On September 15, news emerged that the 2026 AI Industry Conference is poised to be held in Jinan, Shandong Province, spanning from October 14 to 16. The conference, themed "Accelerating the Empowerment of New Industrialization with Artificial Intelligence," aims to spotlight the strides made in AI development across five pivotal domains: independent innovation, application-driven growth, ecological collaboration, open cooperation, and secure controllability. Throughout the conference, a host of significant accomplishments from national ministries and research entities will be unveiled. These include the outcomes of constructing national AI innovation and application pilot zones, high-value scenario implementations of "AI+", and the interim advancements of the AI application service provider cultivation program. Collectively, these releases will offer a panoramic view of China's tripartite progression framework for the AI sector: "industry-scenario-entity."