SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Elon Musk will be among the

keynote speakers at the opening ceremony of the World AI

Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Thursday, according to an

agenda released in advance of the event.

The agenda did not specify whether Musk would appear in

person or via video, but someone with knowledge of the matter

said Musk was not expected to appear in person.

WAIC organisers did not immediately respond to a request for

comment on Musk's attendence or keynote.

Other attendees slated to attend the opening include Chinese

Premier Li Qiang, who is also expected to make a speech.

Musk and Li met in Beijing in April during the Tesla CEO's

whirlwind trip to the capital.

That trip was an opportunity for Musk to discuss the rollout

of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and data-transfer

permissions, sources said at the time.

Musk is no stranger to WAIC and has provided video messages

for the previous two editions of the event. He last appeared at

the event in person in 2019.

Musk's speech will come on the same day as the EU is

expected to impose preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric

vehicle imports.

Tesla, the largest exporter of EVs from China to Europe, has

requested that the Commission calculate a separate duty rate for

it. It currently faces a 21% additional tariff as part of the

group of companies that have cooperated with the investigation.

Tesla did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for

comment.