Fighting For Innovation

HGZN General Manager Qiao Hui wants to see China’s Robotics and AI Business take over the World.

- Oliver Featherston

When Qiao Hui, General Manager of Jiangsu Hagong Intelligent Robot Co (HGZN), says he’s produced no achievements worth mentioning yet, he’s partially joking. The creation of HGZN and its previous iterations is indisputably something of which to be proud, but he remains wholly aware that the journey to success is an ongoing one. Long-term, he hopes to propel the Chinese robotics industry – and HGZN itself – to an international level, winning world-class recognition of its capabilities.

The keys to achieving this mission, Qiao says, are threefold. “First, HGZN is a technology enterprise,” he explains, “so the key leadership traits are attentiveness to movement in the market, and sensitivity to trends of technological evolution. In this regard, I’ve been constantly learning and upgrading myself.

“Second, speaking from the perspective of a listed company, the scale of the business means a stringent regulation system is required in governing the business operation. One must practise risk management and compliance. As well as technological development and business expansion, one must also focus on leadership, training and development of the workforce to bring the company to greater heights.