The forum, running from June 6 to 8, will bring the CEOs of the world's biggest multinational companies as well as top government officials, economists, entrepreneurs, investors and scholars to China for an event themed "China's New Future."

　　Andy Serwer, managing editor of U.S.-based Fortune Magazine, said China has an emerging role to play in the world market and noted the dramatic growth of the country's western region.

　　Delegates will share deep insights into new trends in today's complex global economy and glimpse its future, he added.

　　It will be the fourth time China gets to host the forum, initiated in 1995 by Fortune Magazine. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing have held the annual gathering previously, in 1999, 2001 and 2005 respectively.

　　Chengdu is the ideal place to hold the Fortune Global Forum. The city is in the heart of China's booming west and is becoming a leading center for higher education, a diverse range of technologies and industries, logistics and services to attract global companies, said Serwer.

　　Eyeing its preferential policies and vast market, more than 200 Fortune Global 500 companies have already set up operations in Chengdu, with their facilities in the city including research centers, plants and regional headquarters.

　　"This shows a larger trend of Fortune Global 500's moving forward to western China and a migration of industry to a developing country," according to Serwer.