From October 31 to November 1, Highlander's 2026 Q3 Business Review and First 2027 Annual Planning Meeting was held at the Highlander Intelligent Innovation Park. Senior executives, heads of business segments and core team members gathered to fully review Q3 operating results, assess industry development opportunities, and define the key priorities and work arrangements for the next stage.

With "growth" as its theme, the meeting was organized around multiple dimensions including business review, the 2027 annual plan, AI-driven organizational development and team management, aligning thinking and building consensus at this pivotal moment looking toward the future.

General Manager Shen Wanqiu delivered a concluding speech, setting out comprehensive arrangements for the priority work of the next stage.

Grounding in Business Review, Moving Operating Data onto a Unified Platform

The purpose of review is to see the substance of the business. Each business segment must systematically sort through its operating situation and form a clear judgment. The company is moving the operating data of all segments onto a unified platform to achieve business visualization, so that segments can be compared and traced under the same standards, and management no longer depends on level-by-level reporting to understand how the business is performing. At the same time, the right people should be placed in the right positions to unleash the team's fighting spirit and creativity.

Anchoring the 2027 Goals: Open Up First, Converge Next, Decide Last

Regarding the 2027 annual plan, the meeting put forward the methodology of "open up first, converge next, decide last": first open up fully and list all possible opportunities; then gradually converge and lock in the priority directions; finally focus on one or two core directions. Innovation comes mainly from practice — from frontline managers' thorough grasp and combination of factors such as customers, competition and policy. At the same time, deeper "business + finance" collaboration should be promoted so that the listed company's financial capabilities better serve business development. Ultimately, the plan must land on inspiring and amplifying the value of the team.

Embracing AI Transformation, Reshaping the Organization

The relationship between AI and the company is multi-dimensional, and the most fundamental dimension is organizational form. In the AI era, organizations are shifting toward task-based structures, and the company needs to advance the embedded development of the organization and AI. The meeting proposed creating a new role, the "AI manager" — an AI manager is not a technical cadre, but someone who makes AI and the business fully converge. The organizational structure of the AI era takes a "hourglass" shape: a relatively high proportion of high-level talent at the top, a lean middle layer, and a larger share of frontline production staff. In terms of workforce efficiency, a leaner team configuration combined with AI applications should deliver higher performance output — headcount growth must not be the precondition for growth.

Strengthening Compliance, Cementing the Foundation for Development

Compliance is the focus of current operations, and compliance investment is a rigid cost. The meeting required that the principal heads of each business team attach great importance to compliance, embed compliance requirements into every link of operations, and consolidate the foundation for long-term steady development.

Keeping to One Word, "Open," to Unlock Growth Space

Speaking about the two-day meeting, Mr. Shen offered an overall judgment: the industry as a whole is currently healthy — that is the basic judgment. He summed up the key to growth in one word, "open": first, openness — staying open in thinking; second, delegation — moving into a delegated management model; third, broadening horizons — actively seeking opportunities and pursuing high-quality growth.

The meeting called on the entire management team to stay grounded in the present, firm up confidence, seize industry development opportunities, go all out to meet all targets, and continue to consolidate the long-term foundation of Highlander's marine technology industry.