The “2021 CDIE Retail & FMCG Digital Innovation Summit (Guangzhou)” was held in Conrad Guangzhou Hotel on 9-10 September. With the theme of “The Road to Digital Retail Breakthrough”, the forum attracted nearly 200 CIOs and technical officers from the retail & fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in southern China. HKT was invited to give a keynote speech for the session of “Digital Trends and Transformation Paths”. Our experts actively exchanged views with participating guests on innovative technologies, and joined discussion on how HKT's rich network resources and service advantages can help promote the transformation and digitalization of participating companies.

(Dozens of CIOs attended the Summit)

According to statistics on gba.china.com.cn for March 2021, revenue from Guangdong's electronic information industry exceeded 4 trillion yuan in 2020, ranking first in the country for many years. In total, related efforts have promoted the digital transformation of more than 15,000 industrial enterprises, and have enabled 500,000 companies to reduce costs and improve quality and efficiency. As a manufacturing powerhouse, Guangdong is stepping up the digital transformation of its manufacturing industry. Each revolution of science and technology led to the improvement of the overall competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. When it reaches the intelligent and digital stage, Guangdong's manufacturing industry will become a persistent driving force for high-quality economic development.

In view of this, Shawn Zhang , China Business Solution Consultant of HKT's commercial business, gave a speech entitled “Digitalization Beyond the Present and SD-WAN Meets the Future” in the session of “Digital Trends and Transformation Paths”, exploring how HKT's network and professional services can contribute to digitalization in the context of digital transformation of enterprises. The forum also included discussion on the latest development of SDWAN in helping companies improve their intranets and reduce costs.

(Shawn Zhang , China Business Solution Consultant of HKT's commercial business, gave a speech)