A JIC Investment Workshop hosted by JIC and Caixin Media and organized by JIC Leasing opened on May 27, 2016, in Beijing. JIC vice president Huang Jianjun addressed at the event. With a theme of “Green Finance & New Energy,” the workshop looked into investment opportunities and market trends in the new energy sector. More than 200 participants and media members were present to share their ideas on the outlook of new energy.

In his speech, Huang Jianjun emphasized the rapid growth of green industry in China. The new energy sector, for example, is in good shape on the whole, seeing improvements in technological sophistication and a decrease in costs. “Green finance” is an important means to fuel momentum in green industry and facilitate economic restructuring and answers the inherent demand for a green economy and ecological civilization, making it a natural choice to ensure steady growth and structural adjustment against the backdrop of the New Normal.

However, according to Huang, China's green finance sector is still at a very early stage. The green industry, e.g. new energy, can't take off without subsidies from the state government, but, in the long run, the green economy will deliver economic, environmental and social benefits, with an immeasurable overall return on investment. As a result of technological advances and economies of scale, the investment in green economy will prove increasingly rewarding and cost-efficient, with a higher profit margin and sustainable growth. All of this makes the green industry a magnet for investors.

Qin Qun, general manager of JIC Leasing, gave the keynote speech “Financial Leasing Paves the Way to New Energy,” looking into the role of financial leasing in the healthy new energy sector and discussing the investment opportunities in the photovoltaic industry through a case study of the company’s PV projects.

Li Junfeng, director of the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, Li Yuan, CEO of China Merchants New Energy, and Zhao Changwen, director of DRC Industrial Economy Research Department, also gave keynote speeches named “Low-Carbon Economy and Green Development Roadmap in the 13th Five-Year Period,” “The Outlook of PV Industry and Best Practices” and “The Outlook of New Energy Vehicles and Best Practices” respectively. Two roundtable sessions were held around “PV – The Focus of Capital” and “Innovation and Industry Chain for New Energy Vehicles,” featuring industry leaders such as JIC Capital, JIC Trust, Guotai AMC, GCL New Energy, Trina Solar, Beijing New Energy Vehicles, Wanbang New Energy Investment, PD-ORIX and BYD.

The event received widespread attention and attracted more than 100 media outlets, including Phoenix Satellite TV, CBN, toutiao.com, New Energy Observer and China Energy Economics Weekly.