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CICI Korea 2018 on-the-spot News
CICI Korea 2018, organized by
CICI, celebrated its 14th anniversary on January 16. The event gathered much
attention even before the event actually took place.
Around 700 people, including
Korean and foreign entrepreneurs and diplomatic envoys, enlightened the event
with their presence.
A photo time took place with Choi
Jungwha, president of CICI, the Korea Image awardees, Han Seung-soo, former
Prime Minister, Yangho Cho, president of Hanjin Group, H.E. Charles John Hay,
U.K Ambassador, H.E. Fabien Penone, French Ambassador, H.E. Yasumasa Nagamine,
Japanese Ambassador, H.E. Marco della Seta, Italian Ambassador, H.E. Yip Wei
Kiat, Singaporean Ambassador, H.E. Vikram Doraiswami, Indian Ambassador, Kim
Dong-ho, former president of Busan International Film Festival, Enna Park, Ambassador
for Public Diplomacy, Lee Wook-heon, Chief of Protocol, Kim Taehoon, Director
of the Korean Culture and Information Service, Ahn Sung-gi, Korean Actor, and
Didier Beltoise, president of CS.
CICI Korea 2018 commenced with the
reception cocktail, and the participants gathered at the reception place
welcoming each other.
Perrier, sponsored by CUC, was
provided during the reception.
CICI Korea 2018 started with the
screening of ‘Together in Harmony’ by calligrapher Kang Byung In.
The president of CICI Choi Jungwha
then delivered a greeting message to the guests, followed by congratulatory
remarks given by former Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, UK Ambassador H.E. Charles
John Hay, and Lee Hee Beom, President of the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic
Games Organizing Committee.
After all the celebratory
messages, the Korea Image Award ceremony took place.
The Korea Image Stepping Stone Award
went to CJ Group, and Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik received the award.
The Korea Image Stepping Stone
Bridge Award was given to Joachim Son-Forget, president of the France-Korea
Friendship Association of Congressmen.
Lastly, SNS Star Angelina Danilova
received the Korea Image Flower Stone Award.
After the award ceremony, Stepping
Stone Bridge Awardee Joachim Son-Forget gave a special piano performance. As a
recognized harpsichordist, Joachim Son-Forget has performed a series of charity
concerts at Victoria Hall in Geneva to support Syrian emergency healthcare, and
will be performing at the Al Bustan Music Festival in Beirut, Lebanon in March.
At CICI Korea 2018, he specially performed ‘Adagio’ and ‘The Mysterious
Barricades.’
Before starting dinner, Enna Park,
Ambassador for Public Diplomacy, H.E. Marco dell Seta, Italian Ambassador, and
Taehoon Kim, Director of the Korean Culture and Information Service, proposed
toasts to congratulate CICI Korea 2018.
A fantastic contemporary Korean dinner
was prepared by the InterContinental Coex Hotel team.
While enjoying dinner, the auction
and lucky draw took place with auctioneer Joseph Young, Representative Director
of Bureau Veritas Korea.
Congratulations again to all the
winners!
Towards the end of dinner, singer
Son Yelim, who was the youngest contestant to make it to the final round of the
preliminary session of the popular audition program ‘Superstar K3,’ presented
her heavenly voice with the songs ‘Happy me’ and ‘Make you feel my love,’
amazing everyone in the ballroom.
The last stage was filled by the
Verdiani Gukak Ensemble with guitarist Kwon Chung-Goo. The group dazzled their
performance of ‘Snow Flowers in Winter’ and ‘Sun Light,’ both of which were
composed by the guitarist Kwon Chung-Goo.
We would like to thank everyone
for making the event more splendid, and we promise we will do our best to
further promote Korea’s positive image to the rest of the world.
Thank you very much.
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