This year’s Wuzhen World Internet Conference will be held from November 2 to 5 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, under the theme “Open Source, Open Cooperation, Shared Future—Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace.” Hosted by the International Organization of the World Internet Conference, the event aims to establish a global platform for collaborative consultation, co‑construction, and shared benefits in the digital sphere. The summit will include an opening ceremony, a plenary forum, and 2
The Exhibition Value of the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference
- The Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference (WIC) ranks among the highest‑profile and most influential international events in the global internet arena. Since its permanent establishment in Wuzhen in 2014, it has been successfully held twelve times and is widely recognized within the industry as a leading indicator of global cyberspace governance and a pivotal source of innovation in digital technologies. Hosted and initiated by China, the conference was elevated to an international organization in 2022. It remains dedicated to building an international platform for connectivity between China and the world, as well as a Chinese platform for shared governance and collaborative use of the global internet, serving as a strategic window for observing the evolution of global digital civilization and identifying emerging technological trends.
- The core value of participation lies in its role as a platform linking top-tier global internet resources and its authoritative endorsement at the national strategic level. The conference brings together over 1,600 dignitaries, heads of international organizations, experts, scholars, and corporate leaders from more than 130 countries and regions worldwide. Representatives from international bodies such as UN Deputy Secretary-General Li Junhua and WIPO Director General Deng Hongsen have attended annually. The professional audience includes decision‑makers from government agencies, international organizations, leading technology firms, investment institutions, and research universities, providing participating enterprises with a strategic gateway to engage directly with the world’s foremost resources.
- The expo establishes a comprehensive platform for showcasing and exchanging across the entire digital technology value chain. As a core component of the conference, the “Light of the Internet” Expo gathered 670 enterprises and institutions in 2025, organizing seven thematic zones—including Global Leaders, Model Pioneers, and Intelligent Industries—to collectively present over a thousand cutting‑edge technological products, ranging from large‑scale models and intelligent agents to embodied intelligence robots and quantum computing solutions. Covering everything from underlying chips to industry applications, and from AI algorithms to cybersecurity, the expo forms a complete closed-loop ecosystem for the digital industry.
- The conference aligns with three major industry trends—AI empowerment, digital inclusion, and global governance—creating a thought leadership hub through deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application. In 2025, the summit inaugurated the “Wuzhen Dialogue of the Six Little Dragons,” bringing together Chinese AI pioneers such as Unitree Robotics, DeepSeek, and Game Science for the first time to engage in in-depth discussions on前沿 topics like embodied intelligence, general artificial intelligence, and brain‑computer interfaces. Concurrently, the conference released landmark reports, including “China’s Internet Development Report 2025,” “World Internet Development Report 2025,” and “A Global Framework for AI Safety and Governance for Human Well‑being,” contributing Chinese wisdom to the advancement of global internet infrastructure.
- For Chinese enterprises, this expo serves as a strategic gateway to expand into global markets, connect with international resources, and demonstrate innovative capabilities. The conference has consistently published the “Joint Initiative to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace,” fostering international consensus such as the “Wuzhen Initiative” and establishing cross‑border, cross‑cultural, and cross‑sectoral cooperative ecosystems. Participating enterprises can leverage this platform to access top global resources and seize early opportunities in the era of digital civilization.