Around 400 delegates joined the two-day event in Zhejiang's capital
Hangzhou used a two-day conference in Shangcheng District to launch construction of a national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub on 29th and 30th June 2026.
The inaugural AI+OPC Innovation and Development Conference took place in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, according to the district’s information office.
Organisers said the event centred on OPC, or one-person company, as a smart-economy model in the AI era.
Around 400 delegates attended from government departments, industry associations, financial institutions, AI enterprises and OPC startup operators across China.
The programme included one opening ceremony and two parallel breakout sessions focused on AI innovation pathways and cross-industry integration strategies.
During the opening segment, officials released the 2026 national OPC development observation report and Hangzhou’s 2026-2028 action plan.
The city also unveiled supporting policies to build a national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub and a catalogue of actionable AI+OPC application scenarios.
Delegates received an in-depth interpretation of specifications for AI-enabled OPC community services and evaluation during the same session.
Officials then awarded plaques to Hangzhou’s priority AI+OPC incubation communities and dedicated observation sites.
The ceremony also launched the AI+OPC Community Alliance initiative and marked the official start of construction for the national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub.
Pan Yunhe and Liang Gui speak
The open forum featured keynote speeches from Pan Yunhe of Zhejiang University and Liang Gui, the former executive vice governor of Jiangxi Province.
Pan Yunhe is a former executive vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, while Liang Gui also formerly led the Torch High Technology Industry Development Centre under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Zou Ling, head of Hong Hub in Shangcheng District, joined the keynote lineup with a startup operator’s perspective.
A panel dialogue followed with representatives from Moshu OPC Community in Beijing E-Town, Soochow University’s School of Future Science and Engineering, Qingju Hub · Future Digital Intelligence Port in Shangcheng District, and Puhua Capital.
Alongside the main forum, the conference hosted an OPC capital-industry matchmaking salon and a symposium on industry-education integration for AI-powered OPC sectors.
Organisers also ran a national exchange forum for AI+OPC community practitioners during the 29th-30th June 2026 event.
The conference was designed to support Hangzhou’s aim of becoming a national benchmark hub for AI+OPC entrepreneurship.
