Wisdom at Nanyang, Youth Innovation in Longwan: A "Youth Innovation Gathering" for Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration.

On the afternoon of August 20, the "Wisdom at Nanyang, Youth Innovation in Longwan" Industry-Academia-Research Matching Event was successfully held at China Eye Valley. The event was jointly organized by the Wenzhou Research Institute in collaboration with NTU (WRIN), the Wenzhou Longwan District Young Entrepreneurs Association, and the Wenzhou Youth Online Entrepreneurship Association. Representatives of young online entrepreneurs from Wenzhou and young entrepreneurs from Longwan District gathered together to explore cutting-edge trends in AI-driven smart manufacturing and corporate legal and business management.

At the beginning of the event, participants toured the institute's exhibition hall under the guidance of Vice President Gao Yi, gaining an in-depth understanding of the institute's work in international scientific and technological cooperation, research commercialization, and talent development. Through this visit, they developed an intuitive appreciation of the integrated “industry-academia-research-application” model.

Mr. Chen Liang, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Longwan District Young Entrepreneurs Association, emphasized in his address that young entrepreneurs need to embrace an international perspective and continuous learning to respond to industrial transformations, translating cutting-edge concepts into the core driving force of their enterprises.

During the keynote session, Mr. Jiang Minhua, President of the NTU Alumni Association (Zhejiang Chapter), delivered a presentation titled "AI + Smart Manufacturing." Mr. Jiang studied at Zhejiang University and Nanyang Technological University, and previously served as Asia‑Pacific CTO of a world‑top‑100 technology company. With extensive experience in robotics, industrial intelligence, and enterprise digitalization, he currently holds the positions of Vice President of HollySys CareUbest, Chief Technical Expert for Light Industry Equipment and Smart Manufacturing at the China Key Laboratory of Light Industry Industrial Internet and Big Data, and Deputy Director of the Guoxin Embodied Intelligence Innovation Center. He is also a legislative advisory expert for the Hangzhou Embodied Intelligence Industry Development Regulations.

Drawing on his deep academic foundation and hands‑on experience in leading enterprises, Mr. Jiang delivered an in‑depth analysis of how AI and industrial intelligence technologies can drive digital transformation and efficiency leaps in traditional manufacturing. His insights, which skillfully integrated global perspectives with practical industrial applications, resonated strongly with the manufacturing entrepreneurs in attendance.

Following that, Ms. Li Shuxuan, a lecturer at Sun Yat‑sen University and former management member of the Asia headquarters of a Fortune Global 500 company, presented on "Corporate Tax Architecture and Wealth Inheritance." Ms. Li provided a professional exposition on asset allocation, capital planning, and the design of family wealth succession frameworks. Both speakers offered presentations that combined theoretical depth with practical value, providing entrepreneurs with clear strategies for risk segregation and wealth management.

During the open networking session, participants engaged in lively discussions with the speakers on topics such as technology implementation, digital transformation, and wealth planning, and a number of preliminary cooperation intentions were reached on site.

The successful hosting of this event effectively forged a precise link between NTU's high-quality research resources and Wenzhou's local industries, while providing young entrepreneurs with a high-level international platform for learning and exchange. All parties will continue to deepen industry-academia-research collaboration, injecting strong "youth innovation power" into the high-quality development of Wenzhou's private economy.