The Yangtze Business Network is designed to bring together and promote dialogue between Western investors and Chinese officials.

Chinese delegates include senior central government officials in charge of the Yangtze River Administration, port authorities, general managers of port operators, senior officials from major investment zones across the port cities along the Yangtze, senior local government officials in charge of inward investment and transport from the major port cities, major shipping lines and logistics providers.

Western delegates include FIEs looking to invest in China’s interior, 3PLs, shipping lines, existing multinationals looking to exploit recent improvements in transport infrastructure, shippers, port developers, shipping lines, port equipment and technology suppliers.

Some participating organisations at the 2011 Yangtze Business Network conference