MELBOURNE The World Chinese Economic Forum will be held in Melbourne in November 2012. The two-day event is expected to attract 500 delegates globally, and generate more than US$1 million for the local economy.
Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureay (MCVB) CEO, Sandra Chipchase, said: “The Forum will attract entrepreneurs, investors, academic scholars and political leaders from China, Malaysia, the United States, Europe, Australia and beyond. Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu will open the 2012 Forum in Melbourne while the Governor of Victoria, Mr Alex Chernov AO QC, will attend this year’s Forum in Kuala Lumpur.”
This is the first time the Forum will be held outside of Malaysia. Local host, William Lye, said the Forum will provide a unique perspective on the emergence of China as a global economic power.
“The World Chinese Economic Forum’s point of difference is that it covers broader and macro issues, rather than having a purely entrepreneurial focus,” he said. “It also brings together participants from governments, business and industry, who will be able to generate relationships and promote economic exchanges.”