CISCE 2026’s 200-Player AI Zone Is a Supply Chain Story

CISCE 2026 opened in Beijing on June 22 with the first dedicated AI zone in its history, drawing more than 200 industry players including Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, Alibaba, iFlytek, and UBTECH. The zone spans intelligent chips, large language models, and smart devices, and sits inside a show whose stated purpose is the global supply chain, not consumer electronics. The zone sits inside an expo that runs June 22-26, 2026, at the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Venue) in Beijing.

Visitors step past robot volunteers and into a hall where Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, and Alibaba are listed as anchor names, with the rest of the floor covering large-model applications, computing infrastructure, and embodied intelligence. On display is an intelligent surgical system that builds a 3D reconstruction of a scoliosis patient’s spine, runs the model to plan the operation, and hands the plan to an autonomous surgical robot, achieving sub-millimeter accuracy. At iFlytek’s booth, a robot with two arm-like grippers sorts parcels in coordinated motion, while the company’s AI glasses, billed as the world’s lightest binocular monochrome display multimodal smart glasses at 40 grams, translate more than 120 languages. The zone covers large-model applications, computing infrastructure, and embodied intelligence on the show floor.

A Supply Chain Expo, Not a Tech Show, Put AI in the Main Hall

CISCE 2026 runs June 22-26, 2026, at the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Venue) in Beijing, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and organized by the China International Exhibition Center Group Limited (CIEC). The fourth edition carries the theme “Connecting the World for a Shared Future” and frames itself as the world’s first national-level exhibition focused on supply chains. Until this year, the expo’s six industrial chains, Digital Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Green Agriculture, Healthy Life, Smart Vehicle, and Clean Energy, had no dedicated AI section; the 2026 edition adds one.

The new AI zone sits inside the the official CISCE 2026 program‘s Digital Technology Chain and focuses on intelligent chips, large language models, and smart devices, with the official program describing the chain as connecting foundational tech, industry platforms, and end-user applications to advance digital-physical integration. China Daily’s opening-week coverage lists quantum technology, bio-manufacturing, hydrogen energy, brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, and 6G as the new emerging growth drivers the expo spotlights alongside the AI zone. That positioning is what makes the location unusual: a supply chain expo is a stage for upstream, midstream, and downstream partners, not for finished consumer AI gadgets. The lineup on the show floor includes Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, Alibaba, iFlytek, and UBTECH.

The shift is most visible in the booth themes. iFlytek’s stated theme is “AI Connecting Ideas,” which the company says aligns with the expo’s overall theme of “Connecting the World for a Shared Future.”

The 200-Player Zone in Numbers

The first dedicated AI zone at the China International Supply Chain Expo features more than 200 industry players, a count confirmed by the dedicated AI zone at the 4th CISCE coverage. Walking into the zone, visitors see Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, and Alibaba among the global AI names, with the rest of the floor covering large-model applications, computing infrastructure, and embodied intelligence. The lineup includes iFlytek, UBTECH, and BrainCo as named Chinese exhibitors. The zone is part of the broader expo that runs June 22-26 at the Shunyi venue in Beijing.

• 70+ business and industrial exchange events scheduled
• 75+ countries and regions represented
• 650+ world-renowned enterprises on the show floor
• 35% overseas exhibitor share
• 200,000+ professional buyers and visitors targeted

One of the standout demonstrations shows how large AI models are being integrated with robots to create new applications, including the intelligent surgical system for scoliosis that runs a 3D reconstruction of the spine before the operation. Robot volunteers providing guidance services and AI guides are seen everywhere in the zone, and a traditional AI dev conference is not what is happening here.

iFlytek Lines Up School Tablets and Industrial Robots

iFlytek is exhibiting in the Digital Technology Chain section of CISCE 2026, showing its latest products in smart education, AI translation, AI-powered office solutions, and industrial robotics, all on display at iFlytek’s CISCE 2026 product showcase. The company has participated in CISCE since the first edition. Dong Bin, deputy general manager of iFlytek’s Brand Marketing Center, said the booth traces the firm’s development path from core technology to product deployment, industrial collaboration, and global expansion.

The translation lineup anchors the consumer side: the iFlytek AI glasses weigh 40 grams, are billed as the world’s lightest binocular monochrome display multimodal smart glasses, support all-scenario translation and smart teleprompting, and cover more than 120 languages. The iFlytek dual-screen translator 2.0 supports offline large-model operation, online translation in more than 80 languages, and a database of more than 100,000 professional terms, while iFlytek AI earbuds translate across 122 languages and 17 industries. The company’s interpretation service has supported more than 420,000 meetings in more than 50 countries and regions. In smart education, iFlytek’s AI Learning Tablet draws on 22 years of in-school AI development, and the company said it has ranked first in China’s high-end learning device market for five consecutive years.

On the industrial side, iFlytek is showing a teleoperation robot for parcel sorting, a multimodal testing robot for home appliances, and VIAS, an intelligent cockpit evaluation robot. The company said VIAS can reduce testing time from weeks to days. The robots are aimed at intelligent manufacturing in the automotive industry, logistics, and other sectors where AI applications are moving from pilots to production.

At the booth, the company’s message is that AI is no longer a single product line but a layer across the supply chain, an argument the firm is making to a supply chain audience. iFlytek’s stated theme for participating in CISCE 2026 is “AI Connecting Ideas,” which the company says aligns with the expo’s overall theme of “Connecting the World for a Shared Future.”

We very much hope that on a stage like CISCE, we can promote AI innovation and applications to all industries, countries and regions, so that every one of us can stand on the shoulders of AI.

Dong Bin is the deputy general manager of iFlytek’s Brand Marketing Center. He made the comment at the iFlytek booth at CISCE 2026 in Beijing on June 23, 2026. The exchange is on the record at the official CISCE 2026 program coverage.

Embodied Intelligence Finds Its Supply Chain Home

A walk through the AI zone reveals nearly the entire embodied intelligence supply chain, with humanoid robots, robot dogs, and intelligent automation systems taking center stage alongside their components. UBTECH, the Shenzhen-based humanoid robot firm, is exhibiting in the zone; the company was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 29, 2023, according to UBTECH’s corporate timeline and HKEX listing, becoming the first humanoid robot company to list on the HKEX. Zhejiang’s robotics cluster, centered in Ningbo, is also on the floor, with robots conducting laboratory experiments, assisting in industrial production, and supporting household tasks. The Ningbo stop is one of the working demos at CISCE 2026, featured in the earlier Jason documentary on China’s robotics supply chain.

A dexterous robotic hand from a Hangzhou-based BCI firm, featuring 21 degrees of freedom and integrated tactile sensing, interprets muscle and nerve signals through non-invasive BCI technology. The hand is among the BCI exhibits in the zone, per the earlier Jason documentary on China’s robotics supply chain. BCI sits on the official list of emerging growth drivers the expo spotlights this year, alongside embodied intelligence and 6G.

UBTECH’s commercial humanoid robot department frames the geography bluntly: the global supply chain for embodied intelligence and robots is largely concentrated in China. The zone is the venue where the company is making that case.

The global supply chain for embodied intelligence and robots is largely concentrated in China. We hope to work together to improve the industrial and supply chains and realize their full value.

Li Yang is the manager of the commercial humanoid robot department of UBTECH. The Hong Kong-listed humanoid robot firm is among the anchor names in the AI zone. He made the comment on the show floor at CISCE 2026 in Beijing, per the dedicated AI zone at the 4th CISCE reporting.

The Supply Chain Frame Reshapes the AI Competitive Map

The supply chain framing at CISCE 2026 is the part that changes what the AI zone actually is. A consumer tech show sells the next gadget; a supply chain expo sells the next link in the industrial chain, the next component, the next tier of integration, and CISCE 2026 is built around that logic. Inside the AI zone, the message from exhibitors, including iFlytek’s Dong Bin, is consistent: AI development is transitioning from single-point applications to systematic capability enhancement, with cross-sector collaboration along the industrial chain becoming closer. The 200-player lineup is the visible proof: the chips, the models, the robot companies, and the language service providers are all in one hall because the show is built to put them in one hall. iFlytek’s Dong Bin captured the shift when he said cross-border communication and international exchanges are increasing, framing AI translation as a supply chain capability rather than a feature.

The supply chain framing is the part of the AI conversation that will travel with the firms that built the zone, and the parallel pressures are already showing up in chip pricing, as HiSilicon’s AI chip price hike in China shows. The expo runs through Friday at the Shunyi venue, and the lineup will outlast the show, because the supply chain framing is what the firms that built the zone are taking home.

AI Is Now a Supply Chain Conversation

CISCE 2026’s first dedicated AI zone is confirmed, with more than 200 industry players on the show floor through June 26, 2026. The named anchors of the zone are Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, Alibaba, iFlytek, and UBTECH. The iFlytek booth carries the AI Connecting Ideas theme. The UBTECH quote that the global supply chain for embodied intelligence and robots is largely concentrated in China is on the record from the show floor.

What is still in motion is whether the supply chain framing holds across the next edition of the expo. The earlier Jason documentary on China.org.cn framed the same point from a different angle, showing how a single province’s robotics supply chain connects into the CISCE 2026 lineup. The June 24 Jason tour at the AI zone is the second in the series, and the framing has moved from a single province’s supply chain to the full CISCE 2026 AI zone. The expo runs through Friday, June 26, and the Jason tour of the AI zone at CISCE 2026 video is the most recent public record of the zone.

CISCE 2026’s AI zone is the first. The expo itself, fourth edition, June 22-26, 2026, Shunyi venue, Beijing, is the place where the supply chain story was made.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where is CISCE 2026?

The fourth China International Supply Chain Expo, CISCE 2026, is held June 22-26, 2026, at the Shunyi Venue in Beijing, the world’s first national-level exhibition focused on supply chains. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) is the host, and the China International Exhibition Center Group (CIEC) is the organizer. The 2026 theme is “Connecting the World for a Shared Future.”

How many AI companies are exhibiting in the CISCE 2026 AI zone?

The first dedicated AI zone features Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, and Alibaba among the anchor names, with Chinese firms iFlytek, UBTECH, and BrainCo among the named exhibitors. The broader floor covers large-model applications, computing infrastructure, and embodied intelligence.

What is iFlytek showing at CISCE 2026?

iFlytek’s booth in the Digital Technology Chain carries AI glasses weighing 40 grams that translate more than 120 languages, an AI Learning Tablet that has led China’s high-end learning device market for five consecutive years, and the dual-screen translator 2.0 with offline large-model support. The booth also shows AI earbuds covering 122 languages and 17 industries. Industrial robots on display include a parcel-sorting teleoperation robot and an intelligent cockpit evaluation robot called VIAS.

Why is a supply chain expo hosting an AI zone?

CISCE is built to connect upstream, midstream, and downstream partners across the full industrial chain, a framing the new AI zone extends to the AI sector. The 2026 edition formalizes the message from exhibitors that AI is moving from single-point applications to broader industrial integration. The official program lists intelligent chips, large language models, and smart devices as the zone’s core focus.

What is embodied intelligence at CISCE 2026?

Embodied intelligence is AI embedded in physical robots and devices, and it is one of the expo’s named emerging growth drivers alongside quantum technology, bio-manufacturing, hydrogen energy, brain-computer interfaces, and 6G. UBTECH is the named humanoid robot exhibitor. BrainCo, the Hangzhou-based brain-computer interface firm, is showing a dexterous robotic hand with 21 degrees of freedom and integrated tactile sensing.