Foreign CEOs to flock to China for key summit, Xi meeting, sources say

Published: 2025-03-17 04:31:36 ET QCOM

BEIJING (Reuters) - Dozens of foreign CEOs will visit Beijing this month for a flagship development conference where some are expected to meet President Xi Jinping, according to a draft agenda and three sources familiar with the matter.

The annual China Development Forum (CDF) will take place on March 23-24 at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, two sources told Reuters.

Attendees include the CEOs of FedEx, Siemens, automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz, chip designer Qualcomm, AstraZeneca, Nestle, Saudi Aramco, Citadel, Rio Tinto, Deutsche Bank, McKinsey, Estee Lauder, Standard Chartered and KPMG, according to a draft agenda seen by Reuters.

(Reporting by Laurie Chen and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)