The APEC CEO Summit
Microsoft Corporation’s Chief Research Strategy Officer Mundie
The 2011 APEC CEO Summit will convene November 10-12, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The APEC CEO Summit is the Asia-Pacific’s premier business event, drawing thousands of economic and business leaders from around the region and beyond.
The 2011 APEC CEO Summit will provide unparalleled opportunities for business executives to engage in dialogue with global leaders and ministers of foreign affairs and trade, discover business opportunities through networking with CEOs from hundreds of top Asia-Pacific companies, and to forge connections with economic thought leaders from around the region and the world.
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is the premier economic organization in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC fosters growth and prosperity by facilitating economic cooperation and expanding trade and investment throughout the region. The APEC member nations are:
| Australia | Japan | Russia |
| Brunei Darussalam | Malaysia | Singapore |
| Canada | Mexico | South Korea |
| Chile | New Zealand | Taiwan |
| China | Papua New Guinea | Thailand |
| Hong Kong | Peru | USA |
| Indonesia | Philippines | Vietnam |
APEC’s 21 member economies represent 60% of global GDP, 47% of world trade volume, a market of 2.7 billion consumers and 4 out of 5 of America’s top export markets. 7 of America’s top 15 trade partners are in APEC. APEC works under three main pillars of activity; Trade and Investment Liberalization, Business Facilitation, Economic and Technical Cooperation.
USA is the 2011 APEC host nation. All activities will culminate in Leaders Week and the CEO Summit, November 8-13, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii.