The regional events of the 2026 Global Industrial Technology Innovation Conference & China-Australia Innovation Week have recently concluded across multiple cities in the Yangtze Delta. A delegation of more than 30 academicians and over 100 senior experts from the Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian universities and top enterprises participated in the events. They conducted academic seminars and industry-research docking sessions focusing on cutting-edge sectors including energy, advanced materials, low-carbon development and artificial intelligence, emerging as a highlight of the China-Australia Innovation Week. 

Seven themed sessions were held throughout the regional events, namely the International High-end Forum on Materials Chemistry at the Suzhou Industrial Park venue of the University of Science and Technology of China, the launch ceremony of Nexus 2026 AI-Powered Innovation for Cities Startup Competition in Nanjing, the China-Australia Young Scholars Forum at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China-Australia (Yancheng) Green and Low-Carbon Industry Cooperation and Exchange Conference, the 4th Forum of the ELICE (Empowering Emerging Leaders in Clean Energy) Program, AI-Empowered Carbon-Based Materials Industry Development Forum in Shanghai, and the Yangtze River Delta Stainless Steel and Special Alloy New Materials Industry Conference in Xinghua, Taizhou. Distinguished experts including Prof. Chennupati Jagadish, President of the Australian Academy of Science, Prof. Robin Batterham, former President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Prof. Martin Green, the "Father of Photovoltaics", Prof. Max Lu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, and Academician Xiwang Zhang, Chair of the Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia, attended and shared insights at respective sessions.

During the regional events, Chinese and Australian scholars, enterprise representatives and government officials engaged in in-depth exchanges spanning materials chemistry, green low-carbon development, clean energy, artificial intelligence applications and other fields. They delivered technical presentations and conducted project negotiations, reaching multiple cooperation intentions in technological research and development, commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and other areas. The events have vigorously boosted people-to-people and local-level scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia.