On January 17, 2019, the Shanghai Exhibition and Convention Industry Association convened a meeting of experts for the "International Exhibition and Convention Industry CEO Summit in Shanghai" to discuss the themes, topics, and content of the 2019 summit. The meeting included experts such as Chen Dongxiao, Dean of the Shanghai International Studies Academy, Wang Sijing, Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Development, and Wang Chunlei, Director of the Sino-German Exhibition and Convention Research Institute at Shanghai University of International Trade and Economics. Wu Wei, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Li Lei, Director of the Exhibition and Convention Affairs Department, also attended the meeting at the invitation of the association.