On May 13, 2019, Ms. Wenying (Margot) Song, Chairman of EnviroVest Group, was invited by the Spanish General Administration of Foreign Trade Development and Investment (ICEX) to deliver a keynote speech entitled "Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for China's Environment" for the thematic "China’s Economy in Transformation" China-Spain business exchange forum held in Shengzhen.
The business exchange event between China and the West was organized by the Spanish General Administration of Foreign Trade Development and Investment (ICEX) through the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Consulate General in Guangzhou in cooperation with the Shenzhen Municipal Government. Mr. Jesus Gracia and Mr. Wang Lixin, Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen Municipal Government co-chaired the keynote forum and delivered speeches.
Ms. Song dedicated her speech to the development of China's booming environmental services sector, its challenges, potential opportunities in future cooperation, and shared her vision of the Group with Chinese and Western political and business elites and entrepreneurs present at the event. Benefited from Ms. Song’s nearly 30 years of investment management experience, market insights, solid project implementation track record and development strategy she envisioned, EnviroVest Group is focusing on environmental services projects in China and globally, and to promote a synergistic implementation of advanced data technology cultivated in Europe to take foothold in the Chinese market. The Group is keen on the communication and benefits for enterprises both in China and from the West under the “Belt and Road” initiatives, and emphasizes the importance and urgency for Spanish companies to come find potential docking partners in China, in an effort to help their advanced technology advantages in areas such as water treatment and waste recycling to take root in the vast Chinese markets.
Mr. Si Jiawei, Director of the Department of Corporate Internationalization of the Spanish Foreign Trade Development and Investment Agency, interviewed with Ms. Song, and highly appreciated the Group's strength, advanced strategic investment concepts and outstanding contributions to the cause of Chinese and foreign environmental protection. Mr. Si welcomes the Group’s future investments in Spain's environmental sector and cooperation with the Country’s advanced technology companies. Ms. Song concurred and reiterated her focus on Spanish companies with leading technology, experience and expertise, and her relentless effort in creating synergies in cooperation in the environmental field, and to explore a broader market playground for the businesses.
The government delegation led by Xiana Margarida Mendez Bertolo, Spanish Secretary of State for Trade in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, included Mr. Si Jiawei, Director of the Enterprise Internationalization Department of the Spanish Agency for Foreign Trade Development and Investment, and Maria Hessu, Executive Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of Spain. Ms. Fernández, Mr. Jose Antonio Bredones, Minister of Enterprise Startup, Implementation and Cooperation of the Spanish Foreign Trade Development and Investment Agency, and more than 30 heavyweight Spanish companies, demonstrating the intense focus from Spanish political and business community on Sino-Western cooperation in the “Belt and Road” initiative. "The enthusiasm and expectations of huge business opportunities in the big context.