List of Important Summits & Conferences
BRICS Summit 2015
Core BRICS Members (5) :
Brazil – Russia – India – China – South Africa
6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil [Theme “Inclusive Growth : SustainableSolutions]
7th BRICS Summit 2015 – Ufa, Russia
G-7 Summit
40th G-7 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
Members :
France, Germany , Italy , Japan , United Kingdom ,United States of America, Canada
G8 Summit
41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau (Germany)
Members :
France , Germany, Italy,Japan , United Kingdom, United States of America ,Canada ,
Russia
G20Meeting
9th G20Meeting 2014 : Brisbane, Australia
10th G20 Meeting 2015 : Turkey, Antalya
11th G20 Meeting 2016 : China
SAARC Summit
SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
o Head Office : Kathmandu, Nepal
o Secretary General : Arjun Bahadur
o Membership Countries (8) : MBBS PAIN
Maldives , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka , Pakistan, Afghanistan , India and Nepal
o 18th SAARC Summit 2014 : Kathmandu, Nepal (in November 2014)
ASEAN Summit
o ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
o Member Countries (10):
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,Malaysia,Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam
o 24th ASEAN Summit 2014 (May) : Naypyidaw,Myanmar
o 25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November) : Naypyidaw,Myanmar
IBSA Summit
o IBSA Dilogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting
international cooperation among these countries.
7th IBSA Summit 2015 : India (New Delhi)
APEC Summit
o APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
o 26th APEC Summit 2014 – China
o 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines
o 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Lima, Peru
29th APEC Summit 2017 – Hano, Vietnam
OPEC International Seminar
o OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
o 6th OPEC International Seminar 2015 : Vienna, Austria
NAMSummit
o NAM– Non Alighed Movement membership countries (120 + 2)
Two nations namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji
17th NAMSummit 2015 – Caracas, Venezulea
Nuclear Security Summit
o 3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014 : The Hague, Netherlands
o 4th Nuclear Security Summit 2016 : United States
NATO Summit
o NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
o Head Office : Brussels, Belgium
o Members : 28
o Secretary General : Jens Stoltenberg
o NATO Summit 2014 :Wales (Britain), UK
(Britain last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister)
BIMSTECH Summit
o BIMSTECH – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and EconomicCooperation Countries
(7) : Bangladesh – India – Myanmar – Sri Lanka – Thailand – Bhutan – Nepal
o 3rd BIMSTECH Summit 2014 : Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
o 4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Nepal
ADB AnnualMeeting
o ADB – Asian Development Bank
Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every
year.
o ADB AnnualMeeting 2014 : Astana, Kazakhstan
o ADB AnnualMeeting 2015 : Baku, Azerbaijan
Global Insurance Summit
o 7th Global Insurance Summit (2014) : Hyderabad (Telangana)
CHOGM
o CHOGM– Commonwealth Heads of GovernmentMeeting
o This meeting is held every two years
o 23rd CHOGM 2015 : Portloyis (Mayritius)
Arab Summit
o Arab Summit 2014 : Kuwait host the Arab Summit for the first time
o Arab Summit 2015 : Cairo
PETROTECH
o International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH 2014) held in New Delhi
ATOMEXPO
o 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum Atomexpo 2014 held in Moscow
EU – US Summit
o EU US – United States and the European Union
o Host : Brussels
UN Climate Change Summit
o UN Climate Change Summit 2014 : New York
Global Investors meet
o Global InvestorsMeet 2015 : Chennai
Indian Economy Summit
o World Economic Forum (WEF) hosted 29th Indian Economy Summit in Delhi
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
o 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 held in New Delhi
Theme : Engaging Diaspora : Connecting Across Generations
Chief Guest : Datuk Seri G Palanival ,Malaysian minister
