Thanks to the great support of the Chengdu Government, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chengdu, the Jinjiang District government, Switzerland Global Enterprise and the participation of Switzerland Tourism, the SwissWeek Chengdu 2017 has achieved a tremendous success this year for its very first edition. Attended by 30 brands and sponsors, SwissWeek Chengdu welcomed close to 80’000 visitors during the exhibition.
On November 1st, the Opening ceremony of the SwissWeek Chengdu 2017 was hosted in Hongxinglu Square with 100 invited guests including the officials of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, The Ambassador of Switzerland in China, the officials of Chengdu, the Consul General of Switzerland in Chengdu city, the representatives of Jinjiang District, the representatives of other Consular representative in Chengdu, as well as 15 media which were present at the Opening.
Mr. Michael Lehmann, the General Manager of sim, SwissWeek’s organizer, has given a welcome speech and stated that following the “Go West” Strategy and the new Consular presence in Sichuan Province, SwissWeek China decided to support Swiss companies and give them access to West China. The Swiss Ambassador to China, His Excellence Jean-Jacques de Dardel and the Deputy Secretary General of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, Mr. Niu Xiaofeng congratulated the Expansion of the SwissWeek China Project as well as addressed the role of Switzerland in the “One Belt One Road” Strategy and highlighted the promising relationship between Switzerland and China.