On November 5th, the first day of the 9th CIIE, amidst busy receptions and presentations, Domenico DiGiambattista, Vice President of energy technology company Baker Hughes and President of Underwater and Ground Pressure Control Systems, took the time to watch a robot boxing match. This is the scene he wanted to witness on site before crossing over 10000 kilometers to attend the CIIE.

Baker Hughes is a "full-time student" at the CIIE, while Domenico has participated in the CIIE for two consecutive years. In the past few years, he has observed that AI (artificial intelligence) is profoundly influencing the technological development of the energy industry, and the huge scale of this year's CIIE, especially the grandeur of the AI exhibition area, has left a deep impression on him.

As a landmark window and important platform for China to expand its high-level opening-up to the outside world, this year's CIIE has attracted the participation of 162 countries, regions, and international organizations, with 4142 overseas enterprises participating. The total exhibition area has exceeded 440000 square meters for the first time. Among them, more than 300 companies from the Fortune Global 500 and industry leaders participated in the exhibition for the first time, and over 2000 "new face" companies participated for the first time.

The concentration of AI elements in the technology equipment exhibition area of this year's CIIE is unprecedented. The theme of this exhibition area is "Equipping the Future Together". Various humanoid robots with different shapes and functions can be seen everywhere in the exhibition hall, and many robots shuttle through them wearing various clothing; Multiple exhibitors directly moved the concentrated industrial production line equipped with AI to the site; Transformer manufacturers and data center cooling solution providers are also discussing the spillover effects brought about by the rapid development of AI.

Domenico said, "The real opportunity for artificial intelligence lies in collaboration - using technology to do work in a smarter way, solve complex challenges, and create greater value. Many industry cases show that artificial intelligence will help companies process vast amounts of data and corresponding technological challenges in a more efficient and cost-effective way. In the energy industry, the application of artificial intelligence also runs through multiple links such as equipment manufacturing and power generation, and Baker Hughes is actively promoting the deployment and application of AI in different businesses. ”

Deeply embedded in multiple industries

As a "full-time student" participating in the CIIE for nine consecutive years, Yikeda has launched the Au toART intelligent automatic online adaptive radiotherapy solution at this year's CIIE, empowering the entire diagnosis and treatment process with AI.

Adaptive radiotherapy has always been an important scenario for AI implementation and clinical value release: patients may experience changes in the position, size, and morphology of tumors and surrounding normal tissues throughout the entire treatment cycle, and the treatment plan needs to be adjusted according to the actual situation on the day. Online adaptive radiotherapy involves multiple complex processes, which place high demands on time, personnel coordination, and collaborative efficiency.

In this context, the AutoART solution released by Yikeda compresses the entire online adaptive radiotherapy process to 10-15 minutes, enabling efficient and precise adaptive radiotherapy efficiency, which is 2 to 3 times higher than conventional online adaptive radiotherapy.

Gong Anming, Global Executive Vice President and China President of Yikeda, stated that AI is accelerating its integration into the radiotherapy diagnosis and treatment chain. For the healthcare industry, the value of AI ultimately lies in solving clinical pain points, improving the quality and efficiency of diagnosis and treatment, and translating it into benefits for patients. The value of AI in the medical field lies not only in the intelligence of a single link, but also in its deep integration with clinical workflow, improving diagnosis and treatment efficiency while ensuring treatment quality. This is also an important direction for Medda to continue promoting AI innovation: further unleashing the clinical value of precision radiotherapy, promoting the normalized application of advanced technology in clinical practice, and enabling more patients to benefit from it.

The case of Yikeda is just a microcosm of multinational companies showcasing the deep application of AI at the CIIE. At this year's CIIE technology equipment exhibition, the most common scene was exhibitors placing slogans such as "AI+certain business" and "AI driven certain business" in prominent positions on their booths.

On November 6th, Philips released the 2026 China version of the "Future Health Index Report: AI Empowering Medical Practice - Scaling up the Release of Innovative Value, Reshaping the Future of Medical Health", which showed that 87% of Chinese clinical healthcare workers surveyed stated that AI has improved workflow efficiency, higher than the global average of 71%; 47% of respondents stated that AI saves them an average of at least 132 hours per year, equivalent to over three full work weeks; 58% of Chinese clinical healthcare workers surveyed stated that AI has identified or prevented potential medical errors at least three times in the past three months, far higher than the global average of 39%.

At every CIIE, Mitsubishi Electric showcases its thoughts on future industrial development trends through concentrated production lines. This year, Mitsubishi Electric built an AI flexible splicing production line that allows viewers to place orders on-site, simulating the production process of circuit boards in industrial settings - circuit boards are like plastic boards in splicing, and beans represent various components.

At the CIIE, Yang Hong, a technical director of Mitsubishi Electric, said, "We want to lower the threshold for understanding intelligent industrial production lines in a way that everyone can enjoy and understand. On the one hand, we hope everyone can pay attention to the process itself, and on the other hand, we also want to showcase the logic of multiple devices working together under AI system scheduling. ”

Simply put, through the collaborative network of 12 AI agents on Mitsubishi Electric's industrial AI platform, voice dialogue and one click customization can be achieved when placing an order; The system can intelligently adjust the production capacity of each link and fully utilize the entire production line; It can also calculate the health status of the equipment to prevent problems before they occur; In addition, AI can also display real-time aggregated business indicators such as unit cost, delivery time, MTBF, etc. to backend employees.

Yang Hong said, "At present, the AI industrial platform has not yet entered the actual industrial production scene, but with the accumulation of experience, we will try to import it into Mitsubishi Electric's Changshu factory and observe the actual application effect of the system in the process. ”

AI brings more business opportunities

Zhao Yongzhan, Global Executive Vice President and North Asia Regional Head of Hitachi Energy, witnessed the annual increase in AI content at the CIIE, which was also a "full-time student" at the CIIE. For Hitachi Energy, the first change brought by AI is on the demand side.

In recent years, global AI computing power construction has entered an explosive period, with high-power and high stability power supply becoming the "lifeline" of computing power clusters. As the core equipment of the power system, the demand for transformers continues to rise. In 2024, Musk predicted, "A year ago, there was a global shortage of chips, and the next shortage will be transformers

Zhao Yongzhan stated that the construction of global computing power centers is accelerating, coupled with the ongoing global energy transformation, leading to unprecedented high-speed growth in electricity demand. In this context, it is expected that the market demand for transformers will continue to maintain high growth for a long time to come.

The high demand is also changing the way customers purchase transformers. Zhao Yongzhan observed that more and more customers are no longer purchasing on a temporary basis according to projects, but hope to establish strategic partnerships with power equipment companies, lock in production capacity and delivery time in advance, and require suppliers to provide more stable support in scheme design, delivery rhythm, and subsequent operation and maintenance.

In addition, the demand in overseas markets is also changing. Zhao Yongzhan mentioned that many overseas markets have huge demand for power generation and transformation, and customers need more solutions as a result. For example, many overseas data centers not only require power transformation equipment, but also need to build their own power plants. These new demands drive Hitachi Energy to cooperate with other companies and provide customers with comprehensive solutions.

Corresponding to these micro perceptions on the front line, in recent years, with the rapid development of AI, the national policy level has repeatedly mentioned promoting the extensive and deep integration of AI in various economic and social fields, and more business opportunities continue to emerge.

Gong Anming said, "We are confident in the long-term development of the Chinese market. Among them, the deep integration of AI and clinical workflow is worth paying attention to. As AI is further applied in imaging, protocol planning, treatment, and quality control, its value will be more reflected in improving the quality and efficiency of the entire diagnosis and treatment process, allowing high-quality and precise radiotherapy to benefit more patients. ”

On November 5th, at the 9th CIIE and Hongqiao International Economic Forum, Wang Xuekun, the main person in charge of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum Research Center, also mentioned that China has accelerated the emergence of innovative achievements in fields such as humanoid robots, new energy vehicles, integrated circuits, and biomedicine, from basic research exploration and key technology breakthroughs to the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, which has helped many countries, especially developing countries, benefit from technological innovation.

(Author Tian Jin)