Preparatory work for the World Economic Forum on Growth to be
held this summer in Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China's
Liaoning Province, is going smoothly.
Last week, a work team made up of IT and conference experts from
Paris-based Publicis Events Worldwide and headed by Jeremy Jurgens,
chief of the World Economic Forum Beijing office, inspected the
city's accommodation and the infrastructure and services being
prepared for the meeting.
The team also discussed the concept of the meeting with its
local partner, the China Council for the Promotion of International
Trade (CCPIT) Dalian branch, and put forward suggestions for the
improvement of existing facilities.
"This is a further step to continue our effort to work with all
the partners in the city for the world event, and we are very
satisfied with the facilities and the job the local team has done,"
said Jeremy Jurgens, who is also director of the World Economic
Forum Global Growth Companies.
The Davos, Switzerland-based forum is known as one of the
world's most important non-governmental economic meetings and has
attracted thousands of business and political leaders to the Swiss
town every winter for decades.
The forum cast its eyes to China when organizers decided to
organize a world-class meeting to bring together all of the new
global business champions, Jurgens said.
Dalian was selected among several cities in the country to host
the World Economic Forum on Growth, which is also the inaugural
annual meeting of global growth companies.
These companies are operating globally, developing recognized
global brands and managing extremely rapid expansion. They have
clearly demonstrated the potential to become leaders of the world
economy in the next five years.
"The final choice for Dalian to host the forum on growth really
came down to the combination the local environment, the leadership
of the local government and the commitment to bring the forum to
China," Jurgens said.
To promote the upcoming meeting, a delegation from the city held
a Dalian Night attended by more than 200 business and government
leaders during the World Economic Forum held late this January in
Davos, Switzerland.
"They were extremely excited to visit the city this September,"
Jurgens said.
