The 11th Aero-Engine & Gas Turbine Focus Conference & Exhibition – the annual pinnacle event for China’s aero-engine and gas turbine industry, a gathering of top-tier wisdom and cutting-edge technology – grandly opened on July 11 at China (Chengdu) Western International Expo City. Co-presented by the Chinese Society for Power Engineering, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Decision Makers' Think Tank, it once again led the industry and opened a new chapter in future power.
As the largest and most comprehensive industrial chain platform in the sector, GTF2024 was more than a collision of knowledge and technology – it fused innovative ideas with business opportunities. Over two days, over 5,000 elites in aero-engines and gas turbines gathered to explore endless industry possibilities, witness technological excellence, and contribute to the prosperity of China’s and global power industries.
Lin Zuoming (President of Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics), academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (Liu Daxiang, Le Jialing, Yang Yongping – President of North China Electric Power University), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Yan Chuliang, Shi Jianzhong (President of Shanghai Society of Aeronautics), Zhang Yuqing (former Deputy Director of the National Energy Administration), Yan Hongqiang (Supervisor of Chinese Society for Power Engineering) delivered opening speeches or keynote reports. Also attending the opening ceremony were key leaders and experts including Jing Maoming (Deputy Director of Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology), Wang Hongyu (Director of the MOE Key Field Teaching Resource Construction Project Management Office), Ding Shuiting (President of Civil Aviation University of China), Chen Fu (Chairman of Chengdu Qingyang District CPPCC), Li Lixin (Deputy Chief Engineer of China Huadian Corporation), and Li Yalan (President of International Gas Union).
