AI once lived behind screens. Now it steps into the real world. Intelligence is no longer confined to the cloud. The brain is everywhere. AI now has a body, sensing, acting, transforming the world it touches. And it's binding every intelligent device into one living network. It sees, it moves, it connects. This is where the next era begins. Global visionaries, 500 startups, 23 nations of innovation, Computex 2026. We make it happen together.
Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome our host, Mr. James Huang, chairman of Taiwan External Trade Development Council, TAITRA, to the stage.
For five centuries, Michelangelo's creation of Adam has shown God-given life to man, the first intelligence on earth. In the 21st century, we have created a new intelligence. The hand is ours. The intelligence reaching back is AI born from human hands. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and friends from the international media. Welcome to Taipei. Welcome to Computex 2026.
Computex convenes great waves. The first is geopolitics. The postwar order is unwinding and until a new one takes shape, uncertainty will be the norm. The second is technology. AI is not just another tool. It is the beginning of a new kind of civilization. Language, memory, initiative, society being assembled inside the very machines that fill these halls.
Computex witnessed the rise of the PC, internet, mobile, and cloud. Each wave making machines more powerful and more central to human life. Now AI has evolved from tools to actors. This is why it is more than a technology story. It is a human story. The world used to come to Computex to get updated on new tech. Today the world comes to see where humanity goes next.
Computex is no longer just a tech show. It is a conduit to the new world. That is the spirit of this year's theme: AI together. The next era will not be defined by any one country, company, or AI model. It will be built together. AI and humans together. Taiwan and the world together.
Step out of this hall and you walk into the future being built. This year is truly exceptional. The largest Computex in our history across AI and computing, robotics and mobility, and next-gen tech. The future is taking shape around us in Nangang Exhibition Hall 1, Hall 2, the Taipei World Trade Center, and also at the Taipei International Convention Center where NVIDIA will host GTC Taipei.
Our CEO keynotes bring four global chip leaders to one stage: Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon, Marvell's Matt Murphy, Intel's Lip-Bu Tan, and NXP's Rafael Sotomayor. Together they map the full landscape of AI computing from edge devices to data center connectivity to the silicon powering AI's next era, all the way to physical AI moving into the real world.
These four CEOs are not flying here to make announcements. They are flying here because the conversations that matter for the next decade of AI happen in this city this week.
And this year, for the first time, Computex dedicates an entire pavilion to robotics, the AI and Robotic Drone at the Taipei Trade Center where leaders from Intel, AEWIN, Solomon, and Texas Instruments and many more are showing the world what physical AI looks like when it leaves the lab and walks into the world.
Right inside the same building on the morning of June the second, four forum sections take the stage in a row, all on physical AI, with the senior executives running robotics at NVIDIA, Qualcomm, ABB, and NXP. Four decision makers, one room, one morning. That density does not exist anywhere else in the world.
Beyond robotics, our forum gathers 26 global leaders across 28 sections. Microsoft, Google DeepMind, Siemens, Synopsys, and many more. Covering the full stack of AI from chip design to data centers to industrial development.
And at InnoVEX, nearly 500 startups from 23 countries are showing where AI goes next in robotics, healthcare, materials, and industrial intelligence. These are not demos anymore. They are deployments waiting for scale.
All of this is happening here because Taiwan plays an indispensable role in this AI revolution. Computex has turned Taiwan into the AI hub of the world.
Last year I asked, when AI is everywhere, what will the world need? This year the question deepens. When we have given life to a new intelligence, what kind of civilization do we want to build together?
Pope Leo XIV put it well: The AI challenge is not technological but anthropological. AI may be fast and precise but without purpose. Humanity carries memory, morality, and meaning but it may struggle with the bottlenecks of the old world. The future must be built by both machines expanding what we can do, and humanity deciding why it matters. Intelligence anchored in trust. Power placed in service of life.
As you walk through these halls, look beyond chips and machines. Look at the beginning of a new relationship between humanity and intelligence. Look at the future we are being called to build together. Thank you. And once again, welcome to Computex 2026.
Thank you, James. Next, let us welcome our co-host, Mr. Jason Chen, chairman of Taipei Computer Association, TCA, to the stage.
Hi everyone, distinguished guests, members of international media, industry leaders, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. Welcome to Taipei. I'm Jason Chen. I'm the chairman of Taipei Computer Association. First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our media friends from around the world for longstanding coverage of Computex year after year. Your reporting enables the global technology industry to identify the next important direction emerging from the event.
The theme of Computex this year is AI together. This is far more than a slogan. It reflects a real transformation taking place across the global technology industry. AI is rapidly moving from an innovation showcase to a real-world deployment, from an isolated breakthrough to system integration, and from individual competition to collaboration around the global ecosystem.
This year we are proud to host more than 1,500 exhibitors across 6,000 booths spanning Nangang Exhibition Center, the World Trade Center, and the Taipei International Convention Center. This expansion is not just about scale. It signals the global AI ecosystem is gathering in Taipei at an accelerating pace.
Today AI is no longer just a race for models or computing power. It is a competition of complete system capacity. From AI chips, servers, and PCs to high-speed connectivity, data governance, thermal management, energy efficiency, and smart applications. AI is fast integrating into real-world scenarios including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, transportation, and urban governance.
The trend reflects this year's official Best Choice Award, reinforcing the shift clearly, demonstrating that global AI competition is moving from a race for computing power to a quest for system value. If I will summarize the core focus of Computex this year in five key words, they will be: computing, connectivity, storage, efficiency, and application.
Dear media friends, Computex 2026 promises to be extraordinary. We sincerely invite you to explore the exhibition halls, attend forums, visit the Best Choice Award display areas, and immerse yourself in InnoVEX to see how AI is moving from model to systems.
This year we're also extending the experience beyond the venue into the city. Tomorrow night, with Taipei 101 as an international landmark stage, 1,000 MIT drones will light up the night sky, bringing together technology and art for audiences around the world through a live stream. On June 3, the InnoVEX Night Party will bring together global startups, investors, and industry partners, making Taipei an important platform for global innovation exchange.
In closing, AI together is not just our theme. It is a shared direction for the entire global technology industry. Thank you once again. Welcome to Taipei and welcome to Computex 2026. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.
Thank you, Jason. Ladies and gentlemen, this marks the conclusion of our global press conference. We're truly grateful for your continued support and for being with us today. We will now proceed to the Qualcomm opening keynote speech. Let us once again invite TAITRA Chairman James Huang to the stage to officially introduce our opening keynote speaker. Welcome, James.
Ladies and gentlemen, as we move into our keynote program, I'm pleased to welcome back a familiar face, a good friend. For the third consecutive year, Cristiano Amon has chosen Computex as the stage to share Qualcomm's vision with the world. The continuity speaks for itself. This year, everything Qualcomm has been building toward—AI at the edge, intelligent devices, the connected world—is becoming reality. There is no better person to open our keynote series. But first, please turn your attention to the screen for a special opening from Qualcomm.
