On June 28, 2024, during the 16th IAI Awards Ceremony held in Xiamen, the launch ceremony of the first AI Design Award Competition in 2024 was grandly held. This new competition will become an international professional design competition with AI as its core content.

On June 28, 2024, a special IAI Design Yearbook donation ceremony was held at the 16th IAI Design Festival awards ceremony.

On June 28, 2024, during the IAI Design Festival Awards Ceremony, the Asia Pacific Designer Alliance Ivy League University Cooperation Alliance and related industry signing cooperation ceremony was successfully held at the Portman Seven Star Bay Hotel in Xiamen. Many well-known universities and institutions participated in this signing, including the Film School of Shanghai University, the Film and Television School of Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Beijing Institute of Graphic Arts, Suzhou Industrial Park Vocational and Technical College, Communication University of China, as well as overseas universities such as the University of Chile and the University of San Sebastian in Chile, as well as the Digital Art Museum of Lingdong Tiandi and Wufu Wutang.

From June 30 to July 1, 2024, under the organization and arrangement of the IAI Design Festival Organizing Committee, a two-day design inspection and exchange trip was launched in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. In Nanjing, Zhangzhou, the IAI Design Festival, Chinese and foreign guests visited and inspected the ancient town of "Yunshui Ballad", a world cultural heritage site, with a focus on local tulou architecture. Through their understanding of the style and history of tulou architecture, the guests were once again amazed by the diversity and uniqueness of traditional Chinese architecture. That evening, the guests were invited to visit a high-end residential community called "Kasa Mingzhu" designed by IAI judge Chen Guangxiong in Shishi, Quanzhou. They then had a discussion and exchange in the space of the Kasa Mingzhu Real Estate Club, designed by renowned designer Liu Ronglu, located on the top floor. Accompanied by the relevant person in charge of the Kasa Mingzhu Group and the club owner, they had a pleasant dinner together. The unique local flavor of Minnan cuisine impressed the guests with thumbs up.