The Afadzato District is one of the 46 administrative districts created in 2012 with its capital at Ve-Golokuati, about 58km from Ho, 20km from Hohoe, and 200km from Accra. The total land area of the district is 553.0 square Kilometres about 3.06 % of the total land size of the Volta Region. Moreover, the location of the district has the potential to boost both local and foreign trade.

The Afadzato South District Assembly exists to improve both social and economic life of her people through efficient and effective resource mobilization, maintaining a strong agricultural base for further industrial development, being a leading tourist centre in Ghana and preserving cultural heritage of her people and the Region at large.

Aparecida de Goiânia will be 100 years old in 2022, filled with opportunities. At nearly 600,000 inhabitants and a privileged geographic location, it attracts investors and generates over 120,000 jobs.

The solid establishment of businesses and universities, within its territory, thrives around great perspectives in healthcare, energy supply, industry 4.0 and the concept of Smart Cities.

The city also has a video monitoring system to help reduce criminality, and saves energy through the use of solar power, seeking resources to install a photovoltaic farm.

Additionally, over 750 kilometers of optical fiber has been installed, along with a 7,600 terabytes data center.

Following Covid-19 WHO recommendations, the city implemented mass testing, check-ups, network expansion, service qualification, monitoring and treatment of afflicted patients, and a scheduling app for the vaccination campaign.

Aparecida evolves along with social, economic and environmental development, in order to care for its population with multiple best quality services.

Baguio is located in the island of Luzon, which is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Its geographic location is at 16.411999° N and 120.59834° E with an elevation of 1,400 meters above sea level. The City has a resident population of 366,358 for 2020 growing at 1.54% per year that can reach 600,000 to almost 1 million during peak season of tourist arrivals. Nighttime population is 380,000. Population density is placed at 6,005 per square meter.

It is a landlocked mountainous City also referred to as the “City of Pines” and the “Summer Capital of the Philippines”, popular for its temperate climate and rich cultural background. It has a land area of 5,749 hectares. As to its land cover: 9.81% are declared as watershed and protected forest; 1.41% as parks and recreation areas; 11.04% are open spaces; and the rest are settlement areas.

The City is 206 kilometers away from Manila which takes about four (4) hours to drive. It serves as the gateway to other municipalities in the Cordillera Region mountains. It is the only highly urbanized City in the region. The city is the center for education, trade and tourism in the Cordillera region. It was also declared as a UNESCO Creative City because of its rich culture and tradition on arts and crafts.

Baguio City is also home to one of the country’s most profitable Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) areas called the Baguio City Economic Zone (BCEZ). The BCEZ caters to 44 locators which produce textiles, wearing apparels, electronics, plastic products and others. Production output in the BCEZ accounts for the bulk of the Cordillera’s total exports. The city is also considered the financial center of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). There are 82 banks operating in the city. Of these, 48 are Commercial, 23 are Rural and Cooperative and 11 Thrift banks. Baguio City is still the Summer Capital of the Philippines and remains to be among the top 14 destinations in the country. It is also among the top 20 destinations for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibition (MICE). It received close to 1.3 million tourists in 2016, with tourism receipts amounting to Php 8.1 billion.

The China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS) is the only national trade in services organization of China. CATIS is a non-profit social organization with the approval from the State Council. It was established in 2007, with the strategic background of optimizing the international trade structure and highlighting the development of trade in services in China.

Gansu Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (GPAFFC) is a not-for-profit civil group, whose work is guided by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). GPAFFC aims to increase mutual understanding and nurture friendship between people from around the world and promote exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, society, culture, science and technology and education.

As one of the oldest business schools in China, Hunan University Business School has a long history dating back to the year of 1911, and the name was Hunan Business Teacher Institute. There were a lot of famous alumni in different fields studying here. Over the subsequent years, the Business School has then proceeded to develop its academic reputation in both teaching and research in business fields.

Not only is it glorious in history, but Hunan University Business School is also entering into a brighter and higher position nowadays. Hunan University is ranked 81st among Asian Universities (Times Higher Education, 2014), and Hunan University Business School is ranked 12th in the last China Discipline Ranking of 2012, which was hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

The Business Council of the Maritime-Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance was established in 2015 in Quanzhou, Fujian. The Council aims to promote in-depth cooperation and communications between cities along the maritime and continental silk roads, particularly in transportation, trade and investment, resources and energy, and financial security.

Mumbwa District is situated about 140Km from Lusaka and has a population of approximately 176,620 people. 88,762 are females (50.3%) and 87,858 are males (49.7%). Its average annual Population Growth Rate stands at 3.2%, and the population distribution is 10.7 per km2.
The district has a total land size of approximately 23, 800 km2.

The São Paulo City Hall is the government office in charge of management and control of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. São Paulo is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city and the most populous city in Brazil and the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil. It exerts strong national and international influence in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment.

Founded in 2014, the Shenzhen Federation of Youth Entrepreneurship Promotion is an NGO which focuses on youth innovation and entrepreneurship in Shenzhen. The vision and mission is to “Become the cradle of entrepreneurship for innovative scientific and technological talents”.

Launched in 2017, the International Youth Innovation Conference (IYIC), a brand event of Shenzhen Youth Entrepreneurship Promotion Federation, has been successfully held for 5 sessions so far, reaching tens of thousands of young entrepreneurs and becoming an international platform to promote international communication in technology and innovation as well as China's sustainable development experience exchanges.

Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District.

Shah Alam is also one of the major cities within the Klang Valley, an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. The Klang River flows through Shah Alam on its way westward to the Strait of Malacca.

The Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) is an independent regional knowledge resource centre established in 1985 to strengthen regional policy perspectives and track implementation on a range of issues in southern Africa and works in partnership at national and regional levels.

SARDC is made up of topical institutes that focus on relevant regional processes such as regional economic integration and infrastructure development including energy, transport, trade, technology, and tourism; as well as environment, water resources and climate change; gender equality and women in decision-making; media and elections; and China Africa studies, and has a long track record of achievements, in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and others.

Women Innovative Research (WIR) Institute of Greater Bay Area (GBA) is devoted to ‘empowering the future’ and focusing on the development of the career life cycle for women. It aims to support women in exploring their potentials, developing an international horizon and finding a new position for women in the Greater Bay Area, so as to improve the global influence of women in this region.

Zambia Institute of Trade Policy (ZITP) is a trade policy think-tank that contributes to enhanced competitive and productive trade led sustainable growth.

Our mission is to conduct independent empirical evidence-based trade policy research and play an advisory and advocacy role intended to contribute to a robust, sustainable and inclusive development focused trade policy framework at national, regional and global levels.

Thematic Areas that ZITP works on include:
✓ Trade Policy and Trade Law Research and Development
✓ Trade Negotiations
✓ Training and Membership Services
✓ Trade Policy Advocacy and Development