On May 2, the organizing committee of 2017 Fortune Global Forum is established and the conference date is confirmed - Dec. 6 to 8. At present, CEOs or chairmans from Fortune Global 500 Companies including Cisco, Walmart, Huawei, etc, are to attend the conference.
In 2017, Guangzhou has held overseas roadshows for the forum in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Washington DC, Tokyo and Singapore. Besides, a series of promotion conferences were held on international business events such as Winter Davos Forum, Boao Forum for Asia and Guangzhou International Investment Conference, which helped to attract global political and business leaders to the 2017 Fortune Global Forum.
Voice: Why Guangzhou is competitive to host the Fortune Global Forum
Ren Xuefeng, Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou
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“Being the host city for the 2017 Fortune Global Forum, Guangzhou will actively participate in the economic globalization and enhance its international influence. Also, Guangzhou will make contributions to explore an energetic growth pattern, win-win cooperation pattern, management pattern based on justice, and benefiting-all development pattern to boost global economy.”
Alan Murray, Time Inc. Chief Content Officer and Fortune Editor-in-Chief
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“Guangzhou, China’s Southern gateway to the world, is the ideal location for the 2017 Fortune Global Forum. As a center of international trade for many centuries, Guangzhou is both a renowned symbol and a modern manifestation of China’s participation in global commerce. ”
Yossi Vardi, the expert in Israel's hi-tech industry
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“Over the past few years, Guangzhou’s development was obvious to all, and Guangzhou is truly a city of opportunities for both China and the world. Guangzhou is boosting the construction of innovative ecosystem, which benefits increasing innovative companies of small and medium size.”
