The 2026 Apsara Conference is scheduled to take place from Sept 22 to 24 in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, bringing together global technology leaders to discuss how AI is reshaping production.

Centered on Agentic AI, the conference will cover the entire AI technology chain, from chips and cloud infrastructure to foundation models, model services, and agentic applications. More than 2,000 global leaders will take part in three main forums and more than 140 subforums, while over 1,000 companies will showcase their technologies and applications across a 50,000-square-meter exhibition area.

Four theme halls are key parts of the exhibition area. The Smart Technology Hall will present Alibaba's five-layer full-stack AI technology system, including self-developed chips, supernode computing clusters, cloud infrastructure, foundation models, and AI agents.

The Computing Power Hall will focus on computing and power infrastructure, featuring modular data center units and applications that integrate computing resources with electricity supply.

The Creation Hall will offer hundreds of customized AI Skills covering nearly 20 workplace roles, allowing visitors to create and take away their own Skills.

The Industry Hall will showcase practical AI applications from various sectors and demonstrate repeatable methods for implementing AI to generate business value.