The Philippines once again host the world-renowned Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ meeting this month of November and will be held mostly in Metro Manila. The APEC organizing committees released the schedules of the APEC Meeting since the Day 1 started on Thursday, November 12, 2015.
The organizers of the APEC Summit released an official schedule of activities from November 12 up to the highlights of the event this coming November 18-19, 2015.
The country’s hosting of the APEC Summit leaders is the second time for the Philippines as the country already hosted the APEC Summit during the year 2006 with President Fidel Ramos as the host president of some of the world’s most powerful leaders.
Here’s the Complete Schedules of the APEC Summit 2015 in Manila:
DAY 3 – Nov. 14, 2015 (Saturday)
- ABAC 4 Opening Session at Fairmont, Makati
- Group Photo at Fairmont, Makati
- ABAC Women’s Luncheon (Keynote by Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno) at Fairmont, Makati
- Press Conference: Undersecretary Laura del Rosario, Senior Officials’ Meeting Chair at the IMC
DAY 4 – Nov. 15, 2015 (Sunday)
- Arrival of Chile (President Michelle Bachelet) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2
- Media Launch of the APEC Trade Repository (APECTR) and Press Briefing with Usec. Adrian Cristobal Jr. at the IMC
DAY 5 – Nov. 16, 2015 (Monday)
- Arrival of Colombia (President Juan Manuel Santos) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Press Conference: APEC Secretariat by , APEC Secretariat Executive Director Dr. Alan Bollard and APEC Secretariat Director of Policy Support Dr. Denis Hew at the IMC
- Press Conference: Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) by Secretary General of PECC Ambassador, Eduardo Pedrosa; Co-chair of PECC Amb., Don Campbell; Co-chair of PECC Amb. Tang Guoqiang; and Chai of and PPECC (Philippine Committee for PECC) Antonio Basilio at the IMC
- ABAC 4 Press Conference at the IMC
- Arrival of Chinese Taipei (President Ma Ying-jeou) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) Opening Session at Marriott
- AMM Family Photo at Marriott
- Session One: Summit Opening Welcome Remarks by Chair Of The APEC CEO Summit 2015, Tony Tan Caktiong; Followed By: Summit Conversation with H.E. President Benigno Aquino III, Philippines On “APEC’s Inclusive Growth Imperative”; Moderated By , Asia Pacific Editor, CNN International Andrew Stevens at Makati Shangri-la
- Arrival Of Papua New Guinea (Prime Minister Peter O’Neill) at the Villamor Air Base
- Session Two: Summit Focus On The New Global Context: An Open Forum Discussion On “Navigating Uncertainty” led by: Chile President Michelle Bachelet; President of Eurasia Group Dennis Nally and Global Chair of Pricewaterhousecoopers International, Ian Bremmer; and Vice Chair of GE John Rice, and moderated by: Chief Content Officer of Time Inc. Norman Pearlstine
- Insight from Chief Advisor and Member, Board Of Directors of Uber David Plouffe at the Makati Shangri-La
- Session Three: SUMMIT FOCUS ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP An Open Forum Discussion on “The Next New Frontier” Led by: Pres. Juan Manual Santos (Colombia), Rep. of Chinese Taipei’s Economic Leader Dana Hyde, CEO of Millennium Challenge Corporation Vincent Siew; and CEO of Underwriters Laboratories Keith Williams at the Makati Shangri-la
DAY 6 – Nov. 17, 2015 (Tuesday)
- Arrival of Vietnam (President Truong Tan San) at NAIA Terminal 1
- Keynote speech by President Benigno Aquino III at The APEC Small, Medium Enterprises (SME) Summit at Green Sun, Makati
- AMM Spouses Program at Ayala Museum, Makati and CITEM, Pasay City
- Session Four: SUMMIT FOCUS ON ASIA PACIFIC GROWTH An Open Forum Discussion on “The Future of Asia Pacific Growth” Led by: Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha; CEO of Moody’s Corporation, Raymond McDaniel; CEO of Walmart Asia, Scott Price; and Group Chief Executive of AIA Group Mark Tucker at Makati Shangri-la
- Arrival of Mexico (President Enrique Peña Nieto) at the Villamor Air Base
- Insight from CEO and Co-founder of “Teach for All”, Wendy Kopp at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Five: SUMMIT FOCUS ON HUMAN CAPITAL: An Open Forum Discussion on “Health and Education for the Future” Led by: Peru President Ollanta Humala; CEO of Freeport McMoRan Richard Adkerson; CEO of JP Morgan Asia Pacific Nicolas Aguzin; , CEO of Sanofi Pasteur Olivier Charmeil and moderated by Cathy Yang of ANC.
- Arrival of United States Of America (President Barack Obama)
- Arrival of Malaysia (Prime Minister Najib Razak) at the NAIA Terminal 2
- Arrival of Hong Kong (China Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying)
- APEC SME Summit Media Briefing at Green Sun, Makati
- Arrival of Korea (President Park Geun-hye) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Session Six: SUMMIT FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND BUILDING RESILIENCE A Dialogue on “Strategies for Growth, Equity and Resilience” With: Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang; Exec. Chairman and CEO of Blackberry John Chen; President and CEO of Merck Biopharma China E. Allan Gabor; Chair of Prudential Asia Don Kanak; President of Asia Society Josette Sheeran and moderated by Asia Editor of Time International Zoher Abdoolcarim at the Makati Shangri-la
- Arrival of Australia (Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull) at the NAIA 2
- Arrival of Canada (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) at the NAIA 2
- Arrival of New Zealand (Prime Minister John Key) at the NAIA 1
- Press Conference: Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, and Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo at the IMC
- Insight from Founder of Barefoot College Sanjit Bunker Roy at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Seven: SUMMIT FOCUS ON CITIES An Open Forum Discussion on “What will the City of the Future look like?” Led by: Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle; CEO of Deutsche Post DHL Group Frank Appel; CEO of Canadian Chamber of Commerce Perrin Beatty; Chair and CEO of Ayala Corporation Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and moderated by Chair of Asia Inc Forum Timothy Ong at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Eight: SUMMIT FOCUS ON TRADE A Dialogue on “What is the Next Horizon for Asia Pacific Trade?” With the proliferation of trade with: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key; China Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-ying; COO of FedEx Express David Cunningham; Secretary-General of OECD Angel Gurria, President of Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao and moderated by Asia Pacific Editor of CNN International Andrew Stevens at the Makati Shangri-la
- Arrival of Japan (Prime Minister Shinzō Abe) at the NAIA 1
- Arrival of Brunei Darussalam (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah) at the NAIA 2
- Arrival of Thailand (Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha) at the NAIA 1
DAY 7 – Nov. 18, 2015 (Wednesday)
- Insight from Jack Ma, Chairman, Alibaba on Inclusive Growth, Innovation and the Power of Thinking Big at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Nine: SUMMIT DIALOGUE Conversation with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Ten: SUMMIT DIALOGUE Conversation with Russia at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Eleven: SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON GROWTH “Securing Growth in a Volatile World: What is to be done?” With: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Indonesia, Mexico President Enrique Nieto, Singapore and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
- Arrival of Singapore (Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Session Twelve: SUMMIT DIALOGUE Keynote Address by China President Xi Jinping at the Makati Shangri-la
- Session Thirteen: SUMMIT DIALOGUE Conversation with USA President Barack Obama at the Makati Shangri-la
- Closing Addresses and INVITATION to the APEC CEO SUMMIT 2016, Peru followed by Closing reception “From the Philippines to Peru” at the MAKATI Shangri-la
- Official Welcome And Photo Opportunity With ABAC Members at the PICC
- Official Welcome Of APEC Leaders at the PICC
- Plenary Session With Apec Leaders And ABAC Members (Opening Only) at the PICC
- Informal Conversation With Pacific Alliance (Opening Only) at the PICC
- Arrival Of The 20 Economic Leaders at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena
- APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouse at the SM MOA Arena
- Welcome Dinner hosted by President Benigno Aquino III (Speech Only) at the SM Moa Arena
DAY 8 – Nov. 19, 2015 (Thursday)
- Departure of Colombia(President Juan Manuel Santos) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Arrival of The 20 Economic Leaders at the PICC
- Economic Leaders’ Family Photo at the PICC
- Retreat 1 (Photo Spray At The Beginning Only) at the PICC
- AELM Spouses Program in Intramuros
- Departure of Chile (President Michelle Bachelet) at the NAIA Terminal 2
- Departure of Malaysia (Prime Minister Najib Razak)
- Press Conference by President Benigno Aquino III at the IMC
- Departure of Australia (Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull) at the NAIA Terminal 2
- Departure of Singapore (Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Thailand (Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Vietnam (President Truong Tan San) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Hong Kong (China Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying) at the NAIA Terminal 3
- Departure of Mexico (President Enrique Peña Nieto) at the Villamor Air Base
DAY 9 – Nov. 20, 2015 (Friday)
- Departure of Papua New Guinea(Prime Minister Peter O’Neill) at the Villamor Air Base
- Departure of Korea (President Park Geun-hye) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Chinese Taipei (President Ma Ying-jeou) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of President Benigno Aquino III (For Asean Summit) at the Villamor Air Base
- Departure of New Zealand (Prime Minister John Key) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Japan (Prime Minister Shinzō Abe) at the NAIA Terminal 1
- Departure of Canada(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) at the NAIA Terminal 2