On May 14, a major milestone was reached as China’s first fully interconnected space computing network officially entered orbit.The Space Computing Satellite Constellation was launched aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The 12 newly deployed satellites represent the first batch of the “Three-Body Computing Constellation,” according to Zhejiang Lab, a research institute based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
At the same time, BEYOND Expo is honored to announce that Dr. Jian WANG, President of Zhejiang Lab and Founder of Alibaba Cloud, will be speaking at the BEYOND Expo 2025 Opening Ceremony on May 21.
In 2016, Dr. WANG pioneered and led the nonprofit City Brain initiative to develop a new digital infrastructure for sustainable “smart” cities as his personal effort and was the architect of Hangzhou City Brain. He founded the Yunqi Academy of Engineering, a private nonprofit research institute with a focus on scientific research for City Brain, and the Yunqi Science and Technology Innovation Foundation, a philanthropic private foundation that operates the 2050 museum which is open to public for free. The foundation envisions the future through technology innovation and organizes the 2050 event every year in April, promoting the vision of science and technology bringing people together.
At the upcoming Opening Ceremony, Dr. WANG will share his insights on the evolution from cloud to space computing — and how China is contributing transformative solutions to the future of global aerospace and AI.
📅 Save the Date: May 21 at The Parisian Theatre, The Parisian Macao
🔥 Also, don’t miss our special “Founders Spotlight” segment, featuring some of Asia’s most impactful founders as they share their entrepreneurial journeys, breakthroughs, and bold visions for the future.
More speakers and agenda highlights to be revealed soon — stay tuned!