As an important part of the China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), the China Hi-Tech Forum invites a number of high-level and authoritative speakers every year.

So far, a total of 18 Nobel Prize winners, over 100 Chinese and foreign governmental officials at or above the ministerial level, and over 400 renowned people from all walks of life have given their keynote speeches at the high-tech forum at previous CHTFs.

The China Hi-Tech Forum at last year's CHTF. [Photo/WeChat account: szchtf]

This year's China Hi-Tech Forum will be held from Nov 17 to 19 on the 5th floor of the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Guangdong province.

Seven thematic forums have been arranged for this year's forum including "new era, new technology, new economy", "innovation leads the future" and "life sciences and medical ecology".

Nearly 60 experts and senior leaders of leading technology enterprises have been invited to speak at this year's hi-tech forum.

They include Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Yu Dapeng, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Marcin Piatkowski, a senior economist at the World Bank, Anil Kishora, vice president of the BRICS New Development Bank, Clas Neumann, SAP's senior vice president, and Zhao Juntao, president of Ericsson China.