International Summits, Conferences and Their Venues

1. G20 Summit

The G20 (Group of Twenty) is a major international forum for economic and financial cooperation.

YearHost CountryVenue/City
2020Saudi ArabiaRiyadh – Virtual
2021ItalyRome
2022IndonesiaBali
2023IndiaNew Delhi
2024BrazilRio de Janeiro
2025South AfricaJohannesburg
2026USAMiami

The 2023 G20 Leaders’ Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. India’s wider G20 programme included meetings in numerous Indian cities.

2. G7 Summit

The G7 brings together major advanced economies.

YearHost CountryVenue
2021UKCarbis Bay
2022GermanySchloss Elmau
2023JapanHiroshima
2024ItalyApulia/Borgo Egnazia
2025CanadaKananaskis
2026FranceÉvian-les-Bains

The 2026 G7 Summit was held in Évian-les-Bains, France, from 15–17 June 2026.

3. BRICS Summit

BRICS is a grouping of major emerging economies.

YearHost CountryVenue/City
2019BrazilBrasília
2020RussiaVirtual
2021IndiaVirtual
2022ChinaBeijing – Virtual
2023South AfricaJohannesburg
2024RussiaKazan
2025BrazilRio de Janeiro
2026IndiaNew Delhi

The 16th BRICS Summit was held in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.

The 2025 BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while India holds the BRICS chairship in 2026. Current reporting indicates the 2026 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled for New Delhi.

4. SCO Summit

SCO = Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

YearHostVenue
2021TajikistanDushanbe
2022UzbekistanSamarkand
2023IndiaNew Delhi – Virtual
2024KazakhstanAstana
2025ChinaTianjin
2026KyrgyzstanBishkek

5. ASEAN Summit

ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations

YearHost CountryVenue
2022CambodiaPhnom Penh
2023IndonesiaJakarta
2024LaosVientiane
2025MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
2026PhilippinesPhilippines

The Philippines holds the 2026 ASEAN Chairship, with meetings planned across several locations including Manila, Cebu, Bohol, Boracay, Iloilo, Tagaytay and Clark.

6. COP – UN Climate Change Conference

COP = Conference of the Parties

COPYearVenue
COP212015Paris, France
COP222016Marrakech, Morocco
COP232017Bonn, Germany
COP242018Katowice, Poland
COP252019Madrid, Spain
COP262021Glasgow, UK
COP272022Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
COP282023Dubai, UAE
COP292024Baku, Azerbaijan
COP302025Belém, Brazil

The UNFCCC’s official list confirms the recent sequence COP28–Dubai, COP29–Baku and COP30–Belém.

7. UN General Assembly

SessionVenue
UN General AssemblyUnited Nations Headquarters, New York, USA

8. World Economic Forum – Davos

ConferenceVenue
World Economic Forum Annual MeetingDavos, Switzerland

9. World Health Assembly

ConferenceVenue
World Health AssemblyGeneva, Switzerland

10. IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings

ConferenceVenue
IMF–World Bank Annual MeetingsRotates among member countries

Important Recent Venues

YearVenue
2022Washington, D.C.
2023Marrakech, Morocco
2024Washington, D.C.
2025Washington, D.C.

11. G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

This meeting is particularly important for banking examinations because it involves:

  • Finance Ministers
  • Central Bank Governors
  • Global financial stability
  • International taxation
  • Economic growth
  • Financial regulation

India G20 2023

Major meetings were held in cities including:

  • Bengaluru
  • New Delhi
  • Gandhinagar
  • Mumbai
  • Hyderabad
  • Pune
  • Chennai
  • Varanasi
  • Kolkata

India’s official G20 site lists the extensive network of host cities used during its 2023 presidency.

12. World Trade Organization – Ministerial Conference

WTO Ministerial Conference → MC

ConferenceYearVenue
MC102015Nairobi, Kenya
MC112017Buenos Aires, Argentina
MC122022Geneva, Switzerland
MC132024Abu Dhabi, UAE
MC142026Yaoundé, Cameroon

13. Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) holds its annual meeting in different member countries.

Important recent venues:

YearVenue
2022Colombo, Sri Lanka
2023Incheon, South Korea
2024Tbilisi, Georgia
2025Milan, Italy
2026Shenzhen, China

14. NATO Summit

YearVenue
2022Madrid, Spain
2023Vilnius, Lithuania
2024Washington, D.C., USA
2025The Hague, Netherlands
2026Ankara, Türkiye

15. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting – CHOGM

YearVenue
2018London, UK
2022Kigali, Rwanda
2024Apia, Samoa
2026Antigua and Barbuda

16. Quad Summit

QUAD = India + USA + Japan + Australia

Recent Leaders’ Summits:

YearVenue
2021Washington, D.C.
2022Tokyo
2023Hiroshima
2024Wilmington, USA
2025—
2026—

17. G77 Summit

G77 = Group of 77 developing countries

Important Summit

G77 + China Summit 2023 → Havana, Cuba

18. Non-Aligned Movement Summit

NAM = Non-Aligned Movement

SummitVenue
18th NAM Summit – 2019Baku, Azerbaijan
19th NAM Summit – 2024Kampala, Uganda

19. African Union Summit

SummitVenue
AU Summit 2023Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AU Summit 2024Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AU Summit 2025Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

20. SAARC Summit

SAARC = South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SummitVenue
1stDhaka, Bangladesh
2ndBengaluru, India
3rdKathmandu, Nepal
4thIslamabad, Pakistan
5thMalé, Maldives
6thColombo, Sri Lanka
7thDhaka, Bangladesh
8thNew Delhi, India
9thMalé, Maldives
10thColombo, Sri Lanka
11thKathmandu, Nepal
12thIslamabad, Pakistan
13thDhaka, Bangladesh
14thNew Delhi, India
15thColombo, Sri Lanka
16thThimphu, Bhutan
17thAddu City, Maldives
18thKathmandu, Nepal

There has been no regular SAARC summit since 2014.

21. BIMSTEC Summit

BIMSTEC = Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

SummitVenue
4th BIMSTEC SummitKathmandu, Nepal – 2018
5th BIMSTEC SummitColombo, Sri Lanka – 2022
6th BIMSTEC SummitBangkok, Thailand – 2025

Members

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand

22. International Solar Alliance

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by India and France.

Headquarters

Gurugram, Haryana, India

23. Raisina Dialogue

ConferenceVenue
Raisina DialogueNew Delhi, India

It is India’s major international conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics.

Organised by

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

24. India Energy Week

EventVenue
India Energy Week 2023Bengaluru
India Energy Week 2024Goa
India Energy Week 2025New Delhi
India Energy Week 2026Goa

25. World Government Summit

EventVenue
World Government SummitDubai, UAE

26. AI Summits

AI Safety Summit 2023

Venue → Bletchley Park, United Kingdom

AI Seoul Summit 2024

Venue → Seoul, South Korea

AI Action Summit 2025

Venue → Paris, France

India AI Impact Summit 2026

Venue → New Delhi, India