The 2019 Global Future Technology Conference is held on Oct 31 in Guangzhou. [Photo/Xinhua]

The 2019 Global Future Technology Conference was held on Oct 31 in Guangzhou, gathering industrial talents, experts, and scholars from the technology industry and upstream and downstream firms from home and abroad.

Under the guidance of the Guangdong Communication Administration, the conference was hosted by the Guangdong Internet Society and has been held nine times.

This year's conference covered various hot issues in the technology industry spanning 5G, new economy, new consumption, digital entertainment, and smart networking.

In addition, forums themed around the future digital entertainment industry, the innovation and development of the maternal and child education industry, new consumption trends in China, as well as the innovation and entrepreneurship of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were also held during the conference.

Su Shaolin, director of the Guangdong Communication Administration, gives a speech during the conference. [Photo/Xinhua]

Su Shaolin, director of the Guangdong Communication Administration, said that he hopes guests participating in the conference can carry out deeper communication to contribute more to the application of 5G, as well as the development of smart society and digital economy.

Lin Guochi, deputy chairman of the Guangdong Internet Society, said that he hopes the conference can pave a way for companies to go through transformation and upgrading to realize rapid development.