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