GLOBAL CALENDAR

JANUARY

January 01, 2018
Canada assumes G7-B7 Presidency

January 09-12, 2018 — Las Vegas, USA
CES – Consumer Technology Association Summit

January 10-11, 2018
Joint conference by BIS-IMF-OECD on “Finance and weak productivity: the role of financial factors and policies”

January 15-18, 2018 — Abu Dhabi, UAE
World Future Energy Summit

January 17, 2018 — Singapore
ASEAN Outlook Conference

January 19, 2018 — Venice, Italy
ETOA: Business Summit – Launch of the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year

January 23-26, 2018 — Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
WEF Annual Meeting

January 24-25, 2018 — London, UK
edie Sustainability Leaders Forum

January 25-26, 2018 — Paris, France
First Annual Meeting of the G20 Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance

January 29, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20 Data gaps initiative meeting (DGI)

January 29-February 07, 2018 — New York, USA
UN: 56th Commission on Social Development

FEBRUARY

February 01-04, 2018 — Auckland, New Zealand
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 1

February 05-06, 2018 — Sofia, Bulgaria
The 21st European Forum on Eco-innovation “Eco-innovation for air quality”

February 05-11, 2018 — Worldwide
Circular Economy Mapping Week, by CEC – Circular Economy Club

February 06, 2018 — Buenos Aires
Meeting of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI)

February 07-13, 2018 — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Urban Forum

February 08-09, 2018 — Buenos Aires
G20: 1st Meeting of the Task Force on Digital Economy

February 09, 2018 — Virginia, USA
IIoT Energy Forum 2018

February 10-12, 2018 — Hong Kong, China
Global SDG 7 Conference

February 11-13, 2018 — Dubai, UAE
World Government Summit 2018

February 11-13, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
Joint OECD/UNECE Seminar on the Implementation of System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)

February 12-13, 2018 — Washington DC, USA
Global Business Coalition (GBC) Plenary Meeting

February 16-18, 2018 — Munich, Germany
Munich Security Conference 2018

February 19, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
UNCTAD: Geneva Dialogue: Trade in Crisis

February 19-20, 2018 — Istanbul, Turkey
World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF 2018)

February 20-21, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference

February 21-23, 2018 — Bangkok, Thailand
UNESCAP: Global SDG 7 Conference

February 22-23, 2018
BusinessEurope: Second European Industry Day

February 23-26, 2018 — Andhra Pradesh, India
CII Partnership Summit

February 27, 2018 — Washington DC
USCC: 2018 Invest in America! Summit

February 27-28, 2018 — Dubai, UAE
Global Business Forum Latin America

MARCH

March 05-06, 2018 — Alberta, Canada
IISD: Cities and Climate Change Science Conference

March 05-08, 2018 — Sevilla, Spain
International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES) Annual Conference

March 06-07, 2018 — Nairobi, Kenya
MEDEF: Stars in Africa: EU-Africa Youth & Entrepreneurship Forum

March 06-09, 2018 — New York, USA
UN Statistics Commission: 49th Session 2018

March 10-15, 2018 — San Juan, Puerto Rico
ICANN61 – Community Forum

March 13-15, 2018 — Sao Paul, Brazil
The World Economic Forum on Latin America

March 17-18, 2018 — Sydney, Australia
ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

March 17-18, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 2nd Meeting of Finance and Central Bank Deputies

March 18-19, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
Institute of International Finance (IIF) G20 Conference – ‘The G20 Agenda under the Argentine Presidency’

March 18-23, 2018 — Brasilia, Brazil
8th World Water Forum

March 19-20, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 1st Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

March 19-20, 2018 — Bangkok, Thailand
UNESCAP: Regional workshop on Enhancing Urban Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy in Asia and the Pacific

March 20, 2018 — Sofia, Bulgaria
EESC: European Consumer Day 2018

March 20, 2018 — Rwanda
Africa Continental Free Trade Area: Business Summit

March 21-22, 2018 — Washington D.C., United States
G20: Data Gaps Initiative (DGI) Meeting

March 21-22, 2018 — Oslo, Norway
European Association of Research and Technology Organizations (EARTO) Annual Conference

March 22, 2018 — Milan, Italy
Confindustria: From Industry 4.0 to Enterprise 4.0: digitization, security and skills

March 21-23, 2018 — Bonn, Germany
Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development

March 23-23, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
G7 Plastics Workshop in the context of 2030 Agenda implementation and towards G7 collaborative activities

March 27, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
4th EU Energy Summit

March 27-28, 2018 — Paris, France
OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum

March 27-28, 2018 — Montreal, Canada
11th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum

March 28-30, 2018 — Bangkok, Thailand
UNESCAP: 5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

APRIL

April 03, 2018 — Istanbul, Turkey
2018 IIF Economic Forum

April 03, 2018 — Bangkok, Thailand
UNESCAP-The Second Asian and Pacific Energy Forum

April 04-05, 2018 — Québec City, Canada
GBC Resource Efficiency workshop

April 08-09, 2018 — New Delhi, India
CII Annual Session 2018

April 08-11, 2018 — Boao, China
BOAO Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

April 09-12, 2018 — Madhya Pradesh, India
8th 3R Asia and Pacific Forum

April 10, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
EC: Digital Day 2018

April 10-11, 2018 — Hong Kong, China
UNESCAP: Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) 2018

April 12-13, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
1st Meeting of the Education Working Group

April 16, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
USCC: Transatlantic Business Works Summit

April 16-17, 2018 — Miami, USA
The International Economic Forum of the Americas – World Strategic Forum

April 16-19, 2018 — Tokyo, Japan
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 2

April 16-20, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
UNCTAD E-commerce Week

April 17, 2018 — Abu Dhabi, UAE
Green Growth: Green Business Summit 2018

April 17-18, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 1st Meeting of the Climate Sustainability Working Group

April 19, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
G20: 3rd Meeting of Finance and Central Bank Deputies

April 20, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
G20: 2nd Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

April 20-22, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group

April 23-27, 2018 — Hannover, Germany
Hannover Messe

April 24, 2018 — Zurich, Switzerland
Digital Economic Forum

April 27, 2018 — Bonn, Germany
9th Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation

April 30-May 10, 2018 — Bonn, Germany
UNFCCC: Bonn Climate Change Conference

MAY

April 30-May 10, 2018 — Bonn, Germany
UNFCCC: Bonn Climate Change Conference

May 01-02, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
USCC: 9th China Business Conference

May 02-04, 2018 — Ushuaia, Argentina
G20: 2nd Sherpa Meeting

May 07-08, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 1st Meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group

May 07-10, 2018 — Milano, Italy
The Leading Food Innovation Summit in the World

May 09-10, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
USCC: Fourth Annual Sustainability and Circular Economy Summit

May 15, 2018 — Jakarta, Indonesia
USCC: Partnerships in Health: Greater Collaboration for a Healthier Indonesia

May 15-16, 2018 — Nairobi, Kenya
Africa SME Finance Forum

May 17-18, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Health Working Group

May 21, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers

May 22, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
USCC: 6th Annual Global Supply Chain Summit

May 22, 2018 — London, UK
CBI: Annual Dinner

May 22-25, 2018 — London, UK
International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES) 9th Economics & Finance Conference

May 23-24, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
European Business Summit 2018

May 23-24, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
2018 IIF Spring Membership Meeting

May 24-26, 2018 — St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, SPIEF’ 18

May 28, 2018 — Paris, France
B20 Joint Task Forces Meeting

May 29-30, 2018 — Paris, France
OECD Forum 2018

May 30-31, 2018 — Trondheim, Norway
Circular Economy Conference: New Opportunities for Value Creation Through Research and Innovation Collaboration

May 30-31, 2018 — Basel, Switzerland
G20: Data Gaps Annual Global Conference

JUNE

June 04, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
IISD Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action

June 04-05, 2018 — Buenos Aires
Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity

June 04-07, 2018 — Bilbao, Spain
Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS 2018)

June 04-08, 2018 — Shenzhen, China
22nd Meeting of the International Resource Panel

June 08-09, 2018 — Charlevoix, Canada
G7 Canada Summit

June 11-12, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Education Working Group

June 11-12, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Employment Working Group

June 11-15, 2018 — Hannover, Germany
CeBIT 2018

June 13, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
G20: Joint Meeting of the Employment and Education Working Groups

June 13-14, 2018 — Bariloche, Argentina
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Energy Transitions Working Group

June 14, 2018 — Bariloche, Argentina
B20 ERES Task Force Meeting

June 14, 2018 — Seoul, South Korea
International Financial Architecture Conference

June 14-15, 2018 — Bariloche, Argentina
G20: Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting

June 15, 2018 — Seoul, South Korea
G20: 2nd Meeting of the International Financial Architecture Working Group

June 21-22, 2018 — Paris France
6th Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct

June 25, 2018 — Washington D.C., USA
USCC: Global Initiative on Health and the Economy – The Big Shift: Productivity in a Greying World

June 25-28, 2018 — Panama City, USA
ICANN62 – Policy Forum

JULY

July 01-08, 2018 —  Paris, France
TUSIAD: 4th Turkey Europe Future Forum

July 02-04, 2018 — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI)

July 08-12, 2018 — Singapore
IISD: World Cities Summit 2018

July 10, 2018 — Brasília, Brazil
CNI: IX Diplomatic Briefing

July 16-17, 2018 — Beijing, China
EU-China Business Summit

July 17, 2018 — New York, USA
IISD: SDG Business Forum 2018

July 17-19, 2018 — Tbilisi, Georgia
Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2018

July 19-20, 2018 —  Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 4th Meeting of Finance and Central Bank Deputies

July 21-22, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 3rd Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

July 23-24, 2018 — Tokyo, Japan
XXI Meeting of the Brazil-Japan Business Council

July 23-26, 2018 — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 3

July 24-25, 2018 — Rosario, Argentina
G20 Science 20 (S20)

July 25-28, 2018 — Panama City, USA
ICANN62 – Policy Forum

July 30-31, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Task Force on Digital Economy

AUGUST

August 06-07, 2018  — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20 Civil 20 Summit (C20)

August 13-19, 2018 —  Cordoba, Argentina
G20 Youth 20 Summit (Y20)

August 23-24, 2018 — Salta, Argentina
G20: Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting

August 26-31, 2018 — Stockholm, Sweden
SIWI: 2018 World Water Week

August 28-29, 2018 — Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Climate Sustainability Working Group

August 28-31, 2018 — Kathmandu, Nepal
4th BIMSTEC Summit

SEPTEMBER

September 03-04, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: 3rd Meeting of the Education Working Group

September 03-05, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: 3rd Meeting of the Employment Working Group

September 04, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: Joint Session of the Education and Employment Working Groups

September 04-05, 2018  — Mendoza, Argentina
G20 Labour 20 Summit (L20)

September 05, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: Education Ministerial Meeting

September 05-07, 2018 —  Vienna, Austria
Eurofi Financial Forum

September 06, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: Joint Education and Employment Ministerial Meeting

September 06-07, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: Employment Ministerial Meeting

September 06-07, 2018 — New Delhi, India
CII: 13th Sustainability Summit

September 08-09, 2018 — Mendoza, Argentina
G20: 3rd Sherpa Meeting

September 11, 2018 — Paris France
G20: 3rd Meeting of the International Financial Architecture Working Group

September 12-13, 2018 — Mar del Plata, Argentina
G20: 2nd Meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group

September 14, 2018 — Mar del Plata, Argentina
G20: Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting

September 16-18, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20 Think 20 Summit (T20)

September 18-30, 2018 — New York, USA
UN General Assembly

September 19-20, 2018 — Paris, France
Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity

September 19-21, 2018 — Halifax, Canada
G7 Canada Environment, Oceans and Energy Ministers Meeting

September 20, 2018 — Vienna, Austria
EU Abfalltagung 2018

September 22-24, 2018 — Thunder Bay, Canada
CCC: 2018 AGM & Convention

September 24-25, 2018 — Berlin, Germany
BDI: Day of German Industry

September 24-25, 2018 — New York, USA
WEF: Sustainable Development Impact Summit

September 26-28, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
ISO General Assembly

September 30-October 03, 2018
G20 Women 20 Dialogue (W20)

OCTOBER

October 02-03, 2018 — Washington, D.C., USA
USCC: The 2018 Small Business Summit

October 02-04, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
WTO Public Forum

October 03, 2018 — Mar del Plata, Argentina
G20: 3rd Meeting of the Health Working Group

October 04, 2018 — Mar del Plata, Argentina
G20: Health Ministerial Meeting

October 04-05, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
B20 Summit

October 11, 2018 — Bali, Indonesia
Working Dinner of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

October 12-14, 2018 — Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia
Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund

October 15-17, 2018 — Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
APEC Finance Ministers Meeting

October 16-18, 2018 — Barcelona, Spain
IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC)

October 18-19, 2018 — Istanbul, Turkey
TUSIAD-BRICA Summit

October 18-19, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium
12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

October 20-26, 2018 — Barcelona, Spain
ICANN63 (20th AGM)

October 22-24, 2018 — Yokohama, Japan
World Circular Economy Forum 2018

October 23-26, 2018 — Yokohama, Japan
23rd meeting of the International Resource Panel

October 22-25, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland
UNCTAD: 2018 World Investment Forum

October 29-30, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
B20 Urban 20 Summit (U20)

NOVEMBER

November 05-07, 2018 — Madrid, Spain
Global SME Finance Forum 2018

November 12-16, 2018 —  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
APEC CEO Summit 2018

November 12-18, 2018 — Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 6

November 19, 2018 — London, UK
CBI: Annual Conference

November 23, 2018 — Vienna, Austria
BusinessEurope Council of Presidents Meeting

November 26-27, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 5th Meeting of Finance Deputies (Communiqué drafting)

November 27-28, 2018 — Berlin, Germany
4th European Resources Forum

November 27-29, 2018 — Paris, France
OECD: Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum

November 28, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: Joint Meeting of Finance Deputies and Sherpas

November 28-30, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: 4th Sherpa Meeting

November 29, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20: Working Dinner of Finance Ministers

DECEMBER

November 30-December 01, 2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
G20 Leaders’ Summit

December 02, 2018
Japan assumes the G20-B20 Presidency

December 02-14, 2018 — Katowice, Poland
UNFCCC: COP 24

December 03, 2018 — Ottawa, Canada
CCC: Crystal Ball Symposium

December 03-05, 2018 — Kigali, Rwanda
UNECA: African Economic Conference 2018

December 19, 2018 — New Delhi, India
CII: 15th Global SME Business Summit