According to the Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), global innovation stands at a new crossroads. While breakthroughs keep emerging in frontier technologies including artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum computing, the growth rate of global R&D spending has slowed down alongside more rational capital allocation. Going forward, competitiveness hinges not merely on technological supremacy, but also on the capacity to organize innovation resources, coordinate industrial development and conduct international collaboration worldwide.
All relevant data jointly depict an upward trajectory for China’s science and technology sector. China has evolved into one of the most dynamic markets within the global innovation landscape.
Against such a backdrop, Hongqiao Tech Week is scheduled to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from November 20 to 22, 2026. Centered around the core philosophy of Global Tech Visions, Rooted in China’s Momentum, the event assembles global corporations, visionary leaders, startups, investment institutions and solution providers, building a pivotal platform for technological innovation, industrial application and commercial implementation.
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International Ecosystem
A Fast Track into
China‘s Tech Economy
*Hongqiao Tech Week’s launch conference at London Tech Week won warm acclaim onsite
Drawing on Informa’s global network of tech events and years of resource accumulation rooted in the Chinese market, Hongqiao Tech Week connects domestic and international scientific innovation ecosystems. It assembles global tech giants, professional investors and industry leaders, creates exclusive docking channels, and builds a bridge for the exchange of global resources.
The event delivers both global vision and access to the Chinese market; it not only showcases innovative achievements, but also facilitates the materialization of innovation value.
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Rooted in the Yangtze River Delta
Trillion-scale Industries within Reach
As one of China’s most economically dynamic regions with the soundest industrial foundation, the Yangtze River Delta hosts multiple trillion-yuan industrial clusters including artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, biomedicine, new energy vehicles and high-end equipment manufacturing. It has fostered a complete innovation ecosystem spanning research & development, manufacturing, application and market commercialization.
*Distribution of Trillion-Yuan Industrial Clusters in the Yangtze River Delta (Source: Yangtze River Delta New Economy Insight)
Hongqiao serves as a vital gateway linking this industrial hinterland. Benefiting from the geographic strengths of the Hongqiao International Open Hub as well as its efficient and convenient international business network, Hongqiao Tech Week is stationed right here. Supported by a vast market and sophisticated industrial ecosystem, the event accelerates the matching between technologies and industries, streamlines partnerships built upon innovation, and converges global resources onto a unified platform.
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Six Major Technology Tracks Gather Together
Cross-industry Integration to Amplify Business Opportunities
Manufacturing industries are empowered by artificial intelligence, healthcare is reshaped by digital technologies, future transportation is driven by new energy sources, and industrial upgrading is backed by computing power. Cross-sector collaboration has become a key trend in technological innovation.
Centered on six themes including AI, Future Mobility & Energy, Digital Infrastructure, Industry 4.0, Life Science & Health, and Startup, Hongqiao Tech Week brings together enterprises covering the upper and lower reaches of diverse industrial chains. Breaking industrial barriers, the event enables efficient connections of technology, capital, markets and talents on a single platform, thereby realizing exponential growth of business opportunities.
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From Tech Exhibition to Commercial Implementation
Precise Matching & Resource Connection
Shift from mere achievement display to tangible cooperation promotion, making every exchange worthwhile.
Hongqiao Tech Week builds a one-stop business ecosystem integrating exhibition, communication, negotiation, investment and industrial cooperation. More than 2,000 targeted business matching sessions are scheduled to be held. Via one-on-one business talks, enterprises can swiftly connect with purchasers, collaborative partners and investment institutions.
Meanwhile, a rich lineup of activities including startup roadshows, project showcases, luncheons and dinners for CEOs and founders, as well as open keynote speeches will continuously create high-quality communication scenarios, driving technological demonstrations toward tangible commercial cooperation.
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More Than a Tech Exhibition
An Immersive Experience of Future Life
In addition, the event will link up with urban spaces, extending activities from exhibition halls to frontline industrial sites. Organized VIP industrial park tours across the Yangtze River Delta will invite participants to visit representative tech enterprises, gaining first-hand insights into corporate innovation systems, R&D capabilities and industrial practices, so as to build a platform for in-depth international exchanges and cooperation.
Spanning venues and industrial parks, as well as demonstration displays and on-site industrial practices, the event enables global innovators to fully perceive the dynamic development of China’s science and technology industry.
From November 20 to 22, 2026, global innovative forces will converge at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Join Hongqiao Tech Week to explore new trends in technological development and discover new opportunities for industrial collaboration. Via openness and coordinated development, we will jointly outline a brand-new landscape for future technology.
【About Hongqiao Tech Week】
Hongqiao Tech Week will host its inaugural grand event at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from November 20 to 22, 2026.With the theme Global Tech Vision, Empowered Chinese Implementation, the event brings together worldwide enterprises, visionary leaders, startups, investment institutions and cutting-edge solution providers. By deeply integrating conferences, exhibitions, cultural experiences and high-end networking activities, it strives to build transformative partnerships and identify core technologies that will reshape industries across Asia and the globe.