The Scaling Summit: House of AI by 499 x CityU x 0G @Hong Kong 2026

🌍 The Scaling Summit – Hong Kong 2026

🔹HOST: 499 & City University of Hong Kong🔹Co-host: 0G🔸Media Partner: TechFlow, Foresight News, PANews, ChainCatcher, etc.The Scaling Summit: AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsFrom Models to Systems · From Tools to Autonomous IntelligenceAI is entering a new phase.👉 From models to systems.👉 From tools to autonomous intelligence.The Scaling Summit Hong Kong 2026 is a curated, high-signal gathering exploring how AI systems are beginning to perceive, reason, act, and coordinate in the real world.The summit brings together:• AI researchers• major technology platforms• system builders• and leading investorsIn collaboration with:• AI for Science Institute• Institute of Digital MedicineSupported by a global network of leading academic institutions and developer communities across Asia and Europe

💡What This Event Is About

This summit explores how AI is evolving into system-level intelligence, across:• software systems• scientific discovery• healthcare and digital medicine• biological systems and longevity

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🏫 Academic & Research Ecosystem

With participation from leading universities and research communities, including:• City University of Hong Kong• Imperial Blockchain• The University of Hong Kong (HKU)• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)• Tsinghua University Blockchain Association (THUBA)• Peking University Blockchain Association• National University of Singapore (NUS)• Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Blockchain Association• Fudan Blockchain Association• Zhejiang Blockchain Association• Shenzhen Blockchain Associationand etc.

🟢 Key Focus

• AI Agents & Autonomous Systems• AI for Science & Research• Digital Medicine & Healthcare• Biological Systems & Longevity (OpenClaw)• System Infrastructure & Real-world Applications

✨ What Makes This Different

• Systems, not models→ Moving beyond static AI toward coordination and execution• Real systems, not narratives→ Focus on deployment, demos, and working products• Cross-disciplinary by design→ AI × Science × Medicine × Biological Systems

🧩 Event Structure

📅 April 20 — Hong Kong🔹 Main Stage — Systems & Science• Keynotes & panels• AI systems, research, and real-world applications• Insights from academia, industry, and capital🔹 OpenClaw Lab — Systems in Action• Live demos & real use cases• OpenClaw deep dives• Builder Q&A & deployment guidance

Speakers to be announced.Full agenda will be released soon.

🏠 Venue

📍United Centre, 8th Floor, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

This is not a large-scale conference.

It is a curated room for those building the next generation of intelligent systems.

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