India Inc assembles in full force for 'Summer Davos'

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DALIAN, Sept 6 (PTI): Top CEOs of India Inc along with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and a couple of members of parliament will be leading the large Indian contingent at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) inaugural annual meeting of new champions, which opens today in this northeast city of China.
Dubbed 'Summer Davos', the three-day meeting is focussed on the roles the new generation of fast-growing multinational companies are playing.
The WEF summer meeting is expected to draw together some 1,700 government officials, scholars and business leaders from 90 countries, the organisers said.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will deliver a keynote speech Thursday at the start of the meeting, outlining major policies of his government as the ruling Communist Party of China prepares to hold its 17th Congress from October 15.
Participants will discuss topics including shifting global business environment, China's economic development and how businesses go global, Head of the World Economic Forum Beijing Office, Jeremy Jurgens, said.