Webinar Replay: Greater Bay Area
The Greater Bay Area comprises nine cities in South China’s region, plus Hong Kong and Macao. It had a combined GDP of $1.5 trillion US dollars in 2017 and is on track to become the world’s biggest bay area, surpassing New York, San Francisco and Tokyo. In addition, the GBA is aiming to become a world-class port city cluster and a new growth plan for innovation for 2035 aims to turn the area into a magnet for key projects in 5G networks, genetic testing, intelligent robotics, 3D printing and the BeiDou navigation satellite system.
China’s booming Greater Bay Area (GBA) came under the spotlight at a webinar we organised and hosted for the Bristol and West of England China Bureau on Tuesday, which provided an overview of the vibrant technology and start-up ecosystem across the GBA, which is home to 70 million people. With 150 participants from across the UK and internationally the webinar gave businesses an insight into the exciting opportunities for exporting to the region.
Stephen Phillips, Director General of Invest HK provided a strategic overview of the GBA whilst Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer at Cyberport, Hong Kong based Tech Hub, highlighted the importance of its role within the GBA ecosystem supporting over 1,500 start-ups and technology companies.
Thomas Wong, Managing Partner of CW Accountants, a professional advisory firm, gave an overview of Start-Up support across the Greater Bay Area illustrating several firms from the hundreds they help to successfully land in the GBA region.
The event included a panel Q&A chaired by Andrew Davis, Head of Investment Promotion at the UK office of Invest HK.