WIC·MIC Salon

First Lecture: Advancing Digital Cultural Development on the Basis of Chinese Classics

Lecturer: Zhang Zhiqing, Executive Deputy Director of the National Library of China

Second Lecture: Digital Central Axis — Innovative Practices in the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage along Beijing Central Axis

Lecturer: Li Chaoqun, Product Director of Tencent SSV Digital Culture Lab and Digital Central Axis Product Manager 

Liu Chen, Head of IP Operations at Uniblue, "Wandering in China" Brand Manager and Operations Head for "Night at the Central Axis"

Ge Hao, Director of Cultural Tourism at Unicom Digital

Third Lecture: Digital Empowerment: Women's Career Development

Lecturer: Wang Xiaojing, General Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Ant Group, Secretary-General, Ant Foundation

Lu Haina, Member, UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, Professor at the Renmin University of China Law School

Liu Shimin, Research Fellow, Institute for Strategic Studies, University of International Business and Economics

Bu Wei, Research Fellow, Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Board Member, Chinese Women's Research Society

Jiao Meng, Deputy Director, China Development Gateway (www.chinagate.cn), China Internet Information Center

Zhang Yue, Media Practitioner

Fourth Lecture: Al Security Themed Salon

On April 14, 2026, the salon themed "AI × Cybersecurity: Humanity and Intelligent Agents – Building the Future Cybersecurity Framework" was held. Focusing on the practical challenges and cutting-edge trends of human-agent coexistence, the event featured keynote speeches by guests from Topsec Technologies Group Inc., China Telecom Global Limited and Huawei International Co. Limited. Two roundtable discussions were conducted on "Hong Kong Cybersecurity Standard System Development" and "AI Agents Driving Security Transformation: Technology, Scenarios, and Industry Consensus."

Fifth Lecture: Copyright Empowerment in Cultural Heritage Digitalization

On July 22, the Copyright Empowerment in Cultural Heritage Digitalization Salon was held in Xi'an，Shaanxi province, during the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Digital Silk Road Development Forum. The event was co-hosted by the WIC Digital & AI Academy (WICDA), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Office in China, and the Shaanxi Provincial Copyright Bureau.

Lecturer:

Sun Daguang Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Wang Binying Deputy Director General of WIPO

Liang Hao Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the WIC, Executive Vice Dean of the WIC Digital & AI Academy

Wang Zhicheng Director of Copyright Administration, Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee

Liu Hua Director of the WIPO Office in China

Cathy Diao Vice President of Legal Affairs, Tencent

Wan Ning  Co-founder of TMTPost Group, Dean of TMTPost Research Institute, Initiating Director of ITValue, Expert Advisor of ACCA China Expert Think Tank

Diao Changyu Vice Chair of WIC Specialized Committee on Cultural Heritage Digitalization; Deputy Director of Cultural Heritage Institute, Zhejiang University; Deputy Director of Digital Art and Archaeology Imaging Laboratory, Zhejiang University

Ning Chengyu Founding Partner and CEO of Xi’an KissFuture Network Technology Co., LTD

Henry Xu Director of Social Impact of Starbucks China, Secretary General of the Beijing Starbucks Foundation

Luo Jingyi Deputy Chief Judge of First Division, Hainan Free Trade Port Intellectual Property Court