Huateng Pony

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Tencent Holdings

Search every verified Huateng Pony interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. On March 7, 2018, Pony Ma, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings, attended a panel discussion with President Xi Jinping and other deputies from Guangdong Province during the National People's Congress. Ma stated that President Xi encouraged him and others to work hard and preserve Guangdong's success, and noted that Xi said it would be beneficial for Guangdong to have more high-tech giants like Tencent to enhance innovation capabilities. Ma described innovation capability as a competitive advantage for Guangdong province. Ma also said he made proposals on how the digital economy could better propel and help transform the real economy, describing this transformation as crucial for future growth. He stated that he would follow President Xi's guidelines and make an utmost effort to reach the goals discussed.