The 8th World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Convention will open in Hangzhou on Nov 6, bringing together about 1,800 participants, up 20 percent from the previous edition.

More than 1,600 Zhejiang entrepreneurs are expected to attend, accounting for about 88 percent of participants. Other guests will include representatives of Fortune Global 500 companies, foreign-invested businesses in Zhejiang, and Zhejiang entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas.

The convention will feature an opening ceremony, the World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Forum, and 18 themed events.

For the first time, the convention will also coordinate activities with the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, with more than 300 Zhejiang entrepreneurs set to take part in related events.

More than 6 million Zhejiang entrepreneurs operate across China, while over 2 million are active in more than 180 countries and regions.

Zhejiang's private economy continued to grow in the first three quarters of 2026. The province had 4 million registered private enterprises, up 8.65 percent year-on-year. Private-sector project investment increased 2.1 percent, outperforming the national growth rate by 8.8 percentage points.

Foreign trade by private enterprises grew 10.5 percent, accounting for 82.7 percent of Zhejiang's total imports and exports.