SHENZHEN, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The 16th China International Conference on Exchange of Professionals opened Saturday in south China's Shenzhen City, attracting some 5,000 entrepreneurial and innovation programs from China and overseas.

As an event focused on talent exchange, the conference has invited over 4,000 organizations, training institutions, colleges, enterprises and human resource agents from over 50 countries and regions.

About 9,300 representatives from human resource, technology, and education departments and enterprises from China also attended the conference.

During the conference from April 14 to 15, a series of activities are being held such as forums, meetings and job fairs for foreign talent.

The event is jointly hosted by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and Shenzhen municipal government.