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The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 is set to take place from March 26 to 29 in Boao, Hainan Province, in south China. This year's theme is "Asia and the World: Common Challenges, Shared Responsibility". 

The event will include over 40 sub-forum activities, encompassing an array of panel discussions and other invitation-only events such as roundtables and CEO dialogues.

The panel discussions, in particular, will cover a broad range of topics including those focusing on Asia, such as investing in Asia, deepening financial cooperation in Asia, and efforts to build Asia into a growth center. The Asia-focused topics will deliberate on boosting investor confidence, improving the investment ecosystem and enhancing foreign investment attractiveness, advancing financial cooperation in Asia to boost the real economy, and strengthening industrial and supply chain cooperation among Asian nations.  The agenda also arranges discussions on topics such as AI, the future of new energy vehicles, and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, with speakers expected to discuss when and where the breakthrough moment of technological revolution is, the changes brought by AIGC to the economy and lifestyle of humanity, the risks it brings, and global AI governance.

In the backdrop of intensifying geopolitical conflicts, sluggish world economic recovery, and frequent extreme weather and natural disasters, there is an urgent need for countries to adopt a win-win cooperation principle to jointly face these global challenges. Current data indicates that Asia remains a vital region for global trade and investment activities, with China continuing to play a significant role in the world's economic growth. This conference underscores the importance of "common challenges" requiring "shared responsibility", highlighting the collective effort needed to navigate through these complexities towards a prosperous future.