Today, the world focuses on Chengdu - Chengdu 2013 Fortune Global Forum will be opened in Chengdu.

This is the world's highest standard financial event, but also the most important international event the city has ever held. It is a landmark in Chengdu’s opening to the world.

Being the fourth time Fortune Global Forum held in Chengdu, and the first time in West of China, Chengdu 2013 Fortune Global Forum attracted the largest number of Chinese and foreign guests in history of forum gatherings. June 6 -8, during the three-day "Fortune" time, more than 600 financial leaders from all over the world to have dialogue on wealth Chengdu, exploring Chinese new future.

Discuss "Chinese New Future"

As the world's most prestigious and most influential financial conference, since its inception in 1995, the Fortune Global Forum always chooses the most economy-dynamic, the most potential cities in the world to hold the conference, and therefore known as "the most clear and direct window to grasp of the world economy. " Following Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Chengdu became the fourth Chinese city to the Fortune Global Forum.

This Fortune Global Forum's theme is "China's New Future", and four core content sections such as "China's Century", "sustainable development", "innovation and technology", "the global financial and economic recovery," are set in the conference, as well as six sessions, 34 field parallel to the forums and sub-forums, and a total of 40 activities. Why Chengdu is selected as site of Fortune Global Forum? In the opinion of "Fortune" magazine editor in chief Su Andi, as the engine of development of western China, Chengdu is the ideal venue for the 2013 Fortune Global Forum. This city has huge potential for economic growth and development space, a strong capacity for innovation, a unique culture and rich experience in hosting international conferences and excellent level of government services. He said, "China's western region has become an important area of ​​global concern, and we look at this forum, a new vision for the future of China-depth discussion."

Each Fortune Global Forum has special arrangements for the spouses of guests, and in this Forum many colorful side events are arranged for them. This year's forum has no exception. Guests’ spouses in Chengdu can learn calligraphy, learn Tai Chi, visit the panda home, and learn Sichuan cooking.

In addition, in addition to "sit pontificating", special series of  "Exploring Chengdu" optional activities are arranged, inviting guests into the Chengdu  to visit to understand the Chengdu Hi-tech technology and advanced manufacturing, having distance perception of Chengdu’s economic pulse.

Political and business leaders and foreign guests gathered

According to the latest news on official website of 2013 Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu, it has confirmed more than 600 guests attended, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies; former foreign dignitaries 4 people, experts and 38 scholars.

This guest list can be described as "gold" and full coverage of many foreign businessmen heavyweight guests, including the British luxury brand Burberry Group CEO Angela A Lunci, world-class global strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company CEO Dominic Barton, the new Intel President Renee James, world's largest multimedia company Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jay Cardiff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of DuPont Ellen, Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop, CEO Alexei Ge Siji Johnson & Johnson, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Robert Iger, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent, chairman of Carrefour Chief Executive Officer George Prasad, President and CEO of Volvo Car Hanken Samuelson, American Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue and so on.

The list also includes former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the Nobel laureate in economics Robert Mundell, former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman and other political parties.

The forum is the fourth time of Fortune Global Forum into China, and the forum also invited a lot of China's business elite, such as Chairman and CEO Charles Chao, Sina, Baidu director, founder and CEO Robin Li, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Chairman Li Shufu, founder and CEO Lei Jun millet Technology, New Hope Group chairman Liu Yonghao, Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., chairman and president Wang Jianlin, True Grid Fund Managing Partner Xu Xiaoping, Dangdang co-founder and chairman Ms. Yu and so on.