On April 23, the 2025 TUYA Global Developer Conference graced Shenzhen with its presence. Tuya Smart, a leading global AI cloud platform service provider (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), collaborated with top tech industry representatives and experts to host a series of engaging themed forums. The main forum was divided into two segments, with the first half focusing on "AI+ IoT," emphasizing Tuya's commitment to fostering a dynamic global AIoT developer ecosystem alongside global developers. Together, they explored the potential for AI technology innovation and commercialization.

[2025 TUYA Global Developer Conference (Shenzhen) Scene]

In the midst of rapid global AI technological advancements, large AI models are transforming the underlying logic of the intelligent connected world at an unprecedented pace. Industries worldwide are embracing this new AI revolution. As a trailblazer in smart technology, Tuya has fully embraced AI, achieving groundbreaking progress in AI Device and AI Edge. At the main forum, Tuya showcased its latest AI achievements and best application practices, providing global developers with a comprehensive empowerment path from technology verification to commercial transformation.

Distinguished guests including Xu Dong, General Manager of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group's Tongyi Large Model Business; Chen Lei, General Manager of Google Cloud AI Products in North Asia; Wu Di, Head of Intelligent Algorithms at Volcano Engine; Long Yimin, General Manager of Tencent Cloud Audio Video IoT; Dr. Liu Yaxiao, Chief Technology Officer of Amazon Web Services Greater China; Chen Lihan, Chief Customer Development Officer of CapitaLand; Shen Kang, Head of Hangzhou Innovation Camp; and Tuya Smart's leadership team of Co-Chairman and President Chen Liaohan, Co-founder, COO, and CFO Yang Yi, and Technical Vice President Ke Dumin participated in the forum. They delved into how AI will reshape the industry ecosystem in the era of large models.

[Tuya Smart's Co-Chairman and President Chen Liaohan]

The forum commenced with an opening speech by Tuya Smart's Co-Chairman and President Chen Liaohan, who welcomed attendees and shared insights into the development trend of generative AI and Tuya's strategic AI commercialization layout. Chen Liaohan stated, "Generative AI is currently experiencing rapid large-scale model development and accelerated commercial application. AI excites and anticipates everyone because every technology-driven industrial revolution creates new business opportunities. It is predictable that traditional hardware will undergo a new round of AI reconstruction, fostering industrial growth through innovative product experiences. Tuya remains committed to fostering an open and neutral global AI cloud developer ecosystem, lowering the threshold for AI smart hardware development, popularizing AI technology, and assisting partners in expanding their global market reach."

[Tuya Smart's Co-founder, COO, and CFO Yang Yi]

With the theme "Unlocking the 'Intelligence' Manufacturing Power of AIoT," Tuya Smart's Co-founder, COO, and CFO Yang Yi delved into the implementation path of AI's commercial value, painting a vivid picture of the intelligent future. Yang Yi emphasized that in the AI era, creativity has achieved true equality, thinking has become the core productive force, and technological empowerment enables "thinking to lead to results." The deep integration of AI and the physical world serves as a key unlocking new consumer spaces, not only generating trillion-dollar market opportunities but also reshaping the future of consumer electronics, energy, home furnishing, and other fields. To empower developers to seize AI opportunities, Tuya has launched multiple advanced AI technology and platform products, ranging from AI devices to spatial intelligence, fully unleashing the "intelligence" manufacturing power of AIoT, thereby helping developers reduce thresholds and initiate a new wave of innovation across all sectors.

[Dr. Liu Yaxiao, Chief Technology Officer of Amazon Web Services Greater China]

Dr. Liu Yaxiao, Chief Technology Officer of Amazon Web Services Greater China, shared best practices, illustrating how smart hardware users can create edge-side AI, generate more AI revenue, and export their AI capabilities to become AI solution enablers and sub-sector leaders. Additionally, he discussed how developers can leverage their unique advantages beyond basic models to build a reference architecture for new intelligent capabilities, thereby becoming creators in the era of large models. Liu Yaxiao remarked, "Since the beginning of this year, DeepSeek has sparked a wave of domestic enterprises leveraging large models to enhance user experience, boost product capabilities, and accelerate iteration processes. AI-powered smart hardware, combined with cloud computing capabilities, is rapidly driving industry transformation. Amazon Web Services' investment in AI application laboratories and related resources in Greater China, through collaboration with customers, assists smart hardware manufacturers in establishing new intelligent frameworks, fostering stronger global competitiveness."

[Chen Lihan, Chief Customer Development Officer of CapitaLand]

Chen Lihan, Chief Customer Development Officer of CapitaLand, stated, "CapitaLand has always envisioned 'Intelligently Charting a New Course,' accelerating smart cities and sustainable development through AIoT technology. Our collaboration with Tuya not only promotes innovative applications such as smart energy management but also facilitates community integration through technology. In the future, CapitaLand will continue to lead the industry, partner with ecological players, and build an inclusive and low-carbon future city imbued with technological warmth."

[Shen Kang, Head of Hangzhou Innovation Camp]

Shen Kang, Head of Hangzhou Innovation Camp, noted, "The potential energy of the AI industry has already crystallized, with PC internet and mobile internet serving as mere precursors to this wave. This AI revolution will be the largest industrial transformation in nearly 200 years, fundamentally altering our lives and workstyles. The underlying massive data accumulation and precise matching, hardware and computing power iterations, and the adaptation of basic and intermediate components all point to the immense potential energy of this wave. Under this trend, innovation has become the core competitiveness in the AI industry. Let's stay tuned and strive to be pioneers in this transformative era."

[Roundtable Forum]

The forum featured a special roundtable event titled "Breaking the Deadlock and Reconstruction: How AI Reshapes the Industry Ecosystem." For the first time, leaders from cloud computing and large model vendors such as Alibaba Cloud, Google Cloud, Volcano Engine, and Tencent Cloud converged on one stage to engage in speculative discussions on cutting-edge topics like AI hardware interaction and the commercialization of AI Agents. This not only brought invaluable cognitive innovations to the industry but also provided a fresh perspective for global developers, enabling them to tap into the boundless potential of AI.

[2025 TUYA Global Developer Conference (Shenzhen) Scene]

With the successful conclusion of the first half of the main forum, Tuya comprehensively showcased its latest achievements and far-reaching layout in the AI domain through a series of keynote speeches and roundtable discussions. It not only outlined a clear path for technology implementation for global developers but also led them towards the era of intelligence with its continuously iterated and upgraded AIoT developer platform. Together, they explored the infinite possibilities nurtured by the fusion of AI and the physical world.