Top-tier overseas graduates from Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Ivy League universities gathered in Qingpu District on July 5 for the launch of the third Oxford-Cambridge Shanghai Entrepreneurship Camp, a program designed to connect global elite talent with Yangtze River Delta innovation resources.

Qingpu stands at the intersection of multiple national development strategies as Shanghai's gateway to the Yangtze River Delta integration. The district is building a modern industrial framework with major industry leaders such as Huawei, Beidou and Midea establishing large-scale industrial bases here. The clustered high-end platforms form a complete ecosystem for tech startups and overseas returnee teams.

Local authorities have upgraded the district's exclusive talent policy package to deliver full-cycle support for overseas entrepreneurs, covering household registration, housing subsidies, startup funding and operational guidance.

Former camp attendees shared success stories at the launch event, detailing how the district's one-stop incubation services cut administrative burdens for early-stage teams.

Jiang Zhehan, a graduate turned settled entrepreneur at the Qingpu (Yangtze River Delta) Overseas Returnees Pioneer Park, leads an AI game content creation team. He said the park offers end-to-end support ranging from business registration and policy application to industry matching and incubation mentorship, allowing researchers to focus fully on core technology development and product iteration.

Wang Shuaixun, founder of a digital health firm, delivered an online sharing session focusing on AI-powered chronic disease management. His company builds digital twin models using individual metabolic data to predict blood sugar fluctuations from daily meals and guide healthy eating habits.

"Entrepreneurs grow through real-world challenges," Wang told the new cohort of young innovators.

This year's camp overhauled its training modules, moving beyond traditional lecture-based learning to immersive, scenario-driven practical sessions.

The first core workshop split participants into teams playing supply chain stakeholders including raw material vendors, manufacturers, brand distributors and end consumers. Within simulated markets marked by limited resources and information gaps, teams negotiated financing, planned mass production, struck cross-party business deals and managed operational risks to sharpen market awareness, coordination and crisis response skills under competitive pressure.

Li Qijie, a returning participant heading the City Eyes project, targets AI-driven urban metaverse platforms for refined government governance. His team's technology leverages real-world data infrastructure to streamline municipal administration and improve services for businesses and residents, supporting resilient, sustainable urban growth.

Over the coming days, participants toured Qingpu's flagship industrial hubs including the Beidou Base, the Yangtze River Delta Hi-Tech Park, Midea Global Innovation Park and CHC Navigation. The schedule also included talent policy briefings and final pitch sessions before a panel of professional investment institutions.

The entrepreneurship camp serves as another key initiative for Qingpu to engage global talent and fuel industrial advancement across the Yangtze River Delta region.