The inaugural AI+OPC Innovation and Development Conference was held from June 29 to 30 in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China, focusing on the one-person company (OPC) model as a new form of smart economy in the AI era. The event attracted around 400 delegates from government departments, industry associations, financial institutions, AI enterprises, and OPC startup operators across the country, according to a press release.
Participants exchanged insights on AI innovation pathways and cross-industry integration strategies, aiming to inject strong impetus into Hangzhou's ambition to develop a national benchmark hub for AI+OPC entrepreneurship. The conference program comprised an opening ceremony and two parallel breakout sessions.
Key launches included the 2026 national OPC development observation report, Hangzhou's 2026–2028 action plan and supporting policies to build a national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub, and a catalog of actionable AI+OPC application scenarios. Attendees also received an in-depth interpretation of the specifications for AI-enabled OPC community services and evaluation.
Milestone ceremonies featured plaque awarding for Hangzhou's priority AI+OPC incubation communities and dedicated observation sites, the official launch of the AI+OPC Community Alliance initiative, and a kickoff marking the official construction of the national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub.
The open forum included keynote speeches from distinguished leaders such as Pan Yunhe, former executive vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Zhejiang University; Liang Gui, former executive vice governor of Jiangxi Province; and Zou Ling, head of Hong Hub, Shangcheng District's single-member unicorn startup acceleration community. A panel dialogue followed with representatives from Moshu OPC Community (Beijing E-Town), Soochow University, Qingju Hub, and Puhua Capital.
Concurrent events included an OPC capital-industry matchmaking salon, a symposium on industry-education integration for AI-powered OPC sectors, and a national exchange forum for AI+OPC community practitioners.
OPC has emerged as a vibrant new engine driving economic vitality and underpinning high-quality development. The conference aimed to unite OPC innovators nationwide, drawing on the creative energy of millions of independent super-individual operators to deliver sustained digital momentum for Hangzhou's super-individual economy, while rolling out replicable local practices and actionable Hangzhou solutions for smart economies nationwide.
