CBBC Foshan Investment Promotion Seminar

UK time:

14/07/2026 10:15 - 14/07/2026 12:00

Venue address: China-Britain Business Council, Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ

CBBC is pleased to host a high-level investment promotion seminar with the Foshan Municipal Government, bringing senior city officials, including the Vice Mayor, to London for a direct dialogue with UK industry.

Foshan is one of China's great manufacturing cities: a RMB 1.33 trillion economy producing industrial robots, advanced power equipment, new energy storage systems, and smart home technology at national scale. With nearly 10,000 active foreign-invested businesses and 438 new foreign firms established in Q1 2026 alone, a 22% year-on-year increase, it is one of Guangdong's most internationally active cities and a proven destination for UK commercial partnerships in the Greater Bay Area.

This seminar offers UK companies a direct briefing from city leadership on the investment environment, incentives, and priority sectors, followed by case studies from companies already active in the market and an open Q&A with the delegation.

Running Order

10:15 Registration & Networking
10:30 Welcome & Introduction - CBBC
10:40 Address - Vice Mayor of Foshan
11:10 Foshan City Presentation - Investment Environment & Priority Sectors
11:25 Case Studies - UK Companies Operating in Foshan & the Greater Bay Area
11:40 Q&A with the Foshan Delegation
12:00 Close

Register Your Interest

Places are limited.

This event is open to CBBC members and invited guests. Non-members with a relevant commercial interest are welcome to apply for a place however please note that service providers outside of CBBC membership will be unable to attend.

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Who Should Attend

This event is directly relevant to UK companies in the following sectors, where Foshan has built nationally significant industrial clusters and is actively seeking international partners:

Industrial Technology & Automation

Foshan is one of China's largest production bases for industrial robots, 46,500 units produced in 2025, around 6% of the national total, and hosts three World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories. UK firms in industrial automation, robotics integration, machine vision, collaborative robotics, and precision engineering will find a city actively upgrading its vast manufacturing base and seeking best-in-class international technology partners.

Energy & Power Systems

Over 4,000 enterprises operate across Foshan's next-generation power system equipment cluster, covering the full value chain from generation to storage. The city leads Guangdong Province in installed new energy storage capacity. UK companies in grid technology, energy storage, power electronics, EV charging infrastructure, and smart energy management are well placed to engage.

Advanced Manufacturing & Smart Factory

With 80% of above-scale industrial enterprises already on digitalisation programmes and a national designation as a pilot city for SME digital transformation, Foshan presents strong demand for UK manufacturing intelligence, digital twin technology, process optimisation software, and industrial IoT solutions.

Green Technology & Sustainable Industry

Foshan's industrial clusters are mid-transition, with significant public and private capital directed toward low-carbon manufacturing, clean production, and ESG-driven upgrading. UK cleantech, environmental services, and sustainable materials firms will find active procurement pipelines.

Pharmaceuticals, MedTech & Healthcare

Foshan's pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector has surpassed RMB 100 billion in revenue. UK medtech, diagnostics, life science instrumentation, and pharmaceutical manufacturing firms have established procurement channels and a growing cluster of potential partners and distributors.

Home Technology & Consumer Electronics

Foshan is home to Midea Group, a Fortune Global 500 company and world leader in smart home appliances, robotics, and automation, alongside Galanz and a vast ecosystem of component and consumer technology manufacturers. UK firms in smart home technology, IoT-enabled devices, and consumer electronics have a natural entry point here.

About Foshan

Located at the heart of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and immediately adjacent to Guangzhou, Foshan is a core node of one of the world's most productive manufacturing regions. Its transport infrastructure connects the city to all major regional hubs within an hour, with Foshan Port handling over 100 million tonnes of cargo annually, the first inland river port in Guangdong to reach that milestone. The Pearl River Delta Hub Airport, currently under construction in Gaoming District, will further strengthen the city's international connectivity.

Foshan hosts 8,290 state-level high-tech enterprises, 145 national "little giant" specialist SMEs, and a New-Generation Industries Investment Fund with RMB 20 billion in capitalisation targeting robotics, advanced power equipment, new energy, and biomedicine. The private sector accounts for over 96% of all market entities making this one of China's most commercially dynamic and entrepreneurially led cities.

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