Shanghai will continue to host the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
In July 2020, Shanghai successfully hosted the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. At the recent 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Cloud Summit summary meeting and 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference preparation kick-off meeting, Shanghai Vice Mayor Wu Qing stated that the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will continue to be held in Shanghai, and the opening time will be 2021. July.
The 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was successfully held in Shanghai from July 9 to 11, 2020. The conference lasts for three days and the theme is 'Intelligent Connected World, Common Home'. During the period, a total of 11 theme forums, more than 20 industry forums, and more than 20 special events were held, and more than 550 speakers were invited. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will also adopt the 'cloud summit' model for the first time, continue to adhere to online and offline linkage, and carry out online live broadcast and cloud exhibitions.
The conference will focus on promoting innovations in three aspects: function, organization and content, to achieve brand building, intelligent experience, and the improvement of work coordination mechanism, and to further deepen the marketization of the conference, and create a good conference ecology. Since the three conferences, Shanghai’s AI “Circle of Friends” has continued to expand. More than 20 innovative platforms including Microsoft Research Asia, Science Center for Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Systems, and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have been unveiled and launched, including Amazon, Baidu, Shangtang, Datan, etc. Nearly a hundred projects have been signed and settled, and high-end talents continue to gather. Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island and Xuhui AI Tower have developed into Shanghai's new AI landmarks.
At the same time, the preparatory ideas for the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference are also unveiled. It is planned to be held in early July 2021. The main venue will continue to be located in the Expo area, and the innovative application exhibition will be arranged at H1 of the Expo Exhibition Hall. Hall and H2 Hall, the exhibition area will be further expanded. Chen Mingbo, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal Government, said that next year the conference will continue to adhere to online and offline linkages, and carry out online live broadcasts and exhibitions on the cloud. The conference will adhere to the 'high-end, international, professional, market-oriented, and intelligent' organization policy, continue to shape the international artificial intelligence industry brand event, and help Shanghai build the central node of the domestic big cycle and the strategic link between the domestic and international double cycles.
It is reported that the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference related information will continue to be released through the official website (www.worldaic.com.cn), WeChat public account 'World Artificial Intelligence Conference' and other platforms. The solicitation of theme topics for the conference, forum activity planning, negotiation of cooperative institutions, and business invitation and exhibition activities have also been initiated simultaneously.
