Italy will host the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 58th Annual Meeting on 4 to 7 May 2025. Italy will host the Meeting for the first time. The last time Europe hosted the ADB Annual Meeting was in Frankfurt in 2016. Italy is a founding member of the Bank since 1966, representing an important and committed non-regional shareholder.
The meetings will be held in Milan and its theme is “Sharing Experience, Building Tomorrow”.
The Annual Meeting is a key opportunity for Governors from ADB’s 68 members to consider development issues and challenges facing Asia and the Pacific. Several thousand participants, including finance ministers, central bank governors, senior government officials, members of the private sector, representatives of international organizations, civil society, and the media regularly join the meeting.
Delegations attending the event come from over 60 different countries in Asia and the Pacific, North America, and Europe.
Here below are the key figures of the event:
- Approximately 5,000 estimated attendees.
- Over 60 international delegations, including the G7 countries and the major Asian and Pacific economies. Delegations are led by high-level officials, usually Ministers, Governors of Central Banks or Deputy Prime Ministers.
- About 700 accredited banking and financial entities from around the world.
- 4 days of thematic seminars and networking events.
- Accredited national and international media.
- Over 20,000 square meters of space planned to host the event.
Italy is a founding member of ADB. It contributes to the Asian Development Fund (ADF) and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF). The ADF provides grants to ADB’s low-income developing member countries. The TASF provides technical assistance grants to developing member countries to help prepare projects and undertake technical or policy studies.
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