Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025, themed “AI and More Things” invites scholars, tech leaders, maker pioneers, and industry practitioners from all fields to join the grand event. As in previous years, we have curated and recruited numerous exciting satellite events to provide more networking opportunities for all attendees. Today, we introduce one of this year’s satellite events:
| Roundtable Discussion: Maker Faire 3D Creativity Theme – Podcast “Brainwave” Recording Event Time: Sunday, January 16, 16:00 PM – 18:00 PM Guest Panel Discussion – 16:00 PM – 17:30 PM Live Q&A Session – 17:30 PM – 18:00 PM Event Venue: Shenzhen · Vanke Design Commune Shared Meeting Room 3 Event Form: Live Roundtable Discussion (with simultaneous podcast recording) Organizer: Podcast Channel “Brain Waves” |
“Brainwave” Deep Dive:
The “iPhone Moment” of 3D Creativity
Today, inventing hardware has become as accessible as building apps with Vibe Coding. The tech podcast “Brain Waves,” which has long focused on hardware innovation, has invited the most representative companies from three key sectors: 3D generation, 3D scanning, and 3D printing manufacturing. Shumei Wanwu, backed by renowned investors like Sequoia Capital and IDG; Kiri Engine, the world’s top-ranked 3D scanning app; and Elegoo, a leading global printer brand. They will converge at Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025 to dissect industry dynamics and showcase diverse maker applications.
Interlocutor
Thomas Bai, Host of the podcast “Brain Waves,” with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. Former CMO of an XR startup and contributing writer for tech media outlets.
Nixon Hu, Host of the podcast “Brain Waves,” product manager at a major tech company, former robotics product manager, and technology journalist.
Wang Zhengnan, Developer of Kiri Engine, the world’s top 3D scanning application. The China-based application Remy made its debut at the HarmonyOS Developer Conference opening keynote.
Chen Bo, Vice President of Elegoo, a 3D printer brand, holds the fourth-largest market share in the consumer-grade 3D printer sector and ranks first in the photopolymerization printing market.
Zhang Shupeng, Product Lead for “Hitem 3D” and the “Hitem Community” under Shumei Wanwu. To date, Shumei Wanwu has secured over tens of millions of dollars in total funding, with a valuation exceeding $150 million.
Spotlight
Eighteen Martial Arts: How Do 3D Technologies and Equipment Bring Creativity to Life?
- From photo-based cartoon avatar necklaces to high-fidelity 3D models that build human faces with just a scan, and precision 3D resin printing for scanning collectible figures… How do 3D technologies and equipment unlock limitless creative possibilities—from digital design to physical production?
User Needs, Technology, and Product Functionality: Solving the Three-Body Problem
- Why develop the product now? From concept to launch, how do you advance step by step to the industry forefront? How do users perceive and interact with the product? Drawing from product exploration journeys and industry evolution, from technology to user behavior, they will share invaluable insights and reflections.
Industry Landscape and Creator Ecosystem: How to Monetize? Where Lies the Value?
- How are communities built and operated? How do user communities gradually form and grow? Learn from top product developers how to discover and pioneer blue oceans, drive product realization from inspiration, and leverage long-term positive user interactions to unlock greater value.
Registration
Time:
Sunday, November 16, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location:
Lecture Hall, Zone B, Vanke Design Commune, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Scan the QR code below to register：
Visitor Register for MFSZ25
November 15-16, Vanke Design Commune, Nanshan, Shenzhen
Parking Limited, eco-friendly transportation are highly recommended!
Take Metro Line 5 to Liuxiandong Station, exit via Exit A, walk straight, then turn left to arrive.
Nearby bus stops: Zhongxing Talent Apartments East and Vanke Cloud City.
Go green, save energy, and join us for a sustainable journey!
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.
