On September 9, 2020, Lee World G9 Global Winery Resorts held the Pre-Opening Ceremony. Representatives of all G9 countries and Chinese executives, Party Secretary of Huailai, Sun Xiaohan, County Mayor, Jia Bing, all attended the ceremony.

Group photo with representatives from China, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa

Open Discussion

Dr. James Lee--Founder of Lee World G9 gave the opening speech

Lan Lijun --President of CIIS (The China Institute of International Studies), former Chinese Ambassador to Canada, delivered key note speech representing China

Luís Schmidt-- Ambassador of Chile to China, highly commented the G9 project

Morgan Lefevre --Beijing Branch Director of CCI France Chine

Roberto Cafiero--Deputy Trade Commissioner of Italian Trade Commission Beijing Office

Philipp Neumann--Business Development Manager of German Centre Beijing

Alberto Lebron --President of China-Spain Chamber of Commerce

Geoffrey Jackson--Executive Director of AmCham China  

Daniel Boyer -- Business Minister of the Australian Embassy in China

Yusuf Timol --Economic Minister Counsellor, South African Embassy in China 

Li Xinyu--VP and Secretary General of China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations

Xu Tao--Master of French SACAVIN Knights, CEO of Canaan Group

Wanlin (Pierre) Shi--Vice-Chairman of the Sino-French Workers Association of Laws and Economics, Chairman of ABC (Africa, Brazil, China) Economic Forum

①Rik Dames (President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)), ②Steve Oyer (The president of i(x)investments,a family office impact investment platform co-founded by Trevor Neilson and Howard Buffet),③Claude Gaudin (The president of AOC Medoc,France), ④Glenn Myles (The CEO of First Wall Street, a US merchant bank), sent their good will greetings and congratulations through video messages.

 

G9 International Vineyard Unveiling

Sun Xiaohan, Party Secretary of Huailai,introduced the history and future of Huailai wine region. 

Representatives from each country unveiled his country’s vineyard and cut grapes from the field. A bottle of wine will be made & presented at the end of year as symbol of friendship. 

G9 charity brick program is another highlight of the event. With ￥999 donated, a brick will be inscribed with a short message and name of the donor.

Rik Daems, President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Paul Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Stefano Ricci, one of the world's top men's brands, took the lead in the initiative.

Vineyard BBQ Party

After the conference, all guests were invited to the G9 vineyard BBQ dinner. A taste of wine from G9 Chateau were served with delicious food.

Mayor Jia Bing chatting with Spanish Friends

Firework s lighting the chateau