In the afternoon of Feb.28, China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation (CIEC) and GL events held a press conference on strategic cooperation and the signing ceremony of a joint venture between CIEC and GL events at the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). This is good news of the strong cooperation between China and France in the exhibition industry on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Shi Matian (economic counselor of the French embassy in China) delivered a speech and witnessed the historic moment of China-France cooperation in the exhibition industry.

He Cailong(CEO of GIEC) and Olivier Ginon(Chairman Of GL Events) delivered speeches. The two companies respectively introduced the business situation, cooperation vision and future planning. The conference was hosted by Zhou Jianliang (CEO of GL events China). Dong Chuming (general manager of the joint venture company) introduced eight individual exhibition projects hosted by the joint venture company.

Shi Matian said: "it is a great honor to witness a new chapter in the business development of the largest exhibition company in France – GL events in China. As France and China continue to upgrade their comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, we look forward to taking our economic, trade and technological exchanges to the next level on more and more cooperation and exhibition platforms. "

He Cailong said in a statement: "GIEC is a group enterprise specialized in exhibition business and directly under CCPIT. The strategic cooperation reached with GL events is a key step for the joint venture company on the road of international development. It is a good example of China's exhibition industry adhering to the open mind, actively introducing high-quality international resources, and accelerating the realization of internationalization, specialization, marketization and branding. It shows the favorable environment for China's exhibition industry to expand its opening-up and achieve win-win cooperation, and is a landmark event for deepening cooperation between Chinese and foreign exhibition industries. In terms of business, we have many converging points with GL events. Both sides are willing to continue to explore more forms and more subdivided fields of cooperation in the aspects of exhibition hosting, exhibition hall operation and exhibition services. "

"The joint venture company is the leading exhibition group enterprise in China, and I am very glad to join hands with such a partner with profound resources and outstanding achievements. GL events is committed to the close integration of its global superior resources and China's local professional team, to enhance the international exhibition, consolidate the competitiveness, and jointly create a high-quality international brand event. As a unique operator, GL events is very bullish on China's convention and exhibition market. In the future business development, we will continue to share our worldwide collaborative linkage experience across different regions, plates, grow up together with the Chinese market. "Olivier Ginon said.

China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation (CIEC), founded in 1985, is a company directly under the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). After 34 years, it has developed into a group enterprise integrating exhibition hall management, domestic exhibition organization, overseas exhibition, exhibition engineering, exhibition transportation, exhibition advertising and other businesses. It has 28 subsidiaries and branches at home and abroad, the exhibition industry has the important status and influence. It is the director unit of China chamber of International Commerce , chairman unit of China international chamber of commerce exhibition committee, the director unit of China Association For Exhibition Centers. It is also the first Chinese member of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) and International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE).

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Lyon, France, GL events is a listed company on the Paris stock exchange. Its core business consists of three sectors: venue management, exhibition hosting, activities and sports event operation. Through a vast network of more than 90 global offices, GL events hosts 200 exhibitions, manages 50 venues and serves more than 3,700 events annually, making it a major force in the urban promotion of 27 exhibition destinations. In 2018, the comprehensive revenue of GL events exhibition group exceeds 1 billion Euros, ranking the first among global exhibition enterprises.

The joint venture company has a team of more than 100 employees, focusing on the construction of building materials, door industry, home decoration, bathroom and other architectural subdivisions to host the exhibition. The total exhibition area of the exhibition reaches more than 700,000 sqm every year, among which, the exhibition with more than 100,000 sqm includes: China (Beijing) International Building Decoration and Materials Expo [180,000 sqm from March 8 to 11, 2019], China (Beijing) International Wallpaper Cloth Curtain and Household Soft Outfit Show [2019 / March 1-4, 120,000 sqm], China International Door EXPO [2019 / March 15-18, 130,000 sqm], ISH China & CIHE 2019(Beijing) [2019 / May 6-8, 120,000 sqm]. The above exhibitions are ranked top in the world. In addition, they also developed China (Shanghai) International Wallpaper and Fabric Curtain & Home Furnishing Soft Decoration Exhibition and Shanghai Architectural Decoration Exhibition [100,000 sqm, August 15-17, 2019], ISH China & CIHE 2019(Shanghai) [September 3-5, 2019, 12,000 square meters] and other regional exhibitions. The increasingly perfect market layout, together with the constantly improving international level, have made the company gaining more and more recognition, and become the priority choice for enterprises in related industries to participate in the exhibition.