October draws to a close, and with the arrival of the distant north wind, the chill has reached Shenzhen. Yet our anticipation remains fiery, for we know countless creations are about to be unveiled, and even more passion will be ignited.
Much like that inspiring declaration over sixty years ago, we choose to create not because it is easy, but precisely because it is challenging. For this challenge ignites our passion to transform reality—because creating, sharing, and changing are missions we embrace wholeheartedly. On the stage of Maker Faire 2025, we will put our ingenuity and hands to work, fulfilling the very purpose of our creation! This year’s event brings together countless brilliant ideas from around the globe. The final list of exhibitors has been released. Want a sneak peek at this year’s star-studded lineup? Click below to explore:
1.Mat Zolnierczyk
Mat is a robotics engineer at Labman Automation, creator of the NotEnoughTech channel. He transitioned from an art student to an engineer and immersed himself in the maker community.
He now focuses on home automation and is passionate about sharing tech content.
2.Abhinav Krishna N
Abhinav is an electronics and communications engineering student passionate about open-source knowledge sharing. He develops technological solutions such as AI wildlife conservation and Braille assistance, while inspiring a new generation of makers through teaching and mentorship. Abhinav firmly believes that technology should be integrated with public welfare to benefit both humanity and nature.
3.Luca Spina
Luca is an outstanding smart home community influencer. He shares a wealth of freely accessible tutorials to help community members leverage smart home devices and technology to build their dream homes with their own hands.
4.Simone Giertz
Simone is a YouTube creator and founder of Yetch Studio.Dubbed the “Queen of Shitty Machines,” she first connected with China at age 16. She later dropped out of school to dive into the maker world, where she gained fame beyond her niche community. Now, she’s dedicated to sharing her journey as a maker.
5.Syed Junaid Ahmed
Syed is a Technical Manager and the Head of Product Design and Digital Manufacturing at the Incubation Committee of Andhra University. He specializes in IoT and medical device prototyping while actively promoting open-source technology adoption. He also mentors student innovators in the fields of advanced manufacturing and hardware startups.
They will soon gather alongside other Innovation Ambassadors at Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025. We look forward to you joining us to witness the boundless wonders unfolding on the stage of maker super-evolution!
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Over the past 12 years, the development trajectory of Maker Faire Shenzhen can be seen as a microcosm of the development of maker culture in China.
- 2012: “Gathering Small Wisdom, Journeying through the Great Future” – This was the first Mini Maker Faire in China, with less than 1000 attendees, and was more like a gathering within a small circle. But we saw the infinite possibilities emerging from the maker community.
- 2013: The slogan was absent, and the maker community was still small. – In the OCT Creative Park, there were cross-disciplinary exchanges among different creative communities, silently laying the foundation for cultural output.
- 2014: “Innovate with China” – the event was upgraded to the Featured level for the first time, with a significant increase in scale compared to previous years, and the beginning of professional independent forums. This year, makers began to enter the public’s view.
- 2015: “Everyone is a Maker, what are you waiting for?” – This year’s Shenzhen International Maker Week became one of the largest Maker Faires in the world. This year, the concept of “maker” was elevated to a national level, and the trend of “mass innovation, mass entrepreneurship” swept across the country.
- 2016: “My World, My Creation” – As the sub-venue of the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week, the event was held for the first time in the commercial center area, experiencing unpredictable weather from typhoons to scorching heat. Many makers succeeded in your entrepreneurial endeavors this year, but it seemed like there were even more failures. The hype around entrepreneurship shifted towards rationality.
- 2017: “Makers, Go Pro” – The event took place at the university campus for the first time, focusing on Maker Pros and providing a platform for diverse innovators and makers to showcase themselves, presenting more possibilities for the growth path of makers to the entire community.
- 2018: “Co-making in the City” – The main venue of Shenzhen International Maker Week, where individuals and groups with shared visions and values gathered to showcase stories, projects, and explorations of collaboration among different communities and people.
- 2019: ” To the Heart of Community, To the Cluster of Industry” – The event was upgraded to the Maker Faire Shenzhen, attempting to attract professional audiences and focusing on pragmatic aspects such as solving the needs of industrial upgrading and co-developin. It aims to build a platform for innovation and industry dialogue and collaboration.
- 2023: “Where Are The Makers?”– Starting from our own mission and values, we aim to explore the future direction of makers and the possibilities for commercialization. Though this question does not have a definitive answer, we do hope that through this event, we can communicate and share with every one of you, finding more ideas and directions together.
- 2024: “Everything is AI” – This year, we brought together over 120 exhibitors from around the world, attracting nearly 1,500 professional attendees from nearly 20 countries and over 20 provinces across China. The exhibition showcased a wide range of AI application projects and hosted 10 AI hardware-themed satellite events, alongside various workshops.
