[3] CF40 organizes events and conferences, alone or in partnership with other think tanks that have included Bruegel[4] the Euro 50 Group, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

The 2020 Bund Summit[6] was the venue for Jack Ma's speech on financial regulation in China which has been widely associated with the suspension of Ant Group's initial public offering.

[8] As of early 2021, CF40 advisers included Chen Yulu, Hu Huaibang, Hu Xiaolian, Huang Qifan, Jiang Chaoliang, Jiang Jianqing, Lin Yifu (Justin Lin), Qin Xiao, Wu Jinglian, Wu Xiaoling, Yi Gang, Yu Yongding, and Zhu Min.

[9] Also as of early 2021, CF40's Academic Committee was chaired by Qian Yingyi [zh] and its members include Huang Yiping and Pan Gongsheng.

[10]: 136  By late 2024, the chair of the CF40 Academic Committee was Cai Fang [zh], and its other members were Bai Chong'en, Gao Shanwen, Long Guoqiang, and Zhu Jun.