TREE NEWS update: The 2026 World Laureates Forum will take place at the Shanghai Lingang Center from Oct 30 to Nov 1 under the theme “Paradigm Shift: The Next Decade of Scientific Breakthroughs.” The event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology, with the Shenzhen Pengrui Public Welfare Foundation and the Sequoia Charity Foundation as co-hosts. Wan Gang, former president of the China Association for Science and Technology, and 2013 Nobel physiology or medicine laureate Randy Schekman serve as the forum’s Chinese and foreign co-chairs.
World Laureates Forum 2026 to be held in Shanghai Oct 30–Nov 1
AI take
The forum's framing around a "paradigm shift" and its lineup of Chinese institutional hosts alongside a Nobel laureate co-chair signal that Shanghai is positioning Lingang as a convening hub for global scientific dialogue, not just a domestic research venue. The presence of philanthropic co-hosts, including the Sequoia-linked foundation, points to private capital's growing role in underwriting basic-science convenings in China. Whether the forum produces concrete cross-border research collaborations, rather than declarations, is the open question worth watching.
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