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APEC Singapore 2009

Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd  Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah  Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper  Chile President Michele Bachelet  People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao  Chinese Taipei Lien Chan, Special Representative of President Ma Ying-jeou  Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang  Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono  Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama  Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak  Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak  Mexico President Felipe Calderón  New Zealand Prime Minister John Key  Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare  Peru President Alan García  Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo  Russia President Dmitry Medvedev  Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong  Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva  United States President Barack Obama  Vietnam President Nguyễn Minh Triết

Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings from February to November 2009. The APEC 2009 meetings will culminate in the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM), where Leaders of APEC's 21 member economies will meet from 14 to 15 November 2009.

Theme

The theme for 2009 is 'Sustaining Growth, Connecting the Region'. APEC Singapore 2009 will build on APEC’s work to date in promoting economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment across the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, given today’s challenging global economic environment, APEC Singapore 2009 is also focused on overcoming the economic crisis and positioning member economies for a sustainable recovery in the post-crisis world. The main areas for discussion during the year are: Positioning for Economic Recovery; Supporting Multilateral Trading Systems; and Accelerating Regional Economic Integration.^[1]

Logo

The APEC Singapore 2009 logo depicts the 21 APEC economies coming together to convene at a single point, working towards unity, cooperation and synergy among member economies to advance common interests. The Spark is made up of 21 strokes representing the 21 member economies. It signifies the dynamism within the APEC community, and a catalyst that inspires new ideas and initiatives to further the vision of APEC.^[2]

Entertainment

The APEC Singapore 2009 will also be used as a platform for Singapore's local talent to show off their creativity to world leaders, this will be done at the “Singapore Evening at The Esplanade” which will take place in the evening on November 14, 2009 outside the Esplanade, Singapore. Themed “Our World, One World”, Singapore Evening at The Esplanade features a concert enhanced with multimedia projections and will be directed by Dick Lee a Cultural Medallion Award winner as well as a judge on Singapore Idol. It will also feature a unique dining concept set against Singapore’s iconic architecture and waterfront landscape, a wide variety of food will be present representing the different cultures of Singapore as it would include the unique dishes from the three main races of Singapore: Chinese, Malay and Indian. The concert will feature a total of 376 local artistes in a 30-minute musical extravaganza as well as in the interactive cultural pavilions and performances along the Waterfront. The highlights of the night would be the performance of the theme song which will be sung by local artiste Kit Chan and written by Dick Lee as well as a cover of popular songs such as Heal the World by Season 1 Singapore Idol Winner, Taufik Batisah.^[3]

References

External links

• Official web-site for APEC Singapore 2009
• The business of climate: A look to technology with Tim Flannery regarding global warming.