On August 27, the third “Longyan Talent Week” launch ceremony and the 2025 Longyan Industrial Chain Talent Innovation Conference were held in Longyan, Fujian province. The event was themed “Leading the in-depth integration of innovation, industry and capital chains with talent chain to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and the proactive layout of future industries.”

The event was graced by Ouyang Zhongcan, head of the specially-appointed expert team for Fujian’s new display industrial chain and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Jinghe, chairman of Zijin Mining Group; and Wang Gang, head of the specially-appointed expert team for Shanghang County’s semiconductor new material industrial chain and professor at Sun Yat-sen University, among other members of the specially-appointed expert teams for key industrial chains in Longyan’s counties, representatives from enterprises, and guests from relevant units, academia, industry, research institutes, and the financial sector.

Hu Sheng, Mayor of Longyan City, announced the “9+3” talent innovation policies, which cover all aspects of talent development, from upgraded support measures and the silver-haired talent project to the entrepreneurial partner program and the cultivation of outstanding engineers, providing comprehensive support for talent innovation and entrepreneurship. Counties (cities, districts) and Longyan High-Tech Zone (Economic Development Zone) presented appointment letters to representatives of the specially-appointed expert teams for key industrial chains in their respective regions and promoted these key industrial chains.

At the conference, a “roll of honor” for innovation platforms, innovation entities, talent representatives, and talent technological achievements was also released. The attendees witnessed the launch of the “Talents Gather in Longyan” intelligent service platform and on-site project signings. A total of 84 talent innovation projects were signed, with a total investment of 15.76 billion yuan, covering key areas such as non-ferrous metals, new energy and new materials, electronic information, and mechanical equipment.

It is reported that this year’s “Longyan Talent Week” adopted a “1+1+5+N” model, featuring one industrial chain talent innovation conference, one competition of Fujian Province on application and innovation of next generation information technology, and five future industry project talent matchmaking events on topics including new batteries, future display technologies, intelligent driving, next-generation semiconductors, and solid-state batteries, along with N supporting activities such as a symposium for selected outstanding graduates, “one industry chain, one skill competition”, and supply-demand matchmaking sessions for patent commercialization and application, as well as the launch ceremonies of specially-appointed expert teams for key industrial chains and “four-chain integration” project matchmaking activities organized by counties (cities, districts) and Longyan High-tech Zone.