To explore State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) reform and operational mechanism innovation, and promote industry-university-research integration, a thematic lecture was held at the North Lecture Hall of Wenhan Building at 7:00 p.m. on 11th October 2025. Zhang Yan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Hubei United Investment Group Co., Ltd., gave the lecture. Co-hosted by the School of Business Administration (SBA) and Hubei State-owned Assets and SOE Reform and Development Research Center, it was co-organized by the Talent Development and Organizational Development Research Center and the Department of Human Resource Management of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL). Yu Xiaopeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of SBA, presided over the event, which attracted over 280 teachers, students and business representatives.
At the lecture’s start, Zhang Yan talked about Hubei United Investment Group’s development history, core businesses and digital transformation, showing its achievements in SOE reform and high-quality development. She noted it is a key Hubei SOE, a first "world-class enterprise" pilot, adhering to being a tech innovation leader, industry-finance model, and focusing on new fields. She linked achievements to quality Party building and new operational responsibility mechanism.
Institutional Innovation Breaks Through to Stimulate Enterprise Vitality
Zhang Yan focused on SOE reform pain points like "insufficient incentives" and highlighted the group’s new operational responsibility mechanism. The "team formation competition" mechanism broke traditional dilemmas, while performance assessment and salary distribution drove the shift from "stability first" to "vitality release".
Digital Technology Penetrates Supervision to Empower Enterprise Refined Operation
Zhang Yan emphasized the group’s digital transformation, with digital platforms enabling full-process supervision. Driven by "talent vitality" and "technology vitality", its revenue grew at double-digit rates (2021-2024) and exceeded RMB 100 billion in Jan-Aug 2025, ranking 180th among China’s Top 500 Enterprises.
Singing Interprets Mission, Reform Spirit Resonates
The lecture ended with the group’s chorus video.Director of the Talent Development and Organizational Development Research Center Zhao Chenhui raised questions, and Zhang Yan encouraged students to "dare to think and act" and uphold integrity and diligence.
The lecture clarified SOE reform logic and inspired students. It was also noted that SBA and the group co-founded the ZUEL Industry-Education Integration Innovation Practice Base (2025) to foster innovative talents and promote university-enterprise cooperation.