Shanghai, March 19, 2024 – Haier Smart Home hosted its highly anticipated 2025 Ecosystem Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Center under the theme "AI for Home, AI for You." This landmark event showcased breakthrough technologies and outlined the company's strategic vision to redefine intelligent living enabled by artificial intelligence (AI).
In front of thousands of customers, business leaders and media representatives, Mr. Li Huagang, Senior Vice President of Haier Group and Chairman & President of Haier Smart Home, opened the conference with an insightful analysis of 2024’s market dynamics. He unveiled the company's global innovation and digital transformation roadmap, emphasizing AI-powered solutions co-designed with the users to address the real needs. “There are millions of active users cocreating smart home experiences every day”
A key highlight of the conference was the debut of the AI Vision technology series, the result of Haier’s decade-long strategic investment in smart home ecosystems.
Mr. Shu Hai, Vice President of Haier Group and General Manager of Haier Smart Home R&D, emphasized the company’s accelerated development of home service robots, creating the "Unmanned Housework" era.
Globalization Through Localization
Haier Smart Home reinforced its commitment to a globalization strategy centered on localized innovation.
“Haier Smart Home is present everywhere there’s user demand.” the company emphasized.
In Europe, AI-driven consumer insights inform a fully integrated AI R&D process—spanning planning, research, and quality control—resulting in best-selling products like the very successful X11 washing machine.
In India, Haier has established world-class local manufacturing capabilities, superior online and offline user experiences and highly efficient service responses.
In Australia, the company has implemented the Agency Model, getting closer to their users and delivering historic results.
In the United States, with its SmartHQ platform, appliances become evolutionary AI machines, also creating a digital lifecycle twin, enabling the company to accelerate innovation, improve delivery, elevate usage, provide seamless service and delight users when they decide to replace their current appliances.
Mr. Li Pan, Vice President and Overseas Market General Manager of Haier Smart Home, emphasized: “In this new age, we continue to lead with innovation”. He added: “Join us to grow and win together in the AI era.”
Since pioneering the smart home strategy a decade ago, Haier Smart Home has consistently led the industry. With the launch of AI Vision, the company has transcended traditional smart appliances, advancing towards truly intelligent homes.