Summer 2026 Cohort

Shenzhen

Twelve organisations across the full technology stack, mapped around the questions the group arrived with — from foundation models and compute infrastructure to humanoid robotics, brain–computer interfaces and the capital that funds them. Every meeting was held with executives at decision level.

AI Platforms & Compute
Huawei · Tencent · HONOR
Robotics & Embodied AI
UBTECH · Pudu Robotics · X Square Robot · EngineAI
Interfaces & Creative AI
BrainCo · DEPTRUM · Laipic
Ecosystem & Capital
Shenzhen AI Industry Association · Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub

Earlier programmes

Before Shenzhen

Earlier delegations and institutional missions — industrial parks in Hubei and Hebei, manufacturing floors in Guangdong, and bilateral sessions in Milan.

Next cohort — November 2026

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

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