# Tuya Co-Founder Highlights Real-World AI Application Competition > Source: > Published: 2026-06-26 04:55:27+00:00 Per Tuya's press release and Summer Davos coverage, **Alex Yang**, Co-Founder, COO, and CFO of **Tuya Smart**, spoke at the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos) in Dalian on June 23-25, 2026. Yang participated in sessions including "China's Lobster Fever," "AI and Future Growth," and "Owning the Interface: Strategy in the Age of AI Agents," and described drivers of China's rapid AI adoption. Per Tuya, Yang said, "First, the country has a vast number of users developers who are actively exploring and building AI applications. Second, both individuals and businesses have demonstrated a remarkable openness for exploring and testing new technologies. More fundamentally, the strong aspiration across society for development and progress has become a powerful intrinsic driver of AI innovation." Reporting by Stocktitan adds that Yang highlighted Tuya's AI work across **smart home**, **energy**, and **robotics**, and noted use of real-time pricing data from more than **800 European utilities**.