Summits and Conferences in 2018

February 2018
Name of the
Summit,
Aim Organized by Venue
meetings and
Conferences
To Show state’s
manufacturing
Global Assam
opportunities
Investors’ government in
and geostrategic
Summit association with Guwahati
advantages to
‘Advantage the industry
foreign and
Assam’ body FICCI
domestic
investors
WEC India and
the joint event
of Ministries of
Power, Coal,
New &
The 7th edition To create Renewable
New Delhi
of India Energy awareness of Energy,
Congress fuel and energy Petroleum &
Natural Gas,
External Affairs
and Department
of Atomic
Energy
To discuss
Sixth World future United Arab
Government challenges and Emirates Dubai
Summit opportunities governmnet

To improve Public
5th South Asia
public Procurement
Region Public
procurement of Division (PPD) New Delhi.
Procurement
member and Ministry of
Conference
countries Finance
12th
International
To promote Central
Conference on
corporate social governmnet of Bengaluru
Corporate
responsibility India
Social
Responsibility
International To promote The Central
New Delhi.
Conference on Unani medicine Council for
Unani Research
Medicine inUnani
Medicine
(CCRUM)
To discuss the
4th meeting of possible
Central
the Economic modalities of
government of New Delhi.
Advisory implementing
India
Council the National
Health Scheme
India-Russia The Ministry of
To increase
Agriculture Agriculture &
farming New Delhi.
Business Farmers
productivity
Summit Welfare
Promotes
richness and
diversity of
National school
theatre heritage
8th Theatre of drama,
in all kinds of At Red Fort, New Delhi
Olympics Ministry of
experiments and
culture
research in the
field of
performing arts,
Department of
Pharmaceuticals
(DoP), Ministry
Global of Chemicals
Conference on and Fertilisers,
To create
Pharma along with
awareness of Bengaluru
Industry and Federation of
medical devices
Medical Indian
Devices Chambers of
Commerce &
Industry
(FICCI).
To focuse on
security- related
2018 Shanghai issues of the
The
Cooperation region To be held in city of
government of
Organisation especially on Qingdao, China
china
(SCO) summit counter
terrorism
cooperation.
2nd National To showcase the The National
at the India Habitat Centre,
Meet on Grass various Informatics
NewDelhi
root initiatives of Centre (NIC)
Informatics NIC in creating
and enhancing
the security of
Digital
Infrastructure in
the country.
All India
Management
To ensure Association
3rd Global
transparency in (AIMA) along
Procurement New Delhi.
public with World
Summit
procurement. Bank and
Government of
India,
To develop the
World world by bring The Energy and
sustainable together all Resources New Delhi’s Vigyan
development political leaders, Institute Bhawan
summit decision makers (TERI).
etc.
T o discuss
pressing
security issues,
54th Munich including North All the
Security Korea's nuclear delegates from Munich, Germany
Conference, and missile the world
programs and
the Syrian civil
war.
Emerging
Opportunities Central
International
and Challenges Electricity
R&D New Delhi
of R&D in Authority
Conclave’–
Indian Power (CEA) in.
Sector,
The22ndedition
of theWorld
To promote Central
Congress on
digital governmnet of Hyderabad
Information
innovation India
Technology
(WCIT)
National To identify The Ministry of
Conference various critical Agriculture & At National Agriculture
“Agriculture issues relating Farmers Science Complex (NASC),
2022- Doubling to agriculture Welfare Pusa, New Delhi.
Farmers’ and farmers’ (MoA&FW)
Income” welfare and
finding
appropriate
solutions.
Jointly by
To promote
Canada – India Indian
Canada-India atTaj Mahal Palace Hotel,
Business governmnet and
cooperation on a Mumbai
Forum Canadian
range of issues,
governmnet
Aimed to
showcase
investment
Yogi
UP Investors opportunities
Adityanath Lucknow
Summit and potential
government
across various
sectors in Uttar
Pradesh
To ensure
district-level
Global Digital
electronic
Health Australian
database of atSydney, Australia
Partnership governmnet
information on
Symposium
health system
components
Power loom
Development &
Export
Promotion
Council
India
(PDEXCIL)
International To promote Sri Lankan capital
with the support
Textiles textile business ofColombo.
ofUnion
Expoof India
Ministry of
Textiles &
Ministry of
Commerce &
Industry.
To launch 121
projects like E-
first
Mobility and Central
International
Storage, and governmnet of Delhi, India
Solar Alliance
Rooftop Solar India
(ISA) summit
during the
summit
SAARC To promote Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Business investment, governmnet
Leaders’ innovation and
Conclave entrepreneurship
in the region.
20th
Conference Of
To promote
Commonwealth Fiji governmnet Nadi ,Fiji
education
Education
Ministers
views and ideas
on maritime
good-order and
enhancing
Mega event Andaman and Nicobar
regional Indian Navy
MILAN 2018 Islands
cooperation for
combating
unlawful
activities at sea
Department of
Biotechnology,
International To accelerate Govt. of India
At the Stein Auditorium,
Conference on global clean on behalf of
India Habitat Centre, New
Sustainable energy and Mission
Delhi.
Biofuels innovation. Innovation and
Bio future
Platform
Aims to create
the framework
for an open and
action-oriented
2nd India- Central
dialogue
Korea Business governmnet of New delhi, India
between top
Summit India
business leaders
and Government
officials from
both countries.
To showcase TheDepartment
investment of
opportunities in Administrative
the State in the Reforms and
food processing, Public
21stNational
automobile, Grievances Vishakhapatnam,Telangana
Conference on
aerospace and (DARPG), ,Hyderabad,
e-Governance
defence, Government of
hardware, India, along
tourism, with the
infrastructure, Ministry of
and other Electronics &
 sectors. Information
Technology,
Government of
India in
association with
Government of
Telangana
To discuss
Kabul Process Afghanistan
security and Afghanistan
Conference government
political issues
January 2018
Name of the Summit,
meetings and Aim Organized by Venue
Conferences
To promote
maximum
Independent Power
benefits of
Producers'
hydropower
The Himalayan Hydro Association, Nepal
producers, to Kathmandu, Nepal
Expo 2018 (IPPAN) and Expo &
explore the
Event Management
possibility on
Services
how building
hydro projects
contribution of
first Persons of Indian overseas
Origin (PIO) persons of The state government
Parliamentary Indian origin of India
Conference (PIO) towards
their country
Aim to share
ideas, values
and foster
India Foundation,
harmony at the
Nalanda University,
4th International global level and
Ministry of External Rajgir in Nalanda
Dharma-Dhamma to celebrate the
Affairs, Asean-India district, Bihar
Conference Silver Jubilee
and Vietnamese
year of
Buddhist Sangha
ASEAN-India
Dialogue
Partnership
To discuss Student-run Women
The 4th Annual Women issues related to in Management Club
At IIM-Bangalore.
Leadership Summit both men and (WIM) of IIM-
women Bangalore.
Australia India Youth To promote Jointly by Indian and
Mumbai and Delhi
Dialogue (AIYD) exchange and Australian
 partnership Government
across
organisations
among talented
young minds
help to deepen
and enhance the
The ASEAN
ASEAN-India
Ministers of
cooperation in
Fourth ASEAN-India Agriculture and
food,
Ministerial Meeting on Forestry and the
agriculture New Delhi,
Agriculture and Union Minister of
which includes
Forestry (AIMMAF) Agriculture and
animal
Farmers’ Welfare,
husbandry,
Government of India
fisheries, and
forestry
To enhance
cooperation to
design and
The 5th Bilateral
develop
Technical Meeting on
policies and Government of India
cooperation in the field New Delhi
strategies in the and Malaysia
of Traditional Systems
field of
of Medicine
Traditional
Medicine in
Malaysia
Organised by
the National
Aims to take
Disaster
Disaster
International Management
Resilient
Workshop on Disaster Authority (NDMA)
Infrastructure New Delhi
Resilient in collaboration
and global
Infrastructure(IWDRI) with United Nations
cooperation
Office for Disaster
further
Risk
Reduction(UNISDR)
Jointly organised by
Third edition of the geo- Aim to the Ministry of
political conference, challenge issues External Affairs and New Delhi
‘Raisina Dialogue’ globally Observer Research
Foundation (ORF).
Union Human
65th Meeting of the To promote and Resource
Central Advisory Board reach to the Development New Delhi
of Education (CABE) grass roots Minister Shri Prakash
Javadekar.
 To discuss
Prominent
technology and
bio-business
The 15th edition of Government of
convention in Hyderabad
BioAsia Telangana,
Asia for Life
sciences,
pharmaceuticals
and healthcare.
Focus on
Union Minister of
sustainable and
State for Agriculture
productive
The 10th Global Forum & Farmers Welfare,
animal Berlin, Germany
for Food & Agriculture Shri Gajendra Singh
production
Shekhawat is leading
including other
the Indian delegation.
issues
Shri Raj Kumar
To promote Singh, Minister of
The International Solar solar energy State (IC) for Power World Future
Alliance Forum was among its and New & Energy Summit,
held at member Renewable Energy Abu Dhabi.
countries. attended the Forum
representing India.
To enhance
India-ASEAN business connectivity via Organized by
and investment land to Commerce Minister New Delhi
conference strengthen trade Suresh Prabhu
ties
Provides a
platform to
Tata Steel, in
The 7th Asia Steel exchange
association with the
International knowledge on Bhubaneswar
Indian Institute of
Conference various aspects
Metals,
at the global
steel industry.
Government of India
The 16th International To promote in New Delhi and co-
Energy Forum (IEF) energy across hosted by the New Delhi
Ministerial meeting the globe Government of China
and South Korea.
Aims to discuss
several issues Union Minister of
International Dam related to dam State for Water
Thiruvananthapuram
Safety Conference safety Resources Arjun
Challenges Ram Meghwal
across the globe
 Aims to
Manage All India Spices
The third edition of Disruptions Exporters’ Forum
international spice through and Cochin Chamber Jaipur, Rajasthan
conference Transformation of Commerce and
and Industry.
Collaboration’.
Focus on
policies, market Marine products
The 21st edition of
trends, export development
India International Goa
technology and and seafood exporters
Seafood Show
roadmaps to association of India
achieve
To promote art Organised by the Art
leadership conclave New Delhi
of living of Living

Summits and Conferences in 2017

Summits Location, Year, Headquarters

Countries (5) - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
o 6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil
BRICS Summits o 7th BRICS Summit 2015 – UFA, Russia
o 8th BRICS Summit 2016 – Benaulim, Goa, India
o 9th BRICS Summit 2017 - Xiamen, China
Headquarters - Cancún, Mexico
Establishment - 20 August 2003
Chairperson- Angela Merkel,
Total Member Countries- 20
Countries = Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,
France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey,
G-20 Summits
United Kingdom United States, European Union

o 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia

o 10th G 20 Meeting 2015 – Antalya, Turkey
o 11th G 20 Meeting 2016 – Hangzhou, China
o 12th G 20 Meeting 2017 – Germany
o 13th G 20 Meeting 2018 – Argentina, Buenos Aires
Establishment - 1975
Group of Seven Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada.
o 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
G-7 Annual Summits
o 41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau, Germany
(Earlier it was G8, Now
o 42nd G8 Summit 2016 – Shima, Japan
Russia suspended
o 43rd G8 Summit 2017 – Italy
Temporarily)
o 44th G8 Summit 2018 – Canada
o 45th G8 Summit 2019 – France
o 46th G8 Summit 2020 - United States
o 47th G8 Summit 2021 - United Kingdom
SAARC Summits (South Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal
Asian Association for Formation - 16 January, 1987
Regional Cooperation) First holder - Abul Ahsan
Secretary General– Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Countries (8)– Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

SAARC Summit Held –

o 18th SAARC Summit 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal
o 19th SAARC Summit 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan
o 20th SAARC Summit 2018
Headquarters - Jakarta, Indonesia
Establishment - 8 August 1967
Total Countries – 10 (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam
Secretary General – Le Luong Minh (Vietnam)
Chairman - Philippines Rodrigo Duterte

Summits held –
o 24th ASEAN Summit 2014 (May)– Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar
ASEAN Summits o 25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November)– Nay Pyi
(Association of South Taw, Myanmar
East Asian Nation) o 26th ASEAN Summit 2015 (April)– Langkawi,
Malaysia
o 27th ASEAN Summit 2015 (November)– Manila,
Philippines
o 28th ASEAN Summit 2016 ( April ) – Vientiane –
Laos
o 29th ASEAN Summit 2016 ( November )-Vientiane-
Laos
o 30th ASEAN Summit 2017 (April) -
Philippines,Metro Manila
o 31st ASEAN Summit 2017 (November) – Philippine,
Clark, Freeport Zone
Establishment - 1991 by Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad.
Countries: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand,
Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,
United States, Vietnam
o The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a forum held annually
o EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’
meetings.
East Asia Summit (EAS)
o The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
on 14 December 2005.

Summits Held –
o 9th East Asia Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
o 10th East Asia Summit 2015 – Kuala Lumpur
.Malaysia
o 11th East Asia Summit 2016 – Vientiane, Laos
o 12th East Asia Summit 2017 – TBD, Philippines
Headquarters - Stafford St, Abbotsford, Victoria
Established – 6th June, 2003
IBSA Dialogue Forum – India, Brazil, South Africa.
IBSA Summits
o 1st: March 5th, 2004, in New Delhi
o 2nd: March 3rd, 2005, in Cape Town
o 3rd: March 30th, 2006, in Rio de Janeiro
 o 4th: July 16th and 17th, 2007, in New Delhi
o 5th: May 11th, 2008, in Somerset West
o 6th: August 31st to September 1st, 2009, in Brasília
o 7th: March 8th, 2011, in New Delhi
Headquarters – Singapore
Establishment - 1989
Total Countries – (Australia, Canada, Brunei, Chile, china,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore,
Thailand, United States, Vietnam). These are total 21
countries.
Executive Director – Alan Bollard

Summit Held –
o 26th APEC Summit 2014 – Beijing, China
APEC Summits (Asia
o 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines, Manila
Pacific Economic
o 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Peru, Lima
Cooperation)
o 29th APEC Summit 2017 – Vietnam, Danang
o 30th APEC Summit 2018 - Papua, New Guinea Port
Moresby
o 31st APEC Summit 2019 - Chile
o 32nd APEC Summit 2020 - Malaysia
o 33rd APEC Summit 2021 - New Zealand
o 34th APEC Summit 2022 – Thailand
o 35th APEC Summit 2023 - Mexico
o 36th APEC Summit 2024 - Brunei
o 37th APEC Summit 2025 - Republic of Korea
o 38th APEC Summit 2026 - Peru
Headquarters – Dhaka
Establishment - 6 June 1997
Chairmanship – Nepal (since 2014)
Total Countries - Bangladesh, India, Burma, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
BIMSTEC Summits
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
(Bay of Bengal Initiative
and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international
for Multisectoral
organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia
Technical and Economic
Cooperation
Summits Held –
o 1st BIMSTEC Summit 2004 – Thailand, Bangkok
o 2nd BIMSTEC Summit 2008 – India, New Delhi
o 3rd BIMSTEC Summit 2014 - Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw
o 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2017 - Nepal, Kathmandu
Establishment – 2009
Total Countries – 58 Countries
European Union members represented by the President of the
European Council and the President of the European
Commission only (as observer)
Nuclear Security Summit
(NSS) (2010) Summits Held -
o 1st NSS 2010 – Washington, D.C, USA
o 2nd NSS 2012 - South Korea, Seoul
o 3rd NSS 2014 – Hague, Netherlands
o 4th NSS 2016 – Washington, D.C, USA
o 5th NSS 2017 – India
Headquarters - Vienna, Austria
OPEC International
Establishment - 1960, Baghdad
Seminar
Secretary General - Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo
 Total Countries – (Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Gabon, Iran,
Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, Venezuela).
OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
6th International OPEC – Veinna, Austria
Headquarters - Brussels, Belgium
Establishment - 4 April, 1949
Secretary General - Jens Stoltenberg
Total Member Countries - 28
NATO – North Atlantic treaty Organization

NATO Summit Held in –

o NATO Summit 2014 – Wales (Britain), UK (Britain
last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margaret
Thatcher was Prime Minister)
o NATO Summit 2016 – Poland, Warsaw
o NATO Summit 2017 - Belgium, Brussels
o NATO Summit 2018 – Turkey, Istanbul
Headquarters - Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Establishment - 19 December 1966
President - Takehiko Nakao
Total Member Countries - 67 countries
ADB – Asian Development Bank
o Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian
Asian development Bank
Development Bank (ADB) held every year.
meeting
o ADB Annual Meeting 2014 – Astana, Kazakhstan
o ADB Annual Meeting 2015 – Baku, Azerbaijan
o ADB Annual Meeting 2016 - Messe Frankfurt,
Frankfurt, Germany
o ADB Annual Meeting 2017 - Pacifico Yokohama,
Yokohama, Japan
o Global earth hour 2015 – Seoul
Earth Hour
o Global earth hour 2016- Australia
Headquarters - Jakarta, Indonesia
Establishment – 1961, Belgrade
Secretary General - Nicolás Maduro
Total Member Countries - 120 countries
NAM Summit Full Form – Non-Allied Moment
NAM Summit o 16th NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) Summit 2012
was held in Tehran, Iran.
o It has 120+2 (Two nations namely Azerbaijan
Republic and Fiji) members.
o 17th NAM summit 2016 was held in
Caracas,Venezuela.
Global Insurance · 8th Global insurance Summit Was held in 2015 –
Summit Mumbai
Establishment – 1907
Chairman - Joseph Muscat
Total Members Countries – 52 countries
CHOGM Full Form – Common Wealth Heads of
CHOGM Summit
o Government Meeting held After Gap of Every Two
years
o Next CHOGM Will held In United Kingdom 2018
o In 2015 CHOGM Meeting Was held In – Malta
UN Climate Change Meetings :-
Summit o 1st meeting 2000 - The Hague, Netherlands
o 2nd meeting 2001 - Bonn, Germany
o 3rd meetibg 2001 - Marrakech, Morocco
o 4th meeting 2002 - New Delhi, India
o 5th meeting 2003 - Milan, Italy]
o 6th meeting 2004 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
o 7th meeting 2005 - Montreal, Canada
o 8th meeting 2006 - Nairobi, Kenya
o 9th meeting 2007 - Bali, Indonesia
o 10th meeting 2008 - Poznań, Poland
o 11th meeting 2009 - Copenhagen, Denmark
o 12th meeting 2010 - Cancún, Mexico[edit]
o 13th meeting 2011 - Durban, South Africa
o 14th meeting 2012 - Doha, Qatar
o 15th meeting 2013 - Warsaw, Poland
o 16th meeting 2014 - Lima, Peru
o 17th meeting 2015 - Paris, France
o 18th meeting 2016 - Marrakech, Morocco
o 19th meeting 2017 - Bonn, Germany
Headquarters - New Delhi, India
22nd CII Partnership
Establishment – 1895
Summit & 1st Sunrise AP
Executive Vice Chairperson - Shobana Kamineni
Investment Meet
Place - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
India Investment Date - 4th and 5th February, 2016
Summit Place - New Delhi