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Web Summit 2026 · Lisbon, 9–12 NovemberIndependent · Published in Germany

Web Summit 2026: China, from the floor

Inside China AI is accredited for Web Summit Lisbon. This page collects everything we publish about the Chinese delegation — before, during and after the four days.

38 speakers from China · Germany sends about the same · interviews on site 10–12 November

Before Lisbon

38Research

Thirty-Eight Seats in Lisbon

We counted the speaker directory: who is coming from China, what they build, and what the list leaves out.

6Analysis

Six Companies Europe Hasn’t Met

ModelBest, Manus, AgiBot, Galbot, Rokid, Zhipu: what they build, the number that matters, and what is not known — several are already here.

Companies speaking in Lisbon

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ModelBestOn-device models, a Samsung pre-install deal, no European office — the CEO speaks in LisbonModels→Zhipu AIGLM models, open weights — and the European question nobody at Zhipu has answered yetModels→Pony.aiAlready on European roads. The CEO speaks in Lisbon.Robotaxi→XiaomiEight German dealer groups signed for 2027 — our census of the networkMobility→AgiBotThe world’s largest humanoid maker, three years old, with a plant in SerbiaHumanoids→

From the floor

From 10 November: short, structured interviews with Chinese companies on one question — what are they actually building in Europe? Published here as they come in.

Press and interview requests

Web Summit 2026

Where the Lisbon speakers already are in Europe

4 of the Chinese companies speaking in Lisbon have a confirmed European footprint in 6 countries — offices, plants, partners, operations. Several others have none we could find.

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Germany
PartnersAgiBot — Munich-based Minth Group as European distributor since February 2026
CustomersGalbot — Bosch named among industrial customers (company statement)
DealersXiaomi — MoUs with eight German dealer groups (IFA, September 2026); sales planned from 2027
United Kingdom
PartnersAgiBot — London partner conference (July 2026); UK robot-as-a-service model
TestingPony.ai — Gen-7 robotaxi testing with Uber and Verne in London and Manchester (October 2026)
Croatia
OperationsPony.ai — Paid robotaxi rides via Verne in Zagreb since April 2026
Italy
PartnersAgiBot — Milan debut (January 2026); integration partner SIR SpA
Luxembourg
TestingPony.ai — Autonomous truck pilots since 2022 — its first European footprint
Serbia
PlantAgiBot — Humanoid production base in Šabac with Minth Group
No confirmed European footprint: ModelBest (No office, customer or hiring found; Samsung pre-install reported, unconfirmed) · Zhipu AI (No European office or customer found) · Manus AI (Operates from Singapore; no European entity found) · Rokid (European launch reported (Nikkei Asia); no country or channel disclosed)

Graphic: Inside China AI · Source: company disclosures and reporting as linked in our profiles; status October 2026. Only confirmed presence is shown — announcements that have not materialised are excluded.

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