2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference Concludes: Technology Gains Momentum, The Future Is Here

Originally from: Securities Daily

Our reporter Guo Jichuan, Zhang Xiangyi

On March 29, the five-day 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference (hereinafter referred to as the “Forum Annual Conference”) came to a successful close. Cutting-edge technologies from around the world converged here for collision and exchange. Hot currents surged both inside and outside the exhibition halls. A batch of disruptive technologies made their debut in concentrated fashion. A series of industry innovation solutions were matched efficiently. Academia, the industry sector, and the investment community crossed into one another, sharing the same frequency and resonating together—sending a strong signal of “the future has arrived” from Zhongguancun to the world.

“This is an excellent platform for us to go deep into the industry, benchmark the frontier, and witness our own transformation, upgrading, and milestone breakthroughs.” Yuan Qian, International Market Deputy Director of AoTian Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “AoTian Technology”), said in an interview with a reporter from Securities Daily. AoTian Technology has taken part in the Forum Annual Conference for many consecutive years. The diverse technology companies gathered here can help build cross-domain partnerships and collaboration, accelerate product iterations, and validate technology landing.

Frontier achievements unveiled in large numbers

Cultivating and developing future industries is of great significance for developing new-quality productive forces and building a modern industrial system. At this year’s Forum Annual Conference, future industries became the focus of attendees. Companies in new tracks such as brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, satellite internet, and quantum computing gathered here, showing the thriving momentum of future industries accelerating from blueprint to real-world implementation.

Inside the “Future Industry Foresight Planning” exhibition area, crowds packed the space. Innovative results such as lion-dance robot systems, needle-threading dexterous hands, and brain-computer interface dedicated chips attracted widespread attention.

Beijing Jizhi Cyber Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Deep Jizhi”), an embodied intelligence company incubated by Beijing Zhongguancun Academy and the Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research, participated in the Forum Annual Conference for the first time this year, and at the Forum Annual Conference released a PhysBrain1.0 embodied general intelligence foundation model constructed based on a human learning paradigm.

At present, embodied intelligence technology is accelerating in development and has become a core direction for deep integration between the artificial intelligence and robotics industries. He Xuanguo, chief designer of Deep Jizhi, told reporters that as talent for large models keeps pouring in, the embodied intelligence industry is entering a period of rapid development opportunities. What Deep Jizhi is doing is building around the embodied general foundation model—closing the loop of connecting human data, anthropomorphic ontology, and general algorithms into an end-to-end chain.

“At this Forum Annual Conference, while Deep Jizhi is showcasing algorithms, we also brought a highly anthropomorphic robot as a carrier for human data learning. This is our first truly public debut. The stage provided by the Forum Annual Conference has given us more opportunities to communicate with the government, investors, and partners. We hope our participation will help the ‘buddies’ in the embodied intelligence industry become even better.” He Xuanguo said.

At the Forum Annual Conference, not only did “new friends” make their first appearances, there were also new developments brought by “old friends.”

Zhongke Yushu (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhongke Yushu”) brought its low-latency, high-throughput DPU products to the Forum Annual Conference this time. In a concentrated display at its booth area, it showcased three DPU (data processing unit) acceleration card series—Siwei, Gongfu, and Fulai—as well as high-performance computing solutions for scenarios such as intelligent computing, finance, cloud computing, and data centers.

“Zhongke Yushu is a high-tech enterprise that grew up in Haidian District, Beijing. We have already participated in six sessions of the Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference. This place has become an internationally influential platform where innovation and entrepreneurs gather. Through participating in the Forum Annual Conference, we introduce the industry value of DPU to more potential partners and share the latest progress in product R&D and application promotion,” Luomei, General Manager of Brand Public Affairs at Zhongke Yushu, told reporters. DPU is an important network infrastructure. With the development of AI applications, higher requirements are placed on data processing capabilities with low latency and high throughput. DPU can work together with CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (graphics processing unit) to lay a solid foundation for the development of artificial intelligence.

Innovation achievements across multiple industries and technology pathways were brought together at the Forum Annual Conference, jointly depicting the scene of future industries accelerating their development.

At the Forum Annual Conference “Forum on Innovation and Development of Future Industries,” Chen Yancheng, Deputy Director of the High-Tech Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in the future, it will coordinate strengths according to its duties and start from strengthening overall planning and forward-looking deployment, strengthening science and technology supply for future industries, fully leveraging the main role of enterprises, optimizing the ecosystem for future industries, and improving the governance system for future industries, so as to accelerate efforts to drive innovation and development in future industries.

Technology accelerates toward applications

This year’s Forum Annual Conference not only provided a stage for concentrated unveiling of frontier achievements, but also built a channel for transforming scientific and technological achievements into new-quality productive forces. Frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and high-end instruments are no longer confined to laboratories—they are entering classrooms, hospitals, data centers, and even outer space.

“The Forum Annual Conference has built an international window for the commercial spaceflight industry as a whole, enabling shared results, collaborative coexistence, and open exchanges. In the future, we will continue to actively participate. Meanwhile, we will focus on core technological innovation in commercial spaceflight, fully showcase China’s hard-core strength and the spirit of the times in its commercial spaceflight industry, and help the industry develop high-quality coordinated growth.” Yuan Qian told reporters that in past editions, AoTian Technology’s focus was on AoTian-type spectrum-pulsed propulsion products. At this Forum Annual Conference, the company brought the latest plan for its “Gande” space debris monitoring constellation. This year, the first satellite in the Gande constellation for space debris monitoring is about to be launched, marking the key realization of AoTian Technology’s full-domain space services system capability.

This year, Aik Medical Devices (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Aik Medical”) brought its “Nerve Intervention Whole-Family Photo” into the permanent exhibition area at the Forum Annual Conference, fully showcasing solutions for hemorrhagic stroke, solutions for ischemic stroke, and pipeline-type products.

“This is the third consecutive year that Aik Medical has been invited to attend the conference. Over the three years, the company has transformed from a tech up-and-comer with core single blockbuster products into an industry-leading enterprise with comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of major cerebrovascular diseases such as hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, as well as pipeline construction. By driving the ‘dual engines’ of leading procedural transformation and continuously developing major new products, Aik Medical is becoming a proactive force in the process of China’s high-end medical device industry moving toward the world,” said Lu Yiran, founder and CEO of Aik Medical.

In addition, this year’s Forum Annual Conference also places greater emphasis on implementing artificial intelligence in real-world scenarios, so that attendees can truly experience on-site how AI empowers thousands of industries. Hanwang Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Hanwang Technology”) used its AI intelligent office tablets to deeply support “technology-enabled conference operations.” During the Forum Annual Conference, Hanwang intelligent office tablets were deployed at service points such as the Guochuang Center and the Conference Center, covering the consultation front desk and various venues, providing attendees with services such as meeting agenda lookup and information guidance.

Zhu Deyong, President of Hanwang Technology, said that the value of technological innovation ultimately needs to be reflected in industrial applications. The key projects that Hanwang Technology highlighted at this Forum Annual Conference already have a solid technical foundation and application potential. However, from technical maturity to market maturity, and from laboratory achievements to large-scale application, more industry partners are still needed to participate and coordinate推进 together. Hanwang Technology hopes to explore new pathways for the deep integration of artificial intelligence and real-world industries together with more ecosystem partners, injecting stronger momentum into technological innovation turning into industrial innovation.

Centered on the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, this Forum Annual Conference has also provided a docking platform for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements through forms such as the Technology Trading Conference and frontier technology competitions.

In terms of technology trading, this Forum Annual Conference held more than 20 technology trading matchmaking and docking activities. More than 500 technology projects from both domestic and overseas participants took part in the pitching and promotion. At the newly commissioned technology trading center, more than 100 technology managers, wearing “blue vests,” were active on-site. They communicated with enterprises across the project industrial chain, universities and research institutes, and relevant service entities, providing professional end-to-end services to support project landing.

From instant exchanges at exhibition booths to centralized matchmaking at the technology trading center, innovation elements accelerate their flow through multidimensional interaction among multiple parties. With this year’s Forum Annual Conference successfully concluded, a batch of new technologies and new products aimed at the future set off from the Forum Annual Conference and head for even broader application scenarios.

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