on september 24, 2014 in las vegas, invest shenzhen led by deputy director jia changsheng held intensive investment promotions in the state of nevada. there were visiting political dignitaries, entrepreneurs and scientific research experts, and many in-depth discussions with relevant departments and enterprises.
in the afternoon, invest shenzhen and the global business development division of the state government of nevada jointly held a symposium on investment cooperation. those attending included kristopher sanchez, director of international trade, assistant to governor, and director of the governor's office of economic development; wendy pope and eric haeckquevisst, international business managers under the global business development division; gao ping, chief representative of the state government in china; paul moradkhan, vice president of government affairs, las vegas chamber of commerce; randy innis, district export chairman; michael erin, chief of staff, las vegas global economic alliance; ken evan, president of urban chamber of commerce. also in attendance were heads of many other institutions and enterprises at the symposium.
during the symposium, deputy director jia changsheng introduced in detail the socio-economic development status quo, investment environment, industrial park construction and relevant policies of shenzhen, while painting a picture of the promising win-win future of cooperation between chinese and american enterprises with a slew of successful cases. kristopher sanchez, director of international trade, assistant to governor, and director of the governor's office of economic development and other officials made speeches, and expressed that they will actively promote cooperation and exchanges between nevada and shenzhen in the areas of trade, economy and technology at all levels and by all means.
both sides reached consensus on a number of cooperation projects in the near future, and decided to jointly strengthen information communication over investment policies and projects, regularly carry out investment exchanges, initially establish cooperation in e-commerce, environmental protection technology and advanced manufacturing, and promote investment cooperation through the consumer electronics show (ces).in addition, invest shenzhen also had an exchange meeting with the scientific research and technology personnel of the university of nevada.
the global business development division is the economic and trade administration agency of the state, and responsible for promoting investment and trade between local enterprises and businesses all over the world, and looking for cooperation opportunities and development room for both sides. in march this year, kristopher sanchez, director of international trade, visited invest shenzhen with his delegation, and mainly discussed enterprises from nevada seeking investment opportunities in shenzhen.
