Register Now: The 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum to Convene in Beijing This October
Connecting Chinese business leaders with global opportunities
On October 17–18, 2026, the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) will host a major gathering for Chinese companies going global: the 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum.
Under the theme of “connecting outbound business networks, identifying opportunities across multiple markets, and creating extraordinary value for enterprises,” this year’s forum aims to build a platform for dialogue among government, business, academia, and research communities, offering forward-looking insights and practical pathways for Chinese companies expanding overseas.
CCG now extends a sincere invitation to business leaders, industry pioneers, and Chinese and international experts on outbound business: this October, join us in Beijing for an annual gathering of ideas, strategies, and global connections.
Why gather in Beijing now?
A top-level platform with 12 years of accumulated influence
As a leading think tank listed among the world’s top 100 in the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index, CCG has worked for 12 years in the fields of international governance and enterprise globalization. This year’s forum will not only be an annual gathering of thought leadership but also the founding conference of the CCG Committee on Outbound Chinese Enterprises.
By bringing together global expertise, the forum aims to build a long-term collaborative service ecosystem for Chinese companies going global. Participants will gain a panoramic understanding of outbound business models, international political and economic trends, and both domestic and overseas policy environments.
A high-quality international network for Chinese companies going global
The forum will create a high-level closed-door exchange space for around 600 participants.
It is expected to bring together:
600+ outbound business leaders and decision-makers from multinational companies
80+ ambassadors, commercial counselors, and investment counselors from different countries
100+ leading chambers of commerce, business associations, and professional service institutions
Frontier insights and practical solutions
This year’s forum will move beyond broad discussion and focus directly on the core challenges facing companies going global. A series of thematic sub-forums will provide practical and actionable strategies, from macro-level analysis to on-the-ground implementation.
Key areas will include:
Frontier sectors: artificial intelligence and the digital economy, globalization of the new energy industry, and healthcare and pharmaceutical globalization
Foundational support: global compliance and risk prevention, cross-border taxation and capital management, and overseas personnel and asset security
Ecosystem building: coexistence and cooperation with multinational companies, cross-border investment and financing, and supply-chain optimization
Authoritative recommendation lists
During the forum, three major lists will be released globally:
2026 Top 100 Chinese Outbound Enterprises
Top 100 Chinese Service Enterprises Going Global
Top 100 Young Chinese Business Leaders Going Global
For those interested in the application criteria, eligibility requirements, or examples from previous years, further information is available upon request.
Forum agenda
October 17: Main Forum Day | Height
Morning: Opening ceremony and Global Business Leaders Summit Dialogue
Afternoon: Thematic sub-forums
Evening: High-level closed-door dinner for 100 entrepreneurs, 100 ambassadors, and Chinese and foreign commercial counselors, together with the release ceremony for the three major outbound business lists
October 18: Targeted Matchmaking Day | Depth
Full day: Targeted matchmaking sessions with cooperation resources from more than 50 countries and regions, including one-on-one matching for VIP ticket holders and roundtable exchanges
Key sections: International chamber of commerce matchmaking, international investment trends, legal compliance, cross-border business travel, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, talent, and overseas development
A 50+1 country cooperation resource matrix
The forum has built a resource network covering nine major regions around the world, including the European Union, North America, ASEAN, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America, reaching more than 50 countries and regions.
Whether participants are seeking market access, cross-border investment opportunities, or supply-chain coordination, the forum is designed to serve as a strong platform for connecting with global business resources.
Event information
Event: 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum
Organizer: Center for China and Globalization
Date: October 17–18, 2026
Location: Beijing
Participants: Company founders and CEOs, government investment-promotion officials, representatives of international organizations, partners from leading service institutions, and Chinese and international experts on enterprise globalization
This October in Beijing, join the 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum to connect with global networks, exchange practical insights, and explore new opportunities for Chinese companies going global.
To register, please scan the QR code below.
Proposed Guests
I. Entrepreneurs
Listed in alphabetical order by Chinese surname
Joe Tsai, Chairman and Co-founder of Alibaba Group
Cai Hongping, Founder of AGIC Capital
Cao Dewang, Founder of Fuyao Group
Chen Qizong, Honorary Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Limited
Fang Hongbo, Chairman of Midea Group
Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
Gao Haichun, Head of Trina Solar
Gao Zhendong, Founder and President of Positec Group
Hong Mingji, Vice Chairman of Hung’s Group; Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ho & Hing Group Holdings Limited
Hou Shoushan, Founder and Chairman of Shenzhen Hanking Technology Co., Ltd.
Jiang Xipei, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Far East Holding Group Co., Ltd.
Lai Meisong, Chairman of ZTO Express Group
Li Dongsheng, Founder and Chairman of TCL
Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sinovation Ventures
Li Yanhong, Founder and Chairman of Baidu Group
Liang Jianzhang, Executive Chairman of Trip.com Group; Professor at Peking University Guanghua School of Management
Liang Jinsong, former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong; Chairman of Nan Fung Group
Liu Hanyuan, Chairman of Tongwei Group
Liu Weiping, Chairman of Weilong Group
Liu Yonghao, Chairman of New Hope Group
Ma Weihua, former President of China Merchants Bank
Mao Zhongqun, Chairman and President of Fotile Group
Ning Gaoning, former Chairman of Sinochem Group
Pang Xinxing, Chairman of StarTimes Group
Song Zhiping, former Chairman of China National Building Material Group
Wang Chuanfu, Chairman of BYD Company Limited
Wang Guangfa, Chairman of Beijing Fazheng Group
Wang Junfeng, Global Chairman of King & Wood Mallesons
Wang Xing, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Meituan
Wei Xue, Vice President of TCL Technology Group
Yang Yuanqing, Chief Executive Officer of Lenovo Group
Yu Minhong, Chairman of New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Yu Weijiao, Chairman of YTO Express
Zhang Chuanwei, Founder and Chairman of Mingyang Group
Zhang Huarong, Chairman of Huajian Group
Zhang Lei, Chairman of Envision Group and Founder of Envision Energy
Zhang Ligang, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of iKang Group
Zhang Peng, General Manager of External Cooperation at ByteDance
Zhang Yaqin, Chair Professor of Intelligent Science at Tsinghua University
Zhang Yichen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Capital
Zeng Yuqun, Founder of CATL
Zhu Zhaojiang, Chairman of Transsion Holdings
II. Policy Officials and Experts Related to Chinese Enterprises Going Global
Listed in alphabetical order by Chinese surname
Chai Haitao, former Director-General of the Policy Research Department of the Ministry of Commerce
Chai Xiaolin, former Director-General of the Department of WTO Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce
Chen Deming, former Minister of Commerce of China; former Chairman of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Chen Jian, former Vice Minister of Commerce
Gao Zhikai, Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization
Han Bing, former Minister-Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Egypt
He Ning, former Director-General of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs and former Director-General of the Department of WTO Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce; former Minister at the Chinese Embassy in the United States
He Weiwen, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Economic Information Center and International Business Daily under the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation; former Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco and the Chinese Consulate General in New York
Hu Suojin, former Minister-Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam
Huang Rengang, former Counselor at China’s Mission to the WTO; former Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Australia
Huang Ping, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; former Chinese Consul General in New York and Chicago
Huo Jianguo, former President of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce
Jiang Yaoping, former Vice Minister of Commerce and former Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology
Jiang Shan, former Director-General of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce
Jin Xu, President of the China Association of International Trade
Gou Haodong, former Deputy Representative of China’s Mission to the African Union
Lei Fengyun, former Science and Technology Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Austria; former Chief Representative of the former State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Office in the United Kingdom
Li Xiaobing, former Minister-Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in India
Long Yongtu, former Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation; former Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia
Lü Kejian, former Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce; former Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Japan
Ma Jianchun, former Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia; former Director-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce; President of the China Society for WTO Studies
Ma She, former Deputy Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce
Mabel Lu Miao, Co-founder and Secretary-General of the Center for China and Globalization
Peng Gang, former Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce; former Minister at the Chinese Mission to the European Union
Song Yaoming, former Minister-Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Japan
Sun Jie, former Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Sun Yongfu, former Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce
Tang Min, Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization; former Counselor of the State Council
Tian Deyou, former Minister-Counselor at the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in the United States
Wang Huiyao, Founder of the Center for China and Globalization; former Counselor of the State Council
Wang Kaiqian, former Director of the China International Electronic Commerce Center under the Ministry of Commerce
Wang Qingyuan, former Minister-Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassies in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico
Yang Yi, former Director-General of the Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce
Zhou Xiaoming, former Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Papua New Guinea; former Minister-Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom; former Deputy Representative of China’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Zhou Yanli, former Vice Chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission
Zhu Hong, former Commercial Minister at the Chinese Embassy in the United States
III. Ambassadors, Diplomats, and Commercial Counselors from More Than 50 Countries in China
Representatives from embassies and commercial offices of more than 50 countries in China, including:
Argentina
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Ethiopia
Australia
Pakistan
Panama
Brazil
Poland
Germany
Russia
France
Philippines
Colombia
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Ghana
Qatar
Kenya
Laos
Malaysia
United States
Peru
Mexico
Morocco
South Africa
Nigeria
Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Thailand
Tanzania
Türkiye
Spain
Singapore
New Zealand
Hungary
Italy
India
Indonesia
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Chile
IV. International Organizations
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
International Organization for Migration
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
New Development Bank
International Committee of the Red Cross
V. Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
China Association of International Trade
China Society for WTO Studies
Advisory Committee of Commercial Counselors of the China Association of International Trade
American Chamber of Commerce in China
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
German Chamber of Commerce in China
Malaysia Chamber of Commerce in China
Australian Chamber of Commerce in China
British Chamber of Commerce in China
Canada China Business Council
Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China
Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce
East Asia Council of the United Kingdom
Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Japan External Trade Organization
Hinrich Foundation
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency
Enterprise Singapore
Thailand Board of Investment
Vietnam Trade and Investment Promotion Agency
Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Germany Trade & Invest
Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
UK Department for International Trade
Business France
IDA Ireland
Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Investment Promotion Agency of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
OSEC, Swiss Office for Trade and Investment Promotion
Investment Office of Global Affairs Canada
Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency
Private Investment Promotion Agency of Peru
Cuba Investment Promotion Center
Australian Trade and Investment Commission
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
October 17–18, Beijing — we look forward to seeing you there.
Register Now for the 13th China Inbound-Outbound Forum
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