Recently, the School of Emergency Management of Henan University of Technology successfully held a high-end lecture entitled "Digital Transformation: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities". Dr. Zhao Jianyi, the founding promoter of CDA digital talent certification and president of the association, was specially invited as a guest speaker. This academic exchange activity aims to deepen students' understanding of the current digital wave, guide them to accurately position themselves in the future workplace, and cultivate forward-looking thinking and practical ability for the digital transformation in the field of emergency management.

With his profound industry experience and forward-looking perspective, Dr. Zhao Jianyi has deeply analyzed the latest trends of global digital transformation. He pointed out that with the rapid development of information technology, all walks of life are experiencing unprecedented changes. From intelligent manufacturing to intelligent services, digitalization has not only reshaped the traditional business model, but also opened up a new market space and career path.

Dr. Zhao stressed that against this background, emergency management, as a key area to ensure social security and stability, also faces the urgent need for digital transformation. Through the analysis of big data analysis, artificial intelligence application, cloud computing technology and other cases in the emergency management system, he vividly demonstrated how digitalization empowers emergency management, improves the speed of early warning response, optimizes resource allocation, enhances the scientificity of decision-making, and provides strong support for dealing with complex and changing security challenges.

Dr. Zhao encourages students to have the courage to explore the unknown, keep up with the technological frontier, and pay attention to the integration of interdisciplinary knowledge. He emphasizes that while mastering professional skills, they should cultivate good data thinking and problem-solving skills to adapt to the rapidly changing working environment.

At the end of the event, the leaders of the School of Emergency Management of Henan University of Technology expressed their sincere thanks to Dr. Zhao Jianyi for his wonderful sharing, and said that they would further strengthen the cooperation between schools and enterprises, introduce more high-quality resources, jointly cultivate high-quality emergency management professionals to adapt to the needs of the times, and contribute to the sustainable development of the country and society.

The successful holding of this lecture is not only a model of the close combination of theory and practice, but also an important step in promoting emergency management education into the digital era, opening a new window for teachers and students of the School of Emergency Management to future career success.