Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, will host its eighth Summer Davos in late June this year. The successive successful hosting of the Dalian Summer Davos Forum not only fully demonstrates the “Davos Spirit” of the romantic city Dalian, but also allows the city to grow and develop through this top international forum.

Why is Dalian an ideal place for Summer Davos? One important reason lies in the powerful strength of its exhibition industry. Measured from multiple perspectives, Dalian’s exhibition industry competitiveness index is in a leading position throughout the country. Notably, the Dalian International Conference Center has successfully hosted the Summer Davos Forum four times since its completion, which has been widely praised by domestic and foreign guests for its high-end, fashionable and international software and hardware services. Its reputation has spread far and wide at home and abroad.

In recent years, adhering to the concept of “green, economical and open”, Dalian has benchmarked against developed exhibition industry regions, and vigorously supported various exhibition activities to develop locally. The 2024 Dalian Summer Davos Forum has always upheld the concept of “green, intelligent, innovative, open and shared” for its convening. As the organizers, Dalian and the World Economic Forum will work together to achieve carbon neutrality for the 2024 Dalian Summer Davos Forum, striving to showcase Dalian’s “green” business card to the whole world.

Dalian will persist in the principle of high standards, high quality and high efficiency in all preparatory works, aiming to present the world with a more civilized, open, inclusive and innovative Dalian.