Global Entrepreneurship Week China 2026 Opens in Shanghai
Global Entrepreneurship Week China 2026 has opened in Shanghai with more than 50 events planned through November 14. The five-day program brings together over 1,500 entrepreneurs, more than 100 global guests, and representatives from nearly 500 technology companies and investment institutions.
- The event runs in Shanghai from November 10 to 14, 2026.
- More than 50 entrepreneurship events are scheduled.
- Over 1,500 entrepreneurs and representatives from nearly 500 technology enterprises and investment institutions are attending.
- Five themed days cover intelligence, manufacturing, energy, health, and early-stage ventures and future industries.
- Jonathan Ortmans led a delegation of more than 20 international guests.
A five-day program for entrepreneurs
The 20th Global Entrepreneurship Week China 2026 began in Shanghai on November 10 and will continue through November 14. The event is organized around four areas: learning, showcasing, matchmaking and empowerment.
According to the event organizers, the program is intended to build an entrepreneurship support ecosystem and provide an international platform for entrepreneurs to exchange ideas. More than 50 activities will take place, including startup project pitching, achievement exhibitions, sci-tech innovation community exchanges, and cultural and sports interactions.
These activities will be held successively on Fuxing Island, creating a setting where entrepreneurs can connect technologies, capital and industrial resources.
International guests join Shanghai event
This year's event has a stronger international focus, according to the announcement. Jonathan Ortmans, founder and president of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, led a delegation of more than 20 international guests.
The delegation includes entrepreneur representatives and entrepreneurship mentors from the Republic of Korea, the United States, Chile, Germany, Egypt, New Zealand and other countries. The event is designed to give Chinese and international entrepreneurs an opportunity to share experience from different entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Representatives from nearly 500 cutting-edge technology enterprises and professional investment institutions are also attending, alongside more than 100 distinguished global guests and over 1,500 entrepreneurs.
Five themed days target emerging industries
The 20th anniversary edition uses five themed days to reflect Shanghai's industrial tracks and address entrepreneurs' needs across different stages of development.
- Future Intelligence Day: intelligent computing, general AI, quantum technology and humanoid robots.
- Future Manufacturing & Materials Day: humanoid robots, precision intelligent equipment and flexible manufacturing.
- Future Energy Day: controllable nuclear fusion, advanced nuclear energy, long-duration energy storage, hydrogen energy and solid-state batteries.
- Future Health Day: brain-computer interfaces, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and regenerative medicine.
- Angel Fund & Future Space Day: campus entrepreneurship, early-stage startup pitching, entrepreneurship research, commercial aerospace, the low-altitude economy and future mobility.
By combining industry-focused discussions with project pitches, exhibitions and networking, the event aims to connect entrepreneurial projects with relevant technology, funding and industrial resources during its run in Shanghai.
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