(Yicai) Oct. 14 -- The first awards jointly sponsored by Yicai, Ernst & Young China, and Cyamlan Asset Management to honor the growth potential of small and mid-sized firms listed in the Chinese mainland were handed out at a ceremony in Shanghai on Oct. 11.

The NEXT20: Growth Power Ranking of China's A-Share Listed Companies is the first initiative of its kind to research and evaluate the prospective growth of SMEs in China’s stock market.

Li Ting, Yicai presenter and the awards ceremony host, makes her opening speech.

Yang Yudong, editor-in-chief of Yicai, addresses those gathered at the event.

Michael Bi, managing partner of EY China, gives a keynote speech titled ‘Why We Can Expect Growth.’

Some of the first winners. Representatives from Sichuan Injet Electric, Shanghai Hanbell Precise Machinery, Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology, Shenzhen Lifotronic Technology, and Hangzhou Alltest Biotech pose with their awards.

More winner. Representatives from the Academy of Environmental Planning and Design at Nanjing University, Willfar Information Technology, Shanghai MicroPort Endovascular MedTech Group, POCO Holding, and Yanker Shop Food hold their awards.

Editor: Martin Kadiev