High-Value Recognition! Executive Council Membership Becomes the New Benchmark for Multinational Growth
From June 11 to 13, the 2025 Beijing CBD Forum Annual Conference was successfully held, bringing together over 6,000 guests from more than 40 countries and regions for an open and innovative global dialogue.
During the conference, 17 companies were awarded the second batch of Executive Council memberships for the Beijing CBD Multinational Corporations Conference.
With selection criteria prioritizing headquarters enterprises and industry leaders, Executive Council membership has now become a new benchmark for measuring the development of foreign-invested enterprises.
Walking the streets of Beijing CBD, the logos of Deutsche Bank, Samsung, Shell and other global giants shine across the skyline. More than 10,000 foreign-invested enterprises are clustered here, including 122 regional headquarters of multinational corporations—nearly half of the city’s total. In 2024 alone, Beijing CBD welcomed 10 new regional headquarters, underscoring its undeniable magnetism.
Magnetic Appeal: Why Multinationals Choose Beijing CBD
Rule #1 of Attraction: A Next-Level Business Environment
In May this year, the Beijing CBD Foreign Investment Service Center officially opened, offering concierge-style, one-stop services for foreign companies—from policy consultation to registration and launch.
In 2023, Beijing CBD implemented the Headquarters Growth Plan, attracting regional headquarters, functional headquarters, and private enterprise headquarters.
Beyond its borders, Beijing CBD is actively building global connections, establishing investment liaison offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Middle East.
Its legal protection framework further enhances investor confidence, with the International Commercial Arbitration Center hosting renowned institutions such as the Beijing Arbitration Commission, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
Rule #2 of Attraction: A Hard-Core Industry Ecosystem
Beijing CBD is home to about 1,200 licensed financial institutions, forming a vibrant “financial forest”—including six major foreign-funded corporate banks, Beijing offices of four leading global stock exchanges, four foreign-funded reinsurance companies, three credit rating agencies’ China subsidiaries, three foreign auto finance companies, and the representative offices of the IMF, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank.
In the professional services sector, the intellectual powerhouses are world-class—nine of the world’s top ten consulting firms, nine of the top ten law firms, eight of the top ten HR companies, four of the top ten advertising agencies, and all three major global credit rating agencies operate here. Among China’s eight most prominent legal service institutions, six have headquarters in CBD and one has established a branch here.
For multinational headquarters in Beijing CBD, global financial, legal, and consulting resources are just an elevator ride away.
Sustainable Vision: Global Zero-Carbon Business District Initiative
Beijing CBD is not only a bridge linking China and the world—it is also a model for green, sustainable development. At the forum’s opening ceremony, international business associations and global business district representatives jointly launched the Global Zero-Carbon Business District Initiative to promote the vision of a cleaner, more beautiful, and sustainable world.
As the area with the highest concentration of green buildings in Beijing, Beijing CBD boasts 4.9 million square meters of LEED Gold or higher-certified space and is actively shaping itself into a low-carbon, sustainable development model.
Here, there are no walls—only connections.
The Beijing CBD skyline reflects the height of openness.
Like phoenixes drawn to towering sycamores, the world’s finest gather here.On this 7-square-kilometer stage, Beijing CBD is delivering a new-era Chinese vision of openness to the world—powered by 100% Chinese innovation.
