Asian
Network for Quality (ANQ) Congress 2026 was held by China Association for
Quality (CAQ) in the Chengdu, China from 14-18 Sep 2026. The congress theme was
“Integrating Asia and the World: Igniting a Quality-Driven Sustainable Future”.
The closing Ceremony was held on 17 Sep 2026 afternoon. Minda and I arrived the
venue.
Then
Dr. Jane Wong (HKSQ), Dr. Duan Yonggang (段永剛) (Chairman, ANQ) and I took a photo for memory.
Closing
ceremony started, Ms. Wang Lin (王琳) reported there are 127 papers submitted by 17
countries and regions. It’s distribution of service (62%), Manufacturing (31%)
and others (7%) were mentioned.
After
that Mr. Janak Mehta introduced the Ishikawa-Kano Award – Silver Medal to be
awarded to professionals from the field of quality management who made outstanding
contribution to the cause of quality in their respective country and in Asia
over a long period of time.
The
first awardee was Dr. Zhu Guosen (Deputy General Manager of Shougang Group Co.,
Ltd.). His representative received the certificate.
Then
Dr. Zhu presented through video recording.
And
then Mr. Janak Mehta announced the second awardee was Dr. Lotto LAI. The
statement in the certificate showed as follows: "This is to certify that
Lotto Kim-Hung LAI has distinguished career advancing quality excellence
through visionary leadership at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
(HKSTP), transformative stewardship of the Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ),
and unwavering dedication to the Asian Network for Quality (ANQ) Congresses,
fostering widespread dissemination of quality principles and practices across
Asia."
Mr.
Janak Mehta and Dr. Duan Yonggang (段永剛) presented the certificate to me.
I
then gave the IKA-Silver Medal Acceptance Message.
I
reviewed the history of studying with Dr. Kano.
And
then I reviewed all ANQ Congress since 2003.
Finally,
I concluded that “Quality is not just a standard of compliance; it is the
engine of innovation and sustainable growth.”. The future of quality in Asia should
be included but not limited to AI, Innovation and Sustainability.
After
that Mr. Johnson Tan Swan San (SQI) presented Asian Service Award and ARE-QP
award to different industries.
Group
photo of awardee of ARE-QP award.
And
then the best paper announcement. It is below 10% of total papers elected as the
best paper.
Best
paper awardees group photo was taken.
The
first closing session keynote speaker was Dr. K.N. Subramanya and his topic was
“Quality by Design: India’s Higher Education Story for a Sustainable Asia”.
He
introduced five pillars and they were Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability
and Accountability in vibrant knowledge society.
Finally,
Dr. Subramanya shared their core metrics and KPIs for quality management in his
university.
The
second keynote speaker was Dr. Paulo Sampaio (President, European Organization
for Quality (EOQ)). And his topic named “Beyond Digital: Rethinking Quality in
the Transformation Era”.
Then
Dr. Paulo Sampaio reviewed technology trends 2205-2030 through the Future of
Jobs Report 2025.
He
then mentioned the Quality 4.0 stands for Quality Tools & System,
User-certric, Automation, Leadership, Integration, Technology and You, plus 4.0
which driven by the 4th industrial revolution.
Finally,
Dr. Paulo Sampaio raised a formula for Quality 5.0 and they are Q4.0 x
Innovation x Sustainability x Humanistic Culture.
The
last speaker was Mr. Willy Vandenbrande (IAQ Academician) and his presentation
title was “Quality at a Crossroad”.
In
the beginning, he mentioned the scale of quality things including to manage
system, reduce defects, eliminate waste, increase productivity and reduce cost.
Finally,
he concluded that quality professionals at a cross road should define progress
as increase quality of all life, to promote cooperation, to combine evidence-based
decision making and to contribute to a quality-driven economic system.
Lastly,
Dr. Duan Yonggang (段永剛) passed the ANQ flag to Dr. Wong Wei Khiang
(President, Institute of Quality Malaysia (IQM)).
Then
Dr. Wong Wei Khiang introduced the coming ANQ Congress 2027 in Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia from 6th to 10th Sep 2027.
At
the end, Invitation Video of Malaysia was showed.
Then
I took a photo with Dr. Wong Wei Khiang (IQM).
Photo
with Mehta and Dr. Rey Fremista (Former President, Philippine Society for
Quality (PSQ)).
HKSQ
team photo was taken for memory before end of ANQ Congress 2026.
SQI
and Vietnam friends took a photo with my certificate.
ISQ
and BSTQM friends also took a photo with my certificate.
Lastly,
I also took a photo with Dr. IIia Rusakov (National Research University “MPEI”)
and then waiting for Gala dinner.
See
you all in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia!
