Media registration is now open for the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders' Week (AELW), which will be held in Lima, Peru, from November 9 to 16.
The AELW will also include the 2024 APEC CEO Summit and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Leaders.
Media representatives are invited to apply for accreditation to cover these high-level meetings and associated events.
Background
APEC Peru 2024 is centered around the theme
"Empower. Include. Grow." This theme reflects Peru's commitment to fostering inclusive growth and sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region. The priorities for this year include:
- Trade and Investment for Inclusive and Interconnected Growth: This focus aims to strengthen open and inclusive trade policies that facilitate economic growth across diverse sectors of society, ensuring long-term sustainability.
- Innovation and Digitalization to Promote Transition to a Formal and Global Economy: This priority seeks to support vulnerable economic actors in their transition from informal to formal participation in the global economy through innovation and digital tools.
- Sustainable Growth for Resilient Development: This involves promoting energy transitions, decarbonization of economic activities, and enhancing food security to build resilience in the face of climate change and other challenges.
The AELW schedule is as follows:
- November 10-12: 4th APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting.
- November 11-12: Senior Officials' Retreat and Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting.
- November 13: Dialogue on Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Perspectives on Inclusive Growth and Economic Empowerment.
- November 14: APEC Ministerial Meeting.
- November 14-15: APEC CEO Summit.
- November 15: APEC Economic Leaders' Dialogue with ABAC.
- November 16: APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Accreditation procedure
Access to media facilities, services and specific events will only be available to accredited media representatives.
Media badges will be issued for accredited media only. To be accredited for the AELW, media representatives need to submit a cover letter in PDF format to
mediaoperations@rree.gob.pe that includes information outlined below:
- Name of the media organization.
- Contact person responsible for the accreditation including their email and mobile number.
- Full name of team who will cover the AELW.
- Passport or ID of the team who will cover the AELW.
After the submission, the media accreditation officer will review the documents. The person responsible for the accreditation will then receive a user ID and password to initiate the registration process for the media team through the registration portal.
Once the pre-registration process is completed, the verification stage will begin, which may take several days. A notification e-mail with either confirmation or request for additional requirements will be sent to the contact person responsible for the accreditation process.
Details regarding the date, time and place for credential pick-up will be provided via email. The deadline for the media registration is Monday, November 4, Peru time.
APEC strongly encourages media representative to register as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for visa arrangements, as needed, and the temporary importation of equipment.
Media credentials will be available for pickup from November 1-16 at PromPeru (Av. Jorge Basadre 610, San Isidro, Lima, Peru) from 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For further details, please contact: