To promote the high-quality development of the local economy, advance the in-depth integration of "technology, industry and finance", and help technology-based enterprises address the challenges in capital operation, the inaugural event themed "Riding the Momentum and Empowering Industries: Enterprise Capital Planning and Practice" was successfully hosted by the International Institute of Finance (IIF) on December 9, 2025, under the guidance of the Science and Technology Bureau of Baohe District, Hefei City.

The event brought together government industry administrators from economically developed regions across the province, over 100 founders of technology-based enterprises, heads of pre-listing and listed companies, as well as representatives from investment institutions. They gathered to study and explore how technology-based enterprises can adapt to and plan the integration with industrial capital in the current environment, while forging new paths for the development of scientific and technological innovation going global.

At the event, Zhang Jian, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Bureau of Baohe District, Hefei City, stated in his speech that Baohe District attaches great importance to industry-university-research cooperation with universities. He highly commended IIF for accelerating the rapid development of Hefei's financial industry by introducing cutting-edge financial innovation concepts, cultivating high-end financial talents, and building financial innovation and entrepreneurship platforms, giving full play to the university's advantages in scientific research and innovation. He also pointed out that the district will further deepen cooperation with IIF, thoroughly implement the action plan for "mining gold from within to outside" of scientific and technological achievements, accelerate the in-depth integration of the innovation chain and industrial chain, build a multi-level sci-tech finance service system, and realize the positive cycle of "technology-industry-finance", injecting new impetus into the accelerated development of new productive forces.

In his speech, the Director of the Sci-tech Innovation Center of IIF emphasized that as a new-type research and development institution co-established by the university and local government, and with the Sci-tech Innovation Center serving as an important window for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, IIF should take it as its mission to "serve national strategies and empower industrial upgrading". In response to the new situation of international industrial and financial competition and to meet the demands of local governments and the industrial sector, IIF has joined hands with the expert team of Shun'an Capital, which has practical experience in domestic and overseas listing and mergers and acquisitions, to launch a series of public welfare activities on enterprise capital strategic planning for local governments and entrepreneurs. This initiative demonstrates the brand attribute of "international finance" as a new-type research and development institution and strengthens the important function of the sci-tech finance service platform. He also expressed the hope that with the smooth holding of this inaugural event, IIF will strive to organize such practical public welfare activities once every two months on a long-term basis, continuously connect high-quality capital resources, provide full-cycle capital knowledge and resource empowerment services for technology-based enterprises in Hefei and Anhui Province, and promote the efficient connection between the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the cultivation of scientific and technological industries and the capital market.

Zhu Jing, Executive President of the Anhui Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, said in his speech that since its establishment in 2002, the chamber has facilitated a total of over 480 billion yuan of investment from outside the province to be landed in Anhui, and introduced high-quality projects such as intelligent electric vehicles and photovoltaic with a total investment of over 5 billion yuan in 2024 alone. Co-organizing this public welfare activity on capital planning is an important practice for the chamber to serve its member enterprises and build a bridge between industry and capital. In the future, the chamber will continue to give play to its platform advantages and promote in-depth cooperation between enterprises from Anhui and Zhejiang in capital operation, industrial coordination and other fields.

Ni Feidong, Chairman of Shun'an Capital Group, briefly introduced in his speech the group's nearly 20 years of experience in domestic and overseas IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and market value management. He shared that by the end of 2024, Shun'an Capital has provided services for over 100 enterprises, including benchmark projects listed on the Hong Kong and US stock markets such as Xiaocaiyuan and Jiankang Zhilu, to complete listing counseling, investment or mergers and acquisitions restructuring. He stated that as a platform highly integrating the dual attributes of technology and finance, IIF, together with various resources, has brought cutting-edge practical capital experience to Hefei and Anhui, helping local technology-based enterprises open up domestic and overseas capital channels. As a professional team from a region with advanced financial development, Shun'an Capital has the responsibility and obligation to contribute to the high-quality economic development of the Yangtze River Delta region.

The event specially invited Zhu Lifang, Co-founder and General Manager of the Securities Department of Shun'an Capital, as the keynote speaker. Centering on two core themes: "Selection and Planning of Domestic and Overseas Capital Market Paths" and "Market Value Management, Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructuring", Zhu Lifang delivered an in-depth presentation. She provided a thorough interpretation of the listing thresholds of various A-share boards, the listing rules for specialized technology enterprises under Chapter 18A/18C of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the diversified listing paths in the US stock market. Combined with practical cases, she analyzed the core points and compliance requirements of mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, bringing a professional and practical feast of capital knowledge to the participating enterprise leaders and relevant government departments. During the interactive Q&A session, the guests gave precise answers to the questions raised by enterprises regarding overseas listing filing and market value maintenance, creating a lively atmosphere at the venue.

It is learned that the organizer will launch a series of follow-up public welfare activities focusing on various themes such as corporate compliance governance, CSRC filing requirements and raised fund management, so as to continuously provide systematic capital knowledge promotion and popularization for technology-based enterprises in Hefei and even the whole Anhui Province.