The Innovation, Technology & Industry Bureau today announced that the Business of Innovation & Technology Week (BIT Week) will take place this month.

Jointly organised by the bureau and the Trade Development Council (HKTDC), BIT Week will comprise a series of major innovation and technology (I&T) events, including the flagship InnoEX event and the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit.

The fourth InnoEX will be held from April 13 to 16 at the Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Themed “Innovate • Automate • Elevate”, this year’s event will bring together I&T enterprises, industry elites and buyers to jointly promote the application of cutting-edge technology solutions in five key areas, namely “AI+”, robotics, the low-altitude economy, property technology and retail technology.

It will also showcase over 100 robots from technology enterprises in Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas.

Another highlight of InnoEX will be the Smart Hong Kong Pavilion set up by the Digital Policy Office. The pavilion will showcase over 100 I&T solutions, including those developed by the Government, as well as award-winning I&T projects by local enterprises and students, demonstrating Hong Kong’s achievements in I&T and smart city development.

In addition, the third Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and the Xiangjiang Nobel Forum will be held from April 12 to 16 at the HKCEC. Top I&T talent from around the world – including Nobel Prize and Turing Award laureates, and other renowned academics and scientists – will gather in the city to discuss frontier developments and co-operation in areas such as AI, embodied robotics, biomedicine, quantum technology and green energy.

A new addition to BIT Week this year is the International Academicians Hong Kong Forum, which will be organised on April 14 by the International Alliance of Academicians. Invited speakers will include a Fields medallist and over 10 globally renowned experts and academics in the fields of medicine, AI and higher education.

Moreover, the HKCEC will host the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit on April 13 and 14. The summit will focus on internet frontier topics and the strengthening of digital collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region.

Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong highlighted that BIT Week will bring together over 3,700 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions. He added that it will further demonstrate Hong Kong’s distinctive advantages in enjoying strong support from the motherland while being closely connected to the world, and its “bridging role of bringing in and going global”.

Mr Sun said the city’s advantages allow it to proactively seek development breakthroughs, actively integrate into the National 15th Five-Year Plan, accelerate its development as an international I&T centre, and deepen co-operation with the Mainland and overseas markets.

Other major industry events during BIT Week include the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and Smart Lighting Expo, and the Hong Kong Web3 Festival.