2027 CPSE: Converging Intelligence with Data, Driving Security with Innovation

Founded in 1989, the China Public Security Expo (CPSE) has developed over three decades into an accelerator and industry barometer for the global security and digital city sectors. From October 27 to 30, 2027, the 21st CPSE will grandly open at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. Held concurrently with the Global Intelligent Economy & Digital Industry Expo, the International Low-Altitude Security Industry Expo, and the 4th Digital City World Congress, this year's expo is themed "Digital City, Connecting the World." It will continue to serve as a top-tier industrial platform for technology showcases, scenario implementations, global business matchmaking, and thought leadership, empowering the construction of a Safe China and a Digital China through digital technology.

As a crucial industry bellwether, the previous session (the 20th CPSE in 2025) delivered an outstanding performance: spanning an exhibition area of 110,000 square meters, it gathered 1,100 exhibiting companies from 14 countries and regions. Over four days, it attracted 138,727 professional visitors, including 14,793 overseas attendees from 153 countries and regions. Concurrently, the 3rd Digital City World Congress hosted 1 plenary session and 92 parallel forums and technical exchanges, bringing together 486 domestic and international speakers, including 26 academicians. The innovatively launched "Global Buyer Lounge" drew 1,640 professional buyers from 59 countries and regions, facilitating cooperation intentions for 115 domestic and foreign enterprises. Online engagement was equally robust: live streams on Douyin and WeChat Channels surpassed 390,000 views, the Douyin hashtag #ShenzhenCPSE exceeded 26 million views, and the live photo cloud album received nearly 480,000 visits. Four major industry awards were also grandly unveiled, exporting China's technological solutions for digital cities and smart security to the world.

Building on the solid foundation of the previous edition, the 21st CPSE in 2027 will continue to focus on the deployment of frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, foundation models, 5G, IoT, robotics, computing power, and low-altitude security. It will comprehensively connect the entire industry chain—"R&D + Innovation + Products + Solutions + Scenarios"—to achieve a deep integration of the emerging digital industry and the security IoT ecosystem. The major themed halls each have specific focuses. Hall 1, the Digital City Hall, centrally displays digital twins, city brains, computing bases, and digital transformation achievements. Hall 2, the Smart Community and Conference & Broadcasting Hall, features livelihood security solutions like smart homes, smart healthcare and elderly care, and perimeter alarms. Halls 3 and 4, the Digital & Intelligent Transportation and Smart Access Halls, are centered on new products and technologies such as smart parking, all-in-one access control, the Internet of Vehicles, and smart energy storage. Hall 5, the Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Hall, highlights various intelligent robots, AI algorithm applications, humanoid robots, and smart equipment, showcasing how human-machine collaboration empowers diverse industries. Hall 6, the Special Equipment Hall, gathers police equipment, security checks, explosive ordnance disposal, and emergency communications to build a digital hub for public security and judicial systems. Hall 7, the IoT Sensing & Information Communications Hall, focuses on chips, sensor modules, and cybersecurity to consolidate the nerve endings of urban smart perception. Hall 8, the Video Surveillance and Low-Altitude Security Hall, drives the cross-domain integration of drones, eVTOLs, unmanned equipment, and security surveillance. Finally, Hall 9, the Video Surveillance and Machine Vision Hall, presents the full chain of innovation from optical hardware to AI intelligent analysis.

▲A Glance at Selected Past Exhibits

This year's CPSE adheres to the principle of "promoting industry through exhibition," creating an immersive tech showcase of technology demonstration, product display, and scenario application. Today's security has long transcended traditional monitoring boundaries, forming a full-domain intelligent protection network with cloud-edge-device synergy, while AI technology has leaped from mere "seeing" to "understanding and predicting." The expo will heavily feature mature implementation scenarios such as smart policing, smart healthcare, smart education, smart buildings, intelligent power inspection, and smart communities. Innovative products—including security foundation models, security chips, optical lenses, transmission equipment, consumer security devices, EOD and security check systems, body-worn cameras, and low-altitude security gear—will make a concentrated appearance. This demonstrates the technological shift from passive response to proactive foresight, infusing security with the warmth of technology.

Over 100 Major Events to Ignite Industrial Thought and Intelligence

To focus on the innovative development of digital technology, the expo will feature over 100 major concurrent events. These supporting activities include the Digital City World Congress, global buyer matchmaking sessions, enterprise new product and technology launches, partner conferences, annual distributor conferences, and investment and financing matchmaking events. This rich variety of activities will provide extensive networking and cooperation opportunities for exhibitors and attendees.

In recent years, against the backdrop of global economic transformation driven by the wave of digitalization and intelligence, a series of policies have served as navigational charts, clarifying the implementation route for China's intelligent economy and digital industry construction. This fully reflects the national strategic determination and systematic layout to accelerate the building of a digital and intelligent society. In this context, the 4th Digital City World Congress emerges to fully activate the potential of data elements and accelerate the application of digital technologies across all urban sectors through diverse conference settings and deep international cooperation.

This year's Congress will feature one plenary session and over 30 parallel forums. It will invite more than 300 domestic and international experts and entrepreneurs in digital cities and related fields to discuss macro industry trends, such as frontier technologies and development trajectories. Focusing on current hot tracks in the digital industry, the sessions will cover industrial development, technological innovation, and scenario applications. This provides a platform for in-depth communication and collaboration to modernize urban governance systems and capabilities, better satisfy people's aspirations for a higher quality of life, and drive industrial technological innovation and development.

Global Buyer Lounge, Accelerating the Fast Track for Global Business Matchmaking 

The expo will continue to strengthen the "Global Buyer Lounge," targeting key global regions such as Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa by inviting government agencies, urban project owners, and core buyers from various countries. Featuring a coffee social area, a precise buyer matchmaking zone, a product pitch area, and VIP in-depth negotiation rooms, the lounge provides one-on-one supply and demand matchmaking for domestic and foreign enterprises. Covering diverse procurement tracks including low-altitude security, smart energy, smart government, smart healthcare and elderly care, and emergency management, it opens a two-way channel for domestic companies expanding overseas and the introduction of foreign technologies, continuously amplifying CPSE's global commercial value.

Deep Online-Offline Synergy, Innovating the Live Broadcast Content Matrix 

Continuing the integrated online-offline communication model, the expo will build two major live broadcast content systems. The first is the "Video Express," featuring in-depth interviews with corporate leaders and booth tours to interpret brand innovation concepts and technical advantages. The second is the Product Review Live Room, which conducts hardcore product tests and tech face-offs. By inviting integrators, contractors, and end-user decision-makers to jointly verify product performance, this initiative generates reusable marketing video assets while efficiently uncovering high-quality business leads. This approach seamlessly converts exhibition buzz into web traffic, partnerships, and orders, ultimately expanding the industry influence of the exhibiting enterprises.

Authoritative Industry Awards, Setting Benchmarks for Industrial Innovation

The organizing committee will continue to host the annual industry awards. Relying on evaluations by a senior expert think tank and independent corporate applications, the awards will undergo multiple rounds of review and public notice before being grandly presented at the Opening Ceremony and Integrator Night. These awards recognize enterprises and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to technological innovation and project practice, serving as a benchmark to stimulate innovation vitality across the entire industry.

From traditional infrared sensors to full-domain security systems empowered by AI foundation models, CPSE has witnessed generations of technological leaps in China's security industry. The 21st CPSE in 2027 serves not only as a showcase stage for frontier technologies but also as a testing ground for scenario implementation and a crucial hub for global industrial collaboration. The expo will continue to drive the deep integration of artificial intelligence, IoT, low-altitude security, and computing power across countless industries. By converging intelligence with data and driving security with innovation, CPSE joins hands with the entire industry to jointly build a smarter, warmer vision of future cities.