THE Lujiazui Forum 2010 will kick off in Shanghai tomorrow, organizers said yesterday, and the forum aims to be China's most influential platform to try and cement Shanghai's ambitions to be a global financial hub.

The two-day forum, touted as a "Financial Davos," will attract more than 800 participants, including from the World Bank, the City of London, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A total of 115 speakers, including 33 from overseas, will deliver speeches.

Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng will co-chair the forum.

In a rare move, the forum is co-hosted by the Shanghai government, the central bank, the banking, securities and insurance regulators.