Alibaba Group Chief Executive Officer Zhang Yong delivered the keynote speech.
"Alibaba Night" was held on the evening of April 24 at the International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICC) in Darling Port, downtown Sydney, where more than 2400 people attended the forum on Alibaba`s strategy for globalization. Alibaba globalized layout, Tianmao go to sea, new retail, network celebrity economy and other concepts and vocabulary become the focus of attention. Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong mentioned in the forum, "there is a homesickness called Taobao." Alibaba Group implements the strategy of globalization, which is embodied in "Global purchase, Global Sale, Global payment, Global Transport, Global Travel". But Zhang Yong also stressed at the forum that night, "Globalization is not to spend money on procurement, but to foster a new ecology."
Zhang Yong said in his keynote address at the opening of the forum, Alibaba`s Globalization Strategy, "Ali`s vision has never changed, that is, there is no hard business for the world." He said Alibaba will focus on three things for Australia: first, Alibaba hopes to take advantage of China, the largest consumer market, to introduce Australia`s high-quality products to China.
Secondly, "there is a kind of nostalgia called Taobao, which a media friend told me this afternoon. Indeed, we just hope that Chinese friends living in Australia and consumers can solve their homesickness and introduce Chinese goods and services to Australia through Taobao." Zhang Yong said Alibaba faced the Australian market, the first to pay attention to the needs of Australian Chinese.
The third point mentioned by Zhang Yong is that "in addition to the exchange of bilateral products, it is also hoped that it will bring more convenience and joy to the downfall of tourism and the use of Alipay, which is known as one of the four major contemporary inventions, in more areas of the two sides." We can proudly move beyond credit cards to cash-free e-wallet services. " The delegation to Australia with Zhang Yong also included a number of Chinese brand leaders and founders.
The guests were at the round table that evening.
In addition to the keynote address, Zhao Ying, head of the globalization leading group of Alibaba Group, Zhou Lan, managing director of Alibaba Australia and New Zealand headquarters, Ni Liang, senior director of Alibaba Australia and New Zealand headquarters, and Hu Yuling, overseas director of Tianmao, Liu Peng, General Manager of Tianmao Import and Export Division of Alibaba Group, Guan Xiaodong, General Manager of Cainiao International, and other guests participated in the round table, introduced their career development process, and jointly discussed Alibaba`s globalization strategy and corporate culture. Topics such as advice on career development for young people, as well as a gentle display of strength, read Alibaba`s "Women`s leadership" to the audience.
Lin`s wood co-founder Cui Jiehui, Taiping Bird co-founder Weng Jianghong and Han Duyi`s co-founder Tingguo shared their entrepreneurial experiences with the live audience as well as their comments on this trip to the world with Tianmao.
"it`s not hard. What are you doing?" "silly and naive, fierce and lasting," different positions to find new ways "and other guest words resonated with the audience.
At the forum, Taobao`s first internet celebrity Zhang Dayi and Australia`s Chinese internet celebrity David Hohhot (, who have millions of followers in China, shared their insights on how to become an online celebrity.
The three-hour speech and round table were enthusiastically followed by Sydney audiences, many of whom were young Chinese faces after 80 to 90.
