Original · Unique Research · 2026-05-09
Editor's note: The first-person report and its judgments belong to the original Chinese author. This English rendition retains the opening tariff essay, the full morning English-session and afternoon Chinese-session agendas, all confirmed guest bios, and the registration details. Tariff figures, trade-policy claims, company metrics, funding amounts and investor names are source or speaker claims, not independently verified. The event described has already taken place (May 23, 2026); this is a historical backfill, not a current invitation. Company and personal names are transliterated where official English forms remain unverified. The direct quotation from Trump is preserved as translated in the source.
GO SUMMIT 2026
From Shenzhen to the World, May 23
The rules are still changing, and they will keep changing. The real question is not whether to go overseas, but where to go, how to structure, how to comply, and whether you can truly hold your ground once you get there.
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Tariffs have disrupted some paths, but at the same time they have opened others. The map of global trade is being redrawn.
Last year, U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods peaked at a stacked 145%.
Trump later said himself, "I really did get a bit carried away."
After multiple rounds of consultation, they have now come back down to around 27%. But U.S. officials have simultaneously stated that the target is to maintain them at 35% to 50%. A new round of 301 investigation results is due in the second half of the year, with semiconductors, consumer electronics and machinery all on the list.
The rules are still changing, and they will keep changing.
What does this mean for people doing hardware overseas? It is not a question of "whether to go overseas," but: where to go, how to structure, how to comply, and whether you can truly hold your ground once you get there.
Tariffs have disrupted some paths, but at the same time they have opened others. European leaders have visited China in dense succession this year, and China-Europe relations are warming; China and ASEAN have signed version 3.0 of their free trade agreement; the EU and CPTPP are negotiating to build a cross-continental super trade alliance. The map of global trade is being redrawn.
May 23 in Shenzhen, at《GO SUMMIT 2026 Shenzhen Edition》co-hosted by Unique Research and AGI Villa, let us discuss how to navigate this new map.
This day is a bit different from usual.
The morning is entirely in English, the afternoon in Chinese. On stage there will be a Swede building startups in Stockholm, a Hong Kong lawyer who pivoted from a dollar fund to AI, a fund founder operating Asia's AI venture network, and hands-on teams selling hardware globally from Shenzhen.
It is not Chinese people explaining "how to go overseas"—it is people from all over the world sitting in Shenzhen, together discussing "what globalization looks like right now." This perspective is different from the previous two days.
Morning | Global Forum (English Session)
10:00 — 12:30
Theme direction: AI Startup Globalization · Tech Innovation · New Overseas Opportunities
Global Focus on China's New Wave of Development
How does the world see China's AI right now? This question, answered by people who are actually in overseas markets, has more reference value than domestic self-assessment.
Entering Europe: Market Entry, Ecosystem Partnerships and Cultural Trust That Chinese AI Founders Must Master
The European market is different from the U.S. and different from Southeast Asia. The regulatory framework is different, the decision-making rhythm is different, and the way trust is built is different. This session is led by people who have actually operated in the European market, explaining which pitfalls can be avoided and which must be experienced firsthand.
Day 0 Is Global: The Global Survival Rules for AI Startups
Not "first grow big domestically then go overseas," but build for the globe from day one. What is the logic of this approach, and what differs at the execution level?
Global Equity Structure Design and Tariff Compliance Breakdown
Against the backdrop of continuously changing tariff rules, how do you design a global corporate structure to have elasticity? How do you do compliance so that a single policy edict does not derail all your plans? This session goes straight to practical operations.
Afternoon | Go Global Forum (Chinese Session)
14:00 — 18:00
Theme direction: Overseas Geopolitical Insight · Hardware Going Overseas · Growth in Practice
AI Native Talk Show
Not a roundtable, not a speech—a more relaxed format of conversation—where the real judgments that cannot be said in formal settings come out here.
2026 Geopolitical Trends and Overseas Insights
Tariffs, trade agreements, market access, exchange rates—how do these macro variables affect the decisions of a specific overseas company? Which regions are opening up, and which are tightening?
US$800K Crowdfunding in One Year, Tens of Millions in Funding, Mass Production and Shipping—Reflections on Building a Tennis Robot Startup
This is a real hardware overseas path: from product definition, to crowdfunding validation, to funding, to mass production—the choices and costs at every step. Not a methodology, but a full case retrospective.
A User Insight Arsenal for Chinese Hardware Tech Founders
What is the gap between what overseas users want and what domestic users want? How do you dig for needs, and how do you convert insights into product decisions?
How to Be a Good PM-Type CEO
After a product-background founder's company enters the growth stage, how does the role shift? When should you manage the product, and when should you step back?
AI Hardware Going Overseas—The Next Big Opportunity
How large is the opportunity window for AI hardware in the global market? What stage is it at now? What positions are first-mover teams occupying?
The Impact of AI Agent & AIGC Automated Workflows on Traditional Industries
Not AI companies, but traditional industry companies whose workflows have been transformed by AI tools—their changes often say more about where AI has truly penetrated than AI-native companies do.
Partially Confirmed Guests
Monica Wang Shiyao
www.chinabymonica.com/cn
Serial entrepreneur, mother of three, marathon runner, founder of AGI Villa (3,000+ AI founders)
Journalist background, visited 50 countries over 15 years, deep observer and connector of tech going overseas
Former CEO/CMO of unicorns in AI programming, youth education, Web3, local life, social e-commerce
Cumulative funding for entrepreneurial projects exceeds 1.5 billion yuan (Sequoia/Linear/Junlian/Sinovation etc.)
Tens of millions of views across platforms; WeChat Channels live broadcast every Wednesday on "Overseas × AI × Entrepreneurship"
Benjamin Klingsbo
Swedish entrepreneur, currently based in Stockholm. Former Google Nordic advertising business lead, later co-founded cloud infrastructure company Ankra (selected for Techstars, completed US$1.2 million pre-seed funding). Currently exploring entrepreneurial opportunities around consumer robotics, with deep research on AI embodiment in the physical world.
Bernie
Born in Hong Kong, raised in the U.S. Worked as a lawyer and has founded startups. Former lawyer for dollar funds and internet companies, involved in handling the Tencent-Didi merger case. Now focused on the AI track, supporting multiple ToC AI startups in product definition, overseas GTM and funding strategy.
Zeneth Wong
Founder of Asia AI Startup Fund. Operates flagship events including the Asia AI Venture Competition and International Venture Carnival, connecting over a thousand cutting-edge AI projects over five years. Founded ClawTime in 2026, with the mission "from KNOW AI to OWN AI," driving the growth of AI super-individuals.
Seven Wang Yue
Co-founder of Index Gravity (Superlinear), backed by Sequoia, Xianfeng and GSR Ventures. Its DeepLink has served over 100 domestic and international brands, with ARR reaching US$5 million; Lessie AI is a People Search Agent based on a multi-agent architecture.
CG
Founder of Yisi Tennis Robot. Deeply engaged in new category definition and overseas marketing operations, has invested in 40+ enterprises, with 10+ IPOs.
Yu Yi
Senior Researcher at Tencent Research Institute, founder of HowOneAI, participant in the 5,000-hour AI First experiment. External advisor to multiple AI companies, driving AI-native products and organizational innovation.
Gao Lei
User strategy and PMF expert, early core figure in promoting the open-source hardware Arduino in China. Smart hardware entrepreneur; products selected for Tokyo Designers Week and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture; once reported by CCTV as a Shenzhen maker representative.
And: Albert Lam (CEO of Nuoda Robotics) · Anthony Aurelien Ribout (Founder of Arsk Sound & Shape Creative Brand) · Winson Kwok (Founder of VenturePort investment platform) · Richard Zhao (CEO of OneOneTalk AI teaching platform) · Sun Haiyang (CEO of Shenzhen Bi'an Xinzhi Technology) · Darren Su Peng (Co-founder of AGI Villa) · Pucs (Co-founder of No Capital, former co-founder of a NASDAQ-listed company) · Ryan Julan (Founder of Mengli Innovation) · Ark Zhang Zifeng (Founder of iSpiral) · Noah Zeming (Founder of Tango AI) · Veve Li Jingyi (Founder of SeeMe) · Patric Yang Gang (invested in Anker, Roborock, Narwal etc.) · Harisen Zeng Runhao (Founder of Mydow/Wudao)
Registration
GO SUMMIT 2026 Shenzhen Edition
From Shenzhen to the World · Hardware Going Overseas and the New Paradigm of Globalization
Date: May 23, 2026 (Saturday)
Venue: The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan (益田威斯汀酒店)
Organizer: Co-hosted by Unique Research (非凡产研) & AGI Villa
Free admission, application-based. Confirmation email sent upon approval.