The Invitation to the ISA 2026 General Assembly

Dear ISA Members and related institutions/organizations, 

In response to the needs of the industry development and of ISA (International Solid State  lighting Alliance) members, the ISA 2026 General Assembly will be held under the theme " Embracing SSL in the Era of Digitalization and Intelligence" , bringing together leading  global experts from related fields to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the global  SSL industry with forward-looking thinking and perspectives. 

The Assembly will take place on the morning of November 18 (09:00–12:00) at the Kempinski  Hotel Suzhou Jinji Lake, Suzhou, China (Meeting Room K9, 1st Floor). Dr. Cao Jianlin,  Chairman of ISA and former Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Science and Technology, will  attend the opening ceremony. 

This meeting will feature Dr. Norman Bardsley, President of Bardsley Consulting (USA) and  ISA Chief Analyst; Prof. Cai Jianqi, Director of the Laboratory of Visual Health and Safety  Protection, China National Institute of Standardization; Mr. Haitao Liu, Head of Research China, Signify and Mr. Mr. Henry So the Sacretry General of Smart Lighting Pole Alliance,  among others. They will deliver presentations on topics including the deep integration of  lighting and the Internet, AI applications, innovation-driven development and application  scenarios in China, new progress in light-health research, new standards, and the latest  developments in the global SSL industry. 

Over the past year, China's general lighting market has declined slightly, but cross-industry  convergence has accelerated and growth in segmented fields has been robust: automotive LEDs,  backlight displays and non-visual lighting applications, "lighting + green building", and  integrated applications such as "lighting + PV + energy storage" continue to expand, while AI + IoT is empowering the upgrade of the lighting industry. Market competition is no longer  confined to individual products but is shifting toward technology ecosystems and integrated  solutions. These new fields and applications are not about competing on parameters within  existing rules — they are rewriting the ceiling of the SSL track. The convergence of LEDs with  optoelectronics and microelectronics is bringing the future of the SSL industry to our doorstep. We look forward to exploring challenges, sharing practices and identifying new drivers of  growth together with all participants, so as to provide sustained momentum for the development  of SSL worldwide. 

At this annual meeting, the recipients of ISA's two annual awards will be announced and  honored at a ceremony: the "Global SSL Award for Outstanding Industry Development" (AOID)  12 and the "Global SSL Award of Innovations Top 100" (Innovations Top100). 

The ISA Secretariat cordially invites all member organizations and related  institutions/organizations to attend this annual meeting. There is no limit on the number of  participants. 

The provisional agenda of ISA 2026 General Assembly is attached hereto. 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the ISA Secretariat: 010 63970511- 8002, +86 139 1016 6366, yueruisheng@isa-world.org ISA Secretariat 

October 25, 2026