A total of 80 top executives from global multinational companies are set to gather in Beijing to discuss a range of economic issues later this month, reports Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.

Executives from US companies made up the largest group of delegates, with more than a dozen having attended the China Development Forum on March 22-24.

The leaders of US corporations set to attend the forum include Apple's Tim Cook, Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Broadcom's Hock E Tan, Citadel Investment's Kenneth Griffin, McKinsey's Bob Sternfels, Cargill's Brian Sikes, Pfizer's Albert Bourla and FedEx's Rajesh Subramaniam.

Other major corporations sending representatives include Saudi Aramco, BHP, Maersk, BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz, Prudential, Rio Tinto, Schneider Electric, SK Hynix, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Tata Group and Temasek Holdings, according to the document.