Background of ICIS 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the concept of Silk Road Economic Belt, aiming at further strengthening the ties and communications among European and Asian countries in his speech given in Kazakhstan in 2013. The cultural diversity of the countries along the Silk Road provides favorable foundations for the international cooperation in cultural industry. It is believed that a completely new "Cultural Silk Road" will prosper with the joint effort made by various circles.

The Silk Road (including the maritime Silk Road) was an important route for international commerce and trade linking Asia, Africa and Europe in history.

Main Participants

International Guests

- Heads of UNESCO and other international organizations;

-State leaders, government officials of culture departments, ambassadors and cultural and tourism counselors of countries along the Silk Road, etc.

-Senior management and CEOs from following enterprises: Fortune Global 500 companies, Forbes 2000 companies, other listed companies from the world, and global leading companies in culture and tourism industry

-Heads of related global organizations(associations) in culture industry

-Renowned scholars in cultural and economic fields

Chinese guests

-Chinese state leaders, leaders from ministries

-Representatives from provinces and cities along the Silk Road

-Heads of Chinese top 30 culture enterprises, heads of culture investment and financing enterprises and related experts and scholars

-Representatives from Gansu Province

The 7th International Culture Expo Oct. 9-11, 2014

Being one of the most important culture expos, the International Culture Expo is jointly hosted by Chinese governments and APCEO, an international organization, providing important platforms of investment, trade and communications in cultural products and cultural service for various countries and areas.

This expo will mainly exhibit delicate cultural artworks, ethnic customs, cultural development achievements and development visions of countries along the Silk Road and actively publicize renowned culture enterprises and regions, acting as an important channel of introducing Chinese and international developed culture investment for countries along the Silk Road.

By then, the summit will be publicized by over 50 media from the world.

Five exhibition areas 1000 exhibitors 100,000 visitors

1. Exhibition Content

Exhibition and trade of cultural products;

Cooperation platform of cultural enterprises;

Image display of cultural enterprises;

Exhibition of regional cultural achievements.

2. Participating Countries

China, United States, Britain, Germany, France, Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Greece, Luxembourg, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and etc.

3. Special Exhibition Area for "Traditional Crafts of the Silk Road"

This special exhibition area is located in the key exhibition area A, being a highlight of this expo.

Resplendent Italian crystal glass crafts, Greek sculpture and bottle painting crafts with strong sense of myth, French folding fan crafts symbolizing nobility, intricate Polish amber crafts, colorful Ukrainian egg shell painting and other delicate traditional crafts of the Silk Road will all be invited and presented.

Incentive Activities: Free exhibition booths may be offered in order to reward the distinguished regions in cultural development, cultural leading enterprises and cultural celebrities, with the recommendation of APCEO.

The delicate traditional crafts of the Silk Road could apply for free booths in the special exhibition area.

Other cultural exhibits could apply for free booths in other exhibition areas. (The exhibits will be allocated to the corresponding area according to its features)

The 3rd ICIS & The 7th International Culture Expo

Opening Ceremony  Oct. 9, 2014

Addressers at the opening ceremony

Chinese state leaders;

Leaders from Chinese ministries;

Leaders from international organizations;

State leaders from countries along the Silk Road

Gansu provincial leaders

Keynote Session (Speakers) Oct. 9, 2014

Heads of international organizations;

CEOs of Fortune Global 500, Forbes 2000 and other culture and tourism enterprises;

Government officials from culture and tourism departments of countries along the Silk Road;

International culture and tourism celebrities, experts and scholars.

Meeting High-Rank Government Officials Oct. 9, 2014

Leaders from the Chinese Government:

Leaders of Central Government;

Leaders of Gansu Province.

Releasing And Signing Ceremony For Key Cultural Industry Projects  Oct. 10, 2014

Key quality cultural industry projects of countries along the Silk Road will be released and the signing ceremony of projects with mutual cooperation intention will be held.

Dunhuang Forum (Keynote Session) Oct. 10, 2014

Theme: The Renaissance of Silk Road Culture

Sub-forum 1: Model of Cultural Communication and Integration—Dunhuang Culture

Sub-forum 2: The Commercial Civilization of the Silk Road

Sub-forum 3: The Urban Civilization of the Silk Road

Sub-forum 4: The Conservation of Ancient Relics of the Silk Road

Culture Salon & Networking Dinner Oct. 10, 2014

Featured with interactive communication, mainly including elegant and pleasurable networking, performance and tea party;

Further deepen the exchange and cooperation among participants from Chinese and foregin culture industry, establish and strengthen the long-term cooperation mechanism.

Classic Performance Oct. 9, 2014

Enjoy the world-renowned opera "Diaochan" or dance drama "The Rain of Flowers along the Silk Road". Introduction of "Diaochan": Diaochan is one of the Four Beauties in Chinese history. This opera shows the life of this legendary beautiful woman who stirred the political situation of late Han Dynasty. Introduction of dance drama "The Rain of Flowers along the Silk Road": This great ethnic dance drama is created on the basis of the world-renowned Silk Road and Dunhuang frescoes. It sings praise for the brilliant artistic images of the master fresco painter "Shenbizhang" and the geisha "Yingniang", depicting their joys and sorrows and their pure friendship with the Persian merchant Yunus, through song and the ancient, beautiful, innovative and unique style of dance. This drama has been presented in over 20 countries and regions, which is well received and reckoned as the "Model of Chinese Ethnic Dance Drama".

ICIS Organizing Committee

ICIS organizing committee is headed by Lianji, Propaganda Chief of Gansu Provincial Committee,CPC and member of Provincial Standing Committee. Mr. Zheng Xiongwei, Globle executive chairman of APCEO and head of APCEO China, acts as deputy chairman of the committee.

The committee sets up its office at Gansu Provincial Information Department and is divided into functional departments known as meeting department, secretary department, liaison department, reception department, information department, translation department, security department, medical department, transportation department, and finance department.

ICIS & ICE 2014 Agenda  (Lanzhou, Gansu)

Summary of ICIS 2014

The International Culture Industry Summit, supported by the Ministry of Culture of China and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; co-hosted for the third time by the renowned international economic organization APCEO and Gansu Provincial Government, China, was grandly held in Lanzhou, China during Oct.8-11, 2014.

The summit theme of 2014 ICIS is: Cultural Cooperation & Development among Countries along the Silk Road.

The foreign representatives standing on the presidium are: Nick Bolkus, Former Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Vice President of APCEO; Jagath Balasuriya, Minister of Ministry of National Heritage of Sri Lanka; Arben Idrizi, Secretary General of Office of the President of the Republic of Albania, Julio Balleste, Vice Minister of Ministry of Culture, Cuba; Hon. Juliet Kavetuna,Deputy Minister of Ministry of Youth, National Sport and Culture of Namibia; Charkin Serafim, Former Dean of Russian Repin painting Academy and the President of St. petersburg Artists Association; Zheng Xiongwei, Global Executive Chairman of APCEO; Barry Sandrew, Exclusive Member Board of Governors of the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society; Ashok Ganapam, Global Head of Business Development, Consumer Media of Thomson Reuters.

The domestic representatives standing on the presidium are: Ding Wei, Vice Minister of Culture Ministry of China; Jin Suidong, Vice President of CPPCC Henan Committee; General Secretary of CPC Gansu Committee; Liu Weiping, Governor of Gansu Province; Feng Jianshen, President of CPPCC Gansu Committee; Ouyang Jian, Deputy Secretary of CPC Gansu Committee; Lian Ji, Member of the Standing Committee and Director of Propaganda Department of CPC Gansu Committee; Xian Hui, Vice Governor of Gansu; Li Jianhua, Secretary-General of CPC Gansu Committee; Li Hui, Deputy Director of NPC Gansu Committee; Li Zhenya, Vice Chairman of Provincial CPPCC Committee.

News

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Opening Ceremony of the 3rd ICIS 2014

The presidium of the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd ICIS 2014

Ouyang Jian, Deputy Secretary of CPC Gansu Committee, hosts the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd ICIS

Liu Weiping, Governor of Gansu Province, addresses at the opening ceremony of the 3rd ICIS 2014

Nick Bolkus, Former Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Vice President of APCEO, addresses at the opening ceremony of the 3rd ICIS 2014

Important guests standing on the rostrum in the opening ceremony of the 3rd ICIS 2014

The participants of the 3rd ICIS visit the 7th Gansu Expo Pavilion at Gansu International Conference Center

Lian Ji, Member of the Standing Committee and Director of Propaganda Department of CPC Gansu Committee, visit the 7th Gansu Culture Expo Pavilion at Gansu International Conference Center

Li Zhenya, Vice Chairman of Provincial CPPCC Committee, hosts the Keynote Session of the 3rd ICIS 2014

Lian Ji, Member of the Standing Committee and Director of Propaganda Department of CPC Gansu Committee, delivers a Keynote Speech of the 3rd ICIS 2014

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The keynote session of the 3rd ICIS 2014

The participants of the 3rd ICIS visit the Summit & Expo Branch Meeting Places at Gansu Museum, Lanzhou Creative Culture Industry Zone and Dunhuang Research Academy

Brief of Gansu Cultural Industries Projects by Lian Ji, Member of the Standing Committee and Director of Propaganda Department of CPC Gansu Committee

The participants attend the Culture Salon and the Culture Industry Cooperation Meeting of the 3rd ICIS

Zheng Xiongwei, Global Executive Chairman of APCEO, hosts the Culture Salon and the Culture Industry Cooperation Meeting of the 3rd ICIS

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