Source: Summit Organizing Committee  23^rd Mar 2026

On March 18, 2026, "Lighting the Future: —2026 China Laser Leadership Summit & CEO Shanghai Secret Light Night", hosted by Laserfair.com and co-organized by Guangdong Laser Industry Association, Laser Application Branch of China Optics and Optoelectronics Manufacturers Association, and Shenzhen Laser Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Association, was grandly held at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai.

As a major event in China's laser industry at the start of 2026, this gathering integrated core activities including the industry summit, the countdown launch of the "Secret Light Award", and the CEO dinner. It brought together top industry experts, business leaders and corporate elites to discuss the future of the sector.

Gu Bo, Vice President of the International Commission for Optics (ICO), Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and President of BOS Photonics, attended the event and delivered a speech. Shao Huo, Editor-in-Chief of Laserfair.com , delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the organizer. Academic authorities present at the event included Huang Zhijia, President of Guangdong Laser Industry Association and Chairman of JPT Opto-electronics; Wang Chengyong, former Vice President of Guangdong University of Technology; Yao Jianhua, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology; Qiu Jianrong, Professor at Zhejiang University and Director of the Institute of Micro-Nano Photonics; and Chen Jimin, Professor at the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering of Beijing University of Technology.

The industrial presence was equally impressive, with leading enterprise executives gathering including Zhou Jianbo, General Manager of IPG (Beijing) Fiber Laser Co., Ltd.; Chen Yan, Vice President of Han's Laser and Chairman of Shenzhen Han's Vision Technology Co., Ltd.; Deng Jiake, General Manager of Wuhan HG Laser Engineering Co., Ltd.; and Nie Shuibin, Co-founder of Hymson, Group Vice President and General Manager of Hymson (Jiangmen) Laser Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.

Also in attendance were Li Yuanheng, Chairman of Taiwan Laser Technology Association; Chen Changjun, Secretary-General of the Yangtze River Delta G60 Laser Alliance; Zhang Min, Secretary-General of Suzhou Industrial Park Laser Industry Innovation Alliance Association; as well as Liu Guoliang, Managing Director, and Wang Jin, Deputy Managing Director of Hannover Milano Fairs (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.—representatives from key industry organizations and partners who joined hands to celebrate this grand occasion.

Notably, this summit coincides with the historic juncture of the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the planning for the 15th Five-Year Plan. Closely aligning with the strategic directions of "fostering a new form of intelligent economy" and "deepening and expanding the 'AI Plus' initiative" put forward at the 2026 National Two Sessions, it takes "Laser-Intelligence Integration Drives the Future—Building a New Form of Intelligent Economy in Laser Manufacturing" as its core theme. Through high-end seminars, industry awards and in-depth exchanges, the event aims to address the pain points of industry development, pool industrial synergy, and inject strong momentum into the high-quality development of China's laser industry.

Grand Opening: Gather Industry Forces, Laser-Intelligence Integration Embarks on a New Journey!

On the afternoon of March 18, Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai was packed with distinguished guests and shining with star power. The "2026 China Laser Leadership Summit & CEO Shanghai Secret Light Night" officially kicked off here. The event aims to actively respond to the call of the National Two Sessions to deepen the "AI Plus" initiative and promote the in-depth integration of laser, a core field of new productive forces, with artificial intelligence. The summit attracted representatives from scientific research institutes, industry associations and upstream and downstream enterprises of the laser industry chain across the country.

Gu Bo, Vice President of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Delivers a Speech

At the opening ceremony of the summit, Gu Bo, Vice President of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, delivered a speech. He pointed out that the global optoelectronic industry is witnessing an accelerating shift from the West to the East, and cutting-edge fields such as low-altitude economy and photonic chips have brought huge opportunities for optoelectronic technology. He called on the industry to promote the technological upgrading of "optoelectronic integration", cultivate compound talents with both software and hardware expertise, and build a national-level optical big data model to fill the industry's data gap.

Shao Huo, Editor-in-Chief of Laserfair.com, said in his welcome speech that laser technology is currently evolving from "the sharpest knife" to "the intelligent eye and brain", and the wave of industrial transformation has arrived. This summit aims to build a high-end dialogue platform, specially plan the roundtable forum of "AI + Laser Industry Summit", and launch the countdown to the application for the 9th "Secret Light Award". It is expected to pool joint efforts, solve core pain points such as "data silos" and "lack of industry standards", and promote the intelligent and high-end leap of China's laser industry, "Let China's laser not only illuminate the world, but also 'intelligently manufacture' the future".

Keynote Dialogue: Industry Leaders Gather to Chart a New Blueprint for Laser-Intelligence Integration

Around 4 p.m., the core session of the grand event, the "XZQ 2026 China AI + Laser Industry Summit", kicked off.

With the theme of "Laser-Intelligence Integration Drives the Future—Building a New Form of Intelligent Economy in Laser Manufacturing", the summit was moderated by Wang Chengyong, former Vice President of Guangdong University of Technology. Heavyweight guests from academia and industry gathered on stage for in-depth discussions on multiple core topics, including Professor Qiu Jianrong of Zhejiang University, Yao Jianhua, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology, Professor Chen Jimin of Beijing University of Technology, Chen Yan, Chairman of Han's Vision, Deng Jiake, General Manager of Wuhan HG Laser Engineering Co., Ltd., Zhou Jianbo, General Manager of IPG (Beijing) Fiber Laser Technology Co., Ltd., and Nie Shuibin, Co-founder of Hymson.

At the forum, the guests closely followed the hot topics of the 2026 National Two Sessions, focused on the strategic opportunities of laser-intelligence integration from the perspective of new productive forces, and conducted in-depth exchanges on industrial data governance, algorithm standard development, intelligent upgrading of the entire value chain, as well as the applications of laser + AI in cutting-edge fields such as high-end equipment and brain-computer interfaces. The dialogue directly addressed industry pain points and was packed with actionable insights, providing clear guidance for the integration path of laser and artificial intelligence.

Finally, the participating guests unanimously agreed that laser + AI is not a simple superposition of technologies, but a comprehensive reshaping of the entire value chain. It will drive the transformation of China's laser industry from "equipment going global" to "technical standards going global", and further enhance the global competitiveness of China's laser industry.

Benchmark Selection:

Summoning the Supreme Hono –Secret Light Award Enters Application Countdown

According to the Organizing Committee of the 9th Secret Light Award, the application portal will officially close on March 31, 2026. The launch of the countdown pays tribute to past innovative achievements and calls for more innovative forces in the industry. We look forward to more industry peers actively participating, showcasing their innovative accomplishments, and joining this grand industry glory event to sustain the innovation vitality of the laser industry.

Huangpu River Night:

Industry Elites Gather to Chart a Bright Future for the Sector!

As night fell and the city lights came on, the "China Laser CEO Shanghai Secret Light Night" elegantly kicked off with a wonderful opening performance.

Huang Zhijia, President of Guangdong Laser Industry Association, Wang Chengyong, former Vice President of Guangdong University of Technology, and Yao Jianhua, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology, delivered dinner speeches respectively.

Huang Zhijia, President of Guangdong Laser Industry Association, Delivers a Speech

Wang Chengyong, former Vice President of Guangdong University of Technology, Delivers a Speech

Yao Jianhua, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology, Delivers a Speech

The "China Laser CEO Shanghai Secret Light Night" is not only a high-end industry social gala, but also a powerful magnet for pooling resources, sparking inspiration and seeking common development, injecting warm vitality and strong synergy into the intelligent transformation of China's laser industry.

On this night, Shanghai shone even more brilliantly because of these "light chasers".