Over hundred people including alumni, students and leaders from Huai'an city came to school to attend Ą° HuaiĄŻan Food Festival: on June 16th, 2006. A keynote speech " Economic Growth of the Capital of Canal" was given by EMBA 04 alumnus Mr. Fan Jinlong, the mayor of Huai'an. He introduced the history, economics achievement and future in details. He also mentioned that n the near future, Huai'an government will focus on the following two aspects: infrastructure government efficiency. In the end, Mr. Fan sincerely invited all CEIBS people to experience Huai'an personally, not only enjoy the local food, but also feel its growth of economy.
After that, Prof. Liu Ji, the honorable dean of CEIBS made a short speech as the consultant of Huan'an economic and social development. He predicted that Huai'an will be presenting its new brilliance very soon. He hoped that the CEIBS alumni could support and participate in the economic development of Huai'an in the coming years.