The World Urban Planning AI Summit (WUPAI),co-sponsored by IKCEST and Tongji University and coorganised by China Association of City Planning (CACP), Chinese Society for Urban Studies,China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance, China Intelligent Urbanisation Co-Creation Centre for High Density Region, Yangtze Delta Region Urban Economic Coordination Office New Urbanisation Construction Professional Committee,and Tongji University Science Park Co., Ltd., was held at West Bund in Shanghai on August 30, 2017.The conference was attended by Wu Zhiqiang,Vice President of Tongji University, Hu Xiaoming,Partner of Alibaba Group and President of Alibaba Cloud, Liu Chang, Director of Division of International Cooperation of IKCEST, Sun Anjun, President of CACP, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation, Xiao Jing, chief scientist and General Manager of Intelligent Engine Department of Ping An Technology,Lin Chenxi, co-founder of Yitu Technology, professors Wang De and Cao Buyang at Tongji University, Cai Xiaobing, Vice President and chief adviser at Esri China, Yang Tangtang, chief engineer at Guangzhou Land Resources and Urban Planning Committee, and Hu Hai, Secretary-General of Academic Committee for New Technology Applications in Urban Planning, CACP.

The summit, chaired by Wu Zhiqiang, announced the establishment of the World Urban Planning Artificial Intelligence League and published the Declaration of World Urban Planning Artificial Intelligence. The inaugural ceremony of the League was jointly launched by Wu Zhiqiang, Sun Anjun, Wu Jincheng and Hu Xiaoming. 

Wu Zhiqiang gave a presentation on “Artificially Intelligent Urban Planning”, observing that artificial intelligence will play an important role in increasing people’s understanding of cities and urban development and addressing urban development issues. Liu Chang introduced IKCEST’s recent development and major activities including its background, progress (including platform construction, academic exchanges, international training, international cooperation, and support of UNESCO action plans) as well as main achievements. Other industry experts such as Hu Xiaoming, Xiao Jing and Lin Chenxi also gave reports on relevant themes including “Path to Intelligence”, “Intelligent Perception Transforms Financial Services”, and“Yitu for Intelligent City”, introducing their research and activities in their respective fields such as intelligent city, intelligent finance and industrial manufacturing.

The summit also featured a roundtable discussion on AI development and issues, chaired by Wu Zhiqiang and attended by Wang De, Cao Buyang,Cai Xiaobing, Yang Tangtang and Hu Hai, who discussed AI technologies and their applications in industries, talent development, and AI industry ecosystem.

The trailblazing summit, which combined urban planning and artificial intelligence for the first time, provided a platform for top-notch experts,scholars and industry leaders in urban planning and artificial intelligence to discuss pertinent topics such as laws of urban development and AI-assisted planning and design, shared cutting-edge ideas, and explored areas where artificial intelligence and urban planning can be integrated,portraying an exciting future for intelligent urban planning.