Date: 08.26 Wednesday 14:00-17:00
Venue: Hall 11, Forum Area 4, Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (Bao’an)
Event Overview
The 2026 World AIoT Innovation Summit & Global Business Matchmaking Forum will bring together global experts, industry leaders, and innovators to share regional insights on Al-driven loT transformation, evolving market trends, industrial transformation, and future opportunities across global physical AI markets.
Forum Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker / Title |
| 14:00-14:10 | Industrial Policy & Global Business Support Measures | Government Guests of Honor, Trade Development Bureau, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China |
| 14:10-14:25 | Global AIoT Ecosystem & International Exhibition Opportunities | Weiqi Yang, Executive Chairman, Shenzhen Internet of Things Industry Association Steffi Sun, Secretary General, World AIoT Innovation Alliance |
| 14:25-14:40 | How AI Is Driving the Transformation and Upgrading of the IoT Industry: A Canadian Perspective | Salvatore Cimmino, Co-Founder, Chairman, AIoT Canada |
| 14:40-14:55 | Beyond the Hype: What AI Is Actually Doing to Italy’s IoT Industry | Alessandro Bassi, CEO, IoT Italy |
| 14:55-15:10 | LoRaWAN® in Action: Enabling Physical AI and a Connected Global IoT Ecosystem | Henry Huang, Vice Chairman of the Board, LoRa Alliance |
| 15:10-15:25 | British AIoT Innovation Ecosystem and Collaboration Opportunities | Yang Pan, British Consulate-General Guangzhou Head of Tech (China), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade |
| 15:25-15:40 | How AI Is Driving the Transformation and Upgrading of the IoT Industry | Ir. Fadli Hamsani, Founder, Indonesian Industry Association |
| 15:40-15:55 | From Connected Things to Intelligent Systems: How AI Is Transforming the IoT Industry | Dr. Thinagaran Perumal, Associate Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Chairman, National Committee on ISO/IEC TC 16 IoT & Digital Twin, MITI, Malaysia |
| 15:55-16:05 | Tea Break | – |
| 16:05-16:45 | WAIA Partner Representatives’ Presentations: Advancing Global Business & International Partnerships | Min Fan, Deputy General Manager, China Mobile IoT – Shenzhen Branch Beni Melajev, Global Account Director, IoT & T-IoT Lead, Deutsche Telekom IoT Tao Zheng, Asia Pacific Sales Director, Deutsche Telekom IoT Hang Wei, Regional VP Sales APAC, Kigen |
| 16:45-17:00 | WITEX Düsseldorf Global Strategic Partnership Launch | Roger Liang Director of South China, NRW.Global Business China (Trade & Investment Agency of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia) Evian Gu General Manager, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Special Notice
B2B Matchmaking: Pre-scheduled & On-site Meeting
August 26, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM｜2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Hall 11, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao’an)
Contact Us
Steffi Sun (WAIA Secretary General)
Email: steffi.sun@waia.info
WhatsApp: +49 163 2057 343
Yujia Mo (WAIA Secretariat)
Email: Yujia@waia.info
WhatsApp: +852 5986 9840