On June 11, the "14th International Large-Diameter Engineering Well (Pile) and Deep Foundation Summit," themed "Green Intelligence, New Quality Development," grandly opened in Shanghai. The summit was co-hosted by the International Large-Diameter Engineering Well (Pile) Association andthe China Highway and Transportation Society, attracting numerous experts, scholars, and enterprise representatives from the geotechnical engineering field to jointly explore new processes, new technologies, and industry development trends. As an important force in industry talent cultivation, the Foundation Engineering Academy participated deeply in the conference.

    At this summit, more than 20 core topics comprehensively covered the industry's frontier fields, from innovative breakthroughs in new pile types, new processes, and new construction methods to the practical application of technologies such as deep-sea piling and wind power pile construction; from risk control in underground engineering to smart construction technology based on the Internet of Things, building a high-end exchange and technology-sharing platform for the industry.

    The Foundation Engineering Academy was a frequent highlight at the summit. The first cohort student of the geotechnicalGMBAclass—Cui Yanji, General Manager of Jiangsu Yanji Underground Engineering Co., Ltd.—jointly exhibited with the Foundation Engineering Academy on behalf of the company, carefully presenting the "customized full-process geotechnical consulting service" solution while comprehensively showcasing the Academy's diversified and compound talent cultivation model. During the exhibition, Cui Yanji engaged in in-depth exchanges with attending representatives, thoroughly discussing paths for collaborative innovation among industry, academia, and research, opening up new opportunities for industrial cooperation and industry resource integration.

    In the academic sharing session, advisory experts, lecture experts, student representatives, and student enterprise representatives of the Foundation Engineering Academy took the stage one after another, delivering a series of high-quality keynote reports. Wang Weidong, Chief Engineer of East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., shared "Research and Engineering Practice of Planted Pile Technology"; Researcher Gao Wensheng, Director of the Foundation Engineering Institute of the China Academy of Building Research, analyzed "Research on Key Technologies for the Application of Large-Diameter Ultra-Long Engineering Piles in Shallow Geothermal Development"; Professor Gong Weiming of Southeast University, Professor Li Lianxiang of Shandong University, and Guo Chuanxin, Secretary-General of the Piling Machinery Branch of the China Construction Machinery Society, among others, provided multi-dimensional interpretations from theoretical research to engineering practice, offering innovative ideas for industry development. Student representatives and student enterprise representatives also delivered excellent presentations: Shen Haijiao, Director of the Technology Development Department of Zhejiang Yitong Special Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd., shared "Optimization and Innovation of Hole-Forming Processes for Ultra-Deep Large-Diameter Bored Cast-in-Place Piles"; Cao Xueping, Chairman of Jiangsu Tongzhou Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd., shared "Discussion on Construction Methods for 100-Meter Ultra-Deep Bored Cast-in-Place Piles in Karst Development Areas"; Zhang Peng, General Manager of the International Development Center of Beijing Vibroflotation Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd., shared "Innovative Application of the Vibroflotation Method in Foundation Treatment"; and Li Qingzhong, Chairman of Ruima Wanjian (Anhui) Engineering Support Technology Co., Ltd., shared "Application of the Prefabricated All-Steel Trestle System in Foundation Pits," fully demonstrating the innovative strength of student enterprises in technical practice.

    The diversified teaching model of the Foundation Engineering Academy's Geotechnical GMBA class has attracted much attention. The combination of classroom teaching, engineering observation, project diagnosis, and other forms enables students to systematically learn professional knowledge while also communicating face-to-face with high-level experts such as academicians and masters, gaining platforms for promoting new enterprise technologies and channels for resource matching, and laying a solid foundation for career development. In addition, a series of online public welfare technical activities carried out by the Academy, such as "My Technology, I Explain," "Face to Face with Experts," "Foundation Experts," and "Geotechnical Engineering Records," have also continuously promoted the development of new quality productive forces in the geotechnical engineering industry.

    The successful conclusion of this summit marks that the geotechnical engineering industry is accelerating toward intelligence and green development. Through deep integration of industry, academia, and research, the Foundation Engineering Academy continues to supply compound talents to the industry and help enterprises achieve technological upgrading. Its "online + offline" linked talent cultivation model will become a new model for industry talent cultivation, continuously empowering the long-term development of the geotechnical engineering field.