From July 10th to 11th, 2026, the Future Star Annual Conference of Chinese Entrepreneurs will be held in Guangzhou, with the theme of "Transition Moment".

In July, in Guangzhou, the the Pearl River was surging and kapok like fire. Hundreds of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, experts, scholars and investors gathered in Haizhu District to discuss issues such as the underlying logic of industrial transition, the transformation problems of technology implementation, and the growth path of artificial intelligence and traditional industries.

The spirit of "daring to explore, daring to try, and daring to be the first" is deeply rooted in the urban genes of Guangzhou. Nowadays, the gross domestic product of Guangzhou has reached 3.2 trillion yuan, and the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong technology cluster ranks first in the world. With over 1.7 million college students, it ranks first among Chinese cities. As the core engine of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou is accelerating the construction of a science and technology innovation highland with industries such as artificial intelligence and low altitude economy as the pivot.

At the meeting, Wang Songmiao, Vice President of Economic Daily, delivered the opening speech and shared three thoughts on how to seize the opportunity for transition: firstly, forging hard core competitiveness through core technology; The second is to promote pragmatic transformation through innovative integration; The third is to aggregate innovative resources through open cooperation. In addition, Zhong Yunhua, the president of China Entrepreneur magazine, also delivered a welcome speech.

Chen Jianhua, Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, attended and delivered a speech. He explained in three sentences why Guangzhou has become an ideal place for hard technology leap: looking back, leap is the urban gene inherited by Guangzhou for thousands of years; Based on the current situation, Guangzhou is accumulating momentum and empowering for the leap of hard technology; Looking towards the future, Guangzhou is willing to join hands with all of you to create a new chapter of transition.

Feng Xingya, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of GAC Group, shared how traditional giants are driving towards new growth paths through pragmatic innovation in the wave of intelligence. He pointed out that the current automotive industry is in a critical stage of "four phases overlapping", and the technology iteration cycle has been compressed from every 5 years to every 2 years. In the face of change, GAC is advancing innovation practices in three major areas: investing over 62 billion yuan in independent research and development, and launching the "Xingling Architecture 4.0" to achieve integration in six major fields; Collaborating with Huawei to create the high-end brand "Qijing", extending the range of high-end intelligent driving to 100000 level models. He stated that AI is not a "bonus point", but a "must-have" that determines the future.

Li Zexiang, the initiator of XbotPark Robotics Base, dean of Shenzhen University of Science and Technology, and professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, explained the path of building an innovation ecosystem with three sets of data under the theme of "How to transition from new engineering education to new quality productivity": from a HKD 3000 undergraduate design project to a HKD 300 billion low altitude economic industry, from a master's project with four students to an emerging waterfront economic industry, from a government supported project of RMB 230 million to an industrial cluster with an annual output value of RMB 2.3 billion and tax revenue. He pointed out that the iteration speed of the supply chain in the Greater Bay Area is 10 to 30 times that of Silicon Valley, and the cost is only 1/10. The innovative model of "one place, N schools" created by it has been promoted to 8 bases, more than 30 schools, and incubated 287 enterprises.

Mi Lei, founding partner of Zhongke Chuangxing, shared his insights on how to cross the "death valley" of technology commercialization. He believes that human society is shifting from being dominated by economic systems to being dominated by knowledge systems, and the essence of wealth comes from the accumulation of knowledge. In today's rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, companies that do not plan for the future may not have a future. He proposed the ESK value investment concept, emphasizing the need to simultaneously focus on knowledge value, economic value, and social value. He stated that China attaches great importance to technological innovation and the creation of new quality productivity, making it easier to switch to an artificial intelligence civilization. This is a huge historical opportunity for China.

This year's conference also included themed speech segments such as Starry Sky Speech and Voice of the Future, as well as multiple roundtable dialogues on topics such as "embodied intelligence - from showcasing technology to productivity", "new track of autonomous driving", "one person company on the trend", "new brands, new scenarios", and "symbiosis of technology, space, and culture", and shared topics such as "Science and Technology Innovation Guangzhou" and "Capital Voyage · Asset Management Escort". The guests and audience present shared a feast of ideas and cutting-edge thinking, delving into how artificial intelligence enterprises can move from "technological breakthroughs" to "industrial landing" and achieve leapfrog development through the deep integration of hardcore technology and traditional industries.

As the historical giant wave of artificial intelligence surges forward, Chinese entrepreneurs are standing up to the tide and moving forward vigorously, writing an innovative chapter belonging to this era at the moment of transition.

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