Time: Late November (to be updated shortly)
Venue: Shenzhen·Guangdong province
1. Background
As the global energy transition continues to accelerate, energy storage has been increasingly recognized as a critical enabler of grid stability, renewable energy integration, system flexibility and new energy business models. In 2026, frontier technologies and applications such as AI-enabled energy storage, long-duration energy storage, sodium-ion batteries, grid-forming storage, storage for computing infrastructure, virtual power plants and residential storage are moving to large-scale deployment.
Shenzhen and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provide a strong industrial and innovation base for this discussion. The region brings together battery materials, cell manufacturing, system integration, digital energy, smart operation and maintenance, financing resources, technology companies and cross-border connectivity.
Against this backdrop, CNESA, together with local industry partners in Shenzhen, proposes to convene the 2026 China Energy Storage CEO Summit, bringing together senior industry leaders, international participants, market experts, investors, project developers and research organizations to discuss advanced technologies, overseas market development, energy storage for computing and power coordination, investment and financing, and the next stage of global collaboration.
2. Objectives
· Provide a high-level dialogue platform for senior executives across the energy storage value chain.
· Identify new technology, application and business-model trends shaping the global energy storage market in 2027.
· Facilitate practical engagement between Chinese companies and overseas project owners, developers, market institutions and partners.
3. When and where.
Proposed Date: Late November 2026 (Specific date to be confirmed later)
Venue: Shenzhen, China
Proposed Theme: Navigating Change, Building Together: Shaping a Global Energy Storage Ecosystem for 2027
Estimated Scale: Around 500 participants
Host: China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA)
Co-host: Shenzhen Battery Industry Association
5. Draft Program
The summit is proposed as a three-day program combining high-level dialogue, thematic sessions, innovation competition activities, business networking and field visits.
Time
Proposed Program
Day 1
All day
Sector pre-selection round of the 11th International Energy Storage Innovation Competition.
Afternoon
CNESA council meeting, by invitation only; ESIE 2027 press briefing.
Day 2
Morning
Opening ceremony, keynote speeches, CEO roundtable and innovation competition award presentation.
Afternoon
Forum 1: Advanced storage technologies and applications. Roundtable 1: Greater Bay Area supply-chain collaboration.
Afternoon
Forum 2: International market opportunities. Roundtable 2: Demand and cross-border supply-chain collaboration.
Evening
Business reception, by invitation only.
Day 3
Morning
Forum 3: Energy storage investment and project financing.
Morning
Forum 4: Energy storage for computing and power coordination (AIDC).
Afternoon
Field visits to leading companies and benchmark projects in Shenzhen and nearby areas, by invitation only.
Concurrent
Boutique exhibition on advanced storage, utility-scale storage, distributed storage, data centers and other applications.
6. Target Participants
· CEOs, chairpersons and senior executives of leading energy storage companies and industrial groups.
· Executives responsible for overseas business, strategy, project development, investment and international cooperation.
· Power utilities, renewable energy developers, EPC companies, project owners and system integrators.
· International market institutions, embassies and trade promotion organizations, industry associations and regulatory, standard-related organizations.
· Investment institutions, financial service providers, development finance institutions and infrastructure-related investors.
· Research institutions, universities, laboratories and experts in advanced energy storage technologies and application scenarios.
6. Who were with us in the 2025 edition? Check out below.
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