On October 18, Shandong Heavy Industry - Weichai Power Global Partners’ Conference, themed "Tech Empowered, Future Equipped" kicked off grandly at Qingdao Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center. Ren Gang, deputy secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Committee and mayor, and Man Shengang, secretary of the Party committee and director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shandong Province, attended the conference and delivered speeches. Wang Zhijian, deputy secretary of the Party committee and general manager of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, gave keynote speeches and presented awards to outstanding overseas strategic partners. Ye Jianjun, deputy secretary of the Party committee, director and chairman of the trade union, presented awards to outstanding overseas employees. Nearly 3,000 partners and overseas employees from more than 140 countries around the world gathered together for friendship and development.

Ren Gang introduced the development of Qingdao, saying that Shandong Heavy Industry, an important leading enterprise in China's equipment manufacturing industry, has gathered a number of globally competitive brands such as Weichai Power and Sinotruk, and is moving towards becoming a world-class high-end equipment multinational enterprise. Shandong Heavy Industry has maintained a good cooperative relationship with Qingdao all along, injecting strong impetus into the development of Qingdao's advanced manufacturing industry. We look forward to Shandong Heavy Industry joining hands with a wide range of partners to enter Qingdao, choose Qingdao, settle down in Qingdao and create a more prosperous future together.

Man Shengang introduced the development of state-owned assets and enterprises in Shandong, saying that Shandong Heavy Industry is an outstanding representative of Shandong's state-owned enterprises and a bright representative of Shandong in the world. In recent years, Shandong Heavy Industry has maintained a good momentum of high-quality development with the spirit of never slackening, always staying at the forefront and always striving for the first place. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shandong Province will continue to firmly support Shandong Heavy Industry to become stronger, better and larger, to build itself into an important force leading Chinese equipment to the world, and to fully build a high-end equipment multinational group that is technologically leading, green development and world-class.

Wang Zhijian shared the development advantages, strategic direction and win-win concept of Shandong Heavy Industry. The full industrial chain layout driven by core technologies, the industry-leading intelligent manufacturing level, and the rich brand matrix have injected strong impetus into the rapid global development of the group. In the future, Shandong Heavy Industry will focus on new energy, digitalization, aftermarket and globalization, work with partners to accelerate overseas localization, promote integrated operation of all elements including research, production, supply, sales, service, finance and brand, and explore the vast global market.

The conference officially unveiled the global brand logo of Shandong Heavy Industry, and Ren Gang, Man Shengang, Wang Zhijian and representatives of strategic partners and overseas employees jointly unveiled the brand logo.

The conference also released a new brand mission, " Tech Empowered, Future Equipped".

At the conference, Shandong Heavy Industry signed strategic cooperation agreements on business synergy in overseas markets with Huawei Digital New Energy Technology Company and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation respectively.

The conference also presented awards to 40 outstanding overseas strategic partners and 30 outstanding overseas employees.

Huawei, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation and Shandong Heavy Industry's major domestic and foreign subsidiaries presented their products respectively.

During the event, Shandong Heavy Industry's new product showcase was held simultaneously, with its six business segments showcasing new products and new technologies, fully demonstrating the group's product portfolio advantages and hard-core technological strength.