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D50
Expo and Summit · The Global Digital Economy Alliance
D50
The D50 Expo and Summit is the Global Digital Economy Alliance in person. It is split into Summit days and Expo days, and both run at the same time under one roof: governments and institutions sign and debate on one side, companies show products and technology on the other. Created by WESCO with the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce (CECC).
Summit daysGovernments, institutions, the treaty
Running at the same time
Expo daysCompanies, products, technology
What the D50 is
D50 brings 50 nations together to sign the treaty of the Global Digital Economy Alliance.
It is one of the international events devoted to digital economy integration, emerging technologies, international cooperation and sustainable development.
WESCO started it and co-organises it with the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce (CECC). The Summit has been held since 2016, in 13 host cities.
50nations around the treaty of the Global Digital Economy Alliance
2016first Summit
13host cities so far
One event, two programmes, the same days
A minister can leave a plenary and walk onto the expo floor in minutes. That is why the two run together.
Why it matters
Summit days
The Alliance treaty and the agreements signed around it.
Plenaries, forums and roundtables with decision-makers.
VIP and VVIP business networking and debates.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation proposals.
Public policy, legislation and a shared reading of the digital economy.
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What it shows
Expo days
Hundreds of technology and industry companies from China, brought by CECC.
Artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, virtual reality, smart cities and mobility.
Showcases of new products, technologies and services.
Demos the public can touch and try.
A World Esports Show Match, streamed to viewers on several continents.
Why the Summit matters
For the host and for every delegation, it is a rare room: the people who decide, on the same days as the companies that build.
01
Diplomatic and business networks
Delegations meet government, industry and institutions in one place.
02
Cooperation proposals
Bilateral and multilateral proposals are drafted and discussed on site.
03
Investment and partnerships
Investors, companies and cities find each other across the Summit and the expo floor.
04
High-level panels
Decision-maker panels on the topics that shape the next years.
05
Chinese companies abroad
The event promotes the presence of Chinese companies in the host countries.
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Who sits at the table
Ministers of economy, technology and communications
Representatives from CECC, CADPA and CCPIT
Global technology and e-commerce leaders
International organisations such as the UN, OECD, WTO and ITU
Startups in AI, blockchain, web3 and quantum computing
Universities and research institutions
What the expo days hold
The Expo is where companies show what they make: robots, virtual reality, drones, smart-city models and the vehicles of the next decade.
500to2,000companies from China, depending on the host and on what they want
All of them pay for the services that set the Expo up.
They bring their own buyers and partners, and companies that want to sell and negotiate products.
The host gains those companies in its own region.
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At the 2019 International Digital Economy Expo in Hebei, the Alliance presented its Three-Year Action Plan for 2020 to 2022, with delegations on stage. WESCO took part from the floor to the plenary.
2019
The expo
The main hall of the International Digital Economy Expo, in Shijiazhuang.
2019
The plenary
Speakers of the Alliance on the Summit stage.
2020–22
The plan
The Three-Year Action Plan of the Global Digital Economy Alliance.
What a host gains
Visibility
More attention for the host city and country, with tourists and investors.
Economic impact
Revenue for the local community through visitors and investor relations.
Community
Volunteering and civic engagement around a global event.
Political understanding
Public policy and legislation for esports, digital sports and business.
Legacy
A global event that leaves a mark on the region.
Beyond the hall
The delegation also visited local sports institutes, where students and coaches met the guests on the pitch.
Two organisers, one alliance
CECC
China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1988 and working under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It handles diplomacy, exhibitor recruitment, logistics and investor attraction.
WESCO
Global coordination, the MOUs and the international promotion of the event. WESCO and CECC have been partners for over a decade.
Host a D50 edition
Governments and cities that want to host the expo and summit can write to WESCO.
