Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference | "AI Future Forum: Leap Forward · Investment · Coexistence" held

Source: Global Network (Huanqiu)

【Global Network Technology, Comprehensive Report】March 30—The “AI Future Forum: Leapfrogging · Investment · Coexistence,” a featured special forum under the “Artificial Intelligence Themed Day” at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum annual conference, was held recently at the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center.

The forum noted that at the pivotal stage when artificial intelligence moves from technological breakthroughs to industrial implementation, capital confidence is a key indicator of industrial development direction. Haidian District, with an open posture and a systematic layout, is working hard to build a “city with the highest investment value.”

On site, an important moment arrived at the Zhongguancun Science City International Innovation Service Cluster. Six leading investment institutions—Sequoia China, Hillhouse Venture Capital, 经纬创投, FiveYuan Capital, GGV Capital, and Zhenzhi Venture Capital—signed concentrated agreements as investment ecosystem partners. The cluster is built by Haidian District to systematically concentrate global top venture capital and science-and-technology innovation service resources. It aims to create a venture capital center for cutting-edge global technologies, and to build an efficient coordinated ecosystem of “talent-technology-scenarios-capital,” maximizing the acceleration of innovation.

According to the briefing, “breaking through the last mile” of transforming scientific and technological achievements into real-world outcomes is the key to unlocking industrial momentum. Haidian District innovatively established a “five-party, six-force” coordination mechanism. It integrates five key entities—Zhongguancun Science City, universities and research institutes, investment funds, local streets and towns, and technology parks—driven by the integration and synergy of six types of forces: organizational strength, innovation strength, value strength, cultivation strength, capacity/hosting strength, and market strength, thereby opening up the crucial channel from the laboratory to the market.

In addition, in the domestic private equity and venture capital investment field, leading third-party firm Tou Zhong Xinxi released the “Tou Zhong Rankings · List of China’s Most Investment-Venture Capital Value Cities for 2025 (年度中国最具创投价值城区榜单).” Haidian stands out for its outstanding performance across eleven core dimensions, including the level of economic development, the quality of sci-tech innovation and living, the level of innovation and entrepreneurship, and the vibrancy of venture investment.

At the meeting, the Haidian Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau released new measures to “Intelligently Protect Sci-Tech Innovation · Build a Future Chain with Security,” and rolled out ten entry and exit facilitation measures under “Hijing · Artificial Intelligence.” Specifically targeting the AI industry, it customized and upgraded a service package, opened up a “fast lane” for cross-border talent exchanges, and established a whole-chain, three-dimensional, convenient and efficient foreign-related service system. (Qingyun)

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