anyone knows what the agenda would be this time?
whats the meeting for?
@RescueRanger
APEC 2026 in Shenzhen: What’s on the Agenda
This week, Shenzhen is hosting the 2026 APEC Leaders’ Meeting Week. The centerpiece is the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Informal Meeting on November 18–19. The official theme is “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together,” with three priorities: openness, innovation and cooperation.
The schedule
The week begins with the APEC Business Advisory Council fourth meeting from November 14–16, which will finalize the council’s annual policy recommendations for leaders.
The APEC CEO Summit follows on November 17–18 at the Qianhai International Conference Center.
The main leaders’ meeting then takes place on November 18–19.
What leaders and business representatives will discuss
Discussions will cover the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, regional connectivity, artificial intelligence, the digital economy, supply-chain resilience, sustainable development, green transition, and the role of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
What to watch
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the CEO Summit opening and deliver a keynote speech.
Leaders from 11 other APEC economies — Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam — will also attend the summit.
More than 2,000 political, business and media participants are expected, including representatives from 115 Fortune Global 500 companies. U.S. companies account for about 20 percent of foreign-economy participants, the largest group among non-Chinese economies.
The CEO Summit will issue the Shenzhen Initiative 2026, the first time in its 30-year history that the summit has released a formal initiative.
The leaders’ meeting is expected to adopt the APEC Leaders’ Shenzhen Declaration.
This is not a routine business conference. It is APEC’s highest-level economic meeting of the year, focused on keeping the Asia-Pacific economy open, connected and innovation-driven.