Now Open: ChinaEU AI Leadership Mission 2026 – European Executives Meet China’s AI Frontier at WAIC Shanghai, July 2026

ChinaEU is launching its AI Leadership Mission 2026, an exclusive executive delegation bringing selected European business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators to the heart of China’s artificial intelligence ecosystem during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, 17–20 July 2026.

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost AI gatherings, WAIC has become a unique platform to demonstrate how far applied artificial intelligence has come: not as a promise, but as an industrial reality already in production – in robotics, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, mobility, and cities. The 2025 edition brought together over 800 companies and more than 3,000 technologies, with over 100 global launches or China debuts. Today, it is the most direct vantage point for understanding not only which technologies are emerging, but also which industrial models and business strategies are reshaping global competition in AI.

For a European company, those insights are difficult to obtain from a distance and even harder to navigate alone. The ChinaEU AI Leadership Mission 2026 is designed to close that gap and offer direct access to the technologies, partners and opportunities that matter most: Physical AI, industrial automation, smart logistics, and computing infrastructure.

Beyond the conference, the programme will continue with a curated itinerary of executive visits and strategic exchanges across Shanghai and Hangzhou. Delegates will gain direct access to leadership at some of the world’s most advanced companies in AI, robotics, and next-generation industrial technologies, explore concrete opportunities for collaboration, and see up close how AI is already transforming factories, supply chains and services.

Participation is reserved for a limited number of European senior executives and innovation leaders, to ensure high-quality exchanges, targeted matchmaking and in-depth engagement.

Expressions of interest are now open. For further information or to register your interest, please contact president@chinaeu.eu.

About ChinaEU

ChinaEU is a leading European platform connecting Europe and China on the most strategically important frontiers of digital innovation and advanced technology. Through strategic dialogue, executive missions and business partnerships, ChinaEU helps European and Chinese leaders turn technological change into concrete opportunities for cooperation, growth and global competitiveness.