Aug. 27 28 29
  • 17:00-18:00
    Ministerial and Provincial Leaders Meet with Important Guests

    The invitations will be extended by the Summit Secretariat.

  • 18:30-20:00
    Themed Dinner Reception 

    The invitations will be extended by the Summit Secretariat.

  • 20:15-21:30
    Themed Salon on Investment Promotion

    The salon, featuring a buffet dinner format, serves as a platform for communication, exchange and cooperation between leaders of multinationals and departments of commerce of different provinces. The invitations will be extended by the Summit Secretariat.

  • 09:00-11:30
    Opening Ceremony and Multinationals Development Forum

    The invitations will be extended by the Summit Secretariat.

  • 11:40-13:00
    Shandong Provincial Leaders Meet with Multinationals

    Shandong provincial leaders meet with heads of multinationals across 11 key industrial chains including new-generation information technology, high-end equipment, new energy equipment, advanced materials, shipbuilding and marine equipment, high-end chemical industry, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals, engineering machinery, light industry, and textiles. These engagements aim to deepen cooperation with multinationals and foster high-quality development of industrial chains.

  • 13:30-14:50
    Promotion Event for Multinationals (MHFG)

    Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG) introduce development strategies in China. Chinese and Japanese multinationals hold discussions on cross-border investment and industrial cooperation.

  • 14:00-16:00
    Multinationals Investment Exchanges and Cooperation Conference

    Advancing high-standard opening up and creating high-capacity platforms for major international exchanges and cooperation is the mission and opportunity bestowed upon Shandong by the nation. The conference intends to invite Shandong provincial leaders to brief attendees on its progress in building pilot zones for green, low-carbon, and high-quality development. Leaders from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai will promote cooperation projects in key fields. Multinationals will introduce their new development strategies in China and their intention of investment cooperation. A signing ceremony will be held for influential investment and trade projects.

  • 14:00-16:00
    Closed-Door Policy Meeting by the China National Intellectual Property Administration

    Organized under the guidance of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the meeting will see leaders from relevant CNIPA departments and bureaus providing interpretations of policies related to intellectual property protection, addressing concerns from multinationals, and listening to opinions and suggestions from the participating multinationals.

  • 14:00-16:00
    “Led by Talent, Driven by Innovation” Dialogue on High-Quality Development of Human Resources

    With the Organization Department of Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China taking the lead in its holding, the dialogue focuses on building a pacesetter for the development of the modern maritime economy. It will invite heads of well-known domestic and international enterprises in the maritime field, leaders of top human resources companies and related organizations and institutions, as well as experts and scholars, to carry out dialogue and exchanges.

  • 15:30-17:30
    Thematic Forum on New Quality Productive Forces Empowering High-Quality Development
    (International Summit on Innovation and Development of Youth Entrepreneurs 2024)

    Organized by the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, it will invite influential and prominent entrepreneurs, experts and scholars at home and abroad to carry out dialogues and exchanges and push for investment cooperation in the field of new quality productive forces.

  • 09:30-11:30
    Closed-Door Policy Meeting by the Ministry of Commerce

    The Department of Circulation Industry Development of the Ministry of Commerce will publicize and interpret policies. Representatives from multinational retailers will offer advice and suggestions on the development of China’s retail industry and the growth of foreign retail enterprises in China.

  • 09:30-10:30
    Promotion Event for Guest Province of Honor (Hainan)

    Hainan Province, as the guest province of honor of the 5th Qingdao Multinationals Summit, aims to leverage the summit's platform to strategically engage with multinationals, promote the incentives and investment prospects of Hainan Free Trade Port, drive deeper global engagement of Hainan Free Trade Port, and achieve high-quality economic growth.

  • 09:30-10:50
    Promotion Event for the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area

    The event is organized by the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province, the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area, and Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce. Multinationals and representatives of provincial enterprises will be invited to engage in discussions on utilizing the SCO Demonstration Zone to tap into the national markets of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • 14:30-15:00
    Press Conference

    The invitations will be extended by the Summit Secretariat.