The 2026 Global Industry Investment Promotion Conference for the Hainan Free Trade Port, Hainan's flagship annual investment event, is scheduled for April 13 to 16, 2026.

As of April 1, 1,399 domestic and international companies have confirmed attendance, including 277 foreign-funded enterprises and 82 companies from the Fortune Global 500, S&P China 500, and ACFIC's Top 500 Private Enterprises lists.

On behalf of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee and the provincial government, Feng Fei congratulated the award recipients and extended his heartfelt gratitude to all international friends who have supported and participated in Hainan’s reform, opening up, and development.

The conference will feature global industry heavyweights, including Isabelle Van Rycke, President and CEO of France's UPSA; Suphachai Chearavanont, Senior Vice Chairman of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group; Zhao Mingxi, Asia CEO of Germany's ALBA Group; Guo Guangchang, Chairman of Fosun International; and Fang Wei, Chairman of Liaoning Fangda Group, among over 100 senior executives from renowned companies worldwide. They will explore new development opportunities in the Hainan Free Trade Port following the launch of island-wide special customs operations.

Organizers have stated that the conference will be squarely centered on "matching, signing, implementing" projects. As of now, Hainan's Provincial Investment Promotion Joint Office, together with the Provincial Major Projects Office, has reviewed and compiled a list of 263 investment projects totaling more than 350 billion yuan. The Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and other relevant agencies, has refined a list of 80 application scenarios. Additionally, 54 exemplary cases have been preliminarily compiled according to 28 key industrial investment directions, each highlighting the comparative advantages, business models, implementation pathways, and benefits achieved by projects in the FTP.

The Department of Commerce, together with the Office of the Commission for Comprehensive Reform and Financial Office of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, the Department of Finance, Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Hainan branch of the People's Bank of China (Hainan Foreign Exchange Administration), Provincial Tax Service, and Haikou Customs, will station policy consultation teams at key hotels to handle corporate inquiries. The conference venue will also feature dedicated policy consultation zones and promotional zones for investment opportunities in cities, counties, and industrial parks. These "pitstops" will aim to provide attendees with authoritative, precise, and convenient policy interpretation services.

Organizers state that the investment promotion efforts at the conference will focus on the FTP's four pillar industries, "Five Directions for Strengthening Growth" (seed breeding, marine industry, commercial aerospace, green development, and the digital economy), and the "Four New" industries of the future.