Digital Health, Global Sharing: 2024 Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit Unveils New Frontiers in Global Digital Health Industry

At the opening ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in 2023, the Global Digital Trade Expo (hereinafter referred to as the “Digital Trade Expo”) was elevated to a major national strategic exhibition. It is China’s only national-level, global professional expo dedicated to digital trade, holding the same stature as other exhibitions critical to China’s major strategies, such as the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the Canton Fair, and the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS).

In recent years, the global digital health industry has surged, with digital transformation in healthcare becoming an irreversible trend. Rapid advancements in new technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data have also become core components of digital trade. As a key driver of the technological revolution in the health sector, digital health is reshaping the global healthcare landscape. Facilitating high-level collaboration among medical institutions, industries, academia, and research entities to promote the development of globally influential digital health trade has become one of the important missions of the Global Digital Trade Expo.

Building on this, the Digital Trade Expo introduced a new “Digital Healthcare” theme in 2024, focusing on the hotspots and frontiers of R&D and practical applications in digitally enabled, intelligent diagnostic and therapeutic innovations.September 25–26Organize and host the “Digital Health Industry Matchmaking Conference and Related Activities” (hereinafter referred to as the “Matchmaking Conference”) under the theme of “Digital Healthcare, Global Sharing.”

At the Digital Healthcare Section of this Global Digital Trade Fair, the focus is on driving the digital healthcare industry toward greater efficiency, intelligence, security, and globalization. By showcasing the latest and most innovative technologies and products in global digital healthcare, we aim to promote safe and effective digital healthcare products and services that better serve patients worldwide, accelerate the improvement of quality and global market competitiveness in China’s digital healthcare sector, and establish a high-end, professional, convenient, and effective new trade platform for global digital healthcare products and services. A key emphasis is placed on building a brand characterized by “specialization, internationalization, digitalization, and full-chain integration.”

Specifically, the Digital Healthcare segment of this Global Digital Trade Expo adopted a “Three-One” activity model, comprising: hosting one Digital Healthcare Industry Matchmaking Conference, establishing one Professional Committee on the Digital Healthcare Industry, and setting up one Digital Healthcare Industry Exhibition Pavilion. This initiative aims to build a globally influential digital healthcare trade fair, facilitate the reshaping of the healthcare industry landscape through digital healthcare, and drive the technological revolution in the global health sector.

The Digital Health Industry Matchmaking Conference features one main industry matchmaking session, four innovation sub-forums, and one government-enterprise matchmaking session, organized byRelevant Leaders of the Zhejiang Provincial People's GovernmentAttend the conference and inviteGovernment-Industry-Academia-Research-Medicine-InvestmentLeading Experts Across Multiple Sectors Discuss the “Barometer” of Digital Healthcare Development; Ecosystem Leaders Including AstraZeneca, Takeda Pharmaceutical, AliHealth, AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, and Terumo Participate Collectively to Share the Most Cutting-Edge Innovations, Trends, and Insights in Digital Healthcare.

As a key thematic event of the Global Digital Trade Expo, the Digital Health and Medical Industry Matchmaking ConferenceHosted by the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province; organized by the People’s Government of Hangzhou City, the Provincial Department of Commerce, the Provincial Health Commission, the Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Provincial Healthcare Security Administration, and the Provincial Medical Products Administration; with the People’s Government of Gongshu District, Hangzhou City, and the Professional Committee on Digital Medical Health Industry serving as executing units., aiming to aggregate industrial ecosystem resources from government, industry, academia, research, healthcare, and investment sectors; explore new technologies, new business formats, and new models in the life and health industry; innovate the construction of medical ecosystems; share opportunities in digital trade development; and facilitate the high-level establishment of a premier hub for the life and health industry.

To provide attendees with the deepest insights into the emerging trends and new opportunities in the digital health wave, the Digital Health Industry Matchmaking Conference centers on “Digital Health” and expands outward to derive cutting-edge topics such as integrated diagnosis and treatment, AI-driven digital diagnostics and therapeutics, ecosystem innovation, and digital-intelligence empowerment. By fostering a collision of diverse perspectives, the conference aims to comprehensively map out the landscape of digital health development in China and around the world.

The Digital Health and Medical Industry Matchmaking Conference held on the afternoon of the 25th was not only an interactive exchange platform for various industry stakeholders, but also a window through which government agencies conveyed development signals and clarified their support directions to the industry.

At the conference, relevant government departments will provide in-depth interpretations of the latest healthcare policies. Meanwhile, representatives from the government, industry, and medical sectors will share insights on “Digital Healthcare Solutions and the Development of an Innovative Healthcare Ecosystem,” fostering closer collaboration among all stakeholders. The event will also feature the high-profile release of multiple digital healthcare innovations, showcasing the latest progress in building a digital healthcare ecosystem and injecting new momentum into its innovative development.

This sub-forum will focus on multidimensional innovative practices in the digital sector, exploring comprehensive integration and transformation across clinical workflow innovation, industry model innovation, industrial development factor innovation, and technological innovation, to drive the development of digital healthcare and industrial upgrading.

Distinguished guests will present innovative integrated diagnostic and therapeutic practices in specialized fields such as breast diseases and early-stage lung cancer, sharing practical case studies on leveraging digital technologies to achieve precise and efficient healthcare, thereby improving patient treatment outcomes and quality of life.

Intelligent healthcare integrates cutting-edge technologies such as big data analytics and generative AI. While achieving higher medical efficiency and convenience, it emphasizes the in-depth mining of medical data value and its personalized, precision-oriented applications.

This sub-forum, centered on the theme of “Digital Intelligence,” will share cutting-edge insights into the digital transformation of the healthcare industry, including how digital intelligence empowers R&D, commercial operations, production and supply chain management, as well as integrated innovation among government, industry, academia, research institutions, and investors in the context of digital intelligence.

Distinguished experts will deliver keynote addresses on the theme of “Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Research,” approaching the topic from multiple dimensions, including clinical practice, hospital management, and translation of research findings. The presentations will cover topics such as clinical problem-driven scientific research practices, sharing experiences in the high-quality development of public hospitals, and practical methodologies for translating achievements within medical institutions.

Furthermore, this sub-forum has cultivated an open venture capital and investment environment by featuring a dedicated project pitch session. High-quality projects were carefully selected for live presentations, with renowned experts invited to provide on-site commentary.

In the process of high-quality development of hospitals, digital intelligence technologies play a crucial role, not only improving the efficiency and quality of medical services but also promoting innovation in hospital management models and optimizing patient healthcare experiences.

This sub-forum aims to establish a platform for exchange and collaboration among experts, scholars, and managers in the healthcare industry. It will provide an in-depth analysis of digital health and the trends of digital-intelligent transformation from multiple perspectives. The session will feature two roundtable discussions to share insights on the challenges and strategies associated with health information technology development, as well as practical experiences in building digitally enabled key clinical specialties, thereby promoting high-quality, efficient, and sustainable healthcare services.

This Digital Health and Medical Industry Matchmaking Conference features a specially designed government-enterprise dialogue session. Through face-to-face interaction, enterprises can gain a clearer understanding of policy directions, grasp market trends, and promptly adjust their development strategies; meanwhile, the government can more directly listen to enterprise feedback, understand industry pain points and needs, thereby formulating more precise and effective policy measures.

The exchange session built a direct bridge of communication between the government and enterprises, bringing together in-depth resource linkages and expanded corporate needs under one roof, thereby deepening government-enterprise cooperation and promoting the docking and integration of high-quality resources.

The Digital Health and Healthcare Industry Professional Committee of the Global Digital Trade Fair (hereinafter referred to as the “Professional Committee”) was jointly initiated by representative research institutes, medical institutions, and enterprises from the digital healthcare industry, under the guidance of the Organizing Committee Office of the Digital Trade Fair. It aims to create a new collaborative platform for the digital health and healthcare industry and establish a global academic highland in digital healthcare.

As one of the organizers of this Digital Health and Medical Industry Matchmaking Conference, the Special Committee has played a significant coordinating role in providing industry leadership, organizing exhibitions, facilitating industry matchmaking, and releasing innovative achievements since its establishment in November 2023. In 2024, the Special Committee further integrated domestic and international industry resources, regularly held exchange activities, and conducted government-enterprise dialogues, industrial collaborations, and academic exchanges.It is worth noting that the list of members for the second batch of special committee units will be prominently announced at the main venue of the Digital Medical Health Industry Matchmaking Conference, scheduled to be held on September 25.

AstraZeneca, as the chair unit of the Special Committee, has participated in the Global Digital Trade Expo for three consecutive yearsWe remain steadfast in our confidence in the Chinese market, Chinese manufacturing, and Chinese innovation. By forging comprehensive partnerships with industry leaders, top-tier experts, professional funds, and academic and research institutions, we drive multidimensional innovation in the digital sector to foster all-around development and win-win outcomes for our partners, thereby promoting the high-quality development of the digital healthcare industry.At this matchmaking event, AstraZeneca will also unveil several major innovations in digital health, jointly witnessing the highlight moments of innovation implementation and global expansion.

The Digital Trade Fair also features a special “Digital Healthcare” pavilion, aiming to build an internationally influential digital healthcare exhibition that highlights the vibrant vitality of the digital healthcare industry.

The “Digital Healthcare” themed exhibition hall spans 12,216 square meters, showcasing innovations in biopharmaceutical R&D, medical imaging, surgical robots, and health big data through four key segments: Life Sciences, Digital & Intelligent Devices, Digital Health, and Smart Healthcare.

Exhibiting enterprises will deeply integrate into the Global Digital Trade Expo through diverse activities, facilitating the conversion of exhibitors into investors and the commercialization of exhibits, strengthening the spillover effects of the Expo, expanding digital healthcare trade, and providing new development opportunities for China and foreign countries with Zhejiang’s new development. Currently, renowned domestic and international companies and industrial cluster parks such as AstraZeneca, Terumo, BGI Genomics, Meinian Onehealth, Pfizer, Danaher, Yokogawa Electric, Airport Medicine Valley, and Yuecheng Medical Device Industrial Zone have confirmed their participation.

The tidal wave of digital technology is surging, and the trend of technological innovation has become irreversible. Embracing digital healthcare is not only an exploration of new directions for the future development of the industry but also a choice to align with the currents of the digital economy era. Every individual deeply embedded in the industry will become both a participant and a witness to this industrial upgrade and transformation.

Scan the QR code below to register immediately for the 2024 Global Digital Health & Medical Industry Matchmaking Conference and related events at the China International Digital Trade Fair. Join us in exploring the limitless possibilities of digital healthcare and unlocking the future of the health industry.

September 25–26, in Hangzhou—see you there!

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Meeting Time:September 25–26, 2024

Venue:Hangzhou Grand Exhibition Center (East of the intersection of Gangcheng Avenue and Meishi Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou) & Radisson Plaza Hotel at Huashengda, Gongshu District, Hangzhou (No. 968 Changbang Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou) & JW Marriott Hotel Hangzhou (No. 28 Hushu South Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou)