But he also has a sophisticated air about him that is rare among executives in the international business world. After graduating from Fu Jen, Liu began working in the exhibition and convention industry. By 1993, he'd grown tired of the local industry limiting itself to the idea of "helping the client sell products" or being "booth designers" for various conventions, and decided to start Cogitoimage.
輔大畢業後即在會展產業打滾的劉永明，1993 年時，因為厭倦國內會展業務視野常停留在「幫客戶賣產品」，或僅屈居為各種展覽中的「攤位設計者」，因此決定創立卡爾吉特。