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Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 23
Huawei Hosts 1st APAC AI-Internet Forum in Shanghai for 100-Plus Delegates
Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 23

Huawei Hosts 1st APAC AI-Internet Forum in Shanghai for 100-Plus Delegates

3 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 23

Summary

  • More than 100 executives and ecosystem partners joined Huawei’s inaugural APAC Intelligent Internet Forum and Executive Night in Shanghai during WAIC 2026, centered on building an AI-native next-generation internet across Asia-Pacific.
  • Huawei framed the event around regional collaboration, using China’s AI-native practices to speed deployment of internet infrastructure for the “Agentic AI” era and the token economy.
  • Huawei executives used the forum to push a full-stack pitch spanning computing and network infrastructure, multimodal agent applications, enterprise AGI value creation and closed-loop model evolution.
  • At the executive night, Huawei Cloud highlighted its 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader status in Cloud AI Infrastructure as it sought to deepen ties with APAC customers, partners and developers.
  • The gathering underscored Huawei’s broader goal of linking China’s AI application ecosystem with regional growth and turning AI use cases into real-world deployments across APAC.

Insights

As AI drives token use exponentially, can Huawei's infrastructure truly make this new 'currency' affordable for businesses across the Asia-Pacific?
With over 40% of AI agent projects failing, how will Huawei's 'silicon soil' prevent its partners from facing the same fate?