A poster for the 2021 Alibaba APSARA Conference. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

The annual Alibaba APSARA Conference will be held at the Cloud Town in Xihu district, Hangzhou, from Oct 19 to 22.

Themed "Invent, Explore, and Inspire", the event will comprise 100 forums and over 40,000 square meters of exhibition area.

An aerial view of the Cloud Town, the conference's host venue. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

"This year's new feature is a large exhibition for visitors who are fond of new technologies," said Liu Xiangwen, head of the conference's organizing committee.

Liu added that there will be over 200 exhibitors, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the University of Hong Kong. About 1,500 products and solutions will make their debut or be displayed during the conference.