Cross-industry integration: from technological vision to innovative action | 2026 Tengchong Scientists Forum (Dalian) Special Event Linked to Davos

Since its inception, the Tengchong Scientists Forum has always taken "Technology Leading the Future" as its core mission, dedicated to building China's "Technology Davos," continuously opening collaborative channels for scientific research achievements, industrial implementation, and capital circulation, and promoting the transformation of cutting-edge technologies into growth drivers for the real economy. The forum is jointly organized by the Yunnan Provincial Government and the China Association for Science and Technology, and has now become one of the most influential national-level scientific exchange platforms in China.

This year's Summer Davos is themed "Large-scale Innovation," bringing together over 1,700 leaders and innovators from over 90 countries in politics, business, and academia, focusing on institutional innovation and forward-looking policies, and exploring feasible paths for transforming technological potential into economic development, enterprise upgrading, and job growth. The Tengchong Scientists Forum and the Davos Forum share a highly aligned philosophy: one is rooted in China and deeply cultivates the integration of industry, academia, and research; the other is connected globally and leading global industrial transformation. By joining forces, both sides are jointly unlocking a new paradigm of cross-industry integration.

Chairman of the Tengchong Scientist Forum, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former President of Tsinghua UniversityGu BinglinIn his opening remarks, he pointed out that this Summer Davos has built a top-tier platform for global innovation forces to build consensus, share opportunities, and solve problems together. The Tengchong Scientists Forum not only focuses on scientific discoveries themselves but also aims to provide a platform for exchange and cooperation among scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers, jointly promoting technological innovation from the laboratory to the market, and from technological breakthroughs to industrial applications. In the future, the Tengchong Scientists Forum will work together with the World Economic Forum and partners from around the world to continuously promote open communication and pragmatic cooperation, contributing wisdom and strength to the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation.

The World Economic Forum gave strong support to the event. Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer of the World Economic ForumStephan MergenthalerAttend the event and deliver a speech. In his speech, he reviewed the long-standing close ties between the World Economic Forum and the Tengchong Scientists Forum, their joint efforts to promote collaboration with scientific leaders and university presidents worldwide, and pointed out that today's technology can no longer be viewed in isolation, but is transforming the operation of science, products, and industry through interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary integration. Ma Siyuan emphasized that the core supporting today's technological development lies in three key elements:First is Technology Convergence,The convergence of AI, biotechnology, and quantum technology is reshaping the scientific paradigm;Second is Technology Diffusion,How to build pathways to turn technological visions into real, large-scale impact requires collaboration among science, industry, capital, and other parties;Third is trust,In today's era of rapid technological iteration, trust has become the core asset of the smart economy. He highly praised the unique value of the Tengchong Scientists Forum in promoting global scientific and technological innovation cooperation, and emphasized that the best innovation ecosystems should be interconnected"Scientific wisdom, industrial wisdom, and governance wisdom"Aligning innovation with public value, making innovation truly serve people, ultimately achieving shared prosperity that expands human potential, enhances resilience, and benefits the public.

Member of the Party Leadership Group of the People's Government of Liaoning Province and Vice GovernorWhite blossomsHe attended the event and delivered a speech, expressing his welcome and support for the event, and looks forward to the Tengchong Scientists Forum establishing a long-term strategic partnership with Liaoning, using the Dalian special event as a starting point to promote regular sub-forums, industry matchmaking, and achievement release activities, jointly building a Northeast Asia international science and technology innovation cooperation base, opening up a transformation channel for global scientific and technological achievements in Northeast China, and jointly practicing the development philosophy of science and technology for good and innovation for the better.

Secretary-General of the Science and Technology Vision Forum and Vice President of Yunnan Academy of Science and TechnologyMa MinxiangA systematic interpretation of the report "Technology Foresight and Future Vision 2049" was provided.

This report marks China's first systematic exploration of the frontiers of future technology, and was officially released at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Tengchong Scientists Forum. Ma Minxiang thoroughly outlined the report's systematic outlook on future frontier technologies, including development trends in artificial intelligence, quantum technology, life sciences, advanced materials, clean energy, and other fields, while also proposing to embrace an intelligent society and welcome the leap of civilization; Adhere to a people-oriented approach and safeguard technology for good; Possess systematic thinking and uphold three forward-looking principles of open cooperation.

Led by CGTN host Yang Zhao, 10 distinguished guests participated in a roundtable discussion.

The first roundtable dialogue—"Future Science and Technology Outlook", invited as a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and founding director of the Tsinghua University Institute of Intelligent Industry (AIR).Zhang Yaqin, former Chairman of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Executive Director of the China New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy Research InstituteGong Ke, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of Berkeley RDIDawn Song（Song Xiaodong）, founder and CEO of the Indian Quantum Ecology and Technology CouncilReena Dayal Yadav, Chief Strategy Officer of NTT Data INCRoli AgrawalTaking the stage to share and engage in discussions on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, and trusted governance. The dialogue centered on two core questions: First, which major technological breakthrough is "inevitable" in the coming years? Second, in the new wave of intelligence, which systemic risks are often overlooked? During the dialogue, the guests shared their views on cutting-edge insights in their respective fields, sparking intellectual sparks.

The second roundtable focus"Business Challenges and Social Innovation", invited as a researcher at the National Research Center for Information at Tsinghua UniversityCao Junwei, Chief Technical Expert of China Southern Power Grid Corporation, Chairman of the Southern Power Grid Research InstituteZheng Waisheng, Global Policy Lead at HIF Global / HIF USA LLCLee Beck, founder of Singapore Social Innovation Park and former Member of Parliament of SingaporePenny Low, Assistant Representative to China of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).Zhang WeiFive leaders and practitioners from the fields of energy technology, green transformation, social innovation, and international development gathered to exchange ideas. The dialogue focused on the application and value of technology in real-world scenarios, exploring urgent topics such as the integration of artificial intelligence with energy systems, commercialization paths for green hydrogen, technology inclusion and social equity, and the advancement of global sustainable development goals.