2026 CIFTIS Service Trade Development Forum Series to Feature 15 Thematic Forums

2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services

BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 26, the Media Briefing for the Thematic Forums of the 2026 Service Trade Development Forum Series was held in Beijing. This year's CIFTIS aims to build the "Service Trade Development Forum Series" brand, comprising four core pillars - Openness and Integration, Win-Win Cooperation, Digital and Intelligent Innovation, and Green Development - with forums categorised into thematic forums and specialised forums based on their authority and professionalism. A total of 15 thematic forums will be held this year, forming a core professional exchange matrix that reflects CIFTIS's international and comprehensive positioning, covering key areas such as culture and tourism, healthcare, construction, digital trade, and green development.

The 15 thematic forums will feature high-level dialogues, standards releases, debut of outcomes, project signings, and business matchmaking sessions, leveraging their strengths in trend setting, rule-making, and resource aggregation to comprehensively demonstrate the high-standard opening up, high-quality development, and deep-level cooperation in China's services trade. The forums are designed to precisely empower the four core pillars and drive in-depth dialogue and practical outcomes at the forefront of various industries.

Openness and Integration Pillar: Focusing on dialogue and collaboration in regional synergy, rule-setting, cross-border cooperation, and global expansion, this pillar aims to promote high-standard opening up and build a new landscape of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. This pillar includes three forums: the Service Trade Development Forum, the Digital Trade Development Trends and Frontier Forum, and the Human Resources Services Open Collaboration and Integration Conference.

Win-Win Cooperation Pillar: Promoting synergy across the industrial chain and cross-sector resource integration, with a focus on cross-boundary cooperation in finance, technology, healthcare, and service consumption, this pillar builds a collaborative ecosystem involving government, industry, academia, research, and application, bridging the entire chain from technology R&D to industrial deployment. This pillar includes three forums: the 2026 Capital International Medical Conference, the 2026 International Consumption Trends Conference & High-Quality Development of Service Consumption Forum, and the 2026 Frontier Technology Conference.

Digital and Intelligent Innovation Pillar: Focusing on the driving role of frontier technologies - including digital economy, artificial intelligence, big data, and next-generation information technology - in industrial upgrading, social governance, and trade patterns, this pillar promotes deep integration of digital technologies with the real economy and expands new development horizons. This pillar includes five forums: the 2026 E-Commerce Conference, the 2026 World Tourism Cooperation and Development Conference, the 2026 Global Services Trade CEOs Conference, the Construction Industry Full-Chain Digital and Intelligent Innovation Forum, and the 2026 Xiong'an Digital Trade Innovation and Development Conference.

Green Development Pillar: Centered on the "dual carbon" goals, this pillar focuses on green and low-carbon transition pathways, zero-carbon practices, and sustainable solutions, contributing to the coordinated development of the economy, society, and the ecological environment. This pillar includes four forums: the 5th Meteorological Economy Forum, the 3rd Green Economy Development Forum, the 2026 Headquarters Economy Conference & (6th) Building Economy Forum, and the 2026 Silk Road Golden Bridge International Cooperation Conference - Digital City Development and Smart Oasis Construction Forum.

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