Washington, D.C., May 14, 2013 -( ASIA TODAY )- APCO Worldwide will provide strategic media relations support to FORTUNE in conjunction with the 2013 Global Forum taking place June 6-8 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Margery Kraus, APCO Worldwide founder and CEO, announced today. This will be FORTUNE's 18th consecutive Global Forum and the fourth to take place in China.
"APCO is proud to support FORTUNE for this prestigious event," said Kraus. "The Global Forum has an excellent reputation of convening the world's finest business leaders. Set in the energetic and dynamic city of Chengdu, this year's Forum will serve as an excellent platform to profile the current state of play of business in China and survey the opportunities and challenges of today's global economy."
APCO will provide media relations support to the Fortune Global Forum to build awareness before the event and will also manage their press office on-site during the event. APCO's support also includes strategic counsel to FORTUNE from APCO's senior counselors, including former China journalist and bestselling author James McGregor, and current chairman of APCO in Greater China and former Shanghai U.S. consul general, Kenneth Jarrett.
This is the first year APCO serves as FORTUNE's communication support to the Global Forum. The theme of this year's Global Forum will be "China's New Future" with a program focused on the evolution of China's domestic economy, the development of China's Western regions and China's emerging role on the global scene. Participation at the Forum is by invitation only. It is attended by the CEOs of the FORTUNE Global 500 companies, along with the most important leaders in business and government from China and other countries.
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