Recognizing the problem, Goedhart has sought to push the meetings out of their rut. "In 2008, Goedhart proposed allowing more small and medium-sized enterprises to attend," recalls Chang with admiration. "He also pushed hard to move that year's conference to Taichung from its usual spot in Taipei. Not surprisingly, many SMEs participated in the 2008 conference."
觀察到這個現象的胡浩德一直力求突破，「直到 2008 年，胡浩德提出了讓更多中小企業參與的新方向，他更獨排眾議，把當年年會的地點由台北移到台中，果然一舉吸引了眾多中小企業參加，」張宏嘉語帶欽佩地表示。