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[Shanghai, China, September 16, 2026] Huawei HCIE ROCKS 2026, themed "Advancing the Agentic World with Huawei Certification," concluded successfully in Shanghai during HUAWEI CONNECT 2026. More than 200 HCIE experts, industry customers, ecosystem partners, and industry leaders from China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and Central Asia gathered to explore how HCIE certification can support professional development and strengthen enterprise competitiveness.
At the event, the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, together with representatives from enterprises and universities worldwide, jointly launched the Intelligent Talent Seeding Program 3.0. The program aims to increase the number of certified digital and intelligent professionals to 1.6 million by 2030, accelerating intelligent transformation across industries.
Scene from HCIE ROCKS 2026
Ocean Sun, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei's Global Technical Service Dept, delivered the opening remarks, expressing his sincere appreciation to the customers, partners, and HCIE experts who have supported Huawei over the years. He noted that more than 9,000 professionals have newly obtained HCIE certification over the past year, bringing the global total to more than 42,000. Working across industries including finance, transportation, electric power, and public utilities, HCIE experts are pushing the boundaries of technology and intelligence and driving intelligent transformation across industries.
As AI continues to advance, organizations are increasingly seeking to cultivate "π-shaped talent"—professionals who possess strong ICT expertise, develop new AI capabilities, and know how to apply them to industry-specific scenarios.
Huawei presented the HCIE Technology Pioneer Award, HCIE Industry Star Award, and HCIE 10-Year Outstanding Contribution Award to 30 HCIE experts from around the world, recognizing their continued pursuit of excellence in ICT, outstanding contributions across industries, and long-standing commitment to professional excellence. Three award recipients from China, the United Arab Emirates, and Spain delivered keynote speeches, sharing their firsthand experiences and insights into the unique value of HCIE certification in advancing their careers and driving business innovation.
Huawei presented the HCIE Spark Award, HCIE Outstanding Instructor Award, Huawei O3 Outstanding Contribution Award, and Huawei JDC HCIE Product Co-creation Outstanding Contribution Award to five training and certification partners and 23 HCIE experts worldwide, recognizing their outstanding contributions to HCIE development and community building.
Lin Kangping, General Manager of Tech Education, an Advanced Huawei Authorized Learning Partner; Rick Lu, Director of Huawei's Partner Network Technology Capability Operations Dept; and Yang Yang, Head of Huawei JDC Platform Operations, delivered speeches on HCIE development in the intelligent era, joint capability building between HCIE experts and O3, and capability co-creation between HCIE experts and JDC, respectively. They shared their perspectives and insights into future development.
In his speech, Rick Lu highlighted the collaboration and mutual growth between the O3 platform and HCIE experts. O3 online labs and scenario-based capability packages have helped partners enhance their delivery capabilities for industry-specific scenarios, with monthly lab usage exceeding 17,000. In addition, HCIE experts account for 76.5% of the O3 Top Members, while their contributions have been referenced more than 310,000 times. The presence and contributions of HCIE experts on the platform continue to grow.
Ren Lihua, Deputy Director of the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered an insightful presentation. He noted that in 2025, the Center and Huawei jointly launched the ICT Talent Assessment Action Plan, through which more than 9,000 professionals were certified.
Looking ahead, the Center and Huawei will work together in two key areas. First, they will use an authoritative assessment system to drive improvements in talent development quality, continuously incorporating the competency requirements for professionals in foundational ICTs into curriculum standards, training programs, practical training facilities, and other aspects of talent development. Second, they will work to strengthen policy coordination and support for the recognition of assessment results, including in areas such as further education, employment, and career advancement.
He expressed the hope that a more scientific, open, and forward-looking talent assessment system will help lay a stronger foundation for developing professionals with expertise in foundational ICTs.
Frank Pang, President of Huawei's Learning & Certification Services Dept, delivered a keynote speech. He said that, based on the "π-shaped" talent competency model for the intelligent era, Huawei Certification will continue to evolve in three key directions: single-domain intelligence, cross-domain integration, and business-technology integration. This year, Huawei will launch three new HCIE certifications in succession: AI Developer, AI Infrastructure, and AI Networking.
He also invited Ren Lihua, together with representatives from universities and enterprises in Europe, Latin America, and China, to jointly launch the Intelligent Talent Seeding Program 3.0. Through ecosystem collaboration, the program aims to cultivate more digital and intelligent talent and increase the number of Huawei-certified digital and intelligent professionals to 1.6 million by 2030, accelerating digital and intelligent transformation across industries worldwide.
Launch of the Intelligent Talent Seeding Program 3.0
The intelligent world is rapidly taking shape, with AI transforming the core of production across industries. In step with these developments, Huawei Certification is evolving to help enterprises and individuals quickly adapt to emerging roles and new capability requirements in the intelligent era.
Looking ahead, Huawei will work with ecosystem partners worldwide to cultivate "π-shaped" digital and intelligent talent. With HCIEs continued innovation, we aim to create new value for customers and advance the agentic world.
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