Smart Manufacturing Going Global: Building Connected Factories for the Global Market

The Smart Manufacturing Summit focuses on the new stage of Chinese manufacturing enterprises expanding into global markets. Starting with how smart factories connect global users, overseas customers and international operational systems, it explores how 5G, industrial Internet, AI, enterprise-grade communications and industrial connectivity services jointly support the global development of manufacturing enterprises. Featuring real industrial scenarios, the summit addresses the construction of key capabilities as smart manufacturing shifts from "internal efficiency improvement" to "global market-oriented operations", providing replicable practical pathways for manufacturing enterprises to go global.

• How smart factories operate for the global market
• From "automated factories" to "connected factories"
• How AI + data supports global operations
• Global connectivity capabilities: synergy of 5G, industrial internet and enterprise-grade connectivity
• Challenges in customer and ecosystem connectivity for manufacturing enterprises going global
• Replicable pathways for manufacturing globalization

Keynote: Leading in the Age of Messaging: Redefining Customer Engagement with AI

Speaker: Bruce Song, APAC Marketing Director, Meta

In this keynote, Bruce Song shares exclusive findings from BCG's most comprehensive global study on rich messaging — revealing why enterprises that go beyond one-to-many notifications to build deep, AI-powered customer journeys are unlocking up to 2x customer lifetime value.