The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference will be held in Beijing from March 25-29

China News Service, March 18 — On March 18, the State Council Information Office held a press conference regarding the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference. At the event, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Lin Xin stated that, with approval from the State Council, the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference will be held in Beijing from March 25 to 29.

Lin Xin said that the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the China Association for Science and Technology, and the Beijing Municipal Government. The theme for the year is “Deep Integration of Scientific and Industrial Innovation.” The conference features five main sections: forum meetings, achievement releases, technology transactions, frontier competitions, and supporting activities, with over 100 events expected to attract more than a thousand guests from over 100 countries and regions.

Overall, this year’s forum has four key features:

1. Emphasizing the expansion of the international science and innovation center. Focused on building the Beijing (Jing-Jin-Ji) International Science and Innovation Center, the three regions will jointly host the Jing-Jin-Ji Collaborative Innovation and High-Quality Development Forum and the Jing-Jin-Ji Technology Achievement Matchmaking Conference, releasing policies to deepen cooperation among the three areas, promoting innovation collaboration and industrial cooperation, and advancing the “six key industrial chains and five industrial clusters” for in-depth cooperation.

2. Highlighting the deep integration of scientific and industrial innovation. Several thematic forums will be held around cutting-edge fields such as 6G, brain-computer interfaces, and cell and gene therapy, to explore technological innovation and industrial applications in these areas. Frontier technology competitions and technology transaction conferences will also be organized to facilitate the transformation of scientific achievements.

3. Promoting integrated development of education, science, technology, and talent. Renowned universities, research institutes, and leading enterprises from home and abroad will participate deeply, gathering outstanding engineers and young scientific talents to discuss talent cultivation models driven by technological development and strategic needs, inspiring innovation and vitality among talent pools.

4. Emphasizing high-level scientific and technological openness and cooperation. The conference will implement bilateral and multilateral international cooperation frameworks, host themed forums, and promote the International Open Science Initiative, including the release of the “International Cooperation Action Plan for Open Science.”