Highlights preview! "Innovative Moments in Shanghai" - Sneak Peek of the 2026 Global Developers' Pioneering Conference

Today, cutting - edge AI technologies have quietly penetrated into our daily lives. From simple interactive Q&A to the complex applications of intelligent agents like OpenClaw, from video generation to the production of movie - level short dramas using AIGC, the technological evolution is clearly visible. Along with this, SE (Super Entrepreneurs) and OPC (One - Person Companies) are emerging. As a city of open - source innovation, a city of ultimate AI applications, and a city that understands developers better, Shanghai, with the pioneering spirit of "The Moment of Visionary Innovation is in Shanghai", is welcoming every developer and entrepreneur who embraces the AI wave.

The 2026 Global Developers' Pioneer Conference will be held from March 27th to 29th in Xuhui, Shanghai. This year's conference will feature "1 opening ceremony, 3+ competitions, 50+ workshops, 100+ interactive experiences, and N carnivals". The topics will cover all aspects of "Artificial Intelligence +", from the cutting - edge exploration of scientific intelligence to the practical application of OpenClaw technology, from the development trend of Agent intelligent agents to the implementation of "AI + Industry".

Whether you are a developer deeply involved in technology, an entrepreneur chasing dreams, or an ordinary person eager to try "raising AI shrimps", you can find your own entry point at this grand event.

Highlight 1: Get millions of Tokens for free and have on - site installation by shrimp - raising experts

Do you want to raise the hottest "AI crayfish" with your own hands? There will be a special "lobster farm" at the conference site. Manufacturers such as SenseTime, China Telecom, Jieyue, Alibaba Cloud Wuying, and Liulian Intelligence will provide "one - stop shrimp - raising" services, including installation and deployment, model configuration, IM channel connection, and Skills unlocking. Professional engineers will guide you step by step. In less than half an hour, you can have your first "crayfish" and get a "crayfish birth certificate", experiencing the creative fun of OpenClaw on the spot!

Highlight 2: Ultimate AI applications to unlock your creative potential

How can you make the most of AI video and AI art creation? At the AIGC Innovation and Creation Training Camp, product leaders of leading large - model manufacturers, Vertex Lab focusing on AI 3D creation, NeoDomain specializing in the large - scale creation of AI comic dramas and images, and other AIGC industry experts, such as the director of the AI Spring Festival Gala, Dianshijiu, will teach you how to use cutting - edge tools like Seedance2.0 and OpenClaw. From trend interpretation to hands - on practice, from workshops to corporate research trips, they will help you fully utilize these tools and unleash your creativity to create your own AI products. After the on - site practical PK, outstanding students will receive a high - value completion certificate and have the opportunity to present their works on the GDPS roadshow stage.

Highlight 3: Global entrepreneurial elites gather in Shanghai to discover your future opportunities

Can a computer + AI really replace a team? How do OPC (One - Person Companies) develop products, ensure compliance, make profits, and achieve implementation? Come to the conference site to find the answers!

Entrepreneurs, investors, super individuals, and experts, including Li Jinjin, the founder of Jincheng Technology (the industrial time - series control large model ManuDrive), Huang Yi, the founder and CEO of Robo Party, Luo Xiaoshan, the initiator of Xiaoshan Closed - door Meeting, Kazek, the digital life, and Yi Ze, the developer of Chatmem plugin, will take turns to share their experiences. They will break down how to use AI to build personal IPs, construct core competitiveness, and realize business value from a practical perspective. This is not just theory but a hands - on guide for ordinary people on "product development and company establishment".

The progress of AI has given rise to SE (Super Entrepreneurs) and OPC (One - Person Companies). But how can you turn good ideas into reality? The SE Super Entrepreneurs Innovation Competition focuses on four popular tracks: digital entertainment, digital finance, life and health, and intelligent manufacturing. Through three rounds of screening - "announcing the problem, solving the problem, and verifying the solution", high - potential entrepreneurial projects will be selected from nearly 300 participating teams. Winners will not only receive a cash prize of ten thousand yuan but also have priority to enter Xuhui Super Entrepreneurs Communities such as Modu Space, enjoying a series of subsidies and support in rent, computing power, models, and incubators. This is not just a competition but a must - visit first stop on your entrepreneurial journey.

Highlight 4: Industry leaders' speeches to activate your AI passion

How can you accurately seize entrepreneurial opportunities in the AI era? How can scientists in the AI field successfully start businesses? A group of academic and industry "big names", including Ge Dongdong, the dean of the Institute of Intelligent Computing at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will attend the main forum of this conference, the "Symbiotic Innovation for a New Future" Science and Technology Innovation Partners' Ecosystem Conference. They will discuss how to systematically connect the entire chain of "academic innovation, industrial challenges, developers' solutions, and ecosystem co - growth", providing practical innovation and entrepreneurship ideas for developers and entrepreneurs from a macro perspective.

Highlight 5: Shanghai leads the way in the AI era of exploration

As Chinese enterprises have moved beyond the stage of "wild growth" in going global, how can they avoid pitfalls? The conference will hold an AI product overseas expansion forum in the form of a "private board meeting". Special guests, including Deng Siyu, the vice - president of the Hong Kong Micropyretum Group, Wu Tao, the co - CTO of FunPlus, Yu Ge, the general manager of Zanqi Technology, and Zhang Jiong, the founder and CEO of StarMap Bit, will share real overseas expansion cases to address common challenges such as "how to acquire the first batch of users" and "how to ensure compliance". They will provide a practical and referable guide for entrepreneurs, developers, and technical experts on avoiding pitfalls in AI enterprise overseas expansion.

Highlight 6: AI for fun to enjoy the ultimate experience

Here, you can personally experience the creative fun of quickly generating mini - games and animated shorts using AIGC tools. Through SenseTime's "Office Raccoon", you can appreciate its ultimate efficiency in data analysis, task planning, and PPT output. You can have a conversation with the AI trendy toy "Fuzozo" with emotional interaction and memory storage functions. You can also get up close to the fully open - source bipedal humanoid robot of Robo Party and witness the visual shock brought by its running speed of up to 3m/s. Try the iFlytek AI earphone and feel the convenience of real - time translation and intelligent Q&A like a "personal secretary". A series of tangible and interactive cool experiences will make AI no longer just a technical concept on the screen but a real presence in daily life!

Highlight 7: Select global cutting - edge projects and get an early - bird ticket to WAIC!

As one of the core components of GDPS 2026, the WAIC Global Innovation Project Roadshow deeply links two top - level AI events, attracting nearly a hundred domestic and foreign investment institutions to be on - site. After multiple rounds of screening, excellent projects will take the exclusive stage to showcase their technological highlights and business potential in front of professional investors, enabling good projects to be discovered early and good ideas to be implemented quickly. Moreover, the roadshow platform will continuously open resource connections throughout the year to help project parties find implementation scenarios and lock in partners. The opportunity is right in front of you. Are you brave enough to show up?

Highlight 8: The all - round AI ecosystem is in Shanghai!

Shanghai is accelerating the construction of a globally influential science and technology innovation hub. It has gathered an AI industrial cluster covering the entire upstream, mid - stream, and downstream. Shanghai has given birth to listed AI companies such as Xiyu, SenseTime, Muxi, Biren, Tianshu, and Insilico, as well as a number of laboratories, R & D institutions, and industrial innovation ecosystem communities, including the Innovation College, the Shanghai Institute of Scientific Intelligence, the Shanghai AI Laboratory, the OpenAtom Foundation, and the "Modu Space" innovation ecosystem community. It is accelerating the construction of an ecological empowerment system featuring "ultimate application, ultimate efficiency, and ultimate implementation".

"The Moment of Visionary Innovation is in Shanghai". The 2026 Global Developers' Pioneer Conference sincerely invites global developers, entrepreneurs, and every AI enthusiast to come!

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