The first Saloon of Innovative Talents in Taicang was held on July 25^th, 2009. Attendees included governmental officers such as Song Jianzhong – vice secretary of Taicang Municipal Committee of CPC, Qin Jianming – member of the CPC, Wang Jianfeng – vice mayor of Taicang, Zhu Weiyuan – vice president of CPPCC (the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference), and Chen Huiliang – Director of Taicang Technology Bureau. Nominated as representative of innovative talents Dr Brian You – CEO of Safesoft International attended the saloon too where he shared his experience on how he starts SSi in the US then built an offshore delivery center in Taicang.