The 2018 iFlyTek 1024 Global Developer Festival will commence at Hefei Binhu International Exhibition Center on Oct 24. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2018 iFlyTek 1024 Global Developer Festival will commence at Hefei Binhu International Exhibition Center on Oct 24. 

The Hefei-headquartered iFlyTek, a leading artificial intelligence company with particular strength in speech technologies, created the festival in 2017 to celebrate the works of AI developers. "1024" is the tenth power of two and the most basic gene sequence for AI; Accordingly, Oct 24 has been chosen as the date for the annual festival. 

The festival will include AI themed forums, AI Developer Race, and exhibitions of latest AI technologies. Last year, it attracted around 4500 AI experts, entrepreneurs, developers, and enthusiasts from all across the world.