Liu Xiangyang, Chief Information Security Officer and Dean of the Software Engineering Academy at Midea Group, has confirmed his attendance at the "8th Golden Ape Big Data Industry Development Forum — AI Infra & Data Agent Trends Forum." The forum is guided by the Shanghai Municipal Data Bureau and jointly hosted by the Golden Ape Organizing Committee, Data Ape, the Shanghai Digital Business Association, and the Shanghai Big Data Alliance.

The theme of this forum is "Data Has Ape·Wisdom Sees Ten Years," aiming to transcend purely technical narratives and re-explore the essence and boundaries of data in the intelligent era from multiple perspectives, including industry, commerce, organization, and cultural thinking. Since the release of the "Action Outline for Promoting Big Data Development" in 2015, which formally elevated big data to a national strategy, the big data industry has quietly passed its first decade.

Over the past decade, big data has evolved from a technical concept into infrastructure, laying the industrial foundation. In the next decade, through deep integration with AI, data will no longer be a static raw material but a core driver for real-time decision-making and reshaping business processes. The focus should not only be on "how to use data" but also on "how data will reshape an intelligentized future."

Simultaneously, the forum will significantly release the "Redefining Data Intelligence: Data Agent White Paper (2025)," which systematically analyzes the technical architecture and industrial application landscape of Data Agents.

Guest Introduction: Liu Xiangyang is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Dean of the Software Engineering Academy at Midea Group. He is a Member of the Academia Europaea, an IEEE Fellow, an IET Fellow, an ACM Distinguished Scientist, and an AAIA Fellow. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin in 2006.

He previously served as an Assistant Professor, Tenured Associate Professor, and Tenured Full Professor at Michigan State University, and as Chief Scientist at Ant Group. He has received the William C. Carter Award jointly presented by IEEE and IFIP, the NSF CAREER Award, and the Michigan State University Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award.

Liu Xiangyang's scientific research focuses on cloud computing and information security. In these two fields, he has published 5 English monographs and over 300 research papers, approximately half of which were published in conferences and journals recognized as Category A by the China Computer Federation.

In 2024, Liu Xiangyang was selected by IDC as one of the top ten figures in the Chief Security Officer (CSO) Hall of Fame (10 individuals nationally). In 2025, he was recognized by Forbes China as an Influential Figure in Artificial Intelligence (15 individuals nationally) and was selected by IDC as the CIO/CTO of the Year.

Introduction to the Guest's Company: Midea Group, with the vision "Technology for Good Life for All," is a global technology group integrating six major business segments: Smart Home, Industrial Technology, Building Technologies, Robotics & Automation, Midea Healthcare, and ANDYLOG. Over the past decade, it has invested over 100 billion RMB in R&D.

It has formed a portfolio of brands including Midea, Little Swan, Hualing, COLMO, KUKA, Welling, Hekang, Kelu, Googol, Wandong, and Lingwang. Annually, it provides satisfactory products and services to over 500 million global users, as well as key clients and strategic partners across various fields.

To date, Midea Group has over 400 subsidiaries worldwide, 38 R&D centers, and 44 major production bases, with its business covering more than 200 countries and regions. In 2024, Midea Group's total operating revenue was 409.1 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%; its net profit attributable to shareholders was 38.5 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 14.3%.

It currently has approximately 190,000 employees globally, including over 30,000 overseas staff. It employs more than 23,000 R&D personnel, with R&D investment exceeding 100 billion RMB over the past decade. In 2024, Midea Group ranked 277th on the Fortune Global 500 and 36th on the Brand Finance Top 100 Most Valuable Tech Brands list.

Midea Group is positioned across six business segments, with technology leadership at its core, aiming for balanced development of ToC and ToB businesses and promoting dual qualitative breakthroughs domestically and globally. Its tax contributions over the past decade exceeded 150 billion RMB.

Against the backdrop of dual circulation, import substitution, and industrial upgrading, Midea adheres to its new strategic pillars of "Technology Leadership, User Directness, Digital & Intelligent Drive, and Global Breakthrough." It continues to increase investment in digitalization, IoT integration, global expansion, and technological leadership, while laying out and investing in new frontier technologies, committed to becoming a global leader in smart homes and an enabler of smart manufacturing.

★ Venue: Shanghai Marriott Hotel Kangqiao (No. 50 Tongchuan Road, Putuo District, Shanghai)