2025 ASIA PACIFIC CITIES SUMMIT & MAYORS’ FORUM

Expo City Dubai is honoured to host the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (2025APCS) & Mayors’ Forum from 27 – 29 October 2025. One of the region’s largest and most diverse convening of mayors, city leaders, thinkers and makers, 2025APCS will be located at Dubai Exhibition Centre and will attract a global network of those at the very forefront of shaping cities of the future.

Delivered by Expo City Dubai and an initiative of Brisbane City Council, with programme and event advisory from Expo Dubai Group, 2025APCS will welcome mayors, policy makers, business leaders, start-ups, young professionals, leading academics and industry professionals from across the region, and beyond. Delegates will include:

• City mayors, councillors and CEOs

• Company and business CEOs, directors, managers and leaders

• Trade associations and government representatives

• Government heads of local, state and federal departments

• Policy makers in the urban agenda

• Leaders in city tourism

• Emerging leaders, researchers, change advocates and youth

• Innovators, influencers and trend setters

What’s in it for delegates?

1. Insights on emerging opportunities and world-changing ideas on cities

2. Connections to world-class keynote speakers and city leaders

3. Access to the award-winning APCS network and alumni

4. Contributions to the essential conversations around the future of cities

5. Business leads, commercial outcomes and ongoing business development support

About APCS

The Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) & Mayors’ Forum has been welcoming city leaders, future makers and trailblazers for 28 years, creating an unmatched platform to share and propel government and business relations and showcase the capabilities of cities to the world.

Hosted on a biennial basis by Brisbane City Council, more than 600 cities have so far been represented at APCS. The event is an unsurpassed opportunity for city and business leaders to connect and share their urban agenda, with the 2023 event attracting almost 1,200 delegates including 171 cities and 118 mayors, deputy mayors and equivalents.

Previous international host cities have included Daejeon, Kaohsiung and Chongqing, as well as Incheon and Seattle.