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Jul. 25, 2026
On July 25, the 2026 Tengchong Scientists Forum · High-Quality Development of the Safety and Emergency Industry (Zhaotong) Special Event Opened. The event closely followed the theme "Building a Foundation for Safety, Driving Green Energy," gathering academicians and experts to offer advice and proposals, inviting industry elites to discuss development together, exploring new paths for the development of the safety and emergency industry, and safeguarding the peace and the lights of thousands of homes through the power of technological innovation.
Chairman of the Tengchong Scientist Forum, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former President of Tsinghua UniversityGu Binglin, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Director of the Tengchong Scientist Forum Organizing Committee and Director of the Organizing Committee OfficeGao Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Honorary Director of the Institute of Public Safety at Tsinghua UniversityFan Weicheng, Secretary of the CPC Zhaotong Municipal CommitteeSu YongzhongSeparate speeches. Deputy Secretary of the Zhaotong Municipal Party Committee and MayorFeng HaoA special feature on Zhaotong was made. Member of the Standing Committee of the Zhaotong Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice MayorLiang LingyunPresiding over the opening ceremony.
Academician of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringFan Weicheng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesGuan Xiaohong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringYin Yue was pacified, President of Chengdu University of TechnologyXu Qiang, President of the University of Emergency ManagementRen YunshengEach gave a keynote speech, sharing cutting-edge concepts and research achievements, and was an academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesZhang YapingPresided over the keynote speech session.
Gu Binglin stated that safety is the "ballast stone" of development, and green is the "main color" of transformation. This event closely follows the pulse of national strategy and deeply aligns with Zhaotong's development realities, making it timely and appropriate.Zhaotong has rich geological scenarios and a national-level fire rescue training base platform, serving as a "real-life testing ground" for safety and emergency technology verification and equipment R&D; At the same time, the integrated energy advantages of "wind, solar, hydro, fire, and storage" stand out, building a solid "green power granary" for advanced manufacturing.The Tengchong Scientists Forum has always taken promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and serving local development as its mission. Through keynote reports, parallel activities, field visits, and project signings, this special event precisely injected top intellectual and industrial resources into Zhaotong. It is hoped that academicians and experts will contribute wisdom and suggestions, and entrepreneurs will deeply cultivate and strategize, turning the consensus from this event into tangible development results.
In his speech, Gao Jun pointed out that Yunnan has a high proportion of mountainous land and frequent geological disasters. It is an unshirkable responsibility to strengthen the safety bottom line through technological innovation and to consolidate the foundation for people's livelihood development.The Provincial Department of Science and Technology will work with governments at all levels to continuously explore and open up scenarios, leveraging unique scenario advantages to gather industries, break through technologies, and expand markets; Continuously introduce strong innovation and entrepreneurship policies, optimize the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, and with the greatest sincerity, optimal policies, and best services, jointly seek new opportunities for high-quality development of the safety and emergency industry with talents at home and abroad.Since its founding five years ago, the Tengchong Scientist Forum has introduced 626 enterprises from outside the province, landed 1,130 projects, and attracted over 700 high-level talents to take root and develop in Yunnan.
Fan Weicheng stated that although China's industrial system is continuously improving, there are still shortcomings in core components, extreme environment equipment, and multi-disaster coupling solutions. He put forward three development suggestions: First, adhere to technological self-reliance and strength, promoting the shift from post-service technical emergency response to pre-event prediction; Second, deepen the integration of industry, academia, research, and application, promoting the connection of eastern science and technology innovation resources with the southwest mountain rescue needs; Third, promote the shift of industrial focus forward, vigorously develop preventive safety services such as risk assessment and dynamic monitoring, and cultivate leading enterprises and specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative entities.
Su Yongzhong stated that Zhaotong is a natural testing ground for enhancing emergency response capabilities, with its overlapping mountains and rugged terrain; Abundant resources and abundant green electricity make it a rare treasure trove driving green manufacturing; Smooth governance and harmony among the people, valuing talent and wisdom, are fertile grounds for innovation and entrepreneurship. We sincerely invite all experts and entrepreneurs to visit, understand, stay, and invest in Zhaotong, and to jointly explore new paths for "efficient transformation of scientific and technological achievements and clustered development of safety and emergency industries" with Zhaotong.
Feng Hao gave a comprehensive promotion to Zhaotong, stating that Zhaotong has unparalleled competitive advantages in developing the safety and emergency industry, from raw materials to testing, production, and talent. We sincerely look forward to everyone becoming the best partners for Zhaotong's development, working together to build Zhaotong into a new highland for the development of the safety and emergency industry.
At the event, a centralized signing ceremony for the "Double Recruitment and Double Introduction" project was held, with a number of investment promotion and talent recruitment projects landing in Zhaotong, injecting substantial momentum into industrial development.Promote breakthroughs in key technologies and the local transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Five experts and scholars shared in-depth insights on topics such as safety and emergency response, energy revolution, geological disaster prevention and control, and talent cultivation, providing cutting-edge guidance for industrial development.
Fan Weicheng said"Reflections and Practices on the Development of the Safety and Emergency Industry"It reviews the evolution of the definition of the safety emergency industry and its domestic and international development models, emphasizing that public safety technological achievements must be industrialized in order to be transformed into a sense of security that the public can perceive. He combinedTsinghua University Hefei Institute of Public SafetyBased on practical experience, it proposes a path to build an innovation community for government, industry, academia, research, and application, and to promote the development of the urban lifeline safety industry.
Written by Guan Xiaohong"Hydrogen Empowering Zero-Carbon Smart Energy Systems and the Energy Revolution"The keynote report provides an in-depth interpretation of the challenges and opportunities in China's energy structure under the dual carbon strategy. He analyzed the "impossible triangle" of "green," "safe," and "economic" in clean energy utilization, and, combined with practical cases such as hydrogen-empowered zero-carbon smart energy stations, introduced innovative solutions combining "energy storage" with "system engineering," offering fresh ideas for Zhaotong's green energy development.
Yin Yueping surrounded him"Major Geological Disasters in the Wumeng Mountains and Urban Geological Safety Assurance"He further shared and analyzed the causes and characteristics of frequent geological disasters in the Wumeng Mountains, pointing out that winter freeze-thaw is a special trigger for the high incidence of disasters locally. He proposed strengthening prevention and control through measures such as understanding disaster patterns, intelligent precise identification, special monitoring during the winter rainy season, and managing disturbances through engineering management. He suggested implementing disaster prevention and mitigation projects in the Wumeng Mountains, while also enhancing science popularization and publicity to improve grassroots risk avoidance capabilities.
Xu Qiang"Emergency Response to Major Landslides"Drawing on practical cases such as the Danba landslide, the core principles and technical methods for landslide emergency rescue were systematically explained. He emphasized that emergency response must adhere to the principle of "protecting people first, then reducing disaster," advancing in an orderly manner of "risk elimination — stopping skid and slowing down — improving stability — comprehensive management," prioritizing rapid and efficient measures such as slope cutting and load reduction, leading edge foot pressers, steel pipe piles, and drainage to avoid secondary disasters.
Composed by Ren Yunsheng"Strengthening the Construction of the Emergency Management Discipline to Provide Talent and Technological Support for the Modern Emergency Industry"The report reviews the development history of emergency management disciplines and the talent cultivation system in China. He stated that the development of the emergency industry urgently needs to bridge the last mile of "technology products—practical applications," and Zhaotong's scenario advantages and resource endowments can serve as important platforms for industrial validation. The University of Emergency Management will deepen collaboration among government, industry, academia, and research, cultivate practical emergency talents, and work with local governments to promote high-quality development of the emergency industry.
The keynote speech session was chaired by Zhang Yaping, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and member of the Academic Committee of the Tengchong Scientists Forum.
In addition to the opening ceremony and keynote speech, two parallel events and targeted matchmaking activities for distinctive and advantageous industries were held simultaneously at the Zhaotong Fire and Rescue Brigade Training Base and Zhaotong Vocational College. During the event, advanced emergency rescue equipment, disaster prevention and control technologies, and services will be showcased in a concentrated manner.Through product displays and policy exchanges, the forum opens up channels connecting technology supply and industry demand, promoting the joint construction and sharing of forum resources
This special event is a vivid practice of the Tengchong Scientists Forum serving local industrial development. It not only provides a high-end exchange platform for safety and emergency response, but also gathers intelligence and resources for Zhaotong's industrial upgrading. The event will promote Zhaotong to accelerate the transformation of scenario, green electricity, and resource advantages into industrial advantages, cultivate distinctive safety and emergency industry clusters, and achieve a virtuous interaction between high-level safety and high-quality development.
