Chongqing- On the afternoon of September 8, the 2025 World Smart Industry Expo concluded successfully in Chongqing. Among its highlights, the “2025 Digital Industry Ecosystem Conference,” hosted by Mashang Consumer Finance, drew wide attention during the three-day event. The conference gathered government leaders, over ten renowned academicians and experts, leading scholars, more than 300 cutting-edge tech companies, and 1,500 industry elites, focusing on the opportunities driven by the AI-led technological revolution.
Hu Henghua, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Chongqing Municipal Committee and mayor of Chongqing, delivered a keynote speech at the conference opening on September 5. He emphasized that Chongqing, positioned as a key strategic fulcrum for the development of China's western region in the new era, is advancing digital infrastructure, building an integrated intelligent public data platform, and establishing a unified digital cooperation framework across the city. He also highlighted Chongqing’s efforts to accelerate full-scale digital transformation, create intelligent urban operations and governance hubs, and explore open-source models that encourage collaboration and sharing.
Amid strong policy support and an innovative environment, Mashang Consumer Finance has emerged as an active practitioner of Chongqing’s digital economy model. Chairman Zhao Guoqing stated that the company will continue leveraging its “AI DNA” and closed-loop user data advantages to develop a robust retail finance foundation model and make it publicly available to society. Looking ahead, Zhao stressed that the company will further increase investment in technology, continuously strengthen its AI capabilities, and contribute to the high-quality growth of Chongqing’s digital economy.
As a major section of the Expo, the Digital Industry Ecosystem Conference not only showcased the latest achievements in frontier technologies but also sent a strong signal of deeper integration between the digital and real economies. Chongqing is accelerating the formation of a nationally significant digital economy model, offering a new paradigm for global cooperation and industrial upgrading.