award laureate Joseph Sifakis, Cambridge anthropologist Alan Macfarlane, and social anthropologist Xiang Biao. Stephen A. Orlins, president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, will deliver remarks.

Its 22 subforums will cover topics such as AI development and the future of human nature, climate governance and environmental protection, clean energy and energy security, green consumption, and educational transformation and the role of technology.

A concurrent Green Industry and Sustainable Consumption Expo will feature more than 30 companies, with displays and interactive activities that turn sustainability concepts into tangible experiences. Two public activities, a themed morning run and a green lifestyle festival, will also be held.

When: Oct 20 to 22

Where: Litan Cultural Center, No 689 Jumen Road, Huangpu district

Registration: Advance registration is required. Scan the QR code to register. A separate reservation is required for the opening ceremony, with a deadline of noon on Oct 19.