Opening ceremony of 2024 WIC Wuzhen Summit features insightful remarks

2024-11-21 |

The opening ceremony of the 2024 World Internet Conference took place on Nov 20 in the ancient water town of Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province.

There are more than 1,800 participants at this year's summit, including government officials, leaders of international organizations, representatives from leading internet companies, and experts and scholars.

The opening ceremony featured inspiring speeches that garnered applause from the audience.

Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations emphasized the importance of a people-centered approach to artificial intelligence in his speech. John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA discussed AI's potential to transform business and society while Leijun, founder, chairman and CEO of the Xiaomi Group highlighted technology's role in fulfilling people's aspirations for a better life.

Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations [Photo provided to wicinternet.org]

John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd. [Photo provided to wicinternet.org]

Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Xiaomi Group [Photo provided to wicinternet.org]

The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.