World Intelligence Congress (WIC 2018), hosted by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the China Association for Science and Technology will be held on May 16 to 18, 2018 in Tianjin. WIC2018 is a cooperation and exchange platform for global experts and officials, industry giants and entrepreneurs.

We are convinced that the upcoming AI era will reshape the world in a profound way and transform every aspect of the economy and society to meet individual needs, ranging from manufacturing, finance, transportation to healthcare, education, social networks and services. Meanwhile, AI will become a key driving force for the next generation of the Internet.

The 1st World Intelligence Congress (WIC 2017) brought together 3,500 participants from academic, business and industrial communities as well as government officials from across the world. As a highlight of WIC 2017, Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba, Robin Li, CEO of Baidu and other famous experts and industry leaders shared diverse perspectives and insights on the future intelligence era. Fifty academic institutes from China, the US, Japan, Germany, Israel and other countries attended the World Intelligence Expo, visited by 65,000 people, and 63 teams from brand enterprises, famous universities and research institutions, as well as 100 professions, participated in the World Intelligence Driving Challenge.

WIC 2018 will focus on changes and opportunities brought by AI technologies and how they can be best utilized to shape a sustainable world. Cutting-edge technologies as well as investment and financing opportunities in the intelligent industries will also be presented.