Let's Build AI on Arm
Come with a challenge, leave ready to build. Join us at Arm Create Shanghai for a full day of hands-on exploration, practical insights, and real-world ideas. Explore how AI is opening new possibilities across mobile, gaming, cloud, physical, and intelligent edge devices. Connect with developers and industry experts, and discover practical techniques you can apply to your own projects. Experiment with new technologies, exchange ideas, and leave with a fresh perspective on what you can create.
Microsoft, NetEase, Unity China, Tencent Games and more
400+
developers
developers
21 technical sessions
One familiar face from the world of AI and tech
Agenda
Edge AI
Cloud AI
Physical AI
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00–11:00 | Keynote: Building the Right AI System | Shantu Roy, VP, Developer Relations and Customer Engagement, Arm |
| 11:00–13:00 (120 mins) |
Lunch | Demos | |
| Opening | ||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Bringing AI Rendering to Roco Kingdom: World | Guangyao Li, Tencent Games Jian Zhou, Tencent Games |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Bringing the Open World of Where Winds Meet to Mobile Platforms | Wu Yuwen, NetEase |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | AI in Every frame: Arm Neural Technology × Unity Tuanjie Engine | Shawn Peng, Unity China |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Tea Break | |
| 14:45 - 15:10 | From Instruction Set Innovation to Multi-Core Collaboration: Applying Arm SME2 in the MNN Inference Engine | Jiuqi, Alibaba |
| 15:10 - 15:35 | Tencent Hunyuan Ultra Low Bits (2/1.25bits) Quantization, Accelerating AI on Edge | Yu Guanghua Yu, Tencent |
| 15:35 - 16:00 | End-to-End Image Codec Acceleration on Arm SME2 | Yiming Li, Tencent |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | Windows on Arm: New Opportunities in On-Device AI and AI PCs in the Agent Era | Mindy Zhang, Microsoft Chris Chen, Microsoft |
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00–11:00 | Keynote: Building the Right AI System | Shantu Roy, VP, Developer Relations and Customer Engagement, Arm |
| 11:00–13:00 (120 mins) |
Lunch | Demos | |
| Opening | ||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | The Execution Foundation for the Agent Era: The Technical Sweet Spot and Engineering Challenges of Cube Sandbox | Like Xu, Tencent |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Vector Database Acceleration: VectorSimilarity on Arm Neoverse | Xiangze Zhang, Arm |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Arm Performix: Performance Optimization, Live Demo and Developer Feedback | David Haikney, Arm |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Tea Break | |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Enabling AI Infrastructure Sandboxes with Arm Nested Virtualization: OpenAnolis NV2 Backport for Alibaba E2B | Justin He, Arm |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | PyTorch Code Layout Optimization on Arm | Zongyao Zhang, Arm |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Agentic AI Analysis: Agent Framework Breakdown, Concurrency Scaling Evaluation | Martin Ma, Arm |
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00–11:00 | Keynote: Building the Right AI System | Shantu Roy, VP, Developer Relations and Customer Engagement, Arm |
| 11:00–13:00 (120 mins) |
Lunch | Demos | |
| Opening | ||
| 13:00 - 13:20 | Orchestrating Robots with AI Agents | Alexander Tsyplikhin, Arm |
| 13:20 - 13:40 | From Thinking to Moving: Workload Partitioning in Physical AI Systems | Odin Shen, Arm
Selim Arguel, Menlo Research |
| 13:40 - 14:10 | Panel on Robotics. From Standards to Deployment: Building the Foundation for Scalable Embodied AI Robotics | |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Embodied Brain: Dexmal's Coordinated "Brain + Cerebellum" Architecture | Hao Meng, Dexmal |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Tea Break | |
| 14:45 - 15:05 | From Simulation to Robot: A Practical Humanoid Reinforcement Learning Workflow | Odin Shen, Arm |
| 15:05 - 15:25 | Containerized Physical AI: Improving Workload Deployment and Portability | Wei Chen, Arm |
| 15:25 - 15:45 | Establishing Trust in Humanoid Robotics: The Role of TPM in Physical AI Systems | Dr. Gongyuan Zhuang, Board of Directors of the Trusted Computing Group |
| 15:45 - 16:05 | Practical Telemetry for Physical AI: Profiling Workloads in Robotics and Automotive Systems | Henry Wang, Arm |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The venue is 1F, Shanghai West Bund MGM Hotel
Address: No. 688 Yunjin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Time: September 9, 2026, 10:00–18:00 (Registration starts at 09:00)
- Keynote: Starts at 10:00
- Sessions: 13:00–16:30 (session times subject to change)
- Social: 16:30–18:00
Parking is available on Level B2 of the hotel. Please proceed to the registration desk to scan a QR code and collect your parking voucher. Vouchers are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
From Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) – Approximately 42 km
Taxi: 40–50 minutes
Metro: Line 2 → Transfer to Line 11 → Yunjin Road Station
Hotel Car Service: Available upon reservation
From Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) / Hongqiao Railway Station – Approximately 15 km
Taxi: 20–30 minutes
Metro: Line 10 → Transfer to Line 11 → Yunjin Road Station
Hotel Car Service: Available upon reservation
Arm will review your registration and send you an update within two to three weeks. If your application is approved, you will receive a confirmation email with your admission QR code and further event details.
No. All attendees must register separately and receive approval before attending the event.
To facilitate communication and understanding, AI-powered live translation will be available during the event.
Yes. You can meet Arm representatives and other attendees during lunch, in the demo area, and at the networking session.
Thank you for your interest and support. Please register through our standard registration channel.
For questions, contact the Arm Create China team.
Email: createchina@arm.com
