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Interview Notice
Registration Deadline：2026-07-10 17:00
Contact：Cheng Yuanhui, 021-23113356
Dear journalist,
On behalf of the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality, we are pleased to invite you to attend the first Global Media Dialogue of 2026, to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
The event will provide in-depth insights into key topics related to China’s economic and social development during the forthcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period. Distinguished scholars and experts will share their perspectives and engage in discussions on major policy directions and development priorities.
Details of the event are as follows:
【Time】
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 14:00
【Location】
Black Tech Experience Space, Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center (No. 199 Longtai Road, Shanghai)
【Speakers & Topics】
1. From Mechanism Design to Commercial Delivery: The Underlying Supporting Logic of Robotics Industry Development
——Chair Professor Gao Feng, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2. AI Disruption to Employment: China’s Defensive Preparedness
——Professor & Doctoral Supervisor Zhang Junping, School of Computing and Intelligence, Fudan University; Ph.D., Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3. Network Effects of Forty Years of Robotics Manufacturing in China: Observations from a Shanghai Tech Entrepreneur
——Pan Jing, Chairman & General Manager, Shanghai TMI Robotics Co., Ltd.
4. Full-Industrial-Chain AI Layout or Application Layer Bubble? An Interpretation of China’s Five-Tier AI Industrial Architecture
——Xu Qi, Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
【Speaker Profiles】
Gao Feng: Chair Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a world-leading expert in parallel robots and mechanism theory, and Director of the Research Center for Intelligent Mobile Operation Robots. His previous appointments include Director of the Institute of Major Equipment Design and Control Engineering, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, and President of Hebei University of Technology. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and Chief Scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program). In 2026, he was awarded the ASME Machine Design Award, the highest honor worldwide in the field of mechanical design.
Zhang Junping: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Computing and Intelligence, Fudan University, and holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as Director of the Popular Science Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation and works with the Machine Learning Research Group at the Institute of Brain-like Intelligence, Fudan University. His research covers artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, biometric authentication and intelligent transportation. He has been listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for five consecutive years, with over 200 published papers cited more than 10,000 times in academic circles.
Pan Jing: Chairman and General Manager of Shanghai TMI Robotics Co., Ltd., and a graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As the founder, Chairman and CEO of TMI Robotics, he is an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, a deputy to the 16th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, Vice Chairman of the Pudong New Area Federation of Industry and Commerce, a delegate to the 13th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and a Model Worker of Shanghai. TMI Robotics is a leading enterprise in intelligent medical robots, serving nearly 700 Grade A tertiary hospitals nationwide, and has been certified as a National-level Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative "Little Giant" Enterprise.
Xu Qi: Master of Business Administration, the University of Hong Kong (2006–2008). He currently holds dual roles as Party Branch Secretary and Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association. He actively promotes industrial AI application, research commercialization and startup incubation, and commits to building an innovative industrial ecosystem for artificial intelligence in Shanghai. With 23 years of extensive corporate experience across multinational giants including Honeywell, General Electric (GE), Ingersoll Rand and Husqvarna Group, he has held senior management positions as China Regional General Manager and Asia-Pacific Vice President.
We warmly welcome journalists to attend this event. Please kindly confirm your participation by sending your name, media organization, and contact number to touchshanghai@126.com by 17:00 on July 10, 2026.
Contact: Cheng Yuanhui, 021-23113356
On behalf of the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality, we are pleased to invite you to attend the first Global Media Dialogue of 2026, to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
The event will provide in-depth insights into key topics related to China’s economic and social development during the forthcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period. Distinguished scholars and experts will share their perspectives and engage in discussions on major policy directions and development priorities.
Details of the event are as follows:
【Time】
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 14:00
【Location】
Black Tech Experience Space, Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center (No. 199 Longtai Road, Shanghai)
【Speakers & Topics】
1. From Mechanism Design to Commercial Delivery: The Underlying Supporting Logic of Robotics Industry Development
——Chair Professor Gao Feng, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2. AI Disruption to Employment: China’s Defensive Preparedness
——Professor & Doctoral Supervisor Zhang Junping, School of Computing and Intelligence, Fudan University; Ph.D., Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3. Network Effects of Forty Years of Robotics Manufacturing in China: Observations from a Shanghai Tech Entrepreneur
——Pan Jing, Chairman & General Manager, Shanghai TMI Robotics Co., Ltd.
4. Full-Industrial-Chain AI Layout or Application Layer Bubble? An Interpretation of China’s Five-Tier AI Industrial Architecture
——Xu Qi, Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
【Speaker Profiles】
Gao Feng: Chair Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a world-leading expert in parallel robots and mechanism theory, and Director of the Research Center for Intelligent Mobile Operation Robots. His previous appointments include Director of the Institute of Major Equipment Design and Control Engineering, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, and President of Hebei University of Technology. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and Chief Scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program). In 2026, he was awarded the ASME Machine Design Award, the highest honor worldwide in the field of mechanical design.
Zhang Junping: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Computing and Intelligence, Fudan University, and holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as Director of the Popular Science Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation and works with the Machine Learning Research Group at the Institute of Brain-like Intelligence, Fudan University. His research covers artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, biometric authentication and intelligent transportation. He has been listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for five consecutive years, with over 200 published papers cited more than 10,000 times in academic circles.
Pan Jing: Chairman and General Manager of Shanghai TMI Robotics Co., Ltd., and a graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As the founder, Chairman and CEO of TMI Robotics, he is an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, a deputy to the 16th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, Vice Chairman of the Pudong New Area Federation of Industry and Commerce, a delegate to the 13th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and a Model Worker of Shanghai. TMI Robotics is a leading enterprise in intelligent medical robots, serving nearly 700 Grade A tertiary hospitals nationwide, and has been certified as a National-level Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative "Little Giant" Enterprise.
Xu Qi: Master of Business Administration, the University of Hong Kong (2006–2008). He currently holds dual roles as Party Branch Secretary and Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association. He actively promotes industrial AI application, research commercialization and startup incubation, and commits to building an innovative industrial ecosystem for artificial intelligence in Shanghai. With 23 years of extensive corporate experience across multinational giants including Honeywell, General Electric (GE), Ingersoll Rand and Husqvarna Group, he has held senior management positions as China Regional General Manager and Asia-Pacific Vice President.
We warmly welcome journalists to attend this event. Please kindly confirm your participation by sending your name, media organization, and contact number to touchshanghai@126.com by 17:00 on July 10, 2026.
Contact: Cheng Yuanhui, 021-23113356
Press Liaison Office
Information Office of Shanghai Municipality
July 6, 2026
