On December 3, China Innovativeness Summit 2013 of the CMS and the Awards Ceremony for Investigation of Continuous Innovativeness of China’s Listed Companies jointly sponsored by the CMS and China Business Network were held in Shanghai. Officers and executives of competent regulatory authorities, sponsors, domestic listed companies with great performances, research institutes, and professional and mass media were present, deeply discussed advantageous experience about and suggestions for continuous innovativeness of China’s listed companies, and jointly witnessed the presentation of such awards as “Leader of Continuous Innovativeness”, “Most Continuously Innovative Company”, and “Best Innovation Practice”.

The awards ceremony for investigation of continuous innovativeness of China’s listed companies, as the ending act and concentrated presentation of the results of this project, was held in Shanghai. Competent government departments as well as domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, professionals, experts, and media were invited and they exchanged their opinions on how to keep continuously innovative by listed companies and how to support the Chinese Dream of sustainable economic development in the form of theme sharing and round-table conversation.

As an important achievement of this investigation of continuous innovativeness of China’s listed companies, the most continuously innovative enterprises and natural persons were elected and announced at the meeting. This election was conducted jointly by the Center for Chinese Enterprises Research, Tsinghua University and the Top 500 Enterprises Research Center, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics that have made prominent research results in enterprise management and finance, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, MetaThink, and China Team International that have made prominent research results in accounting, brand, and human resources, and the sponsors China Business Network and the CMS on the basis of the continuous innovation evaluation system.

Dong Mingzhu, Chairman of Gree, Yu Liang, General Manager of China Vanke, Dong Wenbiao, Chairman of China Minsheng Bank, Liu Shizhen, Chairman of Lu Tai Group, Zhang Jindong, Chairman of Suning, Liu Jiren, Chairman of Neusoft Group, Chen Qiyu, Chairman of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, Liu Gexin, Chairman of Kelun Pharmaceutical , Yin Jianan, Chairman of Xi' an ShaanGu Power, and Tang Yuxiang, Chairman of Zhengzhou Yutong Bus won the “Award for the Leader of Continuous Innovation 2013” for their excellent performances in enterprise innovation.

Ten listed companies, China Vanke A, Gree, Shuanghui Development, China Minsheng Bank, Shanghai Jahwa, Tasly, Xi' an ShaanGu Power, Wanhua Chemical, Yili, and Great Wall Motor won the “Award for the Most Continuously Innovative Company 2013” for their outstanding comprehensive performances.

18 entrepreneurs from Neusoft Group, letv.com, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, Luzhou Old Cellar, FUANNA, Shandong Kingenta Group, Zhejiang Dahua Technology, USTC iFLYTEK , Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical, ROBAM, China Fortune Land Development, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus, Da Bei Nong Group, Haier, Suning, Lu Tai A, Fuyao Group, and Kelun Pharmaceutical won the “Award for the Best Innovation Practice 2013” for their excellent performances in business model, marketing, technology, product, organization, and culture.

Five listed companies, COSHIP, Eternal Asia, Sanquan Foods, Enjoyor, and Southern Airlines, were granted the title of “Best Innovation Case 2013”.

According to the sponsors, the Continuous Innovation Index 80 of China’s Listed Companies, another fruitful result of this project, will be jointly announced by the CMS, China Business Network, and China Securities Index Company Limited in the near future.