Business tycoons that will attend Davos 2017

Davos in Switzerland will soon catch the spotlight as business leaders, political leaders, experts and journalists proceed to the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.

The meeting, from January 17 to 20 with the theme of Responsive and Responsible Leadership, is expected to attract more than 2,500 participants from nearly 100 countries.

According to a report from fianance.sina.com.cn, many Chinese business tycoons will attend the event, including Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, and Wang Jianlin, chairman of real estate conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group.

Here is a list of some Chinese businessmen that will attend the meeting.

Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group

Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma stands in front of a giant screen showing the gross merchandise volume from online shopping on Alibaba's marketplaces, Tmall and Taobao, during the 2016 Tmall Double 11 Global Shopping Festival in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Nov 11, 2016. [Photo/IC]