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This three-day event was a significant
Global Innovation international platform for showcasing

Sparks Fly at IEI creativity, strengthening global coop-
eration, and celebrating cutting-edge
2025 in Guangzhou, inventions and technologies.
The exhibition brought together inno-
China vative forces from over 30 countries
and regions and displayed more than
2,000 leading inventions and techno-
11 International Exhibition of Inven- logical solutions, reinforcing Guang-
th
tions (IEI 2025) and the “Belt & Road” and zhou’s status as a major hub for scien-
BRICS Skills Development and Technolo- tific and technological collaboration.
gy Innovation Competition (BRBC 2025) Opening Ceremony and Distin-
guished Participation
The opening ceremony was graced by
the presence of:
• Wu Zhaohui, Vice President of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences and
President of CAI
• Sun Zhiyang, Mayor of Guangzhou
• Lu Pengqi, Deputy Director General,
China National Intellectual Property
Administration
• Alireza Rastegar, President of IFIA
• Yu Huarong, Secretary General of CAI
These leaders addressed the audi-
ence and jointly toured the exhibition,
highlighting the importance of inno-
vation as a driver of sustainable de-
velopment.

Event Date: August 22–24, 2025 Closing Ceremony and Key Remarks
IFIA Magazine September 2025 Organizers: China Association of Inventions (CAI), • Yu Huarong, Executive Vice President
Venue: China Import and Export Fair Exhibition Hall, The closing ceremony featured speech-
Guangzhou, China
es and award presentations by:
supported by the Guangzhou Municipal Govern- and Secretary General of CAI
ment
• Liu Hua, Director of the China Office
of the World Intellectual Property Or-
Introduction
ganization (WIPO)
The 11th International Exhibition of Inventions (IEI • Alireza Rastegar, IFIA President
2025), held alongside the “Belt & Road” and BRICS • Leaders of the Guangzhou Cooper-
Competition of Skills Development and Technology ation Office and other distinguished
Innovation (BRBC 2025) and the 33rd Guangzhou guests
Fair, concluded successfully in Guangzhou, China. Yu Huarong emphasized the exhibi-
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