World Economic Forum Beijing Representative Office The China office serves as a trusted and impartial global platform to bridge conversations and public-private collaboration between China and the rest of the world. The 50 staff at the Forum’s offices in Beijing bring together leaders from government, business and academia with the rest of the organization’s community to help inculcate wider impact. The office’s work is twofold: on one hand, it helps key Chinese leaders engage with the Forum’s events and wider activities, and on the other, it leads the Forum’s work in China itself, helping to develop initiatives and communities in the Chinese context. During the reporting period, the office registered strong partnership growth from Greater China; 17 industry and innovation leaders joined as partners, swiftly becoming involved with the work of the organization’s centres and several global industry communities.Alongside this, the China office engaged with more than 100 public figures and officers from 15 ministries and 20 municipal governments, supporting their engagement with Forum events like the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025. In addition, the office engaged with more than 100 experts from universities, think tanks and research institutions, helping them contribute to various Forum events, communities and initiatives, at which they shared insights from China’s perspective. Seeking to help drive the industrial and environmental transitions in China, and more broadly, globally, staff in the China office supported the work of 22 of the Forum’s communities and initiatives and published seven reports. In April 2025, the office hosted a Climate and Nature Action Day, which brought together more than 170 senior leaders from 12 countries and regions with the intent of fostering greater collaboration in this key area. Annual Report 2024-2025 Our Organization58

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