Guangzhou prepares for Fortune

With the Fortune Global Forum set to take place in Guangzhou from Dec 6 to 8 later this year, the city is making preparations to ensure the blue chip event goes without a hitch.

The Fortune Global Forum is an economic event which attracts important politicians, economists, and businesspeople from around the world, focusing on major business issues.

An organizing committee for the event was established on May 2, tasked with preparing for the event.

Guangzhou's iconic Canton Tower, a symbol of the city's prosperity lights up the night sky.[Photo/southcn.com]

To attract more attendees, Guangzhou representatives will visit 13 global cities in the next few months to promote the forum.

So far, six promotion events have been held since late January in cities such as Paris, Washington, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore and Tokyo.

Dozens of politicians and business leaders from Global 500 companies have expressed their interests in attending.

"I was surprised by Guangzhou's rapid development," said Alexander Zehnder, a professor from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Some global major media like CNN and CNBC also appraised Guangzhou's development potential and business prospects.

Alan Murray, president of Fortune Magazine, said that Guangzhou is the ideal location for the forum. "Guangzhou has a business-friendly environment, and it has established economic and trade relations with more than 200 countries and regions."

Director of the forum's organizing committee, Wen Guohui said that Guangzhou will create good platforms for all forum members to exchange on topics of opening up and innovation, and to inject confidence into the world economy.

The Fortune Global Forum, being held in Guangzhou this December, will be promoted in 13 global cities before the event takes place.  [Photo/southcn.com]