SJM Resorts said in a statement yesterday that the 2023 Greater Bay Area Global Talents Summit was held at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai last Friday, with the gaming resort operator aiming to attract young talents to Macau.
SJM was the summit’s title sponsor and co-organiser. The statement noted that the event’s purpose was to create a platform which helps with promoting talent development in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).
The statement said that SJM Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu-fung in her keynote speech at the event highlighted Macau’s advantages in terms of talent development in the GBA and the new opportunities that are becoming available to young people “driven by the synergistic effects of ‘Tourism +’ in Macau”.
Ho, the statement added, also remarked on SJM’s commitment to nurturing the next generation, upholding the spirit of patriotism and love for Macau and facilitating young local people’s entry into the GBA to “help them better integrate into the national development plan”.
The summit, the statement underlined, was among Macau’s “flagship conferences this year” and was designed to align with the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area”.
The event also examined the roles played by international talents in various industries and technological advancements through activities such as keynote speeches by VIP guests and youth elite roundtables, as well as looked at how these factors may stimulate GBA development with “with heightened integrations”, the statement noted.
It was attended by over 1,000 delegates “from all professions”, according to the statement.
After the summit, the delegates participated in a tour of the Grand Lisboa Palace and its facilities such as the “Made in Macau” retail area, the Grand Lisboa’s Michelin-starred restaurants, and the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre. They also visited the University of Macau (UM), the statement said.
This undated handout photo provided by SJM Resorts yesterday shows the GBA summit taking place at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai.
