Nation's 1st e-sports commentator contest to kick off in Tianhe

en.thnet.gov.cn Updated: November 22, 2021

The fifth Cultural Creative Industry Conference and Tianhe Summit will take place at the Guangzhou Library in Tianhe district from Nov 23 to 26.

The event is committed to promoting cultural cooperation, exchange and communication in Guangzhou, and aims to become a national cultural development and exchange platform, contributing to the development of China's cultural and creative industry.

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A press conference for the fifth Cultural Creative Industry Conference and Tianhe Summit takes place on Nov 17. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]

Guests such as Xu Zongben, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Li Xiao, president of Guangzhou College of Commerce, and Cao Xue, chief designer of the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will give keynote speeches on cultural innovation and digital creativity.

Forums will be held to discuss the formulation of the cultural and creative industry's first social responsibility management system standard and the export of games.

Exhibitions showcasing the leading digital cultural creativity achievements of cultural tech enterprises like NetEase and Kugou Music will also take place during the event.

In addition, an e-sports commentator professional skills contest, the first of its kind in China, will be carried out to cultivate professional talent and help build Tianhe into a world-class e-sports center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The event will be held both online and on-site to increase the reach of the event.