On July 17, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance (WAIC 2026) opened in Shanghai. Under the theme "Intelligent Partners, Creating the Future Together," the conference brought together representatives from government, industry, academia, and research institutions worldwide to explore emerging trends and opportunities in AI technology innovation, industrial application, ecosystem development, and global governance.

At this annual global gathering of AI leaders, KeenData made its presence felt under the theme "Defining the Underlying Logic of AI, Reshaping Data Supply."At the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, the company presented its full portfolio of KeenData Lakehouse products, showcased implementation cases across manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government sectors, and held a strategic partnership signing ceremony with an overseas partner during the event—extending the reach of AI data infrastructure to the global digital economy.

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As AI Capabilities Converge, Data Infrastructure Becomes the True Moat

When AI moves beyond the dialogue box and into manufacturing, energy, and government operations, what matters is no longer the "intelligence level" of the model but the "depth of support" underneath. KeenData has built a full-stack AI data infrastructure capable of supporting AI at scale. On the first day of the exhibition, the booth drew strong interest from professional visitors and media from both domestic and international markets, with conversations continuing throughout the day.

KeenData's three-in-one architecture—"Data Foundation + AI Platform + Agent Entry Point"—serves as the strategic core, with the KeenData Lakehouse platform showcasing its global breakthrough achievements. Powered by the AI-in-Lakehouse intelligent architecture, the platform natively integrates lakehouse, multimodal computing, and training-inference acceleration engines to deliver a closed-loop ecosystem spanning data collection, governance, and AI applications. With deep optimization for GPUs, the platform achieves higher computational efficiency and processing power while natively supporting large-scale model deployment, providing systematic AI development capabilities across organizational endpoints. The platform's core code is 97% self-developed, with over 200 technology patents, powering the intelligent transformation of more than 300 large organizations worldwide. KeenData is accelerating the paradigm shift in AI data infrastructure through its technological strength and global vision, enabling industries to leap forward in their intelligent transformation.

Technology Going Global, Ecosystems Being Built: KeenData Empowers the Global Digital Economy

On the morning of July 18, KeenData and Malaysia-based Impact Business Solutions (IBS) held a strategic partnership signing ceremony at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. This collaboration marks a significant step in KeenData's global expansion, with technology exports and ecosystem co-building as the twin engines driving its deepened presence in the Malaysian and broader ASEAN markets.

Impact Business Solutions, with over two decades of experience in the Malaysian market, is a leading provider of digital technology solutions in the region. The company has a strong track record in accelerating clients' digital transformation through extensive project implementation and industry expertise, providing solid support for the deployment and localization of AI data infrastructure.

At the signing ceremony, Chi Yihong, Co-founder of Impact Business Solutions, and Gao Hailing, Vice President of KeenData, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective parties. Under the partnership, both companies will collaborate in areas including market expansion, talent development, ecosystem co-building, and innovation exploration, jointly cultivating the Malaysian market and helping local enterprises build the core capabilities needed in the AI era.The collaboration aims to enhance the quality and efficiency of AI adoption and the digital economy in Malaysia, further unlocking the growth potential of the digital economy across the ASEAN region.

Bridging Chinese technology and global demand through AI data infrastructure. In the second half of AI, data determines the outcome and infrastructure lays the foundation. KeenData—headquartered in China, serving the world—empowers the global digital economy with solutions developed in China.