Dr. Liu Qiao is responsible for 3M Japan R&D as his recent overseas assignment. Liu worked both in academia and in automotive R&D, Service and Business at Hitachi and Toyota before joining 3M. Liu successfully led Toyota’s first Canadian hybrid vehicle program and its market introduction. As a founding member of Toyota Research Institute of North America, Liu drove establishment of Toyota’s technologies, engineering platforms and programs which impact millions of Toyota and Lexus vehicles worldwide. Liu led 3M’s effort on building technology platforms, infrastructure, and product pipelines to mechanize, electrify, and digitize advanced 3M materials to accelerate business growth globally. Liu was recognized as the Smart Industry 50 Innovators on the leading edge of digital transformation.